A lovely gravestone inscription

9 years ago

This isn't a very old stone, but I love the words inscribed on it:
A caring nurse
and friend
and
as our mother
and
grandmother
she had a
passionate
interest in
everything
we did.

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Alice_sj
9 years ago
That is very nice.
alisande
Original Author
9 years ago
At the same cemetery I found one for the Walter family. Clara Smith married Willis Walter in June 1893. Ten months later she gave birth to their son, Clarence, and three days after that she died. Little Clarence lived only four months. Childbirth was treacherous business in those days, and even worse in hospitals than birthing at home.
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I found the cemetery on USGenWeb and there are Bishop's listed in it but not any of these 3 are listed. Sorry.. I wish they were. I agree with you tho I think It's Hattie, short for Harriett. Have you ever tried doing a foil brushing? It's where you lay a piece of foil over or around the stone and with a soft paint brush dab on it. The foil goes down into the lettering making it easier to read. I have seen photos of it done before that really brought out the lettering.. I tried it once and it didn't work at all for me.
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socks
9 years ago
A lovely bit of their family life, inscribed for others to read. Very nice. Wouldn't Lucille and her family love to know we are thinking of them.
rob333 (zone 7b)
9 years ago
Yes, socks is right. Lucille is still touching lives in a positive way.

makes me smile

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