Spring Competition - AND THE WINNER IS....

[Colin Rowledge]

The following may not qualify as it is not from a cemetery but from an "In Memorium" in a newspaper. Apparently, the proprietor of the newspaper had some 'interaction' with the named person.

Richard Soul 1930-1960

A year since the death of Richard Soul
A man known by many names
and in his life played many 'games'
For me, he wil be remembered as R. Soul.

He was 30 when he died
and in that time he always lied
Those he met and knew him well.
our hope is that he is in h--l

Not a nice man was Richard

[DaveinInskip]

Boot Hill,Tombstone,Arizona

Here Lies
Lester Moore
Four slugs from a 44
No Less
No More


Dave in Inskip

[pennydog]

Here is one that I can only claim to have read online

Anna Wallace

The Children of Israel wanted Bread
And the Lord sent them Manna,
Old Clerk Wallace wanted a wife,
And the Devil sent him Anna

[Thomasin]

Off the internet:

Here lies Ann Mann
Who lived an old maid
But died an old Mann

Dec 8 1767

[Mutley]

In a cemetery in England:

Remember man, as you walk by,
As you are now, so once was I,
As I am now, so shall you be,
Remember this and follow me.
- To which someone replied by writing on the tombstone
To follow you I'll not consent,
Until I know which way you went.

[Sue Mackay]

From "Quaint Epitaphs" collected by Susan Darling Safford 1895

A Watch-maker's Epitaph

Copied from a tomb-stone in Wales by old Sexton Brown, the once famous sexton of Grace Church, N. Y.

Here lies in a horizontal position the outside case of George Rutlege watch-maker, whose abilities in that line were an honor to his profession.

Integrity was the main-spring of all the actions of his life. Humane, honest and industrious his hands never stopped until they had relieved distress.

He had the art of disposing of his time in such a way that he never went wrong except when set agoing by persons who did not know his key, and even then was easily set right again.

He departed this life wound up in the hope of being taken in hand by his Maker, thoroughly cleaned, regulated and repaired and set going in the world to come.

[Sue Mackay]

And for a GROAN 'poetic' offering, also from "Quaint Epitaphs":

Here lies the bones of Richard Lawton
Whose death alas! was strangely brought on.
Trying his corns one day to mow off.
His razor slipped and cut his toe off.
His toe or rather what it grew to,
An inflimation quickly flew to.
Which took alas! to mortifying
And was the cause of Richards dying.

[lesleys]

from a future headstone:

Here lies a Brit-Gen moderator
There was nobody could hate her.
She helped us missing folk to find,
When we messed up was always kind.
If she could only help us still...
..we'd know what happened to great uncle Bill!

[Jan1954]

Keep voting! You only have until this evening to make your vote count.

[Jan1954]

The voting has now closed and I see that there is a tie for first place. Therefore, I will ask an independent adjudicator (Frank Drake) if he will make the casting vote.

Watch this space for the final decision!