Maria FONEY

Grave No:  249;  

Estimated Year of Birth:  1860;      

Date of Death:  4th May 1883;   

Age:  23 years;   

Latitude:  53.721;   

Longitude:  -0.851;   

what3words:  verbs.rewriting.roaming;   

Condition:  Sound & in situ.  Unusually, there is an inscription on both front and rear side of the stone;   

Height (mm):  1300 mm;   

Width (mm):  724 mm;    

Thickness (mm):  70 mm.  

(East side of stone)

SACRED /

to the Memory of /

HANNAH, wife of John /

Micktelwate, and Daughter /

of Charles and Susannah /

Wilkinson of Goole, /

who died August 18th 1842, /

Aged 32 Years.

Fare well dear friends my life is past, /

May you and I unite at last, /

But now for me no sorrow take, /

But love my children for my sake. /

Also CHARLOTTE, Daughter of /

the above CHARLES and /

SUSANNAH WILKINSON, who died /

September 25th 1842 /

Aged 27 Years.

And is this heaven? and am I there? /

How short the road! how swift the flight! /

I am all life, all eye, all ear: /

Jesus is here - my soul's delight.

(West side of stone)

ALSO /

IN MEMORY OF /

MARIA, WIFE OF JOHN FONEY, /

AND DAUGHTER OF THOMAS /

AND SARAH ANN WILKINSON, /

OF GOOLE /

WHO DIED MAY 4th 1888, /

AGED 23 YEARS. /

HERE LIES THE BOSOM FRIEND BERIVED OF LIFE /

THE BEST OF PARTNERS A WIFE /

THO' DEATH BERIVED AND TOOK HER HENCE FROM ME /

I HOPE AGAIN IN HEAVEN HER FACE TO SE /

I STROVE IN VAIN DEATH WOULD NOT BE DENY'D /

BUT BROKE THE NOT WHICH WAS SO LATELY TIED.