Ever seen something odd or funny on a Tombstone?

Question

I saw 'He came as he went' in Yorkshire once.

Answer 1

stop and heed ye passers by
As you are now, so once was I
As I am now so you will be
So be prepared to follow me

Answer 2

Up above the village of Haworth, in Yorkshire, there is a stone marking the grave of a young girl who went up in a hot air balloon and then fell to her death. Complete with an engraving of a hot air balloon. Not funny, but certainly an oddity.

Answer 3

Not 'funny', per se, but rather disturbing. It's on a headstone in our local cemetary (which, I might add, is one of the most incredible bits of land I've ever seen--absolutely stellar place, especially in the fall). It reads as follows:

"Don't weep for me,
My Children dear.
I am not dead,
But resting here..."

..at this point, I thought 'Okay, that's nice; reassuring for her children, etc". Then it continues...

"As I am now
You soon shall be.
So prepare for Death
And follow me."

Yeah. That's right. 'Prepare for Death, and follow me'
Blew my f****n mind.

So that's my favourite part of the cemetary. Always fun to show that to someone who has never seen it (it's quite an expansive cemetary, so it's easy to overlook such things). Cheers.

Answer 4

There is this tombstone in an old cemetary that says "Killed By Indians" I always thought it was kind of cool on a tombstone

Answer 5

I've heard of bells on the top of headstones connected by a chain down to the coffin so the deader can ring the bell if hes been accidently buried alive

Answer 6

shakespeare tombstone reads:

Good friend, for Jesus´ sake forbeare
To digg the dust enclosed here!
Blest be ye man that spares thes stones
And curst be he that moues my bones.

Those words are not mispelled to my knowledge, it is written in Old English.

Answer 7

Here lies a poor woman who always was tired,
For she lived in a place where help wasn't hired.
Her last words on earth were,dear friends I am going
Where washing ain't done nor sweeping nor sewing,
And everything there is exact to my wishes,
For there they don't eat and there's no washing of dishes.
Don't mourn for me now,don't mourn for me never'
For I'm going to do nothing for ever and ever.
(Seen on a grave in Hertfordshire.)

Answer 8

Mary Kay Bergman, who was one of the original voices from South Park, has one of the best gravestones i've seen.

http://www.findadeath.com/Deceased/b/bergman/grave.jpg

Apparently John Belushi's monument says 'he could have given us more laughs, but noooooo.'

Answer 9

Spike Milligan's tombstone read-"I told you I wasnt well"

Answer 10

In Silver City Cemetery Nevada .

Here lies Butch
we planted him raw
he was quick on the trigger
but slow on the draw.

Answer 11

there is a tombstone that caused quite an uproar in salem mass it was a catholic cemetary so i guess people weren't so amused all it said was "gone fishing"