OBITUARY.

Tuapeka Times, Volume XLVII, Issue 6379, 22 July 1916, Page 3

OBITUARY.

Mrs W. G. Carr. Our Waitahuim correspondent writes: —" The ranks of (lie few remaining settlers of the early sixties has again been thinned by the death of Mrs \V. Or. Carr, which took place at her late residence, Waitahuna Oully on July 15th. Mrs Carr was a native of Limerick, Ireland, and emigrated to America when quite a young girl, and stayed there with an uncle for some time. Later she came to Victoria and lived some lime with a brother, and there was married to Air \V. (;. Carr at the age of li). In PS(i2 Air and .Mrs Carr came to Xcw Zealand and settled in Waitahuna Cully, for some time Airs Carr kept a small store, but for the most part Air Carr was engaged in mining and on contract work. There were eleven children born to the parents of whom eight,—four sons and four daughters—are still alive and all marmarried except—one son and one daughter—and there are 20 grand-chil-dren. Air Carr died in July, 1800, so that Airs Carr had been a widow for 20

years. Mrs Carr belonged to the class of the early pioneers, strong, buoyant, and kind hearted ; she would go far out of her way to help a neighbour, and even in her last days of helplessness, she would gladly suffer a little while of lonliness and weariness if her faithful daughter—who nursed her with all care —could go lo help someone else in a lime of need. She had been in failing health for the last Ave years, and had been conliiieil to bed entirely since -March last. The funeral look place on Tuesday, 18th insth and was largely attended.

Mr John Sillars, Millars Flat. On Thursday, 13th inst., nfter a brief illness, Mr John Sillars, who has been a familiar figure in our district during the past 50 years, passed to his rest at the ripe age of SS years (writes our Millers Flat correspondent). The interment took place on Sunday when a very large concourse of people, many coming from outside districts, followed his remains to their last resting place in the Millers Flat Cemetery. The deceased was a native of the Island of Arran and came to New Zealand when quite a young man, and after knocking about the country during the early digging days he eventually settled down nt Millers Flat where he took up a farm. He is survived by his wife and a family of siz—three daughters (all married) and three sons. Of the latter the youngest (Sam) has lately gone to the front, but before leaving he was successful in drawing one of the best sections on the Benmore run reserved for soldiers, and it ie to be hoped that after serving his King and country he will safely return to Now Zealand to reap tho benefit from this fine property. After Mr Sillars there remains now in Millers Flat and Enrich districts only about half-a-do/cn of the old pioneers; some of these bid fair to become centenarian; and most of them can be placed in the Al class of die-hards. , „*■