OBITUARY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7742, 18 February 1905, Page 2

OBITUARY.

MRS OXEXHAM. (Per Press Association.) WANG ANT I, Feb. 1(>. An old resident in the jxrson of Mrs Oxenham, aged !)ii, died at Wanganui yesterday. Deceased arrived by the lirst ship thai came to New Plymouth. S)te leaves a large number of relatives. The deceased lady retained her faculties to the last. (Airs Oxenham came out from Kngland with her husband, and resided in or about New Plymouth continuously ever since, till a few years ago she went to reside: at Wanganui with Mrs S. Wright, ;one of her daughters. Like all other eutlv New Plymouth settlers, the Oxeii|hams hud to endure their share of j tile perils and inconveniences of enrly colonial life, and bore them- sturdily and unflinchingly. It was quite an | education in tho incidents of early j colonial life to have an hour's chat I with the deceased lady. She had ( attained the great age of «jy, and I until a year or two ago was remarkably active, both in mind and I body ; and, indeed, though latterly ,she had weakened a good ileal physiaully, mentally she remained wonderfully acuity and sympathetic with jail that was going on. During the .Maori war Mrs Oxenjhaul devoted herself to the care of Ui» suffering and wounded, doing such kindly work as lay in her powrcr, and earning the gratitude of many. The surviving children are : Mrs Carrick, Waitnra ; Mrs S. Wright, Wanganui ; Mrs W. It. Greenwood, Creyinouth ; Mrs W. Dingle, llawern ; Mr J. Oxenhain. Ashburton ; and Mr O. Oxenham. Oakura. The funeral takes place at 2 o'clock to-day, when deceased will, in accord with her expressed wish, be interred at To Henui cemetery.)