OBITUARY

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 77, Issue 220, 17 September 1934, Page 7

OBITUARY

MRS. E. R. HADFIELD. 1 Per rress | WELLINGTON, Sept. 15. The death has occurred of Mrs. Elizabeth .Rhodes Hadfield, second daughter of the late Rev. H. E. and Mrs. Tuckoy. She was a woman of wide culture and never-failing kindliness, and a devoted friend of the blind. She was a founder of the Braille Club in Wellington, after working among the blind in Sydney. She was also a zealous church worker, and willingly gave her time and money towards every good cause that came along. In 1895 she married the late Henry S. Hadfield, eldest son of the late Bishop Hadfield of Wellington, who then held office as Maori interpreter to the Legislative Council. Sho is survived by two sons and two daughters, and a sister and one brother. MR- WALCOT WOOD [ Pei Press Association. J CHRISTCHURCH, Sept. 16. The death occurred last evening of Mr. Walcot Wood, aged 70 years, retired merchant and company director. He was a director of Wood Brothers, merchants, and of New Zealand Newspapers Ltd. Mr. Wood took no part in public affairs. He was interested in sport. He married in 1893 the second daughter of Sir Henry Brett. Their two sons arc Mr. Brett Wood, who is farming at Amberley, and Mr. Ivan Wood, solicitor of Christchurch.