OBITUARY.

Otaki Mail, 4 July 1923, Page 2

OBITUARY.

\V. H. SIMCOX, AGED 81 YEAKS. The death oeeurrc-d at "Forest Lakes, " Otaki, on Monday night of Mr. >V. li. Si ll]( -ox, one of our best and most •>«i;hly respceted residents. The lato Mr. Siiucox. who had hosts of friend? ii all parts of the district, had been filing for the past few months, but only eeently was obliged to lay up. Alihough in Ins Kind year lie imd all hie 'acuities to the last, and beyond :i ligkl deafness had enjoyed good health "I! recently. Deceased was the son oj >l>. John Sime.ox, a well known liar lister of Birmingham, and member of :■ very old English family, records 01 whose ancestors, dating back to tin year I«>(i0, can still bo found in the oh i.r.gllsli cemeteries. Mr. simcox was al j cousin to Sir William Martin, th< irxt Chief Justice of Xew Zealand. Mr -imcox came to Xew Zealand in l<(vl ■ud in the year ISTo was married ti diss Colenso at the Mauri nibisioi station at I'aihiit. Ray of Islands, .lit. after their marriage Sir. mid .Mrs. «im cox were called to the Old Country, 01 account of the death of Mr. Sinn-ox' fa I her. They travelled via llonohili :hn( portion of 'lt'' journey being take 1:1 a very small sailing ship, and .Mr. Simeox was (he only woman aboari I'he journey across from San I'Yaneisc to Xew York was by rail, which ha nul.v just Keen completed. After o m um: t for so mo four viurs tn Int . land and Wales, Mi and Mrs Simeo ■■turned to Xew Zealand, settlin 'town at the May of Islands, Fot . ears afterwards, in IS7S. ihey nam !■) Otuki, and have resided here evi iiico. They lived here for some *cvc years in the house now occupied by M Simon Ransfickl, To Rauparaha Stree ■id then went to their new Louie ; li'iverslea, from whence they rcmnvo< twenty years tig". In theii pri "lit delightful home al "!.'.• pLakes." It is very well kinmn that .\! I and ih. Simcox luivu led live.' llm j have been full of incident, and hai taken n promineni pari ill the piouui work of Xew Zealand. Mr Vimco I has been promineni in local body worl [ he being chairman of the Horowhilui County Council and Otaki Road Hoar I'm several occasions. He has alway ! been a Iwen .portsman, being in hi ! day a tip-top cricketer, tennis plnyei I ii'lenian. golfer, as well as a Justice " I the Peace. He was also a keen hortl eulturM. Deceased leaves three, son -Selwyu. .Mart.., and Percy—mid fou daughters Mis Snabey (Oiaki), Mi Keeling, of Wellington, and Miisse -Milicent and Constance Simcox. ' Mr and Mr.- Simcox celebrated tlici ! golden welding two years ago. The funeral will take place to-nior [ row, when the service will In. held n I All Saints' Church and afterward, a ' the Native Church. i ■ i JAMES MOXCRIKIT At-iKH 61 YEARS. I «—_ | lie- death ..»cured ;il CnHortou or j Monday nl'tenioon of Mr. -lame. Moi I i-rieif, one of WaiiarapaV lending re.si* ! ents, and a brother to Mrs. \V. l*urm j Smith, of Otaki. Ueeeased. ',J, V wit* a !«adil. S I'Ve.c I mason, w:i retarv of several d«!i • ! . •••!.]. a.ijie-j he was e>.;ren."'lv popu.hu land gi.ativ %:-;...cted. The late Mr Monerieil was cycling home >o luitv) I Alien lie fell 'lead from hi- bicycle 'Ui leave.- n widow, a -on. stud fi' ; ; daughters : ... mourn, tboir lira-.