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THE REPORTER 17 JANUARY 2025 · PAGE 7

A Century of Love and Ons innige simpatie aan die
Memories . . . familie en vriende van Oom
Marx van Rooyen wat op 6
Sunday, 2 January 2025
marked the end of an era in Januar 2025 oorlede is in die
Barkly East, when a much ouderdom van 93 jaar en 6
loved resident, Mrs Gene maande.
Green passed away at the age Oom Marx was welbekend in
of 103. Aunty Gene was born die area en het 'n skerp sin vir
on 20 June 1922. humor gehad.
She and her late husband, Hy het vir baie jare saam met
Russell Owen Milton Green sy oorlede vrou, Elise,
(Tosh) were married on 22 geboer op die plaas
June 1946 in Aliwal North. Ongegund, in die Clifford
They resided on the farm, area van Barkly-Oos. Hulle
Clearwater in Barkly East. Four was na hul aftrede by die
children were born out of the Barkly-Oos Dienssentrum
marriage, Owen, Sheila, Eline woonagtig.
(Emmeline) and Beryl. Uit die huwelik is vier kinders
Aunty Gene was our oldest gebore, Suzette, Frans,
living subscriber and would Marlise en Susan.
often contact us with Die begrafnis was op
encouraging words or Saterdag 11 Januarie vanuit
snippets of news. We knew her die NG Kerk, Barkly-Oos
as a very generous person and gehou en was waargeneem
a beautiful lady. She had the deur Ds Adriaan Bester.
very sweet habit of always
giving The Reporter staff an Ons innige simpatie aan sy
end of the year “gift”, whether kinders, kleinkinders, agter-
in the form of eats or money kleinkinders, familie en
for a spoil. vriende met hul hartseer
20.6.1922 - 02.01.2025 verlies. 06.07.1931 - 06.01.2025
Our sincere sympathy to her
children, their families and her
many friends.
“When my heart is overwhelmed
“When my heart is overwhelmed
lead me to
lead me to
the Rock
the Rock

THAT IS HIGHER
THAT IS HIGHER
THAN 1.”
THAN 1.”
Psalm 61:2