Married, no information on spouse; son of William Mead and Margaret Donahue, per familysearch.org transcription of BC Archives death certificate 1916-09-184149.
Excerpted from the Creston Review of December 22, 1916 page 1, via UBC historical newspapers website:
Tank Bursts and Kills Geo. Mead
Death came with tragic suddeness [sic] to George Mead of the Creston Hotel on Saturday afternoon, the bursting of the iron lighting-system gasoline tank tank killing him instantly...
The late Mr. Mead was a native of Toronto, Ontario, being born there in 1866. He came west when quite a young man and has followed mining for many years, having been a resident at the coast when the Klondike boom was on, and in which he also participated, as well as working in the gold camps in Alaska, and all over this province. He came to Creston in 1906 and for some five years he was in partnership with the late J. B. Moran in the Creston Hotel, leaving it to go ranching, having property at several spots in the Valley and only returning to take charge of the hotel on the death of Mr. Moran the latter part of June. Deceased was married at Victoria, In 1893, to Miss Lottie Buss, and is survived by his wife and one son, George, who is with the Imperial Bank at Fernie.
The funeral on Monday afternoon was very largely attended, and was conducted by the Creston Lodge Knights of Pythias, of which deceased was a member, assisted by Rev. R. E. Pow, the members of the order turning out in large numbers to pay their last respects...
The passing of George Mead will be sadly felt by a very wide circle of acquaintances. He was a man's man in the genuine sense of that term, and had the friendship and esteem of the many who knew him. In their great sorrow Mrs. Mead and son have the truest sympathy of the Valley citizens.
Excerpted from the Creston Review of December 22, 1916 page 1, via UBC historical newspapers website:
Tank Bursts and Kills Geo. Mead
Death came with tragic suddeness [sic] to George Mead of the Creston Hotel on Saturday afternoon, the bursting of the iron lighting-system gasoline tank tank killing him instantly...
The late Mr. Mead was a native of Toronto, Ontario, being born there in 1866. He came west when quite a young man and has followed mining for many years, having been a resident at the coast when the Klondike boom was on, and in which he also participated, as well as working in the gold camps in Alaska, and all over this province. He came to Creston in 1906 and for some five years he was in partnership with the late J. B. Moran in the Creston Hotel, leaving it to go ranching, having property at several spots in the Valley and only returning to take charge of the hotel on the death of Mr. Moran the latter part of June. Deceased was married at Victoria, In 1893, to Miss Lottie Buss, and is survived by his wife and one son, George, who is with the Imperial Bank at Fernie.
The funeral on Monday afternoon was very largely attended, and was conducted by the Creston Lodge Knights of Pythias, of which deceased was a member, assisted by Rev. R. E. Pow, the members of the order turning out in large numbers to pay their last respects...
The passing of George Mead will be sadly felt by a very wide circle of acquaintances. He was a man's man in the genuine sense of that term, and had the friendship and esteem of the many who knew him. In their great sorrow Mrs. Mead and son have the truest sympathy of the Valley citizens.
Married, no information on spouse; son of William Mead and Margaret Donahue, per familysearch.org transcription of BC Archives death certificate 1916-09-184149.
Excerpted from the Creston Review of December 22, 1916 page 1, via UBC historical newspapers website:
Tank Bursts and Kills Geo. Mead
Death came with tragic suddeness [sic] to George Mead of the Creston Hotel on Saturday afternoon, the bursting of the iron lighting-system gasoline tank tank killing him instantly...
The late Mr. Mead was a native of Toronto, Ontario, being born there in 1866. He came west when quite a young man and has followed mining for many years, having been a resident at the coast when the Klondike boom was on, and in which he also participated, as well as working in the gold camps in Alaska, and all over this province. He came to Creston in 1906 and for some five years he was in partnership with the late J. B. Moran in the Creston Hotel, leaving it to go ranching, having property at several spots in the Valley and only returning to take charge of the hotel on the death of Mr. Moran the latter part of June. Deceased was married at Victoria, In 1893, to Miss Lottie Buss, and is survived by his wife and one son, George, who is with the Imperial Bank at Fernie.
The funeral on Monday afternoon was very largely attended, and was conducted by the Creston Lodge Knights of Pythias, of which deceased was a member, assisted by Rev. R. E. Pow, the members of the order turning out in large numbers to pay their last respects...
The passing of George Mead will be sadly felt by a very wide circle of acquaintances. He was a man's man in the genuine sense of that term, and had the friendship and esteem of the many who knew him. In their great sorrow Mrs. Mead and son have the truest sympathy of the Valley citizens.
Excerpted from the Creston Review of December 22, 1916 page 1, via UBC historical newspapers website:
Tank Bursts and Kills Geo. Mead
Death came with tragic suddeness [sic] to George Mead of the Creston Hotel on Saturday afternoon, the bursting of the iron lighting-system gasoline tank tank killing him instantly...
The late Mr. Mead was a native of Toronto, Ontario, being born there in 1866. He came west when quite a young man and has followed mining for many years, having been a resident at the coast when the Klondike boom was on, and in which he also participated, as well as working in the gold camps in Alaska, and all over this province. He came to Creston in 1906 and for some five years he was in partnership with the late J. B. Moran in the Creston Hotel, leaving it to go ranching, having property at several spots in the Valley and only returning to take charge of the hotel on the death of Mr. Moran the latter part of June. Deceased was married at Victoria, In 1893, to Miss Lottie Buss, and is survived by his wife and one son, George, who is with the Imperial Bank at Fernie.
The funeral on Monday afternoon was very largely attended, and was conducted by the Creston Lodge Knights of Pythias, of which deceased was a member, assisted by Rev. R. E. Pow, the members of the order turning out in large numbers to pay their last respects...
The passing of George Mead will be sadly felt by a very wide circle of acquaintances. He was a man's man in the genuine sense of that term, and had the friendship and esteem of the many who knew him. In their great sorrow Mrs. Mead and son have the truest sympathy of the Valley citizens.
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