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*****ARTISTIC & UNUSUAL STONES of M/L & St A's
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NSA ~ Dr. 16** Front view
JACK
KRISTOFER RICHARD
AUG. 6, 1978 ~ APRIL 26, 1998
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NSA ~ Dr. 16** Front view
HORTON
ERNEST LESLIE "LES"
HORTON
NOV. 5, 1921 ~ FEB. 3, 1999
**find in New St. A's
Chapel Dr. 16
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NSA ~ Dr. 16** Back view
HORTON
FLIGHT LIEUTENANT
ERNEST LESLIE "LES" HORTON
D. F. C.
ROYAL CANADIAN AIRFORCE
BOMBER COMMAND
1942 ~ 1945
WE SHALL REMEMBER HIM
** find in New St. A's
Chapel Dr. 16 at end next to road
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NSA ~ Dr. 19LONG
JAMES E. "JIM"
JULY 30, 1951 ~ APR. 23, 2006
** large rock grave stones
are becoming very popular
**quite often decorated with
beautiful artistic plaques
** in New St. A's
Chapel Dr. 19
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NSA ~ Dr. 19**Front view
DEKKER
KRISTA MARIE
AUG 29, 1980 ~ OCT 26, 2997
DAU: of Jack & Jenny
**in New St. A's
Chapel Dr. 19
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NSA ~ Dr. 19**Back view
DEKKER
KRISTA MARIE
** a scene on the new
modern grave stones, has
become a very popular trend.
**New St. A's, Chapel Dr. 19
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OML ~ BIN MEMORY OF
DAVID
SON OF
J & I JOHNSTONE
DIED MAR. 14, 1869 AGED 3 YRS. 9 MOS.
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OML ~ APHILLIMORE
*this stone has an unusual
depiction of a broken hearted dove
or a dying dove, lying against a cruxifix.
*stone sits in Old Maple Leaf, Ward A
and is in fairly good conditon
*find the text in Old M.L. Ward A, Album
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OML ~ BMoore *Inscription: Desiring to keep this lot continuously beautified and in good condition and repair, $400.00 has been devised to the City Clerk of Chatham in trust, that out of the income there from the expenses of doing so may be paid compensation to the caretaker of this cemetery for special work and for furnishing and watering flowers is specially provided. Provision is also made to pay for Resilvering the Letters on these stones when required to be done .
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OML ~ FNEWBERRY
WILLIAM NEWBERRY DIED DEC 31, 1889
WILLIAM J. NEWBERRY DIED OCT 30, 1901
MINNIE WIFE OF WILLIAM NEWBERRY
DIED AUG 12, 1914
*Quality craftmenship makes this one of the
most detailed and life like monuments in all
of the Maple Leaf & St. A's Cemeteries.
*find this outstanding work of art
sitting in Old M.L. Ward F
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OML ~ FIRVING
ELIZABETH WIFE OF
THO'S IRVING
DIED MAR 15, 1900
AGED 30 YEARS.
* an unusual small monument
*upon first viewing it from a distance,
it looks like some logs stacked up.
*it actually is made of concrete shaped
to look like cut logs.
*find this little gem along the roadway
under a tree in Old Maple Leaf Ward F
*it is in considerably good conditon,
lettering is weathering some, but rest still good.
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OML ~Tree Stump Monument
This particular tree trunk stone
has a beautiful basket of flowers
sitting directly on top of it. Usually
they are flat or have a bible on top.
Quite often the tree trunk style was erected
by or for Woodmen Of The World.
**this is not necessarily so in this case
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