Spring Hill Cemetery and the grave of Martha Thompson Small.
This cemetery is in process of being cleaned, and the stone is to be repaired and reset.
Cemetery inscription:
Sacred to the memory of Martha E.
Dau. John B. & Hannah Thompson
& wife of James M. Small
Departed this life
May 16 AD 1859
23 yr 4 mo 12 days
She died in the Lord
Thou art gone to the grave, we no longer behold thee
Nor tread the rough paths of the world by your side
But the wide arms of mercy are spread to enfold thee
And thy friends hope to greet thee, since the Saviour hath died.
Photographs provided my Susan Zeni, Sebastopol, Sonoma Co., CA
Sue Zeni and Jeremy Nichols
Susan Zeni, Gita Vaish, Jeremy Nichols, Dasan and Glen from Regional Parks.
Cathy Stevenson cleaned the headstone on September 21st. The
"reading"" took place October 18th, 2007