OBITUARY.

Hutt News, Volume 2, Issue 48, 8 May 1930, Page 7

OBITUARY.

The many friends of. Sister L. E. Smith, late matron of Macarthy Hospital,''Belniont, will regret to leam\ of her death at ChristeiHircii' on ISth ApriL Sister Smith was the eldest daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. A. NichoUs, of Akaroa, and received her training ttt tieXhristchuTcih Hospital. On completing her training she married, and lived for several years at Westport.. Aifter the dearth of her husband she again took up nursing as matron of the Denniaton Hospital which, position she filled foor nine yeai's. She was relieving matron at the Cambridge Sanatorium and "later joined the staff" of the Wellington H6s-! pital as maftron of th-e Macartihy Con- 1 valescent Home for. nurses and children at. Belmont, Lower Hutt, which she held for ten years, Duaring this period

many nurses and children passed under her ; , care, and her endearing nature and devotion to duty will be remembered by thenu" After many months illness in. the Wellington Hospital!, afcie rallied suiScien+ly to travel to ChriatelHlireh-to her; relatives/ and passed aTmyptaeefuly on Good- Friday last, leaving- ar

noble example amd a loving memoiy behind her. In the Chriatciurch Norses' Chapel a short service was held,vwhere many of those w&b were in ♦ißaning with her were present, before ings to tflie Waimiairi Cemetery,' JKhe Bey. H. T. York, Biccarton,» oflJeiaJiTig.

She is survived by twp sons, Messis Boy Smith, -Wellingrton,: A. GK ; Sfiuth. Motueka, and two daughtera;, Meedames ,C. Jaggar and T. Hi fiutcJibww^ Christchurch, and^ three graadchildTeu-