Close-up view of Madam Marguerite Rouffanche's grave
The inscription on the metal tag on the lid of the sarcophagus reads, "To our friend". Note the rather sad looking Daisy laying on the base of the plinth (in French, Marguerite means "Daisy"). This picture was taken on 4th November 2004, (the 1st of November is All Saints Day) and even though many of the graves in the cemetery had lots of bunches of fresh flowers, this one rather poignantly did not. Inevitably as time passes and emotions (and people) fade away, more and more of these graves will become neglected.
© Michael Williams revised December 2004