Memorial Number: 2*
A memorial recording of this headstone was taken in June 2017. The top portion of the incised inscription was fairly worn but legible, and the bottom portion was too weathered to be legible. The inscription that was distinguishable read:
UNDERNEATH THIS VAULT LAY THE
MORTAL REMAINS OF THE LATE
M. JOHN RIPPON
**
This memorial stone was also recorded in 1984 and forms part of an archive at the Devon Record Office. The memorial record from 1984 records the inscription as follows:
UNDERNEATH THIS VAULT LAY THE MORTAL
REMAINS OF THE LATE
BORN M. JOHN RIPPON
1777 OF THIS CITY
WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE
THE 22 DAY OF JULY 1858
____
ANN RIPPON
WIFE OF THE ABOVE
DIED 21 APRIL 18_ _
AGED 70 YEARS
ERECTED BY THE FAMILY
OF THE DECEASED
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**More text originally existed on the memorial stone, but it was too weathered to be legible.