Gladys May FANNON [12387]

  General Notes:

Manjimup and Warren Times (WA : 1927 - 1954) Wed 15 Dec 1954 Page 9
SUDDEN DEATH OF POPULAR DIXVALE IDENTITY
SUDDEN DEATH OF POPULAR DIXVALE IDENTITY
The sudden death on December 9 of Gladys May, wife of Mr. Herbert John Limmer, of Dixvale, came as a shock to a wide circle of friends. Deceased was born in Fremantle.
She and her husband - a miner then from Victoria who was suffering lead poisoning - came to the South-West as a means of improving Mr. Limmers health. They arrived at Dixvale just at the time when Group 5 was being settled in October 1921.

To a large degree Mr. Limmer's health improved and he and his wife proved worthy citizens of their adopted district. Apart from an interest in R.S.L. Women's Auxiliary spheres and a few other social organisations, Mrs. Limmer remained a home lover and devoted to her children, two of whom, Bernard and Rita, (Mrs. Kenneth Kelly) live in this district. Mick, a twin of Rita's, was a World War 11 casualty and his death was a sad blow to the family.
•It was mainly through the experiments carried out from 1921 onwards by Mr. Limmer that tobacco growing on a commercial basis is carried on within the Warren district today. He overcame what appeared insurmountable obstacles to prove that tobacco could be satisfactorily grown in the Manjimup district. Besides this he was interested in local government and was at one time a chairman of the Manjimup Road Board.

Gladys married Herbert John LIMMER [12382] [MRIN: 4285], son of Henry LIMMER [11487] and Elizabeth HERBERT [11476], in 1916 in , WA, Australia. (Herbert John LIMMER [12382] was born in 1891 in Diamond Creek, Vic, Australia ⁸⁹⁷⁸ and died in 1967 in , WA, Australia.)