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"Only Goodbye Beloved - Not Farewell."
Memorial of David Alexander Stewart. Wesleyan
Division C, Row 24, Plot 1.
Photo Credit Cathy Currie. |
Words hold great power. They
can bring forth emotion, stir the soul and inspire us as well as comfort us in
times of need. The written word at a time of grief is a meaningful and healing
acknowledgment of loss.
Waikumete cemetery is a place
of words – conversations, prayers, thoughts, memories and epitaphs. An epitaph
in honour of the deceased can reveal much about them and those close to them,
as inscriptions were usually thoughtfully considered and paid for by each
letter, and therefore tell us something about love, respect and the wealth or
budget of those erecting the grave marker. These words inscribed in stone are a
window into the past that deteriorate over time and are eventually lost if not
preserved.
Click on the link below to
view a selection of interesting epitaphs that have been documented within the
cemetery.
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