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- Grahamstown Journal, March 1888:
hursday 22 March 1888
DIED on Wednesday 21st inst, at Breakfast Vley, Mary WATSON, born in Pennally, Wales 1805.
The family of the late Mrs. WATSON humbly beg to tender their sincere thanks to the Rev. Mr. COYTE at Peddie, Dr. POTE at Victoria East and other friends for their sympathy kindly manifested in the last moments of the deceased.
OBITUARY
It is our painful duty to inform our readers that Mrs. WATSON died on Wednesday last at her son’s house at Breakfast Vley. She had been ailing for some time back and on Saturday, on the return from town of her son, Mr. James WATSON, and while she was chatting with him, she was seized with a paralytic stroke, from which she never rallied. She leaves two sons, James and Henry, and three daughters; Mrs. MEDWAY, Graaffreinet, Mrs. SCHOLTZ, Bechuanaland, and Mrs. THACKWRAY of Gletwin. The deceased lady was in her eighty-fifth year, having been born in Wales on May 8th 1805. During her long life she was highly esteemed by all who knew her, and her demise will be regretted by a large circle of friends. The older inhabitants of Grahamstown tell many interesting stories of her varied and detailed knowledge of persons and events extending over the last half century, and till the day of her death her wonderful faculties remained entirely unimpaired. During her brief illness she was attended by Dr. POPE, who, although he from the first despaired of her recovery, was unremitting in his attentions throughout. The funeral will take place tomorrow at Peddie, the residence of her younger son.
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