Grave of Abel Turner

Lister Lane Cemetery



The grave of Abel Turner at Lister Lane Cemetery Plot 373

Inscription


In Memory of
     
ACHSAH, THE WIFE OF ABEL TURNER,
OF HAUGH SHAW COTTAGE, NEAR THIS TOWN
BORN 22ND OCTOBER 1799.
DIED SUDDENLY 16TH SEPTEMBER 1849.
IN THE FIFTIETH YEAR OF HER AGE.
     
WHEN THIS YOU SEE REMEMBER ME,
AND KEEP ME IN YOUR MIND;
LET ALL THE WORLD SAY WHAT THEY WILL,
SPEAK OF ME AS YOU FIND.
     
ALSO JOHN TURNER CUNNINGHAM, OF LEEDS,
NEPHEW OF THE ABOVE, WHO DIED
JULY 1ST 1853, IN THE 13TH YEAR OF HIS AGE.
     
MOURN NOT FOR ME MY PARENTS DEAR,
THE CROWN OF LIFE IS GIVEN;
THE BUD THAT COULD NOT FLOURISH HERE,
NOW BLOOMS A FLOWER IN HEAVEN.
     
ALSO THE ABOVE NAMED ABEL  TURNER,
WHO DIED OCTOBER 13TH 1857,
AGED 58 YEARS.

This image [SWN373.JPG] was kindly submitted by The Friends of Lister Lane



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