Obit

THE BORDER WATCH - Wednesday 21 February 1872

DEATH OF AN OLD RESIDENT

We have to record with regret the death of Mrs.Susannah Shelton, wife of
Mr.George Shelton of the Nymphsvale Nursery, which occurred on Friday evening
last. The deceased had suffered during the past two years from an abscess on the
liver, which broke internally about a week ago, from which timeshe gradually sank.

Mrs.Shelton, who as 43 years of age,arrived in this district with her husband about
twenty years ago, and settled at Mount Gambier about 1855. During the whole of
that time she has been highly esteemed both as a neighbour and a friend, and her
death is as widely regretted as she was known. Her funeral - which was a very
large one - took place on Sunday afternoon. Rechabites and sons of Temperance -
of which bodies her busband is a member - to the number of about 60 assembled
in funeral regalia, and preceded in procession the hearse.

Upwards of 40 carriages and other vehicles followed the hearse, while between 35
and 40 horsemen, in addition to a considerable number of persons on foot, formed
the rear of the cortege, which must have comprised between 400 and 500 people.
On arriving at the Church of England, of which the deceased was a member, a halt
was made, the remains were taken into the Church, and the appointed funeral
service read by the Rev. Mr.Andrews. The cortege then proceeded to the new
Cemetery, where Mr.Andrews read the remainder of the service, made a few
remarks of advice and warning to the concourse around, and the body was
committed to the dust.

THE BORDER WATCH - Friday 4 January 1901

OBITUARY

The late Mrs. George Shelton, who died at Nymphsvale, Rosaville, on Tuesday, had been
a sufferer from an incurable disease for many years. She was a colonist of 48 years,
having come from England with her first husband, Mr.William Robertson, in the ship Duke
of Richmond in 1853. Mr.Shelton and his first wife were passengers by the same vessel.
In 1876, Mr.Shelton, having lost his first wife, married Mrs. Robertson, then a widow, and
brought her to Mount Gambier, of which she was therefore, a resident of 25 years. The
late Mrs Shelton was, as long as her health permitted, an active worker in the cause of
charity and temperance, and by her decease, the Woman's Christian Temperance Union
will lose a respected member and the Baptist Church a valued worker. She was highly
respected by all who knew her. Her age was 68 years. The funeral on Thursday was
numerously attended. the Rev. T.Dowding performed the last offices of religion, and
Mr.G.Renfrey carried out the funeral arrangements.