Edith Eveleen Cole

  General Notes:

!N.S.W.BDM Index Birth #26371-1886
(2) Obituary....The death occurred in hospital at Orange on Sunday last of a
life long resident of Manildra in the person of Mrs.Edith Evelyn Ford, wife
of Mr.Herbert Ford of Orange Street, Manildra. Deceased had suffered ill
health for several years past and over the last few months her condition had
gradually worsened, necessitating her entering hospital. Despite constant
medical and nursing aid she gradually became weaker and passed away on Sunday
last. She was the member of a pioneering local family; the Cole family. Her
parents being the late William Cole and Mrs.Cole of Orange Street, the latter
now being an inmate of Molong Hospital after residing for a time in the city.
The late Mrs.Ford was born at Lockwood 69 years ago but has resided in Manildra
the greater part of her life. She was of a quiet retiring disposition and
devoted to her husband and family and despite her own ill health ahe had been
in constant attendance on her husband who has not enjoyed the best health for
the past few years. The interment took place in the Baptist portion of
Meranburn Cemetary on Monday, Rev.Brice Hinds officiating at the service. Left
to mourn her loss are three sisters Mesdames Hettrick and M.Cassell (Sydney)
and E.Staines (Molong); and her husband H.J.Ford and a family of three
daughters and three sons; Alma (Mrs.Atkinson), Valerie (Mrs.Davidson,Sydney),
and Irene (Mrs.Geo.Johnson,Manildra); Messrs Harold (Bathurst), Leslie and
Raymond (Sydney).

Obituary... The death occurred in hospital at Orange on Sudnay last of a life long resident of Manildra in the person of Mrs Edith Evelyn ford, wife of Mr Herber Ford of Orange Street, Manildra. Deceased had suffered ill health for several years past and over the last few months her condition had gradually worsened, necessitating her entering hospital. Despite constant medical and nursing aid she gradually became weaker and passed away on Sunday last. She was the member of a pioneering local family; the Cole family. her parents being the late William Cole and Mrs Cole of Orange Street, the latter now being an inmate of Molong Hospital after residing for a time in the city. The late Mrs. Ford was born at Lockwood 69 years ago but has resided in Manildra for the greater part of her life. She was of a quiet retiring disposition and devoted to her husband and family and despite her own ill health she had been in constant attendance on her husband who has not enjoyed the best health for the past few years. The internment took place in the Baptist portion of Marenburn Cemetary on Monday, Rev. Brice Hinds officiating at the service. Left to mourn her loss are three sisters Mesdames Hettrick and M. Cassell (Sydney) and E. Staines (Molong); and her husband H. J. Ford and a family of three daughters and three sons; Alma (Mrs. Atkinson), Valerie (Mrs. Davidson, Sydney), and irene (Mrs Geo. Johnson, Manildra); Messrs Harold (Bathurst), Leslie and Raymond (Sydney).

Edith married Herbert John Ford in 1906 in Molong, New South Wales, Australia. (Herbert John Ford was born in 1882 in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia, died on 5 Jan 1964 and was buried in Meranburn, Manildra, New South Wales, Australia.)