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No 44 |
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"SOUTH CORNER" |
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"South
Corner" - Edmonton Cemetery - September 2004 |
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Twelve members of the
South family, including Samuel South(1) and his brother, Joseph, are
interred in neighbouring burial plots at Edmonton Cemetery, creating
a "South Corner". Descriptions of the memorials numbered in
the above photograph appear below.
Newspaper reports of the
inquests held after the deaths of Samuel(1)
and his brother, Joseph, were
published in Update Nos. 11 and 12. |
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1. Plot 729.1
Gordon Smith [Samuel(1) son-in-law]
Died 6.7.1938 "aged 53"
"In
Memory of my Loving Husband"
Ethel Rose [Samuel(1) daughter]
Died 25.10. 1969 "aged
85"
"And
his Devoted Wife"
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2. Plot 728.1
Samuel South [Samuel(1)]
Died 2.1.1919 "in his
66th year"
"Prepare
me Gracious Lord
To stand
before Thy face
Thy spirit
must the work perform
For it is
all of Grace"
Alice South [wife]
Died 5.11.1936 "in
her 87th year"
"Oh,
that with yonder sacred throng
We at His
feet may fall
Join in the
everlasting songAnd crown Him Lord of all"
Alice [daughter]
Died 20.1.1959 "in
her 81st year"
Lily May Keziah [daughter]
Died 28.9.1986 "in
her 90th year"
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3. Plot 727.1
Joseph South [brother
of Samuel(1)]
Died July 25 1897
"aged 46 years"
"It
was but noon and yet the sunshine came
He had not
wearied of the working day
But one
whom well he knew whispered his name
And at the
call he rose and passed away"
Sarah [wife]
Died 11 January 1910
"in her 61st year"
"They
shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more, neither shall there be
any more pain"
"Joy
after sorrow, calm after blast
Rest after
weariness, sweet rest at last |
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4. Plot 724.1
John Joseph South [son
of Samuel(1)]
Died 10.7.1949 "aged
66 years"
"He
lived his life helping others"
Maud Mary
South [Wife]
Died
10.5.1958 "aged 76 years"
"Re-united"
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5. Plot 723.1
Samuel South [Samuel(2)]
Died 16.6.1956 "aged
79 years"
"Time
passes but memories remain with us always"
Emily Maud South [Wife]
Died 4.9.1966 "aged
90 years"
"Re-united"
"Also of Ted" [Son]
"who
died at Dunkirk May 26th 1940"
"Never Forgotten" |
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The
Committal of Samuel (2) at Edmonton Cemetery on 21st June 1956 |
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On the 21st June 1956
Samuel South(2) was laid to rest at Edmonton Cemetery close to his
father and mother, uncle (Joseph), brother (John), and sisters,
Alice, Ethel and Lily. The memorial headstones of his father
and uncle are clearly seen to the left of the photograph. |
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