Obituary

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 314, 27 March 1928, Page 13

Obituary

REV. JAMES R. MURRAY By Cable.—Press Association. — Copyright. Reed. 9.55 a.m. SYDNEY, To-day. The Rev. James Richard Murray, a well known Methodist and Maori War veteran, Is de-ad. He had charge of a mission at Christchurch till 1906, when he came to Australia. He was 65 years of age.—A. and N.Z. SIR ALFRED LANGLER Reed. 9.5 a.m. PERTH, To-day. The death has occurred of Sir Alfred Dangler, governing director of the newspaper “West Australian,” aged 68. —A. and N.Z. MR. F. E. E. SIMPSON (From Our Own Correspondent) PUKEKOHE, Monday. The death of a well-known Franklin identity, Mr. Fi'aneis Ernest Elder Simpson, occurred on Saturday. Born in Dunedin 58 years ago, the deceased spent his early years in Newcastle, New South Wales, and later returned to New Zealand, and subsequently settled here. Deceased was a Past Master of Masonic Lodge Franklin, No. 58. Ho was also a member of the Pulcekohe Orphans’ Club. Two daughters, Mrs. H. V. Gribble and Miss Muriel Simpson, both of Pukekohe, survive him. The funeral took place on Sunday and was largely attended by members of the Masonic fraternity. The Rev. J. P. Cowie officiated at the graveside, and Wor. Bro. E. F. Snell read the masonic burial service. The pall bearers were: W. Bros. J. Duncan, H. Curd, Bros. D. R. Hamilton and R. Schlaepfer. MRS. SYLVANA BYLES RAETIHI, To-day. Mrs. Sylvana Byles died on Sunday at her son’s residence, Hepburn Read, Glen Eden, Auckland, aged 82 years. Mrs. Byles, who was the mother of Mrs. T. S. Fagg, of Raetihi, visited Raetihi just before Christmas, and made a trip to the mountain, and astounded everybody by climbing to the snowline, a feat rarely accomplished by a lady of her great age. She left here on acount of the • “fire danger,” and next day, while crossing a street near Henderson, was knocked down by a motor-car. She was badly injured and died on Sunday. Mrs. Byles was a direct descendant of two French Huguenot families, who fled to England at the revocation of the Edict of Nantes, and who settled at Spittalfield in 1655. She was born at King’s Heath, near Birmingham, in 1847. With her husband and seven small children she came to New Zealand about 40 years ago in the sailing ship Langstone. They settled in Auckland, where her husband was for some time on the staff of the “Star,” later taking up land at Waitakerei, where they lived for some years. She leaves three sons, Mr. R. B. Byles, Mr. C. P. Byles, and Mr. E. M. Byles, all of Auckland, and four daughters, Mrs. E. H. Farey, Peckhill, New South Wales: Mrs. F. EWhite, Henderson: Mrs. M. B. Godfrey, Auckland; and Mrs. T. S. Fagg, Raetihi.