St John the Baptist, Netherfield
Location: Churchyard.
In Loving Memory of
MARY WIFE OF
WILLIAM VENESS
BORN JANUARY 1ST 1820
DIED FEBRUARY 16TH 1888
A FAITHFUL LOVING MOTHER. WIFE.
WHO LIVED AN HONEST VIRTUOUS LIFE.
THOUGH SAD WE MARKED THE CLOSING EVE
OF HER WE LOVED IN DAYS GONE BY
YET SWEET IN DEPTH HER LATEST SONG
WE'LL MEET AGAIN 'TWILL NOT BE LONG
BE YE THEREFORE READY ALSO. ST LUKE 12.40
ALSO
WILLIAM VENESS
OF NETHERFIELD
HUSBAND OF THE ABOVE
WHO DIED JUNE 28TH 1890
AGED 69 YEARS.
Type: Stone grave marker (external).
Monument Condition: Good.
Inscription Condition: Fair.
Last name: Veness.
First Name(s): William.
Birth date: Not given.
Death date: 28 Jun 1890.
Age: 69.
The stone has a cross on the top surrounded by the words SIMPLY TO THY ???CEING
Transcribed by: Mark Collins.
Batch: Unknown.