Obituary

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 917, 10 March 1930, Page 10

Obituary

MRS. ELIZABETH MAHON Formerly a well-known resident of Feilding and Napier, Mrs. Elizabeth Mahon has died at Auckland, aged 85. She was married twice, her first husband predeceasing her when she was residing in Napier. Two daughters of the first marriage, Mrs. J. A. Wright and Mrs. Hickenbottom, live in Christchurch. Lady Herdman, of Auckland, is the eldest of the daughters of the second marriage. Mrs. Mahon’s other daughters are Mrs. Charles Jones, of Auckland, and Mrs. E. L. Pirani. of Feilding. The funeral will take place tomorrow at Napier. MRS. MARY MINCHiN The wife of a resident who was formerly prominently identified with local affairs in Whangarei, Mrs. Mary Mincliin, died at Devonport. yesterday. Her husband was chairman of the Wliar.garei County Council, chairman of the Whangarei Harbour Board, and chairman of the North Auckland Development Association. Mrs. Minchin was particularly interested in charitable work in the Whangarei district. She was 77 years of age, and had resided in Devonport for ten years. During Mr. Minchin’s residence in Devonport he became a president of the Waitemata Chamber of Commerce.

MR. JOHN PERRY Special to THE SUN HAMILTON, Today. Mr. John Perry, who has died at the age of 88. was associated with gold-mining adventuring in early New Zealand and with the work against difficulties in the construction of the North Island main trunk railway. He was born in County Tyrone, Ireland, and arrived in New Zealand when he was 17 years old. After taking part in the Gabriel’s Gully rush in Otago, Mr. Perry took mining rights at Goldsborougli, Westland. Mr. Perrv was later an overseer on the North Island trunk railway works. He is survived by two sons, the Rev. William Perry Hamilton; Mr. Samuel Perry, Wellington; and three daughters, Mrs. T. Devonport, Wanganui; Mrs. D. Macdonald, Auckland; and M. Leitch Otorohanga. ’ MRS. ANI EDWARDS From, Our Own Correspondent TE AROHA, Sunday. Mrs. Ani Edwards 1 , who died on Monday last, at the age of 56 years was a member of what could well be termed the pioneer family of Te Aroha She was the elder daughter of the late* George and Mokana Lipsey, the latter being a daughter of Mokena Hou a chief of the Ngati-Rahiri and NgatiIvoropanga tribes. Mrs. Edwards was educated in Te Aroha, and resided there practically throughout. As a member of the Lipsey family, which gwned large blocks of land, she was owner of a third of what now constitutes- the greater portion of Te Aroha Borough, and which in due course was acquired by the New Zealand Government as tuning centre. In the early years of the township the Lipsey family gave a section of land for the erection of enurenes, a school and public buildmgs. Jhe death of Mrs. Edwards was felt u ith general regret throughout the district. She leaves a grown-up family, of which the following are members; -Mrs. Mander, of Hamilton Mrs. Gower, of Te Puke, Misses Given and Lorna Edwards, of Te Aroha, and Edwards I>aVld - Alex ’ Colin and Cecil