DEATH OF AN OLD COLONIST

Grey River Argus, 27 April 1910, Page 6

DEATH OF AN OLD COLONIST

(Per Press Association)

.-. PALMERSTON N., April ;?6. The death occurred this afternoon of R. N. Keeling, aged 72 you-:. Keeling was an old resident of Palmerston who for some S^ yc.-.rs w:is Town Clerk here. He was SKcrotavy of the first Town Boa 1 formed at. ] > almerstbn and 'retained his Tosition ;is Town Clerk till abo t three years $iir- . when he resigned, he was then .'. ;isprinted treasurer and '-etiiu'eil that posi tion and that of Registrar of Births, Dfcths and Marriages ti.'i l:is -3ea-h "which.- was due to heart failure J\Jr Keeling came to New Z(»:ilancl f«om England some 45 years :fco an 1 after raiding for a time at Nuw Plymouuh and Marton came to Palm >rsr-m ••) IST 2 as school master at the first school. I^p resigned that nosit'.on three > ears I.i ter and took the position of Tin'iv Clerk. He married Miss H. A. I "» by, of New Plymouth, who pr^-oe-'i-a-ed him. He leaves a famdy of nine, namely :— sons, G. W. Keeling, Pa' ! merston, A. W., H.'.A. and V,. N. Peeling, of Wellington, P. N. Keelh:;?, of Ma.stertcn, N. J. Keeling, of ■AaAlnnf',. and daughters: Mj-s C. C. Cox. of Masterton and Miss K. D. Keeiii;!;, o( Palmerston. He was through ;*l l the chairs- of h:e mother lodge heing the oldest member of St. Andrew Kilwinning, of New Plymouth, in, hicli he was initiated 30 yenrs ago. He whs also a member of the Foresters Orclar Court, Manawatn, in' which he has held I various offices in the lodges of ooth Societies at Palmerston. ' The funeral is to be held on Thursday.