The Late Mrs Sherwill

Feilding Star, Volume XIII, Issue 128, 26 April 1892, Page 2

The Late Mrs Sherwill

+. The funeral of the late Mrs Sherwill, w hich took place oa Saturday afcernoon, was probably the largest since the foundation of the settlement. There were thirty carriages ano" other vehicles, and about forty horsemen. The chief mourners were Mr H. L. Sherwill (the widower), Mr A. F. Halcombe, Mr Edmund Halcombe (a son), Mr Godfrey (of Beaconsfield, son-in-law), Mr Clissold, and relatives or connections from Canterbury, Hawke's Bay, and the Wairarapa. The bearers and pall- bearers were Mr Macarthur, M.H.R., Mr Peter Bartholomew, Mr W. G. Haybittle (the Mayor of Feilding), Mr Edmund Goodbehere, Mr Prank Owen, C.E., Mr Charles Bray, C.E., Mr W. A. Sandilands, Mr G. Kirton, Mr W. Carthew, and Mr Walter L. Bailey. The funeral procession was met at the gate of the Church of England by the Revs. A. Hermon, Innes-Jones, and A. Toogood. On arriving within the sacred building, the chancel of which was draped in deep mourning, the casket, covered with wreaths and immortelles, was placed in front of the altar, a hymn was sung, and the Bey. Innes-Jones read the lessons. The Rev. A. Toogood, of Marton, then delivered an address, in the course of which he expatiated in feeling terms on the many estimable attributes of the deceased lady who was singularly gifted with the admirable qualities of courage, sympathy with the sufferings of others, and cheerfulness. Many of the congregation were visibly affected, and by their tears paid a. kindly tribtifce to the memory of one who never turned a deaf ear to the voice of sorrow, or failed to help and condole with the sick or the afflicted. The hymn •• Lead Kindly Light " was snng by the choir, at the conclusion of which the bearers conveyed the casket down the aisle, to the " Dead March in Saul," played by the organist. Among the large congregation assembled there were none whose sympathetic looks failed to express the sorrow they felt at parting with one who was so deserving of affectionate respect and esteem. Arriving at the cemetery the beautiful service of the Church of England for the burial of the dead was conducted by the Rev. A. Hermon, assisted by the Rev. Innes-Jones. In concluding this notice we can assure the sorrowing relatives of the deceased lady that thej have with them the heart-lelt sympathy of everyone in the district, and we feel confident that the kindly hand of Time will soon remove their present sadness, and leave them the sure and certain faith and hope that they will meet again in The Better Land.