Gravestones

Gravestone near Uniontown, PA, USA: Here lies the body of Jonathan Blake, Stepped on the gas instead of the brake.

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Epitaph in cemetery at Girard, PA, USA: In loving memory of Ellen Shannon, aged 25, Who was accidentally burned March 21, 1870, By the explosion of a lamp filled with R.E. Danforth's Non- explosive burning fluid.

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A Cemetery in Ruidoso, NM, USA, has this: Here lies Johnny Yeast - Pardon me for not rising.

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Found in a cemetery in Albany, New York, USA: Harry Smith Born 1903 - Died 1942. Looked up the elevator shaft to see if the car was on the way down. It was.

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Found in La Pointe, Wisconsin, USA: To the Memory of Abraham Beaulieu Born 15 September 1822 Accidentally shot 4th April 1844. As a mark of affection from his brother.

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Margaret Daniels grave at Hollywood cemetery, Richmond, Virginia, USA: She always said her feet were killing her but nobody believed her.

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Found in Elmwood cemetery, Burlington, Vermont, USA: She lived with her husband fifty years. And died in the confident hope of a better life

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Iris Benbow, recently widowed, requested the epitaph 'Rest in Peace' on her husband's gravestone. When Iris later found that he had left all his money to his mistress, she attempted to get the mason to change the carving. This proved impossible as the words had been chiselled by a stonemason and could not be changed. 'In that case,' Iris demanded, 'please add "Until We Meet Again." '