OBITUARY

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XXXVI, Issue XXXVI, 15 December 1902, Page 2

OBITUARY

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llanlly a day in the week pa=ses by withf'Ut Invtng u< annonnce the death of some n-sideiii who landed in tho colony in tlw* i aily days ond ln-lprd to build it up. If is -villi extreme i egret that we have' I" announce the ib-ath of Mr E. \V. [Ue. au old ond cslnoinod re-i(lent. which eccuired at l'i.:'i): p.m. on .Saturday. Mr I.) c. although lift wa- neaily -evenly years of a^e, ivas very active and hardworking, and had not relinquished business until about six months ago. Mr l'i*e "--ns taken ill durinsr the la-t week, and hi-* illno-s «*as a sdiort one. The late gentleman was a natitre of Gloucester--hire*, and arrived in Nelson in February, IS">S. by the ship Cresswell. for a year or so he worked as a journeyman tailor, aftorwards commencing in business on his own account. Through sheer persev?ranc*e, and with the assistance of his first wife, who was a danghter of Mrs Organ, and who ha« predeceased her husband by about eight years, a successful biifine-s ivms established. The late Mr Pee .v.i -11 known as an < ttii ient tailor, and all die volunteering* and con-tabulary tailoring work >vf\s entrusted in bis hand-*. He, era] years ago several of de-cea-ed'_ aon- were taken into tbe busi- (.('.-.*■, and the linn reiniu-e-d to its present c nnniodiuii- premi-os. The late gentleman leaves ;i wife, f'litr -on.-, and two ilaujjhter- limnonrn hi- loss. The dc-c-.ee-l war- bin ii d tbi ' al leni-iiin at the ..ew Cemcteiy. ad the funeral was largely altcndcd. Tb* laic Mr l''*c wn.s a very aehve meniber m the Hapti-t Church, an.l the* Rev. I,'. S. Gray. the torlii* r preacher at I In* churcli at. Nul---.ii. wlio is al ja-e-ont on a \i-*it here, conducted the burial -n-ir . lhe wreathd -ent were h.md ■Mm.. ji tl d r; uner. hh. anil included one it*., n tit..- cmplevee- of 5/ensrs D. rand *- ■n<.

Wo ha *.-.- ii .. t » n •<.*.. nl Ilm .|».',*il.li **i an-laeT i • 1■ J iv-id'-ni in the pot. on oi Mm K'*::i-:-. wlm j.i -ml away yest'rday 'i lio .!■ caa cd ca.uic ! . \.*| yn m i.m;i. and rih-ro-ulcd he-re ever .-incr. Mei* husband, Mi W. 11. Kr-rrp..^ j. employed at the Langleyebib* Mil'mii al Marlborom;h. L>, ei-H-ed leave*- "ne» dun *,'h t it and linee •^antic-lei l>([*. -u.