Here lies Ann Mann, Who lived an old maid But died an old Mann. Dec. 8, 1767

Tom Smith is dead, and here he lies, Nobody laughs and nobody cries; Where his soul’s gone, or how it fares, Nobody knows, and nobody cares. Newbury, England [1742]

Here lies the body of Margaret Bent. She kicked up her heels and away she went.
Winterborn Steepleton Cemetery, Dorsetshire, England

She was a suicide blonde -
Dyed by her own hand.

On a dentist: Stranger tread this ground with gravity.
Dentist Brown is filling his last cavity.
Edinburgh, Scotland.

Beneath this stone lies a merry lass
Who aimed for the brake and hit the gas.

This stone was raised by Sara’s Lord. Not Sara’s virtues to record For they are known to all the town. This stone was raised to keep her down.
Kilmurry Churchyard, Ireland

Grim death took me without any warning
I was well at night and dead at nine in the morning”,
Kent

Here lies Oakford Grain
Saw a light at the end of the tunnel
It was a train

“Here lies Johnny Yeast. Pardon me for not rising.”