Grave of Rev Michael Pickles

Lister Lane Cemetery

SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF THE REVD MICHAEL PICKLES WESLEYAN MINISTER. BORN IN THE PARISH OF HOWARTH MARCH 29 1798. DIED AT HALIFAX APRIL 9 1877. FOR NEARLY 50 YEARS HE WAS A MINISTER IN NEW BRUNSWICK AND NOVA SCOTIA AND HAD RETURNED FOR A SHORT VISIT TO HIS NATIVE LAND.     HIS LAST WORDS WERE     For so he giveth his beloved sleep