Neo Guan Beng (Bukit Brown)

Neo Guan Beng's tomb is beautiful with unique cursive font type used for his headstone and not forgetting also the beautiful decorative tiles. However it was damaged and the marble slab beneath the altar table where the names were was buried under soil and rubble. Fortunately, we dug it out and from there can document his family tree. My suspicion also was the tomb doesn't seem to be an exhumed tomb but rather hit by something large (possibly a fallen tree in the past ? -but that is theory for now).

 

Neo Guan Beng passed away at the age of 73 on 28 September 1933. From his beautiful tomb of decorative tiles, the name of his children are as follows;

Sons: Neo Soon Keng, Neo Soon Kim, Neo Soon Kiat, Neo Soon How, Neo Soon Kiang

Daughters: Neo Cheng Neo

Grandsons: Neo Hock Swee, Neo Hock Leng, Neo Hock Heng, Neo George Seng

Granddaughters: Neo Swee Neo, Neo Ah Loei, Neo Molly, Neo Janey, Neo Choo Neo

Neo Guan Beng was the superintendent of the Gunong Sayang Association (1912). Other than that, i don't have much information about him. 

Neo Guan Beng 

Children and grandchildren of Neo Guan Beng 

Family

Son: Neo Soon Keng

The engagement was announced on 18 February 1937 of Mr. Low Seng Lee also know as Eddie Low (youngest son of the late Mr. Low Chong Chia and Mrs. Low Chong Chia) to Miss Neo Swee Neo (eldest daughter of Mr. Neo Soon Keng and the late Madam Wee Poh Neo.

Son: Neo Soon How

Neo Soon How passed away at the age of 74 on 22 November 1971. He leaves behind his wife, 

2 sons; Stephen Neo, William Neo

2 daughters: Neo Guat Choo, Neo Guat Neo, 2 daughters-in-law, 1 son-in-law and 5 grandchildren. The cortege left from 47 Lorong J, Telok Kurau.

Grandson: Neo Hock Leng 

Neo Hock Leng (eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Neo Soon How married Miss Nellie Ching Kim Neo (second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ching Kok Guan) in May 1957. 

Neo Hock Leng and Nellie Ching Kim Neo 

Location of tomb 

Block 3 Division C, plot 477

8RPG+WXH Singapore 

Unveiling the tomb of Neo Guan Beng in Bukit Brown

Beautiful transfer print tiles on the tomb shoulder

Further Reading 

Neo Jin Quee family. (website). Singapore Tombstones Epigraphic Materials 新加坡墓碑铭集录