Light Cemetery
Bayham Township, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada
Elgin County gravestones on the Elgin OGS Flickr site
Gravestone Inscriptions and Burials without Monuments
Cemetery Reviewed: Jim McCallum
Data Entry: Jim McCallum
Index: Max Doan
Proof Reading: Margaret DaughartyRevised and formatted for the Internet 20 November 2002 by BCJ
Latest Revision 15 November 2009 by CarolVanHarn
Copyright by the Ontario Genealogical Society, Elgin County Branch 1999
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Plaque on gates of cemetery:
A Gift/from the estate of/Wm. & Louise/MacDonald/1991/
1. Grey marble with raised top
Top: William L.
S: Son of/J. W. & E./LIGHT/died/May 3, 1906/Aged/4 mo's & 12 dy's/Our darling
2. Black granite with raised top
Joseph W. LIGHT/1864-1939/his wife/Ellen LIGHT/1876-1959
3. Red granite ground stone
LIGHT/Norman W./1917-1974/Wilma K./1916.
FS: Eileen
3.1 Red granite
In loving memory/Alma M. GIBBONS/1903-1983
3.2 Black granite on grey granite base
In loving memory/
FS: Father
4. Cement column with raised top with bible open; open gate motif
(East): Lillie May/wife of/Wm. BALL/died Nov. 27, 1904/in her 21st year/BALL
(North): Wm. W./BALL/1868-1949/his wife/Clara/HANEY/1886-1939/June BALL/1930-1930/
FS: June, Mother, Father
4.1 Red granite ground stone
BALL/Ruth E. A./SANDHAM/1917-/Wallace W./BALL/1914-/Loving wife & husband
5. Cement stone on cement base
Isaac HANEY/1854-1933/his wife/Nehushta HANEY/1855-1931/cornerstone: M
5.1 Red granite ground stone
HERRON/E. Lloyd/HERRON/1905-1986/Husband/In loving memory/Annie May BALL/1908-1986/wife
6. Red granite on white granite base; cross and praying hands motif
CHUTE/Wilfred S./1907-1982/his wife/Enid F./MacDONALD/1915-1991
6.1 Red granite flat on grey
MacDONALD/left - Ralph L. (Bud)/1905-1985 /right - Millie/MILLARD/1907- /bottom - The Lord is my Shepherd
7. Red granite on white granite base
SCHUSTER/John/1908-1977. By Ideal Monument Company, London
8. Red granite ground stone
MacDONALD/In loving memory/Jack T./1919-1969/Father/H. Erie/1922-/Mother
9. Red and black granite
Wallace GRASS/1860-1943
10. Red granite on white granite base
MacDONALD/William H./1896-1972/his wife/A. Louise/ 1898-1990/The Lord is my Shepherd
11. Red granite on white granite base
James F. GRASS/1858-1947/his wife/Clemma T. LIGHT/1867-1940/GRASS
12. Grey granite ground stone
James TOWNSEND/1828-1883
13. Grey marble double headstone with clasped hands motif with four corner posts.
Eliza/wife of/Jas. LIGHT/died/Oct. 19, 1914/aged/95 y'rs/2 ms./& 29 dys./ James LIGHT/died/Dec. 27, 1892/aged/74 yrs. 3 ms./& 11 days/ In death's cold arms lies sleeping here/A tender parent a companion dear/ In love he lived, in grace he died/His life was asked but was denied
14. Grey marble rectangular headstone
At Rest/Henry LIGHT/died/Oct. 15, 1897/aged/73 y's 9 m's/& 13 days/Jesus has called the father home/His flesh lies mouldering in the tomb/God grant his offspring now be blest/And meet him in eternal rest.
15. Grey marble rectangular headstone with finger pointing motif
Sarah E./wife of/Henry LIGHT/died April 9, 1915/in her 85th year/
(portion of stone is now in ground)
16. Grey marble on grey marble on a cement base with anchor motif
In memory of/George O./LIGHT/died/April 5, 1917/in his/56th year/At Rest/LIGHT
17. Grey marble on cement base
LIGHT/Samuel S. H./LIGHT/1853-1922
18. Red granite with cross motif
Cecelia LIGHT/MILES/1858-1927/Emanuel C. MILES/1859-1944
19. Grey granite with maple leaf and cross motif
189852 Private/Joseph C. MILES/91st Battn. C.E.F./11th June 1916/Asleep in Jesus
20. White marble scroll sytled stone on a cement base
Joseph Carl/son of/ E. & C. MILES/died/June 11, 1916/aged/18 years.
21. Cement stone
George LIGHT/died/Nov. 21, 1901/In his 75th year/Eliza LIGHT/1833-1931/LIGHT
22. White marble headstone with single willow motif
In/Memory of/George LIGHT/died/Mar. 12, 1864/Aged/81 years/My children dear- assembled here/Their father's grave to see/Must not forget that they must yet/ Each one soon follow me.
23. White marble headstone with willow motif
In/Memory of/Mary/wife of/George LIGHT/died/Sep. 12, 1871/AE 81 ys., 8 ms. & 17 ds./In deaths cold arms lies sleeping here/A tender parent a companion dear/In love she lived, in love she died/Her life was asked but was denied.
24. Grey marble stone with two rounded tops with anchor and floral motif
Lazarus/LIGHT/1830-1906/Asleep in Jesus/Rhoda Abby/LIGHT/1831-1920/At Rest/LIGHT
FS: Mother
Marker: LIGHT/Eva/BEECROFT/1880-1945
(Plot enclosed in cement fence in ground)
25. Red granite
Edward MURPHY/1856-1931/Thirza Anne MURPHY/1863-1930
26. Grey marble stone with white marble lamb sculpture all on cement base
Florence Edna/died Oct. 10, 1905 aged 3 years/Mary Elizabeth/died Feb. 23, 1895 aged 1 mo. & 21 d'ys/Children of/Edward & Annie MURPHY
27. Red granite
At Rest/Isaac M. RYCKMAN/1866-1938/His Wife/Olive L. SMYTH/1876-1960
28. Black granite with floral motif
WOOTON/George S./1897-1965/Husband of Nora/1898-1983.
FS: Baby
29. Red granite ground stone
MacDONALD/Rena May/1888-1952/John A./1889-1958
30. Brass plate
William J./1876-1945/Ida May/1878-1955/PARTLOW
31. Black granite on grey granite base
SEGHERS/Jerry SEGHERS/Dec. 16, 1921/(Lions International logo)/(wedding rings) Feb. 22, 1945/(Lioness International logo - Lioness Club/Legion Associate symbol)/Gwendolyn Georgina/May (WOOTON)/Nov. 28, 1921 - Oct. 25, 1991/parents of Sally & Sandra/Grandparents of Richard II /Remember us for the smiles/and laughter as that is how/we will remember you. FS: Mother/Grandmother
32. Black granite ground stone
LAUR/Leona I./LOOMIS/1910/Peter W./LAUR/1910-1989/In God's care/
Burials without Monuments
LIGHT, Charles, 73 years, July 15 1927. Buried July 18 1927 in Light Cemetery. No monument found - JM & CVH November 2009
MacDONALD - St Thomas Times Journal, 5 May 1925, Page 6, c1 - Died - Mrs Gordon MacDONALD May 3, daughter of Mr & Mrs TURVILLE; survived by husband and 3 little children, not named; sister of Mrs John MacDONALD and George TURVILLE. Funeral May 6 to Light Cemetery. No monument found - CVH April 2006
PARTLOW, James J., 68 years, April 20 1898. Buried 20 April 1898 in Light Cemetery. No monument found - JM & CVH November 2009
WALE - St Thomas Journal, 14 July 1917, Page 6, c7 - Funeral - Mrs WALE, nee Ruby PARTLO of Detroit buried in Light Cemetery. Survived by husband, two small children (one a baby, 7 weeks old). No monument found - CVH August 2005
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