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OBITUARY.

FUNERAL OF MR. T. BEYNON EVANS, J.P.

TRIBUTES TO A PROMINENT PONTYPRIDD MAGISTRATE.

The funeral of Mr. T. B. Evans, J.P., of Bristol House, Cilfynydd, Pontypridd, took place on Thursday at Glyntaff Cemetery. The first part of the service was held at Moriah Congregational Church, Cilfynydd, where the Rev. Richard Williams (the pastor) officiated, assisted by the Rev. Edryd Jones, of Bradner-street, London, the late pastor. Well-known hymns were sung in Welsh, Mr. T. Llewellyn Jenkins being the organist.

Addresses testifying to the useful services rendered by Mr. Evans were delivered by Mr. H. H. Evans, J.P., agent to the Albion Colliery, Cilfynydd (on behalf of the public authorities), and Mr. William Jones, J.P., representing the local magistrates. Mr. Jones remarked that for many years he was a colleague of Mr. Evans', and he found that his desire was always to do good for his fellow-men. For the ward in which he lived he did valuable work. All he could do he did, very often at considerable sacrifice.

The mourners included Mrs. T. B. Evans (widow), Mr. Steve Evans (son) and Mrs. Evans; Mrs. Bessie Williams (daughter) and Mr. Williams; the Rev. D. Silyn Evans (brother) and Mrs. Evans, Aberdare; Mr. John Evans (brother), Aberdare; Mr. Henry Evans (brother), Carmarthen, and Miss Evans; Mr. Henry Davies, Carmarthen, and Miss Annie Davies; Mr. and Mrs. Richard Davies, Skewen, Mr. and Mrs. Vaughan Davies, Skewen, and Miss Ethel Davies; Mr. Tom Davies, Poplars, Cilfynydd; Mr. and Mrs. Williams, Coedpenmaen; Mrs. Davies, Porth; Mr. Emdar Evans, Mr. and Mrs. Beynon Evans, Mr. Edgar Williams, and Mr. Rees John Evans, Aberdare. Mr. T. A. Lewis, M.P., Mr. D. Lleufer Thomas, M.A. (stipendiary magistrate), Mr. Hedley Williams (Worshipful Msater of the Merlin Lodge of Freemasons, to which the late Mr. Evans belonged), Mr. D. Milton Jones (director of education), and others wrote regretting their inability to be present.

Marching in front of the funeral cortege were about fifty members of the Glamorgan Constabulary, headed by Deputy-chief-constable John Williams and Supt. J. L. Rees, of the Treharris Division. Among the magistrates present were Messrs. John Evans, T. Taylor, Hopkin Morgan, Ben Davies, J. John, and Stephen Adams, and Alderman E. H. Fleming, while the members of the Pontypridd Council who attended were Messrs. Arthur Seaton, J.P., W. J. Davies, E. T. Jones, and J. Phillips, and the Rev. D. G. Hughes. The local board of guardians was represented by Mr. Ivor Thomas (late chairman), Mrs. Gwilym Thomas (who was accompanied by Mr. Thomas), Mr. Llewellyn Williams, and the Rev. E. Lewis (Cilfynydd). In addition to others mentioned in connection with governing bodies, the Merlin Lodge had representatives in Messrs. A. Lewis, A. J. Bray, W. H. Edwards, T. Parry-Thomas, and Huw T. Richards.

Others present were Alderman W. R. Davies, the Rev. Illtyd Jones (vicar of Cilfynydd), Mr. David Evans, Mr. Stanley Jones (solicitor, Pontypridd), Mr. J. D. Jones, Mr. Hugh Harris (Norton Bridge), Mr. John Evans (secretary of the Cilfynydd War Memorial Fund, of which the deceased gentleman was chairman), Mr. Matthew Williams, Mr. T. Williams (manager of the Albion Colliery), Mr. Henry John (under manager), Mr. H. L. Porcher (clerk to Pontypridd Council), Mr. J. E. Teasdel (gasworks manager), Mr. W. E. Lowe (surveyor), Mr. E. Jones, Mr. D. L. Williams, Mr. David Williams (Treforest), Mr. Oliver Lewis (workhouse master), Dr. and Mrs. Williams, Mr. Coates (captain of the local fire brigade), Mr. Wm. Thompson, Mr. Tom Jones (late schoolmaster at Coedpenmaen), Messrs. John Christopher, Abraham Lewis, Philip Thomas, Evan Phillips, and Richard Williams (deacons at Moriah Church), Mr. Benjamin Rosser, Mr. John Jenkins, Mr. Dan Rees (miners' agent), Mr. Fred Warren (Albion Hotel), Mr. Isaac Isaac (under-manager at the Troedyrhiw Colliery, Merthyr), Mr. John Farr (Mill-street Schools), Messrs. D. Owen, D. J. Griffiths, and John Evans (on the staff of the Cilfynydd Boys' School), Mr. Emrys Meyrick (Cilfynydd), Mr. Bert Thomas (Rickard's Hotel), and Mr. T. Isaac (Cilfynydd).

Floral tributes were sent by: The Widow and Children, Baby Gerwyn, the Rev. Silyn Evans (Aberdare) and Family, Vaughan and Mabel Davies (Skewen), Percy, Mary, Gwen, and Arley (nephews and nieces from Exmouth); Tradespeople at Cilfynydd, Moriah Sunday School, Moriah Congregational Church, Cilfynydd School Staff, Pwyllgor Gwmanfa Gann, Mr. and Mrs. Muir, of the gasworks; Mrs. Davies, Graigwen, Porth; Mr. Richard Davies and Family (Skewen), officers and brethren, Merlin Lodge; Mr. Tom Ll. Jenkins, organist at Moriah Church; staff and workmen, gasworks, Treforest; staff, Bristol House; Dr. and Mrs. Tudor Williams, and Mrs. Morgans, Pantdu Farm.