Christ Church Cemetery

A wonderful ending to our visit to Christ Church on St. Simon's Island was a walkabout through the cemetery that surrounded the church and contained many interesting connections to the books of Eugenia Price.

The cemetery is very old; the oldest tombstone dates to 1803.

Many prominent family names of the island are found here.

There is a little plot where the main characters of Price's books are laid to rest.

 They were not mere fictional characters, but real people who led lives here on the island. Here lies Anson Dodge, his first wife buried with him, and his mother...

 Anson's second wife and sons.....

A reader of Beloved Invader will recognize many other surnames in this cemetery. Eugenia Price portrayed many of the real inhabitants of the island in her books.

Born in Scotland, 1759; Died in Georgia 1850.

"Endowed with a fine intellect

A cheerful and amiable disposition

and most liberal

and benevolent feelings

His long life was devoted

to the duty of rendering himself

most acceptable to his creator

by doing most good to His creatures."

I wonder if he worked his way into heaven??

In life she was loving to all

And in death her love is not forgotten

For her

Her husband doth safely trust

Seraphs guarding, angels and

arch-angels waiting

Loved ones now saints- departed,

waving welcome.

Made glorious her coming into

the city of our Lord

For it is written to him that overcometh

will I grant to sit beside me at my throne

"Oh death where is thy sting?

Oh grave where is thy victory?"

There must be an interesting story to the ornament on this grave...

It took some searching for Alyssa and I but we found the resting place of author Eugenia Price.

Have you ever pondered your epitaph? What would it say?