Ramdom Stones

This posting is dedicated to the gravestones which have nothing at all to do with my family history but which have amused or touched me when I came across them:

In Skaneateles .... William Quinlan, 1844-1961 ..... did this fellow die by the sword?

What a lovely way to mark the passing of Mary Ellithorpe born 25th December 1922 and died 22nd October 1962. ...... I wonder if she signed it herself.

Was the spelling intentional or by mistake?

R.I.P. E. Leo Welch, 1883-1966

24 hours after photographing this stone, I was heading back to Australia for the funeral of a close family member. I am still moved and comforted by the Irish proverb on this stone for the McQuigg family:

Sarah K McQuigg died 22nd October 1959,

Henry McQuigg died 17th February 1965,

Parke McQuigg died 1st May 1995

and Margaret who has no date of death - does that mean she is still alive?

"To live in hearts we leave behind is not to die"