Grave of Joseph Lumb

Lister Lane Cemetery

In Affectionate Remembrance of     RUTH, WIFE OF JOSEPH LUMB, OF HALIFAX, WHO DIED 20TH OCTR 1871, AGED 63 YEARS.     Slowly her earthly frame decay'd, Her end was long in sight. Nor was her steady soul afraid, To take its awful flight.     ALSO OF THE ABOVE JOSEPH LUMB, DIED 11TH JUNE 1891, AGED 81 YEARS.     ALSO OF JAMES, SON OF THE ABOVE, WHO DIED 29TH AUGUST 1893, AGED 56 YEARS.     ALSO OF SUSAN, DAUGHTER OF THE ABOVE, WHO DIED 22ND APRIL 1894, AGED 45 YEARS.     ALSO OF JOHN, SON OF THE ABOVE, WHO DIED 12TH MAY 1896, AGED 50 YEARS.