LATE MR GEORGE BURN

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 19137, 21 October 1927, Page 9

LATE MR GEORGE BURN

FUNERAL YESTERDAY. The funeral of the late Mr George Burn yesterday afternoon was attended by a very large number of mourners. The procession started from his home, 437 Worcester street, and proceeded to St. Paul's Presbyterian Church, where the Bev. W. Bower Black conducted the funeral service. The cortege, well over a mile in length, then proceeded to the Bromley Cemetery, where Mr Bower Black performed the last rites. The chief mourners were Messrs Eric Burn, A. Burn, B. Hannan, and D. E. McDonald. At the church the pall-bearers were; Messrs J. G. Herdman, R. Malcolm, F. W. Anderson, P. Hercus, B. H. Wilson, and W. S. Bobinson. Messrs G. M. Hall, L. Ansell,. W. Chaplin, H. Reed, P. Frampton, and G. Ralton, of Booth, Macdonald and Co., were the pall-bear-ers at the graveside. Amongst the mourners were: Messrs G. A. Praser, J. G. Fraser, W. Anderson, R. Hall, B. P. Hayman, W. Edmondson, W. Bountree, L. G. Ancall, P. W Prampton, H. Lindsay, W. Chaplin, H. Reed, M. Walker, P. Trolove, G. M. Hall, J. Tate, A. McM. Paterson, G. T. Booth, R. H. Booth, R. Johnston, A. Jeans, J. B. Campbell, E. S. Jones, A. Wilson, G. Batchelor, R. Malcolm, J. Anderson and Son, J. Tullock, P. Hercus, J. S. Young, A. D. Hassall, J. Cardwell, the Rev. Br. Erwin, the Revs. R. M. Ryburn, T. Paterson, W. T. Todd, J. D. Webster, N. L. D. Webster, J. Tonnent. Included amongst the wreaths were those from the following and Mrs W. H; Rose, Mr and Mrs Geo. Praser and Jack, the Dunedin relatives, Mr and Mrs William Goss, Mr J. P. and Miss Smellie, Mr and Mrs J. H. Button, Mr and Mrs A. M. Hester, Mr and Mrs E. A. Wilson, Mrs and Alan Wood, Mr and Mrs W. Mackay, Mr J. A. Redpath and family, Mr and Mrs E. S. Jones, Mr and Mrs .A. A. Barlow, Misses G. and Y. Maxwell, Mr and Mrs R. H. Wilson, Mr and Mrs T. W. Reese, Mr and Mrs T. Batchelor, Mr and Mrs C. J. Newell, Mrs and Miss Green, Mr, Mrs, and Miss Taylor, Mr and Mrs E. Malcolm, Mrs and Miss Macilree, Miss F. M. Evans, Miss M. Washburn, Mr and Mrs J. Patterson and family, Mrs Lyons, and Mr C. A. Lyons, St. Paul's Session and Board of Management, St. Paul's Sunday School and Bible Classes, Presbyterian Sunday School Union, St. Paul's Ladies' Association, and P.W.M.U., St. Albans Church Bible Class, Office staff, and Workers Booth Macdonald and Co., Ltd., office staff Anderson's, Ltd., committee and members United Tennis Club, office staff National Electrical and Engineering Co., Ltd., staff of St. Albans School, St. Albans School Class IV., and Milford School Committee.