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Strood Cemetery M.I.s & other information - with Index of names at end

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Monumental Inscriptions of Strood Cemetery, Cuxton Rd, Rochester ME2 2NJ
                                                                                  
 - recorded by D. E. Williams 2009

Part 2 - 1914 to 1929

SECTION D

ALEXANDER see HANSTED

ANDERSON see SUMMERS

BAKER see HENNIKER

473.   Headstone and Curbs (Row 5) [Missed from Part 1]

East Curb
HENRY CHATFIELD
DIED OCT. 14th 1912 AGED 83

Headstone
SACRED
TO THE MEMORY OF
AGNES
BELOVED WIFE OF
THOMAS STARTUP
DIED JAN. 11th 1931
AGED 62
"Anchored in Christ's Haven"
ALSO THE ABOVE
THOMAS STARTUP
DIED FEB. 10th 1942
AGED 77
"Moored Together"

474.   Curbs (Row 2)

ALSO OF HIS WIFE EMMA MARIA COLLISS WHO DIED 2nd AUGUST 1926 IN HER 74th YEAR

CREICHTON see WATERMAN

475.   Headstone (Row 3)

"At Rest"
IN EVER LOVING MEMORY OF
ANNIE MAUD DAVIS
WHO FELL ASLEEP IN JESUS
ON THE 2nd JANUARY 1929
AGED 46 YEARS
"Jesus, Jesus, safe in the arms of Jesus"
ALSO HARRY JOHNSON DAVIS
HUSBAND OF THE ABOVE
WHO FELL ASLEEP 28th DEC. 1947
AGED 64 YEARS
"Amen"

476.   Fallen Headstone (Row 4)

IN LOVING MEMORY OF
MY DEAR HUSBAND
WALTER HENRY EVEREST, LATE R.N.
DIED 5th MARCH 1919
AGED 39 YEARS
ALSO JACK EVEREST
SON OF THE ABOVE
DIED 8th MARCH 1919
AGED 2 YEARS
ALSO LILY MAY EVEREST
DIED 14th AUGUST 1923
AGED 16 YEARS
"At Rest"

477.   Curbs (Row 6)

South Side
ALICE ELIZA HALL WHO FELL ASLEEP 14th JANUARY 1917 AGED 57 YEARS

North Side
EDWARD HALL HER HUSBAND WHO FELL ASLEEP 21st MARCH 1922 AGED 66 YEARS

478.   Curbs (Row 1)

North Side
GEORGE HERMAN HANSTED
WHO FELL ASLEEP 11th FEBRUARY 1929
AGED 71 YEARS

South Side
IN MEMORY OF ALICE E. ALEXANDER DIED 14th JAN. 1949 AGED 65 YEARS

479.   Low Granite Headstone (Row 4)

IN LOVING MEMORY OF DEAR MOTHER
RUTH HENNIKER
APRIL 27th 1871 – MAY 2nd 1915
IN LOVING MEMORY OF A DEVOTED WIFE
RUTH F. M. BAKER
MAY 1st 1892 – OCTOBER 25th 1959

480.   Fallen Headstone (Row 3)

IN LOVING MEMORY OF
NELLIE MAUD
THE BELOVED AND ONLY DAUGHTER OF
H. A. AND E. C. LETLEY
WHO FELL ASLEEP 5th JUNE 1920
AGED 15 YEARS
"Until the day break"
ALSO ELLEN CATHERINE
MOTHER OF THE ABOVE AND LOVING WIFE OF
H. A. LETLEY
WHO PASSED AWAY 20th JAN. 1951
AGED 75 YEARS
"At Rest"
ALSO THE ABOVE
HENRY AMBROSE LETLEY
WHO DIED 2nd DEC. 1957 AGED 80 YEARS "Reunited"

481.   Curbs (Row 7)

North Side
JANE THE BELOVED WIFE OF HENRY THOMAS LETLEY WHO DIED MARCH 12th 1916 AGED 60 YEARS

South Side
ALSO HENRY THOMAS LETLEY WHO DIED JULY 9th 1940 AGED 88 YEARS

482.   Red Granite Pedestals and Cross, Large Plot (Row 1)

IN LOVING MEMORY OF MY DEAR WIFE
MATILDA SHARP
WHO FELL ASLEEP 7th MAY 1923
AGED 72 YEARS
AND OF WILLIAM HER BELOVED HUSBAND
WHO PASSED OVER 11th SEPTEMBER 1936
AGED 84 YEARS
"And with the morn those angel faces smile,
Which we have loved so much and lost awhile"

483.   Low Headstone (Row 1)

IN LOVING MEMORY OF
JOHN TOKER NUTT STACEY
WHO DIED 18th JUNE 1960
ALSO ELIZABETH ANN
WIFE OF THE ABOVE
WHO DIED 1st JULY 1925
ALSO FLORENCE AMELIA
WIFE OF THE ABOVE
WHO DIED 3rd APRIL 1951
"Rest in Peace"

484.   Derelict Pedestals and Cross (Row 1)

IN LOVING MEMORY
OF
EVAN STAPLES
THE DEARLY LOVED HUSBAND OF
ELSIE STAPLES
DIED NOVEMBER 28th 1921
AGED 55 YEARS
[        ]
ALSO ELSIE HELENA WIFE OF THE ABOVE
DIED JUNE 18th 1952 AGED 87 YEARS

STARTUP see CHATFIELD

485.   Curbs (Row 5)

South Side
IN LOVING MEMORY OF JAMES WATERMAN AT REST 29th JUNE 1917 AGED 62 YEARS
AND SARAH ELIZABETH HIS WIFE 21st FEB. 1924 AGED 73 YEARS

North Side
AND THEIR DAUGHTER NELLIE E. CREICHTON
7th MARCH 1947 AGED 57 YEARS

 

SECTION E

486.   Low Headstone (Row 1)

IN LOVING MEMORY
OF
ARTHUR ALFRED
THE DEVOTED HUSBAND OF
ETHEL BENNETT
WHO DIED 26th AUGUST 1928
AGED 26 YEARS
"Until we meet again"

487.   "Book" Tablet, Tablet and Pot Holder (Row 2)

IN
LOVING MEMORY 
OF
EMILY HANNAH
HATCHER
AT REST
29th JULY 1928
AGED 50 YEARS

ALSO
  WILLIAM ALFRED
  HATCHER
  AT REST
  18th FEBRUARY 1954
  AGED 75 YEARS

Tablet
E. R. (JOE) HATCHER
1916 – 1996

Pot Holder
CHARLES
HENRY
HATCHER
1914 – 1997

488.   Curbs (Row 11)

North Side
IN LOVING MEMORY OF HAROLD ERNEST MEDHURST WHO DIED DEC. 20th 1929 AGED 30 YEARS

South Side
ALSO HIS WIFE DORIS CHARLOTTE GLENISTER MEDHURST WHO DIED APRIL 5th 1934 AGED 32 YEARS (one line)

489.   Curbs (Row 6)

North Side
WILLIAM JOHN TUCKER WHO PASSED AWAY 22nd APRIL 1920 AGED 71

South Side
ALSO MARY ANN TUCKER WHO PASSED AWAY 24th DECEMBER 1953 AGED 88 YEARS

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