Western Mail Wednesday May 19th 1926. OBITUARIES. After a short illness Mr. Evan PHILLIPS, of 9, Stuart-street, Treorky, passed away on Monday at the age of 72. A native of Convil, Carmarthen, Mr. PHILLIPS came to the Rhondda when a young man and has been employed by the Ocean Coal Company as a collier for the last fifty years. Deceased was an ardent church worker and was one of Bethania's oldest deacons. The funeral will take place at the local cemetery on Saturday. The news has been received by cable from Australia that Mr. Joseph LAWRENCE, the youngest son of the late Mr. J.B. LAWRENCE, who carried on business as coal merchant in Canton, Cardiff, has died. Mr. LAWRENCE went out to Australia ten years ago and owned a poultry farm at Bayside, Chelsea, where his death took place. He leaves a widow but no children. Sympathy will be extended to Councillor and Mrs. C.F. WILLIAMS, of 19, Stow Park-avenue, Newport, in the loss they sustained by the death of their nephew, Flight-lieut. Sydney COX, who died on Monday from injuries received in an aeroplane accident. The death has taken place at the residence of her son-in-law, Mr. Harry G. BARTER, St. Enodoc, Gladsllwch, Newport, of Mrs. Ellen BREWER, widow of the late Mr. Richard BREWER, of Padstow, Cornwall. Mrs. BREWER was the daughter of a Mr. Joseph JORY, who was coxswain of the ship's boat which took Florence NIGHTINGALE ashore when she first landed in the Crimea. Mr. JORY afterwards became a coal merchant at St. Austell and became connected with Newport when he shipped coal at the old Rock Wharf. Mrs. BREWER, who had attained the age of 91 years, was the last member of a family with a remarkable record for longevity. She was one eight daughters, the ages of seven of whom ranged from 83 to 91 years. Mrs. BREWER came to Newport with her husband 30 years ago. She leaves a son and daughter, Capt. Richard BREWER, of Newport, who is now in the Far East, and Mrs. Harry BARTER, whose husband is the son of Mr. James BARTER, the veteran Newport magistrate. The funeral took place at Trealaw Cemetery of the late Capt. Robert JONES, 37, Clydach-road, Clydach Vale, a well-known figure in religious activities at Clydach Vale, and at Cardiff and Barry, where he was prominent in shipping affairs. Aged 59, Capt. JONES, who was a brother of Capt. Richard JONES, also a master mariner of Cardiff, went to sea when he was fourteen years of age from Nevin, Caernarvonshire, and although he had resided in the Rhondda for eighteen years, he was still on the active list when he succumbed to a long illness contracted in November last. He had piloted boats owned by Messrs. TILLETTS, Cardiff, and Messrs. MORGAN and SMAILE, Cardiff, among others, and during the war was in charge of the Rotherhill, which was chartered for war services in conjunction with the fleet on the North-east Coast. For seventeen years Capt. JONES had been a member of the Barry Lodge of Freemasons, while he took an active interest in the religious affairs of Libanus Church, Clydach Vale. The chief mourners were Mrs. (Capt) JONES (widow), Mrs. (Capt) Richard JONES, Cardiff; Mrs. Rice HUGHES, Nevin; Mr. and Mrs. Evan LEWIS, Bangor, Messrs. William and Thomas JONES, Cardiff, Mr.and Mrs. John LEWIS, Aberystwyth; Mr. and Mrs. Hugh REES, Blaenclydach; Mr. and Mrs. John THOMAS, Mr. Richard THOMAS, Mrs E. THOMAS, Cardiff; Mrs. J. THOMAS, Cardiff, Mrs. OWEN, CilfynyddThe Revs.  G.H. JONES, B.A. (Libanus), D. DAVIES, B.A. (Ystrad), and T.E. DAVIES (Treorky) officiated sat the house and at the graveside. The funeral took place at Llandaff Cemetery on Tuesday of Mrs Stella GREAVES, wife of Mr. Howard Tracey GREAVES, of 9, Palace-avenue, Llandaff. Mrs GREAVES was the victim of an unfortunate motor accident in Clive-road on Saturday and the large crowd which gathered was evidence of the sympathy aroused.  The chief mourners were: Mr. H.T. GREAVES (husband), Mr. R.H. GREAVES (brother-in-law), Mr. J.B. GREAVES (brother-in-law), Mr. L.B. GREAVES (brother-in-law), Mr. A.T. DIAMOND (brother-in-law), Mr. Stanley AKERS, Mr. G.L. DIAMOND, Mr. C.F. SANDERS, Mr. R.V. WILLIAMS, Mr. W.T. LOCK, Mr. J. EDWARDS, Mr. William C. MOLE, Capt. W.P. HODGE, Mr. T. SARGENT, Mr. Ben WILLIAMS, Mr. Arthur TRESEDER, Mr. E.E. HUTCHINGS, Mr. N.J. PETERS, Mr. J.S. PARSONS, Mr. James DIAMOND, Mr. J.A. KEDZLIE, Mr. Ivor SANDERS, Dr. Alfred REES, Mr. J. WYATT, Mr. W.T. BATEMAN, Mr. A. CARELESS, Mr. T. FRY, Mr. COOK, Mr. F. DARBY, Mr. PARRY, Mr. H.J. HOLLOWAY, Mr. R.S. BREWER, Mr. P. STUCKEY, Mr. C. WOOD, Mr. J. STANFIELD, and Mr. W.J. DIAMOND. The officiating ministers were the Rev. C. FENELEY and the Rev. L.B. HINDSLEY. John Patrick