Death Of Mrs. Pansy
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Smith
THE sudden death, on August 4, of Mrs.
Margaret Divinia (Pansy) Smith, of Port Moresby, at the early age of 39, will come as a shock to the many Papuan people who knew her. She was the wife of Mr. Gerald Smith, a mer chant in Papua for over 20 years. After the evacuation in February, 1942, took over an hotel in Yass, N.S.W. Mrs.
Smith’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dette, were also residents of Papua; Mrs. Dette died at her son-in-law’s hotel in Yass some time after the evacuation. Mrs.
Smith was in Sydney when she suddenly collapsed, and died soon afterwards.
Many Papuan residents attended the funeral.