Blenheim

New Zealand Tablet, 23 January 1919, Page 29

Blenheim

;. The death of Master James, Patrick Barry, eldest son' of Mr. and Mrs. J. Barry, of the Marlborough Hotel,;Blenheim, occurred on November ,4, after a comparatively short illness (writes N a correspondent). The deceased had ] been in delicate health for some few years, but it was expected," -that/ he ; would ultimately recover. „ He was of a lovable disposition, kind and thoughtful for others, and during his long term of suffering he bore his affliction with unfailing sweetness and patience. A Requiem Mass was celebrated in St. Mary's .Church at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, November 6, for the repose of the soul of the deceased, during which the school children sang appropriate hymns. At the conclusion of the Mass the "Dead March" was played. Immediately after Mass the funeral left the church for the Omaka Cemetery, where the burial service was conducted by Fathers O'Reilly, S.M., and Herring, S.M. The deceased, who Was a member of the Sodality of the Children of Mary, was followed to his last restingplace by the school children and his sorrowing fellowsodalists, dressed in regalia, six of whom acted as pallbearers. Much sympathy is felt for the parents in their bereavement.R.l.P. ■ -■'..- /-