OBITUABY.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LVIII, Issue 17881, 8 September 1921, Page 6

OBITUABY.

MR. J. F. BUOOLE.

WELL.KNOWN BUSbfES MAW. An old and highly respected cstisaa of Anckland passed away at hie residence, Clarence Street, Devonpert, oa Tuesday evening., in the parson of Mr. J. F. Buddie. Mr. Buddie, who was in his 6Sth year was born at Anckland, being the "5. ° f th * late Sev - ™<™*s Buddie, the well-known Methodist nris- «»«? of Auckland's early day*. Mr, t *, at f r ® d service ci the Bant of N«w Zealand as a youth, and later was appointed manager of the Taaranja branch. Subsequently, be set op in bus£ nea x for J mnself ** auctioneer and land •gent. l>uring the period of depression of the early ~amefaes,» Mr. BnddScJsys up his business and went to Sydnerior several years. Upon returning to Afickland some twenty years arc, be established the audit and accountancy bosiness with which he has been connected ever since.

For the last fourteen years, Mr. Buddie was chairman of the AucFand Terminating Building Society, which position he resigned recently, on account of iD-health. He was keenly interested ia educational matters and for a number of years neld the potPfaon of chairman of the Bevonport School Committee. He was also SrITT- a^* isted the Deronport Methodist Churrfi. The deceased gentleman is survived by Mrs. Bodde and five sons, JfcJ H Buddie, of Rotorua, Mr. Harry Baddle,Wellir,gton, Mr. Fred and t • B f i L Bnddie, Auckland, and Mr I>eonard Bnddie, of Whakatane. Hie Devonport Borcneh Cbondl las* evening earned a resohtion expressing sympathy with Mr. Buddie's widow ug relatives, and a deep sense of the loss the borough had sustained by his death The Mr. Buddie as a man of high principle, whose gentleness of manner endeared him to aJL A resoliation of condolence with the relatives of Mr. Bnddie was also passed by the Education Board yesterday- v

MRS. MART STiSON. A highly respected former resident of AneWand died on Saturday at Clivj Grnnge, near Napier, in the person of Mrs. Mary Simson. The deceased lady was t»-'i m Glasgow 81 years ago, and when tn«ei years of age left with her parent* wr Australia. She was married to Mr. Hector Norman Simson 51 years ago, an.' was the mother of 10 cmldren, seven of whom, as well as her husband, survive he . The war record of the family was an exceptionally fine -~>ne, Sve of her sons set;ng active service. These were Captain DcTiald Simson, now secretary to Earl Ha.g; Captain 'Hector Simson, -rho served in the African campaign, and also in France; Lieut. Herbert Simson, a member of the Royal Flying Corps, who died on his way to New Zealand after the war ended;* and Lieut. Rupert Simson. who served in France. The other children are Messrs. H. Lan and J. A. Simson (Hastings), Norman Simson (Svdney), and Mrs. Arthur Bullock of Auckland. interment took place at Have lock North cemetery.

MR. J. O. BROWN. [BY TELBGKAPH.—OWN COBHSSPOHDSS*.] ROTORUA Wednesday. Mr. John Ogilvie Brown died thia morning aged 78 years. He arrived in Auckland in 1874 and resided thert tor 42 years, beiug employed by Mhcky, Logan, Caldwell, Ltd., for over 30 yeans. He was an eider of St. James' Presbyterian Church for many years. The deceased came to Rotorua "five years ago, and became an elder of St. John's Presbyterian Church. He was a widower, and leaves two grown-up sons, who live in Rfatoruat.