Monumental Inscription Detail

Place:

St John the Baptist, Netherfield

Location: Churchyard.

Inscription:

In Loving Memory of
MARY WIFE OF
WILLIAM VENESS
BORN JANUARY 1ST 1820
DIED FEBRUARY 16TH 1888
A FAITHFUL LOVING MOTHER. WIFE.
WHO LIVED AN HONEST VIRTUOUS LIFE.
THOUGH SAD WE MARKED THE CLOSING EVE
OF HER WE LOVED IN DAYS GONE BY
YET SWEET IN DEPTH HER LATEST SONG
WE'LL MEET AGAIN 'TWILL NOT BE LONG
BE YE THEREFORE READY ALSO. ST LUKE 12.40
ALSO
WILLIAM VENESS
OF NETHERFIELD
HUSBAND OF THE ABOVE
WHO DIED JUNE 28TH 1890
AGED 69 YEARS.

Monument details:

Type: Stone grave marker (external).

Monument Condition: Good.

Inscription Condition: Fair.

Person commemorated (or mentioned):

Last name: Veness.

First Name(s): Mary.

Birth date: 01 Jan 1820.

Death date: 16 Feb 1888.

Age: Unknown or not given.

Comments:

The stone has a cross on the top surrounded by the words SIMPLY TO THY ???CEING

Transcription details:

Transcribed by: Mark Collins.

Batch: Unknown.

Image:

Image of a monument

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