OBITUARY

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 85, 11 April 1935, Page 6

OBITUARY

WILLIAM MARTIN. The death occurred recently ar hi-j residence, Monck's Bay Redcliffs. of i Mr. William Martin, in his eighty iir.-i 1 year. Mr. Martin, who was the son of • Mr. and Mrs. Richard Martin, was born | at Kent, England, and came to Nev ' Zealand with his parents when he wa> i four years of age. They travelled from I England in the ship Mystery, and | landed at Lyttelton. They came round I to Sumner in a small boat to the Ferrymead, and for many years lived in a sod house on the Ferry Road oppo-ite ' St. John's Church. Wuolstun. Mr. Mai tin was educated at the Woolston and West Christchurch Schools, and at the recent jubilee celebration? of the Woolston School he was the oldest surviving pupil. He went into the fellniongery business, and for 27 years was in the ■ firm of Bowron Bro.-., being manager ; <>f the fellmongery department. He re- ’ tired from active business 3U years . ago, and after living at Radlev came tu ' Alonck’s Bay 11 years n Fur three ' years in succession he \.un the cup i awarded for the be.-t garden on the flat in the garden competition? arranged by i the Sumner Beautifying Association. Eor many years he was a keen worker for St. John’s Church. Woolston, where he was churchwarden. He also at • | tended All Saint? (. hutch, Sumner. He I was the oldest member of the Loyal i Perseverance Lodge, Woolston, and had I been a lodge member since the age of i In 1877 he married Miss Sarah Ellen i Lister. He is survived by hi- widow, eight children and Is grandchildren. His children are: Mrs. Fred Andrews (Taihape . Airs. John Arres (Whakalanei. Mrs. A. Al. Sugden (Christchurch >, Mr-. G. Butcher (Dunedin ■. ! Mrs. J. L. Sta Wanganu . Miss Melva Martin (Monck’s Bay . and Messrs. R. J. Martin (Ricearton) and ' W. Martii