OBITUARY.
MRS. SARAH WILLIS. The death occurred at her son's residence at Te Papapa on Thursday of Mrs.*: Sarah Willis, widow of .the late Mr. W. Wityis, aged 86. Mrs. Willis was born at Fortadowny Belfast, where she married Mr. Willis. About 51 years ago Mr. and Mrs. Willis arrived at Lyttelton in the- sailing vessel Hereford, and Mr. Willis took up farming at Southbridge, Canterbury. They came to the North Island 18 years later and Mr. Willis was farming at Ramaran a, Drury, where he died 16 years ago. Mrs. Willis is survived by one son, Mr. W. J. Willis, of Te Papapa, and one daughter, Mrs. R. N. Pilkington, of Hamilton East.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 19974, 16 June 1928, Page 12
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