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Submitted: 5/24/14 • Approved: 5/24/14 • Last Updated: 4/18/18 • R68374-G68373-S3
South side of monument:
MOTHER
SAMANTHA
WIFE OF
P. REEVES
died
MAR. 15, 1889
AGED 74 YS.
6 MOS.
On the face of the 1st tier below the above inscription:
"A precious one from us has gone
A voice we loved is stilled
A place is vacant in our home
Which never can be filled."
On the face of the 2nd tier:
"God in His wisdom has recalled
The boon his love had given
And though the body slumbers here
The soul is safe in Heaven."
East side of monument:
P. REEVES
DIED
AUG. 20, 1892.
73 YS, 4 MS, 16 DS.
"'Tis hard to break the tender cord
When love has bound the heart,
'Tis hard, so hard, to speak the words,
"Must we forever part."
Dearest loved one, we have laid thee
In the peaceful graves embrace
And thy memory will be cherished
Till we see thy heavenly face."
West side of monument:
HATTIE E.
DAU OF
P. S. & REEVES
DIED
NOV. 5, 1895
AGED
42 YS, 11 MS, 23 DS
Section A
Contributed on 5/24/14 by pasteffen99
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