McCarthy, Edith ‘Mudge’

Personal Details

SurnameMcCarthy
First nameEdith 'Mudge'
Date of birth06/02/1900
Place of birthMuttaburra
Date of death02/12/1941
Age at death41 years

Details

[Ref:1900/0000047]
Daughter of Timothy John McCarthy & Norah Cunneen m.08/01/1889

School Records

Muttaburra State School
Start Date1905
PositionStudent

Cemetery Record

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CemeteryMuttaburra
LocationEast Central
Grave number165
AddressExchange Hotel
OccupationHome Duties
ReligionCatholic
Date of funeral05/12/1941
Comment

Died from Liver cancer.

The Longreach Leader Saturday 13 December 1941
OBITUARY
MISS EDITH McCARTHY
The death occurred on Tuesday of last week of Miss Edith (Mudgee) McCarthy, fourth daughter of Mr. T. J. McCarthy and the late Mrs. McCarthy. Miss McCarthy was born in Muttaburra in 1900 and lived there all her life. Although of a retiring disposition, she made a large circle of friends by her sterling qualities.
Her mother and two sisters, Mesdames W. Bullen (Longreach) and A. W. Johns (Brisbane) predeceased her, and she is survived by her father and two sisters, Mesdames T. R. Hall (Muttaburra) and J. C. Usher (Brisbane). The funeral which left the Catholic Church was largely attended. Dr. J. A. Arratta, in the absence of Father Collins, officiating at the graveside.
[Source: OBITUARY. (1941, December 13). The Longreach Leader (Qld.: 1923 – 1954), p. 7. Retrieved October 10, 2013, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article128610925]