OBITUARY

Evening Post, Volume CXVII, Issue 64, 16 March 1934, Page 8

OBITUARY

MR. CHARLES FRANCIS WARD

(By Telegraph.—Press Association.) BLENHEIM, This Day. The death has occurred of Mr. Charles Francis Ward, one of New Zealand's oldest colonists, in. Ms 81st year. He was the oldest surviving relative of Archbishop Bedwood, whose jubilee celebrations he attended. He was the sixth son of the late Mr. Joseph Ward, a Nelson pioneer who came out from Home in 1842. The deceased was born at Ditchley, Waimea "West, Nelson, and came to Marlborough as a young boy. He was educated privately at Brookby Station, which his father had taken up,. and later attended Father Garin's historic Catholic ■ school in Nelson, where, his education w^s completed. He spent some time on his father's Quail Flat property, in the Kaikoura district, and after that had commercial experience as a member of the staff of Messrs. Edwards and Bennett, merchants, of Christ'ehureh. "When his father acquired Ty tier. Kun r ,the deceased undertook its management along with that of the Quail Flat property, and on the sale of these stations,the late Mr. "Ward went south to' manage, his mother's property at Tuturau, Southland. "Whilst there, he*, purchased Maunsell 's Lilybank Kun. He married Miss Mary Ann Hailes, the eldest daughter of Mr. "Walter Hailes. The late Mr. "Ward at this time took an active interest in local politics, and was chairman of the Tuturau Eoad Board, and served on other local and public bodies. Selling out at Tuturau, he acquired a place at Gore, and then returned to Marlborough, entering into partnership with his brother, Mr. Gilbert J ; "Ward, at Brancott Station. He had been living in retirement for many years. He was a member of the committee of the Marlboorugh Eacing Club and the Blenheim Bowling Club. His only son died on war service. He is survived by four daughters, Sister Mary St. Florence, Sister Mary Bonaventure, Sister Mary St. Edburga and Miss Vera Mary Ward, of Blenheim.