We started cleaning up what was once the triple tomb of 2 women (Madam Lim Kiam Neo and Madam Lim Chye Hiah) and their husband, Mr. Yeo Cheow Bock. The middle tomb however seems exhumed and we found remnants of the headstone which belong to their husband, Mr. Yeo Cheow Bock. In short it it was a triple tomb of Yeo Cheow Bock and Madam Lim Kiam Neo and Madam Lim Chye Hiah.
Yeo Cheow Bock passed away at the age of 57 on 3 August 1937. A newspaper article conveys the thanks from Mrs. Yeo Cheow Bock and Mr. and Mrs. Yeo Kiat Seng of Pulau Bukom to those who send gifts and visited.
Wife: Madam Lim Kiam Neo
Madam Lim Kiam Neo passed away at the age of 65 (on the tomb her age is listed as 63) on 13 July 1946 at 11:45 pm. She is the wife of the late Mr. Yeo Cheow Bock. She leaves behind her only son, Mr. Yeo Kiat Seng of Pulau Bukom, 1 daughter-in-law, 2 grandsons and 1 daughter-in-law.
Madam Lim Kiam Neo passed away at the age of 65 (on the tomb her age is listed as 63) on 13 July 1946 at 11:45 pm. She is the wife of the late Mr. Yeo Cheow Bock. She leaves behind her only son, Mr. Yeo Kiat Seng of Pulau Bukom, 1 daughter-in-law, 2 grandsons and 1 daughter-in-law.
The names of the children listed are as follows:
Son: Yeo Kiat Seng
Grandsons: George Yeo Ah Tiew, Robert Yeo Peck Chye
Granddaughter: Rosie Yeo Sai Tin
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| Tomb of Madam Lim Kiam Neo |
Wife: Madam Lim Chye Hiah / Lim Chye Yah
Madam Lim Chye Hiah passed away at the age of 57 on 24 July 1940. On her tomb she is listed clearly as the second mother (of Yeo Kiat Seng). In the burial records, her name is spelt as Lim Chye Yah.
The names of the children listed are as follows:
Son: Yeo Kiat Seng
Grandsons: George Yeo Ah Tiew, Robert Yeo Peck Chye
Granddaughter: Rosie Yeo Sai Tin
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| Tomb of Madam Lim Chye Hiah / Lim Chye Yah |
Son: Yeo Kiat Seng
Yeo Kiat Seng is a Trustee of the Senh Yeo Burial Ground (also know as Heap Heap Guan San Burial Ground). In that article, Yeo Kiat Seng appointed Chua Chwee Lim as his joint trustee. Yeo Kiat Seng address was listed as No. 427 Telok Blangah Road President of the Pulau Bukom Clerical and Artisans' Club.
Yeo Kiat Seng passed away at the age of 53 on 8 November 1955. He leaves behind his beloved wife, Madam Lim Poh Neo, 2 sons; Yeo Peck Tiew and Yeo Peck Chye, 1 daughter, Irene Yeo, 1 adopted son, 3 adopted daughters, 1 son-in-law, 1 daughter-in-law and several grandchildren.
The cortege left his residence, 614 Telok Blangah Road for the burial at the Yeo Burial ground at Telok Blangah Road. In the obituary notice he was mentioned to be of Shell Company). The executor of his estate was his wife, Madam Lim Poh Neo.
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| Mr. and Mrs. Yeo Kiat Seng |
Granddaughter: Irene Yeo Peck Neo
The engagement was announced on 11 October 1949 between Mr. Cheah Thye Bee of the Municipal Secretariat (fourth son of Mr. and Mrs. Cheah Beng Cheang) and Miss Irene Yeo Peck Neo (only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Yeo Kiat Seng of the Shell Co. Ltd, Pulsu Bukom).
Unique decorations
The beautiful blue hue used on the two side panels of the exhumed tomb of Mr. Yeo Cheow Bock remind me of the blue used in the old Straits Chinese or Peranakan homes of the NUS Baba House at Neil Road and the Blue Mansion, Penang (Cheong Fatt Tze). Maybe the blue was selected for that purpose, after all it is the house of the after life.
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| Blue hue design that you spot the deer clearly |
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| Blue hue design that you can spot the crane clearly |
Location of tomb
The location of the tomb of Madam Lim Kiam Neo (Block 4 Section B, plot 158) and Madam Lim Chye Hiah / Lim Chye Yah (Block 4 Section B, plot 134
Tomb of Yeo Cheow Bock - Block 4 Section B, plot 146
Tomb of Yeo Cheow Bock - Block 4 Section B, plot 146
The tombs is located behind the Quadruple tomb cluster of Tan Peck Jim and Leong Seng Ngian western styled marble tomb.
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