Monday, October 25, 2010

Gravestone of the Day: Martha Warner

Martha Warner, 1787, Hadley, MA
In Memory of
MRS, MARTHA Wife of
MR, NOADIAH WARNER
Who was born July
17, 1750.
& died Octbr, 25, 1787.
Life is Uncertain
Death is sure,
Sin is the wound
& Christ the cure.

Noadiah is another name in the Zebina category — the Biblical Noadiah was an Israelite who returned from Babylon and is mentioned in Ezra 8:33.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

It looks as if the head on the top is wearing a crown. Was this a common motif? What did it mean?

Laura said...

I love this one! Do you know who the carver was?

Anonymous... yes, the crown was a fairly common motif. It symbolizes the glory of life after death.