Mr. T. P. Tawera

Te Ao Hou, September 1966, Page 2

Mr. T. P. Tawera Mr Thomas Phillip Tawera died recently in Napier, aged 76, and his body was brought back to the Tanenui-a-Rangi marae in the Nuhaka Valley where a large gathering of friends and relatives met to pay their last respects. Mr Tawera had lived all his life in the district. During the war years he was in great demand as a musician to raise funds for patriotic purposes. He was employed by the Wairoa County Council for a great number of years until he recently retired at the age of 75 and moved to Napier. He was twice married. From his former marriage he leaves 11 children and from his later marriage, two. They are: Thomas Robert, Gisborne, Maraea (Mrs Timu), Wairoa, Mary (Mrs Bess), Gisborne, Hine (Mrs Keil), Mahia, Hana (Mrs Deans), Clive, Miriama (Mrs Maaka), Gisborne, Sidney, Wellington, Jacob, Hastings, Martha, Whakatu, Moki (Mrs Akurangi), Whakatu, Molly (Mrs Marsh), Bridge Pa, Kate and Rere, Nuhaka. The service at the marae was conducted by Bishop G. Pomana and that at the Nuhaka Chapel in the absence of Bishop W. H. Christy overseas was conducted by Mr M. Hapi assisted by Misses P. Edwards of Hastings and D. Smith of Nuhaka. Mr Tawera was buried at the family cemetery in Nuhaka.