Sacred to the memory
Of Thomas Ralph
Whose mortal remains lie interred
Beneath having departed this life
on the morning of June the 9th
1863 aged 48 years
He was one of God’s noble workers
and an honest man
and lived esteemed and respected.
He is deeply regretted by his sorrowing family
This tribute erected by his beloved wife Elizabeth
Of Newtownforbes
‘I am the Resurrection and the Life
He that believeth in me
though he were dead yet shall he live’
John 11ch 26v
His wife, Elizabeth Ralph erected the headstone as a tribute to her husband.