OBITUARY.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16290, 14 August 1918, Page 9

OBITUARY.

JIR JOSEPH FULLER. Vr r Joseph Fuller, whoso death GChighly resF bom flt C ardmgton, i? D ir a Vnrrland over 80 years a £ ,;> j and in iB6O "was married in tho parish *, u fhr.ro bv tho v car, tho Rev. church theio, by , /mnloved on one plaoo in England TcJS, and then, with h.s for tlV *f ( ;amc out to >icw rfifS. * Catbcart in 187... t\n irrivin" here ho'entered tho /;ulT- srnic", in *hich he remained V % h s retirement on superannuation • Dt 006 Mr and Mrs 1-uller celc1D ly""- . „ o ],j ( . u v/eddm? in Prebl'fcton on October 12th, 1910 The , „,l ncver fullv recovered from , CCC :ffc d cts n of a stroke which ho suffer- ! e h=t Novrmber, and he passed away ™ Tulr 26th, leaving a widow and a on " fi ' sons an d sue daughters famlly rn Sctr loss Mr Fuller had l ? °° 3 .been a staunch supporter of the Anglican Church, and was buried • *i,» rhurch of England Cemetery at tl,, presence of a very n^ bcr of f^ ds and rclatlTCS '

MR FRED MARSH. r „oril reoret was expressed in be JSltaV week when it P \T known that Mr Fred Marsh becameJ\ 0n tbo previous ftSy night he suffered a stroke. Id a recurrence on Tuesday caused fwinc From 1907 to 1910 he was SSr to tho Dairy Factory Com™v and from that time on to lus 5 fth' was chairman of directors. He Bft thta pSn admirably, and the jan+ nrosperity of the company is iuo to his foresight and careH» OT.ed jo no<;ibion. but his advice and assistance in all matters could always t iinil nnon His word was his bond 6 and his scrupulous lionesty and °< «?• f e "S robs a small community of »">!«} and "_mnlary tvpe of citizen which it can ill spare. His funeral, attended by a large number of friends, took place on Friday, and on Sunday feeling reference was made to the deceased in St Andrew's Church by the Rev. H. J. Allen.

ant A. G. ASHBY. Mr Alexander George Asliby, who died at Kaiapoi last week, alter a brief illness aged 59 years, was one of the beat-known and most respected Government servants in Nortn Canterbury. 5f W S bom in Christchurcb, and Srly in life joined the ' went, first serving on tho staff ot the Magistrate's Ckiart, Dunedin. * r , time he was attached to the staff of the Supreme Court, and later was an officer of the Magistrate's and Warden s Courts, and receiver of gold Revenue at Rivert-on. Subsequentlyho was appointed to Kaiapoi, wheroTie rvas clerk of the Court, registrar of electors, secretary,of the Licensing Committee, and registrar of old-age pensions. In all his official work he was most courteous and helpful, and his tactful suggestions to would-be litigants often resulted in differences being settled and expense . avoided. He was secretary of the Jxaiar poi public Library Committee, a trustee of the Methodist Church, chairman, of the High School Committee for some years, anda member of other local and patriotic committees. On the death or his brother, Mr E. C. Aehby, head of Ashby, Bergh and Co., Ltd.,- the late Mr Ashby becamo interested in. the firm, to which his business capabilities proved of great value. 'Ho leaves a widow, four sons, and three daughters.

""Mr "A; 'l>aff,' 'Chief Clerk in the Defence Department at Palmerstpn North, died' on Slonday. He was a son of tho late Dr. Duff, for many years on the West Coast, and a nephew of the late Hon. James Bonar. He leaves two daughters and a son, all grown up.