OBITUARY

Gisborne Times, Volume LXV, Issue 10302, 11 January 1927, Page 4

OBITUARY

AIR GEORGE STOCKBALL

The business community o: Gisborne and numerous lrieuds received a severe shock yesterday on nearing of the death of Mr George staUej Stockdale, of the firm uf T ,'. G-Zjw end Co., jewellers. Mr mevkaaie nad been in ill-health some months . but appeared to have compiet*-i% recovered. He became indisposed. ... late and on Sunday was rer.ioVv.-n to a private hospital, death ot-curr—-ver.terdav morning. . .. . , Mr Stockdale was bum m L> nmeid. Yorkshire, in IS-Sl, and was apprenticed t-o the watch-making ana D lery trade. About fifteen years ago he decided to come to New /.eo.a-.ct and landed at Auckland. After sonic mouths he took up a position Walker and Hall’s. Some seven years ago he came to Gisborne, entering into the firm of AY. Gone ana Co., where he remained until mg death. , ▼ Mr Stockdale was a very popumbusiness man of this town, his unn-.n- , ing good nature ertde;\*mg him to a:i classes. He was a keen musician, and was a valuable meinoer ci the Gisborne Orpheus Society, ana liolv Trinity Church choir. He mso took a keen interest in Cook Hospital and various benevolent and on numerous liberally in raising funds for cornier: = for tiie inmates. Mr. Stockdale was an enthusiastic I reemason, being a member of Lodge Turanganui. landia Royal Arch Chapter, and hose Croix. Mr Stockdale leaves a mother nnu sister in Gisborne and two sis-ei> m Auckland. , A short service will be lie.d at Hoy Trinity Church at 10.45 a.m. to-iiio.-row and the funeral will l'" 1 ’■ •- _ ~ Churc-li at 11 o’clock for Taruiieru cemetery. MR HERBERT Y. FULTdNDUNEDIN, Jan. 10. The death has occurred or Mr H-. ibert Valpy Fulton, 66. at Outran. The deceased was a sou of tno la--’ Hon. James Fulton, and a brother or the late Dr. Fulton. He was ciosoo connected with the Otago. A. atm i • Society as a member and presiaer.t. and finally as secretary for many years. He was an export juo.go oi Romney Marsh sheep.—R A