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Keeper of the Really Smart Words @bookishnea.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

#31daysofgraves Day 10: Missing. I’ve found a lot of gravestones missing death dates, but none so obvious about it as this one in Mt. Bethel Cemetery, Pennsylvania.

Low rectangular reddish stone. The writing is done by cutting away the background of the polished surface. So “Edward Dennell Nov 1869-Aug 1927 I have done my duty” stands out in polished letters on a paler background. But below that “Emma his wife” was born in 1874… but the death date and epitaph are blank bars of stone, as if they’d been redacted.

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FyrDrakken @fyrdrakken.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

I was about to reply with a photo of my grandparents' tombstone, where my grandfather's name and DOB were included when it was carved for my grandmother, his date of death left blank for the future event, but I turned out not to have it on my phone.

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