OBITUARY.

Auckland Star, Volume LVI, Issue 162, 11 July 1925, Page 13

OBITUARY.

* !!_£_.__.; ' MR. FELIX McGIVERN. '"!■ J " ;' . (From Onr Own Correspondent.) j . TE AWAMUTU, Friday. 1 The death occurred to-day at his resil dence, Park Road, Te Awamutu, of on. of the early pioneers of this district, i. the persorr of Mr. Felix McGivern, a} the age of SI years. Deceased, who wajborn in County Antrim, Ireland, cam* to New. Zealand as a youth, and ta&_ . ried Miss Drinnan, of Auckland, fifty years ago. With his wife, deceasej moved to the Waikato shortly aften and for many years was manager f0"..; the well-known Te Awamutu settler, thi late Mr. William Taylor, of "Greenhill.' After severing his connection with th* "Greephill" estate, Mr. McGivern too. up a farm on his own account, which hi conducted successfully until advancing years necessitated his retirement, whet he went to reside in Auckland. . did not take an active part in publi. affairs, but was much esteemed ans widely, respected. , . i OLD ALBERTLAND SETTLER, j ~~ i . (By Telegraph.—Own Correspondent.) i PAPAROA, this day. [>: The death occurred at Dargaville o_j Tuesday last of Mr. S. B. F. Cooksey * one of the pioneer settlers of Matakohej and resident for many years in Mata* kohe, Northern Wairoa. He was in hi| 85th year. Mr. Cooksey was a passenger to New Zealand by the Matilda Wattenbach, which, with the Hanoven. the first two of- the of vessels coni - v --- ---veying Albertland Noncomformist set. tiers to the colony, left England o4 May 29, 1862. He carried on businesj for many years as a carpenter an<! builder, and enjoyed remarkably health till old age. He was a menibel of the Methodist Church, and wai widely known and respected. He is sun vived by a brother, Mr. E. Cooksey, o| Matakohe, and two sons, Mr. Nesbif Cooksey, of Auckland, and Mr. Thomaj Cooksey, of Dargaville. His wife pr» deceased him many years. The inter. ment took place at Matakohe on Thursi day, the Rev. H. S. Kings officiating. ; CAPTAIN J. A. PREECE. ]\ \ t (By Telegraph.—Press Association.)' j PALMERSTON N., this day. ] The death is announced of Captain] George Augustus Preece, N.Z.C, aged 80, a well-known veteran of the Maori war. He was resident magistrate Wairoa and Opotiki for- twelve yearsy and also at Napier and Christchurch. H« has been a resident of Palmerston Nortll since 1892. , -_-___=____________=___: