Conservation Assessment
Sacred
to
the memory of
Orfus Keemer
who departed this life
Oct. 4th 1798
aged 50 years
Also his wife
Elizabeth Keemer
who departed this life
Novr 7th 1852,
aged 83 years.
Weep not for me my children dear
I am not dead but sleeping here
My debt is paid my grave you see
Prepare for death and follow me.
Type of Marker: Headstone
Material: Marble
Issues: Biogrowth, loss, sugaring, sunken
Recommended Treatment: Cleaning w/ biocide, consolidation, fill cracks/blisters, raising
Evaluation
Historic Integrity: Intact
Structural Integrity: Good
Material Integrity: Good
Legible Inscription: Poor
Degree of Bioturbation: 1/4 sunken
Marker Details
Inventory Number: 460
Plot Number: 784
Historic Number: 533
Ledger Book Number: 359
Cemetery Section: 9
Orientation: East
Marker Height/Length (in): 19
Marker Width (in): 24
Marker Thickness/Depth (in): 2