Teigh Soon Whatt and family (Bukit Brown)

A broken marble headstone caught my attention. After piecing the two broken piece together, and placing it at the altar platform table, i noticed the unique surname of the person buried there. The marble stone was carved all in English and the surname was Teigh. The marble headstone reads;
In loving memory of the late Mr. Teigh Soon Whatt 
age 58. 
Died on 7th September 1936
Wife: Madam Cheong Choo Neo
Sons:
Teigh Heng Poon
Teigh Heng Kim
Daughters:
Teigh Leng Neo
Teigh Hock Neo
Grandsons
Oh Kwee Leong 

From the obituary notice, i managed to gather additional information: Teigh Soon Watt passed away at his residence, No 410A Yio Chu Kang Road on 6th Sept 1936 at the age of 58. He leaves behind his wife, a son-Teigh Heng Poon, one adopted son, Mr. Lim Hock Swee, 2 daughters and one son-in-law, Mr. Lim Chea Ding. Teigh Soon Whatt was the hon. assistant treasurer of the Bukit Sembawang Recreational Club in 1917. Teigh Soon Whatt was the hon. assistant treasurer of the Bukit Sembawang Recreational Club in 1917. He is buried in Block 4 Section A, plot 480.



Trying to trace further, the only possible lead i have is on the obituary notices of Teigh Heng Poon (passed away at the age of 84 on 7 April 2000) and his wife Madam Seah Mui Kiang (passed away at the age of 80 on 30 December 2008.

Son; Teigh Heng Poon Jr.  Daughter-in-law; Melenia A. Bisonaya
Daughter" Doreen Teigh Wha Eng, Son-in-law; Edmund Wong
Granddaughters: Dr. Petrina Wong, Jacinda Wong, Clarissa Wong, Carmella Teigh, Cassandra Teigh, Grandson: Ryan Teigh
Grandson-in-law: Dr. Keith Ho

References
Untitled. (1917, August 13). The Straits Times, page 8

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