Author: Epitaph Page 27

Here lies the body of Jonathan Tilton, whose friends reduced him to a skeleton. They robbed him out of all he had And now rejoice that he is dead.

Rodney Dangerfield – There Goes The Neighborhood

Grim death took me without any warning. I was well at night, and dead in the morning.

Sacred To the Memory of LEWIS WICKS, who was killed on Thursday the 4, Oct. at 2 O'ck. P.M. by a waggon loaded with hay running over his brest. AD.1821 AE 56 years 3 mo. & 4 d's. who has left an affectionate Consort, and numerous friends to lament his loss.

He was literally a father to all the children of the parish.

The wedding-day appointed was, and wedding clothes provided, before the nuptial day, alas! He sickened and he die did.

Here lies Matthew Mudd, Death did him no hurt; when alive he was Mudd, but now he's only dirt

Life is a jest, and all things show it; I thought so once and now I know it.

A Funny Thing Happened

Bill Blake – was hanged by mistake.

That is all

Jack Lemmon In…

I am anxiously expecting you. A.D. 1827 — Here I am! – A.D. 1867

My sledge and anvil lie declined, my bellows too have lost their wind; my fire’s extinct, my forge decay’d. And in the dust my body’s laid: my coal is out, my iron’s gone, my nails are drove, my work is done.

Here lies a lewd Fellow, who, while he drew Breath, In the Midst of his Life was in Quest of his Death; Which he quickly obtain'd for it cost him his Life, For being in Bed with another Man's Wife.

Here lieth the body of my lovely dear wife Anne, who plays the poker machines whenever she can.

At threescore winters' end I died, a cheerless being, sole and sad; the nuptial knot I never tied, and wish my father never had.

Here lies my wife, here lies she; Hallelujah! Hallelujee!

His virtues and his pills are so well known, that envy can’t confine them under stone.

For a good time, dig.

He was young – He was fair – But the Injuns – Raised his hair