PERSONAL

Stratford Evening Post, Issue 86, 6 July 1928, Page 4

PERSONAL

Mr s O'Beilly, who ha® been, ill in Auckland, lias made gocxl progress towards recovery, and is expected to return to Stratford next week. The death occurred yesterday or a very old and respected citi/en of Stratford in the person of Mrs We"is. wife of Mr H. i... Betts. With her husband, >vlrs Bett s had been a resident of Stratford for many years, and a wide circle of friends will extend sympathy to Mr Betts and other members cf the family. For a number of years the late Mrs Betts was a member of the Presbyterian choir, and she always took an active 'part in the general work of the, church. For some years past she had not enjoyed good health and for some 'months had been seriously ill. ■ There passed away at the Stratford Hospital at an early hour this morning, at the advanced age of 84, a very old resident of the Dominion in the person of Mi's Rhodes', mother of Mr J. D. Murruyy of Stratford. .'The late Mr s Rhodes arrived in Auckland, together with her first husband,. Mr A. Murray, by the ship Waitangi, in 1873. Mr Murray died in 1.903, ; and in 1007 the deceased lady . married Mr F. Rhodes, who was killed) in a railway accident at Westfield, Auckland, 'about eleven years ago. There were no children of the second marriage, and of the four children of the first marriage only two survive-—Mr J. D. Murray, of Stratford, and Mr Jas. Gr. Murray, of Auckland..,, The late Mrs Rhodes lived> in Auckland until four years ago, when .she came to live in Stratford! with her Bon, to whom, and to other members of the i'junily, sincere sympathy will "hie extended.