I'll explain!
My great grandma died in 1972, I was only a baby and have no memory of her.
She was buried with my great grandad who had died a couple of years previously. However due to some sort of family fall out, her name / years of life/ any inscription was never added to the head stone. So all his details are on there but nothing for her.
As if she didn't exist.
I've recently found all of this out when I made a visit back to my birthplace and w wandered round the graveyard - I live 250 miles away.
So I've made enquiries with the local council and stone masons and yes, I can do it. Just need to fill in some paperwork etc but that bit is straightforward
The cost however is something else. It'll cost me £400+ , if not more.
So .. would you do this? I can't work out why it feels important to me. I didn't know her. But she lived, she mattered and now it's like she didn't exist. And for some reason that matters to me.
On the other hand, I didn't know her. Her own children are now dead (my grandad etc) and no one else in my family (her grandchildren who are now 70 odd) care about this.
What would you do? Money is a consideration for me of course but I could potentially consider doing it next year - it's not like I have this cash just lying about though
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Would you pay £400 to add an inscription to a headstone for someone you never knew?
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OwlButter · 21/07/2022 19:21
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GoldenOmber · 21/07/2022 19:25
I would. But I don’t think someone would be wrong not to.
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