OBITUARY.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 20870, 9 November 1929, Page 14

OBITUARY.

MR P. E. M’JjENNAN,

MR ROBERT CRAWFORD. Mr Robert Crawford, of Sawyer’s Bay, whose funeral will take place this afternoon, was born in Scotland 84 years ago, Mr Crawford with his wife and three elest children arrived at Port Chalmers in the ship Invercargill on October 17, 1874. After a comparatively brief stay at Green Island Mr Crawford removed to Sawyer’s Bay, where he experienced the up and downs of the earlier settlers and won the esteem of the whole community. For a considerable period he was the senior resident of the harbourside township. Mr Crawford did not long survive the recent death of Mrs Crawford. Their sons are Messrs John and William Crawford,, and their daughters are Mrs James Campbell, Mrs W. Cooper, Mrs T- C.Kettle, and Mrs T. M'Queen. There are 15 grandchildren and a number of greatgrandchildren. Mr Crawford was an old member of the Druids Order, and for some time prior to his death he, a son, a grandson, and a great-grandson—four geneeations—were members of the Druids Lodge at Port Chalmers.

Mr P. R. li'Lennan, who died at Musselburgh on Thursday, after a brief illness, was an old, Southland boy. He was born in 1881, and was educated at the Waihopai School, where he secured a scholarship entitling him to attend the Otago Boys’ High School. On leaving school he joined the Dunedin office of Messrs Wright, Stephenson and Co., and remained with the firm up to the time of his death. Mr McLennan had occupied the position of wool auctioneer for his firm for some years, and was generally recognised as one of the ablest officiators with the hammer in the Dominion. “Roddy” M f Lennan had a bright, cheery manner, and he was highly esteemed by his employers and his fellow employees. He was equally popular with the farmer clients of his firm, who will miss his pleasing welcome when they come to Dunedin. In his younger days Mr M'Lennan was a member of the Union and Pirates football clubs. He is survived by a widow and four children.