OBITUARY

Press, Volume LXXI, Issue 21417, 8 March 1935, Page 15

OBITUARY

—s>-^ MR THOMAS TAYLOR The death occurred recently, after a long illness, cf Mr Thomas Taylor, of Sumner Mr Taylor arrived in New Zealand from Newcastle-on-Tyne, England, in IOOi, and joined the lirm of Messrs Strange and Company, Ltd., later joining the iurnisning department of Messrs A. J. White, Liu. At the ouibreak of th: Great War, he enl.slcd with the Eight Reinforcement, and was later invalided home Since then he had been connected with several well-known furnishing firms in Cnristehurch, and before his death was employed by Messrs Beath and Company, L'.tf. He leaves a widow and one son. The funeral took place at Bromley Cemetery The pall-bearers were M-srs Nat Woods, J. Manning, A. Ceesar, A. Wills, L. Jeffs, T. Queenan. Wreath; wore sent from the following:_Mr Cha-. carpet ciepjnment, the house stall, and office staff of Messrs Beath and Company, Ltd., Arthur Ellis and Company, the "stair 'A. A. G. Davidson and Company, Mr and Mrs Norman J. Suckling, Mr and Mrs Harcourt. Mr ant! Mrs Robert Nairn, Mr and Mrs H. Withington (Wellington), the Crawford family, Mrs and Mrs T. Daniel::, Mr and Mrs J. W. H. Francis, his D.I.C. friends. Miss K. Sharman, Mr and Mrs W. Mower, the Farmers' Furnish'.ng Department, Mr and MrsHiggins. Mr and Mrs T. P. Lord and Mrs J. C. Lord and Nell, Lily, Daisy and Ethel, Mr and Mrs E. W, Archbold. Mr and Mrs A. G. Davidson (Melbourne), Mr G. Sim (Wellington), Miss Ardley, officers and members of Concord Lodge, Mrs Daisy Miller. Mr Val. Beaumont, W. U. and L. M. WebIcy. Mr and Mrs J. W. Mills (Wellington), and Mr Harley Ostler.