Grave of Joseph Oates & Family

Lightcliffe Old Church

In Memory of HANNAH, WIFE OF JOSEPH OATES OF LIGHTCLIFFE WHO DIED SEPR 16TH 1856 AGED 62 YEARS.     ALSO OF THE ABOVE NAMED JOSEPH OATES, WHO DIED APRIL 10TH 1868 IN THE 76TH YEAR OF HIS AGE     THEY ARE GONE TO THE GRAVE, 'TIS VAIN TO DEPLORE THEM: SINCE GOD IS THEIR SAVIOUR, THEIR GUARDIAN AND GUIDE. HE GAVE THEM, HE TOOK THEM, AND HE WILL RESTORE THEM. FOR DEATH HAS NO STING SINCE THE SAVIOUR HATH DIED.