Phua Kiong Aik and Lee Oh Yee (Bukit Brown)

Phua Kiong Aik was the manager of chop Guan Teck Hin. He was also a Vice President of the Amicable Athletic Association (1936-1937). Phua Kiong Aik passed away at the age of 39 on 12th January 1943. Madam Lee Oh Yee passed away at the age of 31 on 14 August 1936. Listed on their tomb are the names of their children; 
Sons: Phua Khek Yam, Phua Khek Beng
Daughters; Phua Soh Khim, Phua Soh Cheng





Sons: Phua Khek Yam and Phua Khek Beng 

Daughters: Phua Soh Khim and Phua Soh Cheng 

Family

Daughter: Phua Soh Khim / Mrs. Lim Teck Swee
Madam Phua Soh Khim married Lim Teck Swee, Proprietor of the Straits Typewriter Agency Singapore and for their children are;
Sons: Lim Eng Guan, Lim Eng Soon
Daughter: Irene Lim 

Chop Guan Teck Hin

Phua Kiong Aik, the manager of chop Guan Teck Hin of 2 Telok Ayer Street claimed trial on 3 charges of selling rice at higher price than that fixed by the Government in 1939. On 2 March 2603 (1943), there was a notice that the power of attorney dated 8 May 1929 given by Phua Pin Hong to Phua Kiong Aik and Phua Kiong Aik and Phua Kiong Chan (registered no. 274/29) has on that been revoked and business of Chop Guan Teck Hin of No. 2 Telok Ayer Street (formerly of No. 79 Market Street) and will be in future carried on by the said Phua Pin Hong as the sole proprietor. 

Possible connections

Following from the lead of Phua Kiong Chan. Is Phua Kiong Chan of chop Guan Teck Hin a brother of Phua Kiong Aik. I notice their generational name and their children generational name are similar so there is a possibility. The only article i found is one of the obituary notice of Madam Lee Kum Neo who passed away on 1 Dec 1997. Her husband is Phua Kiong Chan and their children; 
Son: Phua Khek Tin, Phuah Khek Yong, Danny and Phua Khek Cheng, Paul.  
Daughter: Phua Soh Hwa, Mary
Daughters-in-law: Inge Coln and Rosalind Khoo. 




Location of tomb 

Block 4 Section A, plot 606 and 613 (a few rows behind Lim Nee Soon family cluster)

Phua Kiong Aik and Madam Lee Oh Yee (photo taken on 8 Mar 2025)


Comments

  1. Peter, you are correct. Phua Kiong Chan is the eldest brother of Phua Kiong Aik.

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