Maker: Judith Grey

Panel number: 185

Petition sheet number: 223

Person honouring: Sarah Mirfin

Relationship to maker: Great-grandmother

Sara Mirfin was born in 1853 and became a family matriarch. She and her husband William were one of the first farming families in the area between Reefton and Greymouth. They had one daughter and seven sons. 

Four sons went to World War 1 and all returned. Sara’s family was showcased in a set of stamps produced by NZ Post to commemorate the soldiers of World War 1. Sara was a true matriarch of her family and supporter of the community. Sara died in 1937.

Panel materials: Everything came out of my sewing room apart from the photos which were professionally done.