OBITUARY

Shannon News, 2 September 1927, Page 3

OBITUARY

PERCIVAL WILLIAM BROWN.

The death took place at his residence, Shannon Road, Foxton, on Tuesday morning, after a brief illness of Mr P. W. Biwn, death being due to longstanding heart trouble. Deceased was born in Little Hampton, England. Early in life he followed a seafaring career, and arrived in the Dominion about 40 years ago, living at Nelson, Masterton, and Ballance and settling In Foxton or er 20 years ago, where he carried on a dairy farm, being a .shareholder in the Shannon Co-operatives Company, of which he was a director for 17 years up to the time of his death. The late Mr Brown took a very active part in the local Salvation Army. In 1914 he paid a visit to Englaud and attended the World’s Salvatioif Army Conference in London. He was of a particularly bright and happy disposition and was very highly esteemed for his upright and generous character and will be sincerely mourned by a very wide circle of friends. A widow, one son (Mr E. J. Brown, of Foxton), and four daughters—Ensign Brown, matron of the Salvation Army Hospital, Gisborne, Mrs W. Pollock, Taikorea, Mrs W. Mudford, Foxton, and Miss A. Brown, Foxton, are left to mourn their loss. At the funeral which was held yesterday afternoon at Foxton, a number of local residents .attended, including his fellow directors of the Shannon Cooperative Dairy Co.

AUGUSTUS SPENCER EASTON. The death took place on Tuesday afternoon at his residence, “Te Ngaio,” cf Augustus Spbncer Easton, one Gf Foxton’s oldest settlers, at the age of 87 years. Deeea§ed, who had been in failing health for some time, was born in Peckham, England. As a young man he migrated to Melbourne. Later, attracted by the gold rush in Otago, he eime to New Zealand and woiked at Gabriel’s Gully, the Shotover, Waitahuna, and Tuapeka in the early ’sixties. He subsequently went to Dunedin, and afterwards to Wellington, where he entered into business. He was married in Wellington in 1868, and next year would have celebrated his lianiond wedding. In 1874, deceased went to Foxton where he established a business. About 35 years ago he took up farming, in which he was actively engaged until* a short time ago. For an unbroken period of 47 years he w'as Churchwarden of All Saints’ Church, Foxton. Both he and Mrs Easton have been loyal and devoted members of. All Saints’ Church, and Mr Easton carried outr his duties . until a few' months before his death. The jubilee of the chuich held last November was a thanksgiving and rejoicing to him. The vicar’s testimony to Mr Easton’s life and work .was that faithful and loyal devotion to his church was an influence and example to everyone. His generous gift to the town of Poxton of Easton Park and many oth,tr .little-know-n gifts are unfailing testimony of his generous character. His demise will be regretted by the w r hole list lie t. He leaves a widow, four ons, Messrs F. S., A. P., and Sydney Easton, of Foxton, Charles Easfon, of Shannon, and two daughters,' Mrs A. H. Knowles, of Palmerston, and Mrs George Barber, of Auckland, to mourn their Ices. The interment will take place on Friday. ’