Eric William LESTER (1897-1974)
Death of Midlands grazier
A well-known Lower Midlands grazier, Mr Eric William Lester, died in the Royal Hobart Hospital on Monday. He was 77.
Mr Lester was the only son of the late Mr and Mrs W. M. Lester, of Oatlands.
He had the grazing property Ashgrove, near Andover, until he retired to live at Oatlands in the 1960s.
Mr Lester played cricket and football in his younger days, and in later years was a prominent player in the Oatlands Golf Club.
He was also a Justice of the Peace.
He leaves a widow, Carol, and three sons, Michael (Ashgrove), Stuart (Runnymede), and Colin (York Plains).
There will be a service in the Presbyterian Church this afternoon and interment in the Presbyterian cemetery.
(Source: The Mercury, Wednesday, 19 June 1974)
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Jessie Louise LESTER née BURBURY (1897--1944)
Mrs E.W. Lester
The death occurred at a private hospital in Hobart on Friday, after a long illness, of Mrs Jessie Louise Lester, wife of Mr Eric W. Lester, of Orford.
Mrs Lester was a daughter of Mr Frederick Burbury, of Hilly Park, Parattah. She leaves a husband and three sons. The funeral was conducted privately at the Presbyterian cemetery, Oatlands, on Saturday, by the Rev J. Henderson.
Chief mourners were Messrs Lester (husband), Burbury (father), Messrs Vernon Burbury (brother), W. M. Lester (father-in-law), and W. E. Burbury (cousin). Casket carriers were Messrs G. H. Green, G. M. Burbury, I. M. Gibson, and L. T. Scott. Clark Bros., Hobart, made the funeral arrangements.
(Source: The Mercury, 21 August 1944)
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Ronald Keith MUNNINGS (1921--1952)
Funeral of Mr. Munnings
Mr. Ronald K. Munnings, who died at York Plains on Thursday at the age of 32 years, was buried in the Oatlands Church of England cemetery on Saturday morning.
He served in the A.M.F. from 1941 until 1944.
Mr. Munnings was born at York Plains, and was the youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. George Munnings, of York Plains. He was prominent at football and cricket in the Midlands for a number of years.
He married Miss Claire Geard, of York Plains, and was a soldier settler.
He is survived by his wife, and young daughters, Diane and Julian.
The church and burial services were conducted by the Rev. S. M. Mortyn, of Oatlands, and the R.S.L. service by the president of the Oatlands R.S.L. sub-branch (Mr. M. Burrill).
(Source: The Mercury, Monday, 22 September 1952)
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Grace NASH née GRIFFITHS (d. 1943)
Grace Griffiths Nash
Dies of Pneumonia
Word has been received by Mrs. H. M. Achten, Wetmore of the death of Mrs. Grace Griffiths Nash, wife of Burdette Nash, in Chico, California about two weeks ago. Mrs. Nash's death was due to pneumonia. Mrs. Nash was the only daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Arch Griffiths who moved from Baileyville to California several years ago. A brother, Dr. Clayton B. Griffiths is also deceased. Mrs. Nash leaves her husband, a son, Kenneth, fourteen year of age, an uncle Thomas Bronaugh in California. Mrs. Nash was a graduate of the Seneca High School.
(Seneca Courier-Tribune, 26 April 1943, transcribed from a copy provided by Cletus W. Suther)
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Ena SHAY née BURBERY (1868--1915)
Death of Ena Burbery-Shay
The quiet passing of Mrs. Ena Shay just at nightfall on Wednesday, August 4, was a fitting climax to the life of peace that she had lived for forty-seven years. For weeks her family had realized that her days on earth were numbered but did not think that the dissolution was so near. After supper on that day she experienced a sinking spell and signified a wish to go outside. Her mother helped her to a chair for the open air and there, with scarcely sigh or struggle, she passed peacefully away. She had not at any time been confined to her bed, but was up and about he house all the time.
Mrs. Shay was the only daughter of Mrs. Elizabeth Burbery, and as Ena Burbery she was known and beloved by all in this community in the years gone by. She was born in Syston, Leicestershire, England, on December 30, 1868. She was just past a year old when she was brought by her parents to America, and soon afterward to Seneca. Here she attended school and grew into a sweet young womanhood. As a firl she was particularly bright and winsome, and the friendships formed in those days have endured through all the intervening years and held for her the friends of many years.
She was twice married. Her first husband was Harry Trout, to whom she was married while quite young. Kansas City was their home for years. There Mr. Trout passed away a number of years ago, a victim of tuberculosis. His widow went west and a few years was ago married to Frank Shay. Portland, Oregon was their home. It has been two years since the first signs of tuberculosis began to make themselves manifest and for months Mrs. Shay fought bravely against the inroads of teh disease. Gradually she realized that the end could not be far away and home and mother was her first thought. Early in March she made the long trip home and has since been tenderly cared for by her mother, who has given her the love and solicitude that is not surpassed by mortals. Night brought no respite from suffering for the invalid, and through the long weary watches the mother was with her, and to the very last the love that first greeted her as a babe made easy and comfortable the path to the grave. The sudden death of Mr. Shay a few weeks ago at Portland brought sorrow that in her feeble condition was almost more than she could bear, but the time of waiting was not long and she has gone to join him in the house not made with hands.
Friday afternoon many friends gathered at the Burbery home to drop a tear of sympathy with the family and pay their respects to the memory of the one whom they had loved in life. Rev. McMurray conducted the service and members of the Congregational choir sang sweetly. All that was mortal of Ena Burbery-Shay was laid to rest by the side of her father in the family lot in the city cemetery. Besides the mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Burbery, she is survived by two brothers, Will and Thomas Burbery, both of Seneca.
(Seneca Courier-Tribune, 12 August 1915, transcribed from a copy provided by Cletus W. Suther)
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