OBITUARY.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume I, Issue 155, 6 August 1914, Page 9

OBITUARY.

MR G. L. BEATH. Mr George Lowe Beath, the founder of the firm of Beath and Co., Ltd., died at his residence, 26 Gloucester Street, at 11 p.m. on Tuesday, after a short illness. Mr Beath was 87 years old. Up to the age of about 65 he was a -most active man, but for the last twelve months he was in failing health, and lie was very ill during the past fortnight. Like many other successful colonists, Mr Beath was* a Scot. He came out from Fifeshire in 1864, to a business which his brother, Mr David Beath, had founded in Melbourne, hi partnership with Mr Schiess. He came to Christchurch in 1865, and founded the business which has been carried on under the same name and in the same place ever since. About fifty years ago the late Mr Beath married Miss Marie Malcolm, Avho survives him. Mr Beath built "Leslicville," on the Riccarton Road, one of the first residences in what is now known as the borough of Riccarton. For thirty years Mr Beath was a member and deacon of Trinity Congregational Church, and was always a most liberal supporter of all church and philanthropic objects. Mr Beath leaves three daughters—Mrs A. W. Beaven, Mrs J. E. Wickenden (Mr Wickenden was Mr Beath's partner from 1890 until his death in 1906), and Miss K. Beath.