OBITUARY.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 87, Issue 150, 28 June 1943, Page 1

OBITUARY.

MRS. A. RICHARDS Mrs. A. Richards, formerly of Waihi and Matamata, and lately of Morrinsville, has died at the age of 70. Well known and respected in the district for her kindliness, Mrs. Richards is survived by her husband, three daughters, o'iie son, ten grandchildren and one great-grandchild. MRS. C. MUGGINS Well known throughout the Thames and Coromandel districts for her generosity and personal kindnesses in the early days of the goldfields, Mrs. Catherine Mullins, aged 83, has died in the Thames Hospital, where she has been an inmate for nearly ten years. Born in Ireland she came tc New Zealand in IS6O. After residence in Helensville, she went to Coromandel with her late husband, the proprietor of the Ballarat Hotel, where she lived for many years. She is survived by four married daughters and one son. MRS. MARY KNIGHT The death has occurred of an old Auckland resident, Mrs. Mary Knight, who would have celebrated her 92nd birthday in a week. Mrs. Knight was born in Paisley, Scotland, and came to New Zealand with her parents at the age of 11 in the sailing ship Captain Cook. Her childhood days wet spent hi the South Island, mainly in North Canterbury. She married Mr. John George Knight, of North Canterbury, and after farming in that district they went to Auckland, where they farmed at Howick and Whitford. Mrs. Knight, whose husband died about 18 years ago is survived by two sons and five daughters. MRS. M. E. KEOGHA> The death has occurred in the Auckland Hospital of Mrs. Margaret Ellen Keoghan, wife of Mr. Francis Keoghan, of Grey Lynn. . Mrs Keoghan was born at the Bay of Islands 72 years ago. Subsequently she lived in Auckland and after her marriage in 1891, went to Thames, where she lived for 29 years before returning with her husband to Auckland. Two years ago they celebrated their golden wedding. Mrs. Keoghan is survived by her husband, two sons and two daughters. There arc nine grandchildren. MR LIONEL MAC KENZIE. The death occurred at Taumarunul on Sunday, of Mr. Lionel Mackenzie, aged 68. a well-known journalist. In addition to his newspaper work. Mr Mackenzie was secretary of the King Country Rugby Union, of the Taumaronui branch of the National Par 1 /, and of the Hunua Rabbit Board. His father, Mr. Francis Mackenzie, established the first newspaper in North Auckland, the Northern Luminary, 65 years ago, and subsequently owned other newspapers in Whangarei, Coromandel and Helensville. MR. FRED BEST. The death has occurred at Hamilton, ' £ Mr. Fred Best, aged 67. He was be rn in Battley, Yorkshire, and wen: to Hamilton in 1909 when he cstabli.-kcd a nursery business. He was a fc :-mer provincial grand master of the Manchester Unity Oddfellows and a member of the Hamilton Borough Council lor three years. He is survivl ione daughter. MRS. S. J. BAXTER. Mis. S. J. Baxter, who passed away al h-residence, 235 Ruahine Street, Palmerston North, on June 9, in her 85th. year, was the elder daughter of Dr. J. 'i'. Beasley, of Maryborough, Victoria. She was much loved for her kindly disposition and high Christian ideals Coming with her husoand and young famil.y to New Zealand in 1909 she resided in Greymouth and then at Marton, where her husband was fcreir.an of the Marton, Sasn Door, Timber Co., Ltd. till his retiremenl. To mourn their loss are three sons M; . N. Baxter, of the P. and T. Department, Auckland; Mr. Harold Baxter, of the Marton Timber Coy. Lt l. c m. .Hr. Charles Baxter, of Western Australia and two daughters, both resident in Ruahine Street, Palmerston North