OBITUARY

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXVI, Issue 148, 8 June 1936, Page 6

OBITUARY

Miss Marian Luckie

SERVICES AS WAR-WORKER

Miss Marian Jenny Luckie, for sixty years a resident of Hastings, and among the older generation one of the best-beloved and respected people in the district, passed away yesterday after a long illness. She was a woman of remarkable personality, and a boundless charitableness was perhaps tho most prominent of her many lovable characteristics. During the world war there was no one in this district who worked harder and more unselfishly than she, nor anyone who made more sacrifices of her time and her means to bring comfort to those serving as soldiers, or to those who were bereaved. She was idefatigable in her work in that direction, aud one who became well acquainted with her war work says that there was probably not a day during tho whole duration of tho war when she was not strenuously engaged in her work for tho mon on active service. Both as an organiser and as a worker in the various organisations with which she was connected, she laboured incessantly.

Also she was a devoted member of the congregation of St. Matthews Church, which is indebted to her for many years unflagging support both iu money and iu personal service. At the evening service at St. Matthews Church last night, the Vicar, ths Rev. Canon Mortimer-Jones, referred to Miss Luckie’s work and said that every returned soldier in tho district would remember aud honour her name. She had be.en a great sorvaui of the Church both directly through her work for St. Matthews and indirectly through _hcr merciful work for the men on service during the war.

A flue tribute to Miss Luckie was paid by Dr. J. A. Macdonell, one of her oldest friends, in speaking ®f her to-day. “She was one of the outstanding personalities of this community,” said the doctor, “and came of a fine family, to whom she devoted her life. She had a most lovable aud outstanding personality, and will be long remembered for her sympathy, her kindness, aud her helpfulness to. everyone in need.

“She did a noble work during the Great War, aud everyone who knew her will remember her for that work alone. She w.-is greatly in I crested iu her country aud her town, and bad a great civic pride and a great appreciation of the men who conducted tho town’s att'n i rs. ”

Miss Luckin was a daughter of Mir and Mrs Frederick Luckie, both ox whom predeceased her. .She is survived by a brother, who lives iu Hamilton. The funeral will leave St. Matthews Church for tho Hastings Ce.tnetery at two o’clock to-inoifrow aflarnoon.