OBITUARY.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 204, 30 July 1937, Page 11

OBITUARY.

MRS A. M. GORDON. The death occurred on Monday, after a protracted and painful illness, of Mrs A. M. Gorc.m at her residence, 33 Man son Street. Born at Bunnythorpe 42 years ago, she spent a]l her life in this district. In her home life she was a devoted and capable wife, a loving mother and a sincere friend. Mrs Was much interested in church work, being a member of the United Evangelical Church® She was intensely interested in the work of foreign missions and many visiting missionaries have enjoyed the hospitality of her home, among whom were the late Mr Fred Roberts and Mr Harold Smith, of Brazil. Local organisations, such as the Manawatu Missionary Assoeia > >n, and the Keswick Convention, received her practical supI port. The funeral took place on Wednes-

day afternoon to the Kelvin Grove cemetery, leaving the United Evan- j gelical Church, where a short service was conducted by Pastor James , Walker; Mr A. E. Whitehead gave an appropriate address from Psalm 23 and John 14, and Mr Gordon Rowe closed in prayer.. At the graveside Pastor Walker drew attention to the hope of the Christian, namely, the coming of Christ and the resurrection of the body, and exhorted all present to sc//e GoJ as faithfully as deceased had done. Mr H. Kemp closed the proceedings wiht prayer and the Benediction. The large and representative gathering of relatives and friends testified to the esteem in which the deceased lady was held. She is survived by her husband and two sons. A memorial service will be held in the United Evangelical Church on Sunday at 7 p.m. MRS JOHN McPEAK. Following a sudden illness, the death occurred at her home in Woodville recently of Mrs Margaret Josephine MoPeak, the wife ot Mr John McPeak. The deceased lady, who was 76 years of age, was born in Elphin, County of Roscommon, Ireland, in 1861. and came to New Zealand in 3884 in the sailing boat Westland, the voyage lasting sixteen weeks. She was married alter living in Wellington for four years, leaving for Mauriceville in *IB3B, when Mr McPeak took over a bush .farm. The couple occupied this property seventeen years, when a change of residence was made to Marima, Pahiatua, where they lived for six years. It was following a stay of about nine years at Kopuaranga, nea.r Masterton, that the couple went to Woodville where they resided in the present home in Grey Street The late Mrs was widely known throughout the Bush districts, and although of a quiet and retiring nature. she made many lasting friendships. Besides ber husband, those left to mourn their loss are .two sons, Mr H. J. McPen-k (Riverbank. Woodville) and Mr P. G. McPeak (Maharahara). one daughter, Mrs P. O’Connor (Woodville), two sisters, Mrs Draper (Palmerston North) and Mrs Barnett (Woodville). and one brother, Mr P. Nash (Feihling). Two sons predeceased her, Albert being killed, in the War and Charles being killed in a motor accident in 1929.