OBITUARY

Southland Times, Issue 22901, 28 May 1936, Page 6

OBITUARY

MR D. L. HENDERSON. The death occurred recently at his residence at North Makarewa of Mr David Lyon Henderson, the second son of the late Mr and Mrs D. L. Henderson. He was born at Isla Bank 66 years ago, receiving his education at the Limestone Plains School, and subsequently assisting his father on the farm. Some years of his early manhood he spent in the North Island, later returning to take up farming at Makarewa. In 1912 he visited Scotland, where he met Miss Jean Wilkie, of Kirriemuir, to whom he was married two years later. Although of a retiring disposition Mr Henderson was wellknown throughout Southland and was highly respected by all with whom he came in contact. The funeral was largely attended. He is survived by a widow and four sisters and two brothers, Mesdames Gill (Invercargill), Frew (Riverton), A. Rhind (Morton Mains) and Kerse (Invercargill) and Messrs W. and A. Henderson (West Plains). MR GEORGE CROSBIE. The death accurred recently of Mr George Crosbie, of Waikawa. He was born in Birwickshire, Scotland, 72 years ago, and came to New Zealand at the age of seven with his parents, Mr and Mrs William Crosbie. He was educated at the Winton and Waianiwa schools, after which he worked on the farm of Mr William Ronald at Waianiwa for a number of years, and later worked with his father on road contracts and harvesting jobs in the Western District. In the year 1888 he, with his parents, selected holdings in Waikawa Valley, being the first settlers in that part. They knew no neighbours for about a year, then an influx of settlers followed. There was no road up the valley at that time, and he and his father had to make a track to get in their provisions and building and fencing material, which had to be carted from Invercargill, there being no railway station handier than Edendale. The country was a wilderness of flax, tussock and scrub, and the swamp plough, which to-day deals so effectively with those things, was not in existence. Nevertheless, all difficulties were overcome. Mr Crosbie was a great reader and had a very retentive memory, and his advice was highly valued and freely given. It was one of his greatest pleasures to recall incidents which occurred in the pioneering days. He worked on the survey of all the bush country between Waikawa and Catlins and Mokoreta and knew every ridge and saddle in that vast area. He married Miss Emily Turner, daughter of Mrs A. Turner, a widowed settler in the district. The family consisted of one son and four daughters. Gordon Crosbie died in early childhood. Mrs J. White (Fortrose), Mrs E. Buckingham (Waikawa Valley), Miss Lucy Crosbie and Miss Elsie Crosbie (Waikawa Valley) are the daughters.