OBITUARY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 111, 1 May 1908, Page 3

OBITUARY.

One of the oldest and most respectet settlers in New Plymouth, passed awaj yesterday iu the person ot' ill's. \\ J Hack, of Kobe street. Whilst not i.;i J. expected, her death will lie the eausi ]. of deep sorrow amongst a very wide a circle of friends. The late ill's, lihut i- (then -Miss Veale) came out with hoi e parents to Mew Plymouth in the shi| d Amelia Thompson in September, I.SII ■ She was married not long alter li<-i i' arrival in New Plymouth t 0 the lai'i Air. William Mack, who died iu ltm I Tiie brothers ami sisters of the late Mr: 1 Black, wlio eiuno with her to Tarnnaki 1 Were the late Messrs John ami Tlioina: 1 Veale and the late Mesdames I;. Kmi file, T. oxl-111 1iin, anil James J)ingl.» Mrs. T. Iv. Skinner, her youngest sister is now over eighty years" of age. Mrs Black bore her tull share in the pioncei troubles of the colony, and by her higl character and sympathetic nature wor love and regard on all hands. The lute Mrs. Black s last finite public appear anee was on the recent occasion of tin opening of the new W'aiwakaiho bri'hv her appearance with Mrs. Skinner lieins an important incident of the day. Mr* Black leaves a family 0 f eight—iivt sons and three daughters, the latter iking -Mrs. W. Humphries {Sew Ply. mouth), Mrs. T. Elliot (Waitara), am, Mrs. Richaid Dingle (Stratford). The sons who survive are Messrs. John. Walter, William, Alexander and Alfred Jfr Ted Black having predeceased his' mother there is a large mincer oi grandchildren, and several orcut-«mid-ehildren. °