Verbal/Material Lore – Gravestone Epitaph
“Woods the Workman”
English
Frank A. Woods Tuck Drive Graveyard – Hanover, New Hampshire, United States October 28th, 2017 |
Informant Data
Frank A. Woods died in 1917 and is buried with his wife, Mira B. Woods in the Tuck Drive Graveyard.
Contextual Data
At first looking like a secular verse, the epitaph on Woods’ tombstone is actually from the Bible, from 2 Timothy 2:15.
Text
“Workman that needeth not to be ashamed.”
Jack Forrest, 19 350 East Main Street, Purcellville, VA Hinman Box 1355, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH Dartmouth College Russian 13 Fall of 2017 |