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The death occurred on Saturday of a very old resident of South Gundagai, in the person of Mrs Sanderson, at the age of 92 years. A couple of months ago she accidentally broke her leg at South Gundagai, and was taken to the hospital. She remained there some weeks, and wishing to return home, she was taken there, but owing to her advanced age she did not mend, and death resulted from breakup of the system. The remains were interred in the Anglican portion of the South Gundagai Cemetery on Sunday afternoon. The service, in the absence of the local clergymen, who were holding services in the country, being read by Mr Robins. The deceased reared a family of six daughters and one son, all residents hereabouts. The daughters are Mesdames H. Elliott, T.Bell, and Geo Deighton, whilst the late Mrs F. Perkins was also a daughter. There are also besides two daughters and a son. The late Mrs Sanderson, who was a native of England, was very well connected in the old country, and received a good education. Her husband, the late Mr Edmund Sanderson, was a licensed surveyor, and when they came to Gundagai in the early days, he earned as much as 1000 pounds a year, for, being skilled in his profession, he secured nearly all the local work. He died here some years ago, and latterly the old lady, being reduced in circumstances, availed herself of the old age pension. |