Sacred
to the memory of
my beloved husband
WILLIAM JULIUS SHANNON
who departed this life
November 21st 1863
aged 34 years
"Calm on the bosom of the God
Fair spirit rest thee now
E'en while with us thy footstep trod
His seal was on Thy brow
Dust to thy narrow home beneath
soul to its place on high
those who saw thy look in death
can never fear to die"