Mrs Emily Blandford Purnell
On left, upright solid white marble headstone with pointed top on double plinth. Small cross within circle motif at top centre of stone. Lead lettering.
On grave In front of headstone two rectangular stone tablets, first with fluted border and lower placed one plain. Lead lettering.
On right, upright plain cross on triple plinth. Lead lettering.
Partially cleared. Headstone in good condition, very solid memorial, easy to read. Cross unstable. Easy to read. Some remains of broken railings on kerbstones. After clearance, headstone & cross revealed & transcription made possible. (January 2016)
Further clearance (March 2016) revealed two stone tablets on top of grave in front of headstone.
Inscription:
Headstone
IN
LOVING MEMORY OF
JOHN ALFRED PURNELL,
WHO DIED OCTOBER 6TH 1884,
AGED 46 YEARS
______ ______
"THY WILL BE DONE"
ALSO OF
EMILY BLANDFORD PURNELL,
WIFE OF THE ABOVE
DIED NOVEMBER 18TH 1920,
IN HER 81ST YEAR
On base plinth of headstone
AND IN LOVING MEMORY OF THE YOUNGEST SON OF THE ABOVE
ARTHUR CHANNING PURNELL CAPT. 16TH MIDD'X REGT.
KILLED IN ACTION AT BEAUMONT HAMEL, FRANCE, JULY 1ST 1916
AGED 34 YEARS.
Stone tablet with fluted border
IN VERY DEAR MEMORY OF
A BELOVED HUSBAND AND FATHER
CLYDE HONEYSETT PURNELL
14. 5. 1877 - 14. 8. 1934
"WITH GOODWILL TO ALL,
WITH THE GOODWILL OF ALL,
AND NOT DEVOID OF HOPE." PLATO
Plain stone tablet
ALSO OF HIS SON
H. CLYDE PURNELL
WHO PASSED AWAY
17TH MAY 1981
AGED 75 YEARS
Upright cross on triple plinth
First tier
IN LOVING MEMORY
OF
2nd tier
NINETTE WHITMORE,
SECOND DAUGHTER
OF THE LATE J. A. PURNELL,
AT REST MARCH 5TH 1901,
AGED 29 YEARS.
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