SOUZA (née WHITE) [c.1893-1937]

Details of her funeral appeared on page 5 of The Hong Kong Telegraph, 1937-07-24:

MRS. M. A. R. SOUZA

FUNERAL HELD YESTERDAY HAPPY VALLEY

The death occurred in hospital yesterday at the age of 44 of Mrs. Souza, wife of Mr. M. A. R. Souza, of the Union Insurance Society of Canton.

A daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. H. White, she had been ill only a few days.

She leaves two sons, Eric and George, three brothers, Messrs. Herman, Nowell and George White, and two sisters, Misses Maude and Rosie White.

The funeral took place at the Roman Catholic Cemetery, in the afternoon, Father D. Page, assisted by Father G. M. Spada, officiating at the services In the Chapel and graveside.

The chief mourners were the bereaved husband, a son, George, two brothers, H. J. White and N. B. White, two sisters, Miss Maude White and Mrs. L. C. R. Souza, Mr. L. C. R. Souza, Mr. H. A. Allen and Mr. W. Allen (uncles), Mrs. H. A. Allen, C. A. Allen, Mrs. H. J. White, Mrs. Loureira and Mrs. Rozario.

Others present included Messrs. C. Rosselet. B. w. Bradbury, A. E. Coates, R. F. Luz, S. A. Marcal, A. B. Hamson.

E.    Zimmern. U. M. Omar. K. M. Omar. F. Elliott. L. E. Basto, J. C. Rodrigues.

L.    G. Guterres. H. Stainfleld. W. B. Jenkins. A. J. Watters, A. S. Gomes, L. K. Lammert, D. Leonard. N. Lee. A. Gillard. H. T. Sousac. Dr. V. N. Atienza. P. Dixon. Mrs. R. L. Decker, Miss M. Decker, Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Landolt, Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Maxwel, Miss A. Ismail. Miss L. Gardner. Miss G. Ablong, Mrs. A. Kew, W. K. Way, E. M. Marques, V. R. V. Ribeiro. U. S. Alves. C, M. S. Alves, J. M. M. Alves, H. Silva, A. Elms. A. Tavares, F. Tavares, A. Carneiro, F. Collaco. Dick d'Almada. Dr. C. W. Lam.

M.    N. Rakusen, C. Baptista. R. Bana, W. O’Connor, Mrs. T. Locke. A. Guterres. Silva-Netto, O. Arculli, R. A. Campos. L Osmund, Bux. M. B. Reis, L. R. Campos. A. A.  Razack, A. G. Ghafoor. S. Usuff. Dr. N. P. Karanjia. Mrs. Campos and Mtss A, Souza.

Many Wreaths

A bouquet from the husband was buried with the coffin.

Other floral tributes were sent by Hermon; Maude. Nowell and Pearl; Rose and Luigi, Luiz and Elaine; George, Dot and kiddies; Mary. Frank, and kiddies; Lena and Bill, Wilma and Ronald; Joe and Corinne; Bill: Uncle Bill: Mr. Y. Abbas and family: Grace Ablong; M. F. M. Alves and family; Dr. V. N. Atienza, Mrs. Atienza and Tina: Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Bradbury and family; L. E. Basto; Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Clemo; Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Conies; H. L. Decker and family: Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Donald: Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Franks: Mr. and Mrs. G. Goeling: Mr. A. S. Gomes; Mr. and Mrs, A. Gillard; Miss G. Grimmitt; J. Iles:    Mrs. S. E.

Ismail. Age and Ruby; W. B. Jenkins; H. Jephson: Dr. N. P. Karanjia; Mr. and Mrs. Arthur J. Kew; Geo. S. Ladd: Dr, C. W. Lam; Henry Lam and A. A. da Silva: Mrs. C. Leonard and family; Mr. and Mrs. T. Locke; W. F. Leckie; Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Marcal; Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Maxwell and family; Mrs. MacKenzie and Mrs. Way: Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Millar and family: Mrs. L. Montalto de Jesus and family; Molly Mooney; Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Muskett.

M. O'Sullivan and family; Mr. and Mrs. M. N. Rajusen; Mr. and Mrs. E. A. dos Remedios, C. S. Rosselet and family; Miss R. Rumjahn; Mr. and Mrs. F. Sequeira; Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Shea: Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Silva; Mr. and Mrs. R. M. G Silva: Mrs. V. L. Spink; H. Stainfield; Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Suiter; Thomson: Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Tobias; A. J. Walters; Mrs. M. T. Williams and family: Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Whyte and Jean; Mr. Wong Tat; Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Xavier; P. M. Xavier; E. Zimmern. Ah Wing.

Book Office Staff. Union Insurance Society of Canton. Ltd. W. Stoker and the elliot-Fisher Operators. Hongkong Electric Co., Ltd.. Local Staff of the Chartered Bank of India. Australia and China; President, Committee and Members of the Craigengower Cricket Club; All the Servants of Home Ville; Staff of the Humphreys Hotel; Nga Kee Flower Staff.