Thursday, February 9, 2012

Epitaph: She hath given up the ghost

A gothic tablet on a substantial base marks the grave of Han Carpenter (d. 1872). The stone bears an attractive carving of a bouquet of flowers.


HAN,
WIFE OF
L.W. CARPENTER
DIED
AUG. 25, 1872:
AGED
36 Yrs. 2 Mo.

She hath given up the ghost, her sun
hath gone down while it was yet day.
Jer. 15. 9

Sunbury Memorial Park, Delaware County, Ohio

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