Grave of Samuel Drake

Lister Lane Cemetery

In Memory of     MARY BENN, THE ADOPTED DAUGHTER OF SAMUEL & ELLEN DRAKE, OF HALIFAX, WHO DIED 2ND JUNE 1866, AGED 15 YEARS.     Our loss though great is her eternal gain.     ALSO IN LOVING MEMORY OF SAMUEL DRAKE, OF HALIFAX, WHO DIED 1ST APRIL 1893, AGED 63 YEARS.     A LIGHT FROM OUR HOUSEHOLD IS GONE, A VOICE WE LOVED IS STILL. A PLACE IS VACANT ON OUR HEARTH, WHICH NEVER CAN BE FILLED.     ALSO OF ELLEN DRAKE, WIFE OF THE ABOVE, WHO DIED 18TH JANUARY 1900, AGED 76 YEARS.