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What would you like on your headstone?

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Septimia Fri 02-Feb-24 18:21:56

We have some very entertaining inscriptions on the older memorials in our churchyard, mainly about how fleeting life is!

What I think is a shame, is that more recent ones don't mention the work the people did for the church. One lady was churchwarden for many years but there's no mention of that on her headstone, likewise one of the men was organist for a long time, but his memorial doesn't tell you that.

I'm both churchwarden and organist. Will there be room on my memorial for all that?

TerriBull Fri 02-Feb-24 18:12:33

Thanks Smileless, yes very good, humour till the very end grin

Smileless2012 Fri 02-Feb-24 17:56:12

That was Spike Milligan TerriBull; good isn't it grin.

TerriBull Fri 02-Feb-24 17:54:44

I quite liked, this "I told you I was ill" someone famous but I can't remember who.

midgey Fri 02-Feb-24 17:52:57

Oh dear, damning with faint praise!

Sue500 Fri 02-Feb-24 17:47:40

On a recent visit to a churchyard I noticed the following on a headstone “He tried to be kind”
Have to say it made me smile.😊