Such a Death is Like the Close of a Summer Day, Mellow and Peaceful the Heart Though in Tears Utters No Protest and Says "All is Well" I think you can see in the shadow-laden image at right, the tombstone (in the style of a ledger marker) for Lydia Beavers is quite unremarkable. The words engraved, and repeated above, are what struck me so. The rest of Lydia's epitaph and obituary follow, providing a small glimpse into her life story. Sacred to the Memory of Lydia Reid Beavers - Born in Greene County, Georgia 2 May 1802. The Daughter of Henry Martin Reid and Edith Harrison. Married James Beavers in 1818 in Greene County, Georgia. They had Thirteen Children. He was Born in Georgia 14 September 1797, Died in Coweta County, Georgia 26 November 1842. Buried in Unmarked Grave [at] Welcome Community, West of Newnan. She Departed this Life 24 June 1890 After a Long Pilgrimage of 88 Years. Since Lydia's stone is a relatively new one, I think it's interesting...
Telling the Tales of Tombstones