OBITUARY.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXIX, Issue 3754, 21 February 1907, Page 3

OBITUARY.

William Henry Reeve, aged 97.

Another old pioneer and early settler of this district, in ths person of William Henry Reeve, passed awav at the residence of his neice at Newtown, Wellington, at 5 p.m. yesterday, at the great age of 97 years. He was among the early settlers in this district. The deceased first visited Wellington in 1839 as a member of the crew of the whaling brig Ann and Mary. -While taking in stores at the Chatham?, the vessel was cast upon the rocks and wrecked. Mr Reeves settled on the, islands for a time. In 1841 he came to Wellington, where he marridl &nd' and returned to the Islands but left there after three years and returned, to Wellington. After a whaling cruise he resided at Jobnsonville for about 25 years subsequently removing to Foxton. He left here about six years ago. Mr Reeve only t>ok to his bed last Tuesday. He leaves four sons and five daughters : Mrs Elizabeth Taylor Foxton ; Mr William Reeve, Pelonpus Sound ; Mrs Harriet King, Wellington ; Mrs Dewar, Foxloa ; Mrs Brightwell, Newtown ; Messrs John and Frank Reeve, Maslerton ; A. Reeve, Foxton ; and Mrs Dunbar, Tmbape. The deceased will be laid to rest by the side of his wife, who predeceased him about five years ago, in the Karon Cemetery.