OBITUARY

Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21195, 19 August 1940, Page 6

OBITUARY

MISS C. F. JOLLY The death has occurred suddenly at her home, “Oldfield,” Lake Road, Frankton, of Miss Constance Frances Jolly, aged 71. Miss Jolly was the third daughter of the late Mr Thomas Jolly, who brought in the farm which later became the site of the township of Frankton. The township was founded by him when the railway came to Hamilton in 1877. Miss Jolly was the first child born on the farm, and in the earlier days of St. George’s Church she was an industrious worker for the guild. With the exception of a visit to England for about a she lived at Frankton all her life.

Miss Jolly is survived by two brothers, Messrs F. B. Jolly (Frankton) and T. Jolly (New Plymouth) and three sisters, Mesdames H. J. Biggs (Auckland) and A. B. Beale (Frankton) and Miss E. Jolly (Frankton).

MR H. W. LUCAS The death occurred on Saturday of Mr Herbert William Lucas, of Hamilton, aged 53. The late Mr Lucas, who had been in business in Hamilton for many years, took suddenly ill on Friday and died the following day. When he came to Hamilton he was employed in the hairdressing business of the late Mr W. A. Jordan, and some ten years ago he set up his own business. In his early days he was a prominent billiards player and was at one time New Zealand amateur champion. A keen bowler, he was a past president of the Frankton Junction Bowling Club. MR WILLIAM DONAIiD PARTIS (Special to Times) HUNTLY, Saturday The death has occurred at his late residence at Huntly South of Mr William Donald Partis, at the age of 57. Born in Morpeth, England, Mr Partis followed the occupation of a miner nearly all his life. He was married to Miss Sarah Jane Leek at North Shields, England, in 1904. He came to New Zealand in the Tainui, in 1912, followed shortly afterwards by his wife and family. About two years later they moved to Glen Massey, and in 1920 to Ngaruawahia, where they conducted a fish business. In 1923 they moved to Huntly where Mr Partis was employed in the mines, having been an employee of Taupiri Coal Mines, Limited, at Rotowaro, up to the time of his death. Mr Partis was president of the Rotowaro Miners’ Union for three years from 1929 to 1932, was local member of the Rotowaro Miners’ Committee for six years, from 1932 to 1938, and was miners’ check-in-spector for six years. He had always taken a keen interest in union affairs. Mr Partis was a keen fisherman, and had also enjoyed the shooting season, always taking out his license. He is survived by his wife, one son, Mr Gordon Partis, of Huntly, and two daughters, Mrs A E. Rabbidge, of Thames, and Mrs D. C. Forbes, of Auckland. The funeral, which was largely attended, left the Church of England for the Kimihia Cemetery, the Rev. J. C. A. Zimmerman officiating.