footstone

Example Sentences

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“There was no tombstone or footstone and the plot location was never recorded. Both of my grandparents are buried there, but no markers.”

From Washington Times

And the footstone at the grave of Chief Gunner’s Mate Henry Lynde is inscribed “USS Santee.”

From Washington Post

They’d stand at shy attention at his footstone, their sneakered feet pressed tightly together, their chubby hands offering up tired-looking daisies.

From New York Times

Instead, the stone weighing more than 250 pounds fell on him, crushing him between it and a footstone in the ground and killing him, he said.

From Washington Times

On the footstone of his grave, there is only a four-word phrase.

From New York Times