LATE MR W. W. GIBSON.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 20026, 6 September 1930, Page 20

LATE MR W. W. GIBSON.

THE FUNERAL. The funeral of the late Mr William Wallace Gibson, which left his residence, 95 Idris road, yesterday afternoon for the Bromley Cemetery, was attended bv a large number of friends and City business men. A short service at the houso was conducted by the Her. J. Lawson Itobinson, of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, and at the graveside a Masonic service was conducted by Worshipful Master S. W. liinns, of Civic Lodge (New Zealand Con^itntioiH). The pall-bearers were Messrs J. G. Smith (Wellington), T. J. Thompson (G. .McClatchie and Co., Ltd.), H. L, Gibson (Cbristchurch), W. McCracken (IJangiora), J. N. Greenland (Union yteam Ship Co., Ltd.), and G. Thompson (Christchurch). Among those who attended were Messrs J. H. Sherris, A., D. Gibson, W. Doig, H. Glover, L. Lilly, C. F. Turner (vice-president of the Wellington Coal Merchants' Association), J. K. Leitch, E. D. Whittle, A. M. West, C. L. McCrostie, F. Lill, W. J. Garden, R. A. J. McKay (McClatchie and Co., Timaru), members of the staff of McClatchie and Co., Messrs R. 11. Lang, 11.I 1 . L. Rees, If. P. Howe, J. Collie, W. J. DangerHeld, D. V. Brown, W. E. Chamberlain, J. S. Hutchinson, D. T. MaddcD, W. T. .Redman (Westport-.Stockton Coal Co., Ltd.), E. Johnston, F. Wood, Mr S. W. Binns (Worshipful Master) and the following members of the Civic Lodge: Messrs St. G. Atkinson, H. Hill, David Crozier, W. Sherris, T. 11. Williams, L. L. Cordery, F. Thomson, H. L. Wiggins, P. 11. Harris, C. T. Aschman, and F. G. Clark; Messrs V. S. Graham, W. Barrell, E. J. Aiken, W. Spackman, F. Saunders, E. Harrison, W. Middleton, H. Gregory, F. C. Cooper, C. L. Green and G. G*. Cameron (Southern Union Insurance Co.), C. G. Curtis (Westport Coal Co.), H. G. Cross, J. Curragh, J. Mawson Stewart, 11. C. Simpson, G. Simpson, C. C. Davis and A. H. Christio (Grey Valley Collieries, Ltd.), W. Anderson, W. F. Blackwell, A. Johnston, J. Barnctt, L. G. K. Steven (Canterbury Employers' Association), A. M. Burns and W. J. le Cren (Christchurch Savage Club), B. C. Rogers, T. Harrison, H. J. Quarrell, P. Venables, and the Rev. F. Rule; Messrs S. C. Dixon, C. Dunn (Ashby, Bergh, and Co.), F. J. Needham, T. Merry, G. G. Townsend (Weutport-Stockton Coal Co.); 11. A. Penn (Railwavs District Traffic Manager), J. McNair (District Engineer), W. F. White (Assistant District Traffic Manager), John Brown, sen., H. Turkin<*ton, M. J. Turnbull (Thos. Brown, Ltd.), L. D. Richards. R. T. Cowper, W. R. Alexander, E. A. Wharton, and J S McMurrav (Williams, Stephens, and Co.), C. M." Ollivier (Woolston Tanneries), S. F. Wilson and C. L. Peters (lleese Bros.), W. Newell, J. 0. McGillivrav, P. S. Scott. F. W. J. Bel ton. and J. J. Hurley (Christchurch Gas Co., Ltd.), T. S. Young (N.Z. Express , Co.). J. N. Greenland, Prankerd and L. Derbidge (Union Steam Ship Co.), R. Collins and S. Graham (W. H. Collins ana Co., Ltd., Ashburton), W. McAllister (Assistant Postmaster), and W. W. Gibson (McClatchie and Co.). Wreaths were sent by the following: Manager and staff of the U.S.S. Co., Ltd. (bhristchurch), Directors and head office staff of the"U.S.S. Co., Ltd. (Wellington), Westport Coal Co., Ltd. (Christchurch)., G. McClatchie and Co. (timaru), Ashby, Bergh, and Co., the' president, executive, and members oi the Canterbury Employers' Association, Tuckers* Ltd. (Ashburton), W. H. Collins and Co., Ltd. (Ashburton), John Mill and Co., Ltd. (Dunedin), J. McMilne Murphy and the staff of John 1 Mill and Co. (Wellington), Reese Bros., Ltd., A. S. Paterson and Co. and staff, Blackwell Motors, Ltd., N.Z. Refrigerating Co., Ltd., directors of the GreyValley Collieries, Ltd., the staff of Samuel Brown, Ltd., directors of the Linton Coal Co. (Invercargill), St. Andrew's Bible Class Old Girls' Association, Mr McNamara (Gapes and Co.), • Paparoa Coal Co. (Wellington), employees of the siding, Smokeless Fuel Co., staff of G. McClatchie and Co., Ltd. , -(Christchurch), North Canterbury Coal Merchants' Association, Blackball Mines office staff, Clearview Coal Co., St. Andrew's P.W.M.U., Woolston Tanneries, Ltd., J. A. Redpath and Sons, P. and D. Duncan, Ltd., North Canterbury Timber Merchants' Association, Kaitangata Coal Co., J. A. Redpath and Sons (Wellington), Christchurch Savage Club, directors of the Blackball Coal Co., Mr and Mrs J. Witham and .Allan, Mrs Hulston, Mary and the girls, W. C 4. Hulston, Jim, Beatrice, and family, Mr and Mrs "W. McCracken and family, Mr and Mrs T. Thompson and family, Mr and Mrs C. E. T. Hill, Mr and Mrs J.' Young, Mr and Mrs A. E. H. Christie, Mrs D. McCracken, Mr and Mrs T. ' S. Toung, Mr and Mrs P. H. Harris, Mr and Mrs H. B. Duckworth, Mr and Mrs J. McNair, Mr ana Mrs E. S. Whittle and Mr Howell, J. G. Smith (Wellington), Mrs Bates and family, Mr and Mrs B. T. Cowper, Eita and Frank, Mr and ! Mrs McGillivray, Mr A. D. Gibson and family*, Mr Hi L. Gibson and ■ family, Mr and Mrs Geo. Thompson and family, his loving sisters, J. Quinn (Blackball), Miss Partridge, Will Inkster, Maggie, Bob and Flo, Mr and Mrs D. C. Robertson (Dunedin), Mr and Mrs T. G. Fox, Mr and Mrs L. Lemon (Doyleston), Miss N.- Diehl, J. R. .Leitch (Greymouth), Miss W. Robertson, his ..loving, wife and family, Mr and Mrs C. McCracken, Mr J.', Middleton and family, J. "Mawson Stewart, Misa ,'S. McLeod, Mr and Mrs Robert Nairn, Mr and Mrs J. Barnett, Mra v Wright and Emily (Dunedin), Miss Elsie Cooper and Arthur, Mr and Mrs Arthur- Johnston, Robti Johnson. and-Bons, Misses J. and S. Whyte (Carterton), Aunt Lily, Marion and Dot, Mr and Mrs A. W. McAllister, J. *Wv Biltofl,- Mrs A. Gibson, Nell and'Kitt, Mr and Mrs C. C. Davis, W. Kerr and Odio, Mrs Forsyth, Civic Lodge No. 157. Thos. Brown, Ltd., the Beck-family (Greymouth).