OBITUARY

Dominion, Volume 23, Issue 104, 27 January 1930, Page 4

OBITUARY

nurse sexton. One of the most prominent women of Wellington through several generations, particularly in the nursing profession, passed away early on Saturday morning when the death took place of Nurse Sexton, until recently nurse to the District Nursing Guild of Wellington. Nurse Sexton, who at her death was in her eighty-first year, was born jn England of Irish parents, her maiden name being Omra Regan?although she used the Christian name Annie, and devoted her life to nursing, charitable and church work. The deceased lady was an army nurse and was stationed at Aldershot in her youth, later seeing service in India and South Africa The ill-health of Mr. Sexton, who was in the army, brought them to New Zealand, and for 50 years. Nurse Sexton was in. Wellington practising her profession, both- independently and m hospitals. During the South African War Nurse Sexton was in charge o£ the hospital on Somes Island for the invalided soldiers, being presented by the men with a gold watch and chain .to mark their gratitude for her untiring devotion to duty.” It was after tins that she took up the post of district nurse, and for many years her headquarters in Ghuznee Street was a haven for many of the poor sick and injured of Wellington in days before the city warranted such an organisation as the Free Ambulance. Sick visiting among the poor was an important part of her duties which she carried out with such vigour and devotion as to make her one of the best known and respected of Wellington’s social workers. Nurse Sexton until very recently was honorary treasurer to the St. Barnabas Guild of Nurses (Church of England), in New Zealand, a world-wide organisation of nurses. She was one of the earliest members of the Trained Nurses’ Club of Wellington. Several pamphlets on milk diet have come from her pen and she was a contributor to nursing journals both in New Zealand and overseas on technical subjects. Two children —Nurse Maude Sexton and Mr. .Tames W. Sexton, a superintendent of the T. and G. Insurance Company (both of Wellington)—survive Nurse Sexton. Dlr. Sexton predeceased his wife many years ago. A service will be conducted by Canon Watson, chaplain of the St. Barnabas’ Guild of Nurses, at St. Peter’s Church this afternoon before the funeral.

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