FINAL TRIBUTES

Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue CXXIII, 10 April 1937, Page 11

FINAL TRIBUTES

LATE MR. W. H. MAOELEY

'} There was a.large and.representative gathering at the'flineral ,of,:Mr; W. H. .Madeley-. yesterday .afternoon. ' The ■service at St..Mark's Church]was. .conducted by. the vicar, .the Eey. N,F. E. Robertshawe, who. referred, to the loyal: help.Mr. Madeley had' given the1 church, over:a long period,of::years. -In -numerous unostentatious ways he had displayed great generosity, and 'right up tothe time of his death had taken a keea.-and practical interest; not only, in the activities of the church, but in St.'Mark's School; of which he was secretary. .;He' and Mrs. :Madeley had rendered to both institutions invaluable service, over .fifty years of their;married life. . ,:

The service at the church was choral, 'the hymns being "On the Resurrection Mprning" and "The-King of Life My Shepherd is." The .choir and the churchwardens preceded '.-'the' coffin down the church, and children of St. Mark's School paid'their last respects by lining; the'pathway between, the church and:the gate. ; -.-:.:■->:-\- :::■

■'■ The cortege proceeded to the'Karori Cemetery', -where the burial took place in the family grave., .The service at the graveside;;was : conducted jby Rev. ,Mr. .Robertshawe, and by Mr.'A. ,C. Blair, Grand Master'of the .ManchesterUnity of Oddfellow.s, of which society the late- Mr. Madeley-was a prominent .and highly-esteemed' '.member. x The pall-bearers were .all members of the society—Messrs, A. G. Shrimpton, Grand Secretary, G. Read, Grand Treasurer, J. L. Stewart, District . Grand Master, A. J. Williams, Lodge Trustee; W. B. Brown, 'of the Committee ..of Management, arid' J. .Wood, Noble ,Grand. '"''.'.

V, The chief mourners were Mrs. Made-. ,ley, and, two daughters, :Mrs. Bourne, and Miss A. Madeley. Other relatives were also present.' '. .: : '

There were' a large number' of wreaths. .. '. ..., .': . ';■