Inscriptions & Epitaphs

B-1
Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil.
Psalm 23

B-2
Believe on Him to life everlasting.
1 Timothy 1:16

B-3
He shall receive in the world to come eternal life.
Mark 10:30

B-4
The righteous shall go into life eternal.
Matthew 25:46

B-5
Whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have eternal life.
John 3:15

B-6
Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.
Matthew 5:8

B-7
He that endureth to the end shall be saved.
Matthew 10:22

B-8
The Lord hath given him rest from all his enemies.
2 Samuel 7:1

B-9
Thy remembrance shall endure into all generations.
Psalm 102

B-10
I thank my God upon every remembrance of you.
Philippians 1:3

B-11
He that believeth in the Son hath everlasting life.
John 3:36

B-12
I rejoice in thy salvation.
1 Samuel 2:1

B- 13
The Lord is my Shepard, I shall not want.
Psalm 23

B- 14
This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
Matthew 3:17

B-15
Blessed is the man who maketh the Lord his trust.
Psalms 40:4

B-16
Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden.
Matthew 11:28

B-17
Sleep on now, and take your rest.
Matthew 26:45

B-18
Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.
Matthew 5:4

B-19
…Well done, thou good and faithful servant.
Matthew 25:21

B-20
I am the resurrection and the life; he that believeth in me, though he were dead yet shall he live.
John 11:25

B-21
Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.
John 14:1

B-22
…All things work together for good to them that love God.
Romans 8:28

B-23
…Be thou faith unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life.
Revelation 2:10

B-24
…Not my will, but thine be done.
Luke 22:42

B-25
The Lord watch between me and thee, while we are absent, one from the other.
Genesis 31:49

B-26
For with thee is the foundation of life: in thy light shall we see light.
Psalm 36:9

B-27
God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.
1 John 4:13

B-28
Greater love than this no one has, that one lay down his life for his friends.
John 15:13

B-29
This is the promise….. the life everlasting.
1st Epistle of John 2:25

B-30
For of such is the kingdom of heaven.
Matthew 19:14

B-31
I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith.
2 Timothy 4:7

CL-1
The soul that suffers is stronger than the soul that rejoices.
E. Shepard

CL-2
Tears are often the telescope by which men see far into heaven.
H.W. Beecher

CL-3
Strength is born in the deep silence of long-suffering hearts, not amid joy.
Hemans

CL-4
What seems to us but dim funeral tapers may be heaven’s distant lamps.
Longfellow

CL-5
Death is the golden key that opens the palace of Eternity.
Milton

CL-6
There is a sweet job that comes to us through sorrow.
Spurgeon

CL-7
Earth hath no sorrow that heaven cannot heal.
Moore

CL-8
Heaven, the treasury of everlasting joy.
Shakespeare

CL-9
Death is not a foe, but an inevitable adventure.
Sir Oliver Lodge

CL-10
Every man’s life is a plan of God.
Horace Bushnell

CL-11
The acts of this life are the destiny of the next.
(Eastern proverb)

CL-12
Sorrows are like tall angels with star-crowns in their hair.
Margery Eldredge Howell

CL-13
The heart of him who truly loves is a paradise on earth.
Lamennais

CL-14
Mutual love, the crown of all our bliss.
Milton

CL-15
To love is to place our happiness in the happiness of another.
Leibniz

CL-16
Humble love, and not proud science, keens the door of heaven.
Young

CL-17
The greatest attribute of heaven is mercy.
Beaumont and Fletcher

CL-18
Mercy to him that shows it, is the rule.
Cowper 

CL-19
Nature’s loving proxy, the watchful mother.
Bulwer

CL-20
Dust thou art, to dust returnest, was not spoken of the soul.
Longfellow

CL-21
The kiss of the sun for pardon, the song of the birds for mirth, 
One’s nearer God’s heart in a garden, than anywhere else on earth.
Dorothy Francis Gurney 

CL-22
Till the master of all good workmen shall set us to work anew.
Rudyard Kipling

CL-23
The end and the reward of toil is rest.
James Beattie

CL-24
In His will is our peace.
Dante

CL-25
Safe in the hallowed quiets of the past.
Lowell

CL-26
Music, when soft voices die, vibrates in the memory.
Shelley

CL-27
Each lonely scene shall thee restore.
William Collins

CL-28
Things past belong to memory alone, things future are the property of hope.
John Home

CL-29
Yet in this heart’s most sacred place, thou, alone, shall dwell forever.

CL-30
…There hath pass’d away a glory from the earth.
Wordsworth

CL-31
Joy, joy, forever! My task is done – the gates are pass’d and heaven is won.
Moore

CL-32
The cross leads generations on.
Shelly

CL-33
…The heart of man is restless until it finds its rest in Thee.
St. Augustine

CL-34
God is and all is well.
Whittier

CL-35
Death’s but a path to be trod if man would ever pass to God.
Thomas Parnell

CL-36
Onward to thy glory! ‘Tis always morning somewhere in the world.
R.H. Horne

CL-37
Life’s a voyage that’s homeward bound.
Herman Melville

CL-38
He hath awakened from the dream of life.
Shelley

CL-39
Beyond is the infinite morning of a day without tomorrow.
W.S. Abbott

CL-40
Give sorrow words; the grief that does not speak whispers. The o’erfraught heart and bids it break…
Shakespeare

CL-41
Where He leads me I can safely go.
Millay

CL-42
God gives us love. Something to love He lends us.
Tennyson

CL-43
Whither thou goest, I will go.
Ruth 1:16

CL-44
But in the night of death hope sees a star, and listening. Love can hear the rustle of a wing.
Ingeresoll

CL-45
There never was night that had no morn.
D.M.N. Craik

CL-46
Faith builds a bridge across the gulf of death.
Young

CL-47
Until the day break, and the shadows flee away.
Song of Solomon 2:17

CL-48
‘Tis not the whole of life, nor all of death to die.
J. Montgomery

CL-49
Where there is sorrow there is holy ground.
Wilde

CL-50
Now twilight lets her curtain down and pins it with a star.
L.M. Child

CL-51
Earth has no sorrow that heaven cannot heal.
Moore

CL-52
Where there is much light, the shadows are deepest.
Goethe

CL-53
His daily prayer, far better understood in acts than words, was simply doing good.
Whittier

F-1
To know even one life breathed easier because she lived is to know she truly succeeded while here.

F-2
We can only be said to be alive when our hearts are conscious of our treasures. Let it be forever remembered she was always a diamond to us.

F-3
She never took no for an answer and pushed ahead when others paused. But a kinder, gentler woman you will never meet again.

F-4
She appreciated every moment because she knew she might never be able to experience it again.

F-5
She took in all the wonders of life, wrapped them in a colorful package and gave it to us. We’ll miss you.

F-6
The past is history. The future, a mystery. But we will hold dear our memories of her, her smile, the sound of her laughter…forever.

F-7
She did more than exist; she lived. She did more than listen; she understood. Rest peacefully, dear.

F-8
Goodbye to a wonderful mother and grandmother. She lived a long and wonderful life, and was loved by all who knew her. She will be dearly missed, but will live on in our hearts for generations.

F-9
Sleep on, sweet mother and wife. And take thy rest, God called thee home. He thought it best.

F-10
My wife, my friend, the mother dear in dreamless sleep repossess here. May those whose love to her was given all meet and live with her in heaven.

F-11
Mother thou art gone to rest. And this shall be our prayer. That when we reach our journey’s end, His glory we may share.

F-12
God’s greatest gift returned to God – my mother. O’Lord I put her in thy hands. She had a kindly word for each and she died beloved to all. She lives with us in memory and will for evermore.

F-13
May God grant you eternal rest, dear Mother.

F-14
She concealed her tears but shared her smiles.

F-15
God took her home, it was his will, but in our hearts she liveth still.

F-16
God bless thee wheresoe’er thou art in his great universe today.

F-17
She is resting peacefully with Jesus in that beautiful home above.

F-18
Her memory is enshrined in our hearts.

F-19
Her friendship was an inspiration, her love a blessing.

F-20
Resting with those she loved.

F-21
She served and kept the faith.

F-22
She walked in beauty.

F-23
Her friends were her world.

F-24
She loved people and laughter.

F-25
She would rather give than receive.

F-26
God called her from among us to a home of eternal rest.

F-27
Always loving, always loved.

F-28
To know her was to love her.

F-29
She gave so much and demanded so little.

F-30
Her children arise up and call her blessed.

F-31
A mother is a mother still, the holiest thing alive.

F-32
Grace was in all her steps, heaven in her eye, in every gesture dignity and love.

F-33
When she had passed, it seemed like the ceasing of exquisite music.

F-34
She passed through glory’s morning gate and walked in paradise.

M-1
If there is a another world, he lives in bliss if not another, he made the most of this.

M-2
We laughed at him because he was different, he laughed at us because we were all the same. We will never laugh the same again.

M-3
Only those who risk going too far will ever know how far they can go. We will always remember just how far our wonderful boy could go!

M-4
Each life is like a letter of the alphabet. Alone it can be meaningless. Or, like his beautiful years with us, it can be part of a great meaning.

M-5
He always stood for what was right and good and for this we shall forever cherish his memory.

M-6
What lies behind him and what lies before him are tiny matters compared to what lied within him.

M-7
He achieved success here because he lived well, laughed often and loved much. We’ll forever miss you, Daddy!

M-8
He left the world knowing he was loved. Nothing in life could be a more precious gift. You’ll always be in our hearts, son!

M-9
He always did the things he thought he couldn’t do. Thank you for your courage and inspiration.

M-10
He never heard opportunity knock because he was too busy building doors. Don’t forget us!

M-11
His true wealth was in his generous heart, and what endless wealth he did have.

M-12
It is not length of life, but depth of life. He jumped into life and never touched bottom.

I-1
Hush my dear, be still and slumber; Jolly angels guard your bed.

I-2
The dutifulness of children is the foundation of all virtue.

I-3
Children bring their own love with them when they come.

I-4
What would the world be to us if children were no more?

I-5
Oh, for boyhoods time of June crowding years into one brief moon.

I-6
Sleep undisturbed within the peaceful shrine, Till angels wake thee with a note like thine.

I-7
No jewel is as perfect as the innocence of childhood.

I-8
Sleep, my little one, sleep.

I-9
Children are a heritage of the Lord.
Psalms 127:3

I-10
The child is the father of the man.

I-11
Little Boy Blue has gone away.

I-12
God’s garden has need of little flowers.

I-13
Remembering a tiny angel.

I-14
So small, so sweet, so soon.

I-15
Lord, we give you our littlest angel.

I-16
Budded (or blossomed) on earth to bloom in Heaven.

I-17
For of such is the Kingdom of Heaven.

I-18
His was a man’s courage.

I-19
Our littlest angel who went back to Heaven.

I-20
Called by one who loves him dearly.

I-21
Let thy child rest in hope and rise in glory.

I-22
Awaiting the touch of a little hand, and the smile of a little face.

I-23
Children are the keys of paradise.

I-24
An angel visited the green earth, and took a flower away.

I-25
Born Sleeping.

I-26
Born Into Heaven.

WC-1
Gone, but not forgotten.

WC-2
In Loving Memory of 

WC-3
To live in the hearts of those we love is never to die.

WC-4
Entered into rest.

WC-5
Until we meet again.

WC-6
I shall but love thee better after death.

WC-7
Forever in our hearts.

WC-8
Always in our hearts.

WC-9
At rest with God/ Rest in Peace.

WC-10
Too well loved to ever be forgotten.

WC-11
Asleep in Jesus.

WC-12
Home with God, which is far better.

WC-13
Ours for a little while, with Jesus forever.

WC-14
Everlasting life through Christ.

WC-15
Asleep in Christ Jesus.

WC-16
Beloved of the Lord.

WC-17
The song is ended, but the melody lingers on.

WC-18
Rest in thine, sweet memory ours.

WC-19
Sweetly sleeping.

WC-20
Loving memories last forever.

WC-21
Hasten, on blessed hour or reunion.

WC-22
Not lost to memory! Not lost to love! But gone to our Father’s house above.

WC-23
Step softly, a dream lies buried here.

WC-24
Your love will light my way, your memory is ours unchanged forever.

WC-25
What we keep in memory is ours unchanged forever.

WC-26
Death is only a shadow across the path to heaven.

WC-27
At the going down of the sun, and in the morning we will remember them.

WC-28
He longest lives who most to others gives, himself forgetting.

WC-29
May the soul of the faithful departed through the mercy of God rest in peace.

WC-30
He gave thee, He took thee, and He will restore thee.

WC-31
God could not have made earthly ties so strong to break them in eternity.