DEATH OF MR GEORGE PARFITT, OF CARDIFF.
We regret to announce the death of Mr George Parfitt, of Cardiff, which took place at his residence, Penylan, on Saturday morning. Mr Parfitt, who was fifty-two years of age, has been more or less indisposed for some time past, and therefore his death was not altogether unexpected. The deceased gentleman was a member of the firm of Parfitt and Jenkins, whose engineering works occupied a foremost position amongst local mercantile concerns, rising rapidly in importance as Cardiff progressed. About one of the last undertakings in which they were concerned was the construction of the Junction Dry Docks and Engineering Works,-which were subsequently transferred to a company. As a mechanical engineer, Mr Parfitt was conspicuous for ability, and amassed a considerable fortune in business. The deceased gentleman, who was unmarried, possessed a very genial disposition, and was much liked by a large circle both in social and commercial affairs. The funeral will take place to-morrow morning and will be of a private character. Any friends wishing to attend are asked to meet at the New Cemetery at 11.45 a.m.
The funeral of the late Mr George Parfitt, of the firm of Messrs Parfitt and Jenkins, the well-known engineers of Cardiff, took place on Tuesday afternoon in the new cemetery, Cardiff. The procession which left Penylan, the residence of the deceased, for the Cemetery just before noon, consisted of a hearse drawn by a pair of horses, four mourning coaches, and several private carriages. In the first coach rode Dr F. Evans, the Rev Mr Cape, minister of Charles-street Wesleyan Chapel, with which deceased was connected, and Mr Lewis Williams ; in the second Mr E. Jenkins, Mr C. E. Jenkins, Mr Philip Williams, and Mr T. J. Williams (Mount Stuart); in the third Messrs. S. W. Allen, W. Paynter, C. Jenkins, and A. Sargeant ; the fourth Mr W.Jenkins, Mr B. Jenkins, and Mr F. Phillips. The private carriages were those of Mr A. Thomas, LP., Mr Jenkins, Mrs Riches, and Mr J. Ware (Penarth), Mr P. Turnbull, Mr T. Waring, Mr Lewis Williams, Mr J. W. Thomas (Penylan), and Mr J. M. McConnochie. A large number of personal friends and employees of the deceased joined the funeral procession when it reached the cemetery. The burial rites were performed by the Rev Mr Cape. The coffin was of polished oak, with brass fittings, and it bore a brass plate on which the following words were inscribed in old English: c< George Parfitt, died Oct. 9th, 1886, aged 51 years.1; The lid of the coffin, as the latter was lowered into the grave, was almost hidden from view by beautiful floral wreaths, sent by relatives, friends, and employees of the deceased. The weather was most unpropitious, rain falling nearly the whole time. The undertaker was Mr G. A. Stone, Working-street, Cardiff.
The Cardiff Times 16th October 1886
Source: National Library of Wales