PERSONAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 3792, 15 May 1928, Page 3

PERSONAL.

A Hastings telegram reports the death of Mr. William Young Dennet, aged 83, a prominent resident of Hastings and Napier for over sixty years. Deceased took an active part in public life, being Mayor for five years and holder of many public offices. He took part in the Maori war with the Napier militia. iMr. P. A. Mcllardy, one of the best-known residents of Manawatu, who did excellent patriotic service during the war, was honoured by the returned soldiers at Palmerston by having conferred on him the badge of life membership. Mi’. McHardy, who donated the site of the local Anzae Club, is the second life member, the other feeing Mr. John Herbert Hankins, also a very old resident of Palmerston. The death occurred on Saturday of Mrs. Susan Collis, relict of the late Mr George Collis, who for the past 12 years had resided in Levin and was held in high esteem by all who knew her. Born at Wainui-o-mata in 1850, the deceased resided there until her marriage, which took place in Wellington. Mr. and Mrs. Collis then took up their residence in Longburn, going from there to Palmerston North, and then about 12 years ago to Levin, where Mr. Collis passed away about two years ago. Five sons, Messrs Herbert, George, Ernest, Egbert, and Allen Collis and three daughters, Mesdames H. Thorne, C. Tong and C. Bacon, are left to mourn the loss of their mother.