OBITUARY.
MR ROBERT LETT. It is again our sad duty to chronicle jbhe death ot one of Alexandra Voidest - and most esteemed residents, this time in the person of Mr Bobert Lett, who -died very : suddenly at his residence lasi Safeiy night. Although'Mr 'Lett had not been in the best of health 4 for some time past, he att tended to hia busiMsrss usual tip til) t% day of Jb» death, and some tupe to rest on Saturday evening he was found dead in his bed, the cause of d»th being syncope. The deceased g&tleman * comb' to Alexandra ip, 1862 and, has raided here ever since. He was 4 one of the first Here to open a coal m,ine in-th®, Macnherikia Valley, and this business! .he harried on .up till the time of death. He a widower, bis .wife having predeceased him by over 30 yearp, an only son. being left to mourn his 16ss,r ' The funeral took place on Tuesday, and was attended .by a' large gathering of friends from all parts of the district. The funeral services-atT the chmch and at the grave were fead the BeVhfti i'itchett. •’ k; 4 .
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Alexandra Herald and Central Otago Gazette, Issue 372, 25 June 1903, Page 4
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192OBITUARY. Alexandra Herald and Central Otago Gazette, Issue 372, 25 June 1903, Page 4
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