OBITUARY

Press, Volume LXXXVIII, Issue 26633, 19 January 1952, Page 2

OBITUARY

MRS EMILY BROOKS “T^ e . death k ? s occurred at her home, Thomycroft, Brookside, of Mrs Emily Brooks, wife of Mr T W mp°r° k^h a well - k . n °wn Brookside far- I mer. She was always very well in- < ? nd , nati °nal topics 1 and s leadership were inXh£h b the many bodies with ' which she was associated *2, l he two . world wars Mrs Brooks : Hpft h !nH erV^ eS t 0 the Red CrOSS S °- 1 ciety and other war-time organisath°p nS Rr Sbe J as J he first President of ( tne Brookside Women's Institute and > Itohrft tO e? et the institute well i established. She also maintained a , a n - ter fu l 4 n the Brookside , School and in the Public Library. She ' was one of the most active members ( “ . th n e , Le « ston , circui t of the Metho- ■ dist Church and was president of the ; circuit Ladies Guild for several i periods and she conducted the Sundav School at Brookside for many years , She is survived by her husband and by four daughters, Mesdames R. A , ? ak , le -Y (Hawera). and L. O. Oakley : Rakaia), and Misses Nancy and Mildred Brooks (Brookside). 1