Final Years
Maggie Whitecross Paton died at the age of 64 on 16 May 1905 at "Kennet" - believed to be the family home at 74 Princess Street, Kew, Victoria.
John G. survived his wife by nearly two years, dying at the age of 82 on 28 Jan 1907 at Cross St, Canterbury, Victoria, Australia.
They are both buried at Boroondara at the intersection of High Street and Park Hill Road, Kew, Victoria, Australia.
The student group at the Presbyterian Theological College in Victoria is named in his honour.
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