In presence of a large attendance of mourners the funeral (cremation) service for the late Mrs. Emeline Sarah Coan Massey, wife of Mr. P. W, Massey was held in the Bubbling Well Cemetery Chapel yesterday afternoon.
The chief mourner was the husband, Mr. P. W. Massey while the honorary pallbearers were:—Mr. A. H. George, Sir Robert Calder-Marshall, Mr. H. G. W. Woodhead, Mr. C. H. Arnhold, Mr. A. P. Nazer and Mr. Louis Lienard. On the coffin, which was draped with a heavy blue velvet pall, rested a beautiful floral cross from Phil, and a floral heart from Joan and Brian., The officiating clergymen were Dean Trivett, the Rev. P. C, Matthews and the Rev. E. J. Ottewell. The hymns "Fight the good fight" and "That rock was Christ" were sung by the congregation led by the boys of the Cathedral Choir and 16 girls from the Cathedral Girls School, Mr. H. F. Baker presiding at the organ.
had been requested that in lieu of flowers, donations be sent to the King's Daughters' Society but floral tributes were received from the following among others:
Her sisters in England, Tony George, Sir Robert and Lady Calder-Marshall Mr. and Mrs. Alan Wheen, Mr. Bernard Rozenbaum, Dr. E. L. Marsh, Wendy and Mike Turner. Mr. and Mrs. H. N. Steptoe, Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Kellogg (Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, New York) Joan and James, The members of the Joint Committee of the British Chamber of Commerce and China Association, the Staf of Millington, Lid Loh Zen San (Houseboy), ete.
The arrangements for the funeral King George Caught in were carried out by Messrs. Thomas Macdonald and Ca.
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