RootsWeb's Memorial Day Salue to Ancestors RootsWeb proudly presents a Memorial Day salute to all of our ancestors, especially those who died while serving in their countries' armed forces. Four slugs from a forty-four. While not a poetic masterpiece, it does tell about the circumstances of Lester Moore's death. Descriptive epitaphs have always been a part of cemetery lore.
Some epitaphs tell the story of death, others of how the life was lived.
Still others provide a warning or lesson. Send my samples home. Here lies the head stone. Memorial Day is the traditional time when we American visit the graves of our ancestors. These visits are important ways to remember relatives, and they provide an opportunity to pass along family history to our children.