Obituary

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 724, 25 July 1929, Page 11

Obituary

MR. W. C. PICKETT Mr. William Charles Pickett, who died at his home in River Road, Claudelands, Hamilton, yesterday at the age of G 7, was born in Whitney, Oxfordshire, England, and came to New Zealand about 55 years ago. For some I years he was in the employ of the j Railway Department, then went into the hotel business, being proprietor of j the Mercer Hotel, the Ohaupo Hotel j and the Suffolk Hotel, at Ponsonby, at ( various times. During the past six. ; years he had been living in retirement j at Hamilton. Mr. Pickett was actively i interested in public affairs and was at ■ various times chairman of the Mor- \ rinsville School Committee, Morrins- j ville Town Board, Ohaupo Town j Board, and a member of the Te Awa- | mutu Electric-Power Board. He was a foundation member of Lodge Piako, Morrinsville. Mr. Pickett is survived by two daughters and one son. There are 10 grandchildren.

MRS. E. BEILBY I■ ' ' The death of Mrs. Emma Beilby. ot Taniwha, occurred yesterday. Mrs. Beilby, who was born in 1856, formerly resided in Waipawa and Woodville, and was a great Anglican Church worker. Her husband died three years ago and she leaves three sons and a daughter.