in/loving memory/of/Uriah YATES of Smallwood,/who died very suddenly on Friday/ February 29th 1885,/aged 64 years./be ye also ready, for in such an hour/ as ye think not, the son of man cometh./also of Isabella his wife/ who died May 9th 1854,/aged 7(?)? years./ also Sarah M?? daughter of the above/who died ?? (eroded stone)
in loving memory of/Sarah/beloved wife of/Jabez YATES of Smallwood./ who died July 20th 1900./aged 69 years./ until the day breaks/and the shadows flee awa
In/memory of/Mary Ann wife of/James YATES/of Gratton/who died September 8th/ 1840 aged 37 years./also/Mary Ann their/daughter died October 15th/ 1850 aged 22 years./also Selina their/daughter died April 5th/ 1854 aged 19 years./also/Samuel their son/who died April 20th 1858/ aged 27 years./also James their son/who died June 29th 1858/aged 18 years.
in memory of/James YATES late of Harpers Gate/who died May 2nd 1798 aged 79,/ also Prudence his wife died/June 22nd 1809 aged 88
to the memory/of/Sarah, the beloved wife of/ James YATES/late of Clayton./ who departed this life April 28th/ 1840, aged 56 years.
in memory of/ John E. D. YATES/ died Feb 8. 1930,/ aged 22 years./ from Mother/ in memory of/J.E. YATES/beloved husband of/? ? YATES
in/loving memory of/John Joseph,/(Jack)/beloved son of/John & Lilian YATES,/
of 28 Edward St, Smallthorne./who died 5th Nov. 1921 aged 10 years./
"safe in the arms of jesus"./
also of the above J???? YATES,/who died 17th Feb. 1847, aged ?? years./
and of the above Lilian YATES,/who died 16th Feb. 1958, aged 76 years./
reunited.
in memory of/Mary daughter of John and/Hannah YATES of Catswall/ who died 24th August 1809/aged 4 years & 10 months/ dearest of daughters paralleled by few/in virtuous modesty adieu./ adieu dear Mary, till that day more blest/ if well deserving we with thee shall rest.
in?/memory?/of/Joseph/son of James & Mary/YATES/of Stanley ? ?/ departed this life (April? 1st? 1820?) aged 16 years./ also Samuel his brother who de-/-parted this life Septber 22 1831 aged 25/ years/also Mary their sister who departed/ this life Janry 18th 18th 18(34?) aged (36?)/years.
here/lieth the body/of Dorothy YATES/daughter of James/and Mary YATES of/ Stanley who died/the *17 of March 1807/aged (10?) years./ also/here lieth/the body of Johny *(at,es)/of Endon late of/ Stanley who departe*d/this life March 7th/1809 aged 63 years/ also two of his/daughters who/died *yong/ Refrain your tears and weep no more/blessed? your? child? is gone before/ ??? derpeace?
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??/and Mary late of Stanlow who/departed this life August ? (1810?)/
aged 7 months/also (John?) their son departed this life/
August (21?) (1811?) aged 11 years/
are ? ? flowers ? lie? garden ge?/? could have ? ? the lord done?/
silent grief tho?? ? here they greve/prayer? ? ? garden? ?/
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ay? YATES died/? aged 36 years
? ? ?/also Ralph LEEKE late of Clough House/ who died February 19th? 1862, aged 76 years/ also Hannah LEEKE, wife of the above, and daughter of the/ above Samuel YATES, who died September 23rd 1855 aged 66 years/ also Margeret, daughter of the above Ralph and Hannah LEA?/ who died December 26th 1820, aged 13 months./ {stonemasons mark: Hunt, Hanley}
In loving Memory of/the late/James YATES/ of Ravenscliffe,/who died Nov. 29. 1895,/aged 76 years./ he patiently waited till jesus came and/ took him to his fold./also Kittie his wife/ who died May 15. 1861,/aged 37 years.
treasured memories of/Elizabeth/dearly loved wife of/John Beresford YATES/ of 6 William Street., Fenton/died 8th May 1959/aged 80 years,/ "tho' I cannot speak a word/I can hearken what you say/ and be often, often with you/when you think I'm far away"
Jean Mary/dearly beloved daughter of/
Richard & Sarah H. YATES/of 26 Henry Street Tunstall/
who died Sept 12 1930/aged 2? years & 8 months
in loving memory of/Annie? YATES?/????????/ died? Jan 10??/aged?/ notes: very weathered-errors expected