OBITUARY.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 213, 9 September 1935, Page 3

OBITUARY.

1 MRS. HENRIETTA DEWAR. At the age of 71 years Mrs. Henrietta Dewar who was a descendant of the Tebbutt family, has died at Papakura. The Tebbutts" arrived in Auckland in 1835 and settled in the Brookby district. For the greater part of her lite Mrs. Dewar lived in the Manurewa and Papakura districts, although she had resided in Rockhampton, Queensland, for about 10 years. Her husband, Mr. A. I-]. Dewar," survives her and there are four sons and one daughter.

MR. RALPH WEBSTER.

The death has occurred suddenly_ at his residence. Dominion Road Extension, of Mr. Ralph Webster, of the optical firm of Balfour, Irvine and 'Webster, Ltd , Auckland and Hamilton. He was held in the highest esteem by a wide circle of friends because of his genial and kindly disposition. With the exception of four years spent with the Hamilton branch, Mr. Webster had resided in Auckland since his arrival from Scotland in 1920. The services at the house and at the graveskle were conducted by the Rev. H. G. Brown, of Mount Roskill. after which the last rites of the Masonic service were conducted by Mr. C. E. Dutton. Mr. Webster is survived by his wife and one young daughter.

MR. WILLIAM ANDERSON.

Mr. William Anderson, the oldest residence of the Veteran's Home at Mount Roskill, has died at the age of 94 year*. He claimed to have been the first white child born in Wellington and the whole of his life was spent in the Dominion. Mr. Anderson had been an inmate ot the home for the past six years. At the outbreak of the Maori wars on the East Coast, Mr. Anderson left by steamer with a detachment from Auckland just after the Poverty Bay massacre in 1808. He was engaged with the mounted forces in the pursuit of Te Kooti for about a year and was awarded a medal for good work in the vicinity of Ahuriri (Napier). After the war Mr. Anderson was associated with the building trade. He stood well over Oft and had a fine military bearing. Mr. Anderson is survived by children and grandchildren, the majority of whom arc in the Dominion.

MR. W. E. MORTON.

A pioneer printer of Auckland, Mr. William Edward Morton, has died at his residence, 15, Momona Road, Green Lane. He was born in London in 1848, his father being Mr. Henry M. Morton, a master printer. At the age of twelve years, Mr. William Morton went to work as reader's boy with the firm of Messrs. Evre and Spottiswoode, Queen's Printers, Fleet Street. From there he went to Messrs. Smith and Elders, another publishing firm in Newgate Street. While in their employ he read some of the manuscripts of famous authors of the day, including Dickens and Thackeray. At the age of 15, in 1863, he came to Auckland with his parents and their family in the ship Tvburnia as members of the Albertland settlers. They never took up their holdings, however, and Mr. Morton and his father joined the staff of the "Daily Souther Cross" and assisted in the production of the first issue of the "Auckland Weekly News." At the time of his death he was the sole surviving member of the printers' "companionship" of the sixties. Some years later Mr. Morton entered business" life, being associated with his two brothers, Messrs. H. B. Morton and Edward Morton, in the firm of H. B. Mdrton and Company. In IS7!> he married Miss Elizabeth Ayerst Bishop, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Bishop, of Kolvenden, Kent, who were passengers from England in the ship Avon, in 1800. Mr. and Mrs. Morton made'their first home at Melrose. Devonport, afterwards living at Red Hill, Papakura, and later at Momona Road, (irecn Lane. Mrs. Morton died in 1031, and their second son. Captain Alfred B. Morton, New Zealand Staffs Corps, was killed at Quinn's Post, Gallipoli. The surviving members of the family are one daughter, Miss Elsie K. Morton, and three sons. Messrs. Francis H. and E. Rupert Morton, Rornuera. and Mr. W. B. Morton, of Wellington. There are four grandchildren.

MR. GEORGE A. CREETH.

Mr. George Anncax Creeth has <lio'l at his home in Remuera at the" age of 68 years. lie was born in Bendigo, Victoria, and came to Now Zealand some 51 years ago. For many years he was associated with his step-father, the late Mr W. J. Beale, in business in AucklaiKl, and after Mr. Beale's death he was in business on his own account. Mr. Creeth was a member of the Devonport Borough Council for several years, and as a young man took a keen interest in aquatic sports. During the Great War, having been rejected for active service, he was granted a commission in the Territorial forces and devoted considerable time to military training. Mr. Creeth is survived by hie wife, who is the lder daughter of the late Canon Joseph Bates, sometime vicar of Devonport, two daughters, Mrs. Melton Clark and Mrs. IT. G. Rose, and one son, Mr. G. D. Creeth, all of Auckland, and an adopted daughter, Mrs. Meredith Young, of Wellington.

MR. GEORGE H. SAKEY.

An old and highly respected personality in the Auckland engineering world, Mr. George Henry Sakey,, has died at his home in Sarsfield Street, Heme Bay. For many years Mr. Sakey was in charge of the pattern-making department of Geo. Fraser and Sons' engineering establishment, Stanley Street, and retired a few years ago. Hundreds of young apprentices to the engineering trade passed through his hands, especially during the late nineties and the early years of 1000. Some of these men are now holding responsible positions in various parts of the world. Mr. Sakey is survived by his wife and the Misses" Cam and May Sakey, Mrs. Rogers and Mrs. A. Stanaway, and Mr. Theo. Sakey.

MR. JOHN T. CRAIG

The death of Mr. John Thos ; Craig, in liis sixty-second year, at his home. Franklin' Eoad, has removed an old and highly respected resident of Waihi. The parents and grandparents and other members of the Craig family were early pioneers of Xew Zealand, the first of them arriving in the country by the sailing ship Jane Gift'ord in 1842. The late Mr. Craig went to Waihi just on 40 years ago, and for upwards of 28 years was engaged in mining, after which he was farming on the Waihi Plain.?. He was a member of Lodge 112 (Masonic), Waihi. Mr. Craig, who had been in illhealth for some time, is survived by his widow, three eons and two daughters. Messrs. J. H. Craig (Waihi), J. J. Craig (Waikino) and F. A. Craig (Auckland), and the Misses Ada and Betty Craig. There are three grandchildren.