OBITUARY

Dominion, Volume 24, Issue 200, 21 May 1931, Page 11

OBITUARY

Mrs. Norman Gurr

The death occurred on Monday. May 11, of Mrs. Norman Gurr. J.P., at the residence of her daughter, Dr. Elaine Gurr, at Te Araroa, East Coast, where she had been living for the last two years. Mrs.' Gurr was formerly’ Miss Eilj’ Maude Ringwood and was born at De-bruguhr. a bill station in India. She was the third daughter of Mr. Charles Ringwood, 1.0.5. (Indian Civil Service), and grand-daughter of General Thomas Tweedie (Indian Army). Her early girlhood was spent with her grandmother at “Merlindale,” Peebles, Scotland, and later she enme to New Zealand with her family. She was married to Mr. 'Norman Gurr jn 1894, and lived in Wellington, where she \yas well known. Later, in Dannevirke, Mrs. Gurr rendered invaluable service during the war period, when she was appointed one of the leaders of the Women’s National Reserve. She entered wholeheartedly into the great work and was instrumental in raising sufficient funds to enable a volunteer nurse to be sent to the war. Again during the influenza epidemic in 1918 she show'ed the most untiring energy in the care of the sick and dying.

Mr. David Lundon

A former mayor of Tauranga, Mr. David Lundon, died last week al his home. Meadowbank Road. Remuera. He was born in Sydney in 184 G, and at the age of two years was brought to Auckland by his parents. , Mr. Lundon served through the Waikato war with the Auckland Militia. Upon going to live at Tauranga in 1867 he joined the Bay of Plenty Cavalry. He established a business as an auctioneer at Tauranga in 1888, and was elected mayor of that borough three times, being unopposed. Mr. Lundon was instrumental in securing Mount Maunganui as a recreation reserve. He was a member of the first town board, and was afterward chairman of the county council for several years. He also served on the school committee aud licensing bench, and later was a member of the Auckland Lands Board. After living at Tauranga for 30 years, Mi*. Lundon moved to Rotorua, and finally went back to Auckland to reside. His wife died five years ago. There are two sons and four daughters.

Major H. J. Redmond The deatli occurred yesterday at Auckland of Major Henry J. Redmond, of the New Zealand Staff Corps, aged 56, states a Special Service message. He commenced his military career with the Wellington Rifle Volunteers, and joined the Defence Department in 1902, serving in various parts of the Dominion until he came to Auckland in 1921. He was Deput y-Assistant Adjutant-General of the Northern Command when he retired last year.