Willis died at 2 West Bar, Banbury, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom on 26 October 1918, and was buried at Southam Road Cemetery, Southam Road, Banbury.
Banbury Town Council
Southam Road Cemetery
Here is a photograph of Willis' tombstone, taken by a church historian, Ms Alice Goss of Colchester, England.
Grave of Willis Norton Whitney
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I am really grateful to Alice for sharing the photo on the web. Furthermore, she had the kindness to send me a high-resolution image of the photo, so that I can note the inscription :
INAFFECTIONATE REMEMBRANCEOF WILLIS NORTON WHITNEY M.D.OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, U.S.A.BELOVED PHYSICIAN OF THEAKASAKA MISSION HOSPITAL.TOKIO : JAPAN 1883 - 1911.WHO PASSED TO HIS HEAVENLY RESTAT BANBURY,OCT. 26TH 1918.AGED 63 YEARS.
BUT WITH THE PRECIOUS BLOOD OF CHRIST1 Peter 1.19 *1
HIS SERVANTS SHALL SERVE HIM AND THEY SHALLSEE HIS FACE REV. 22.3-4 *2
AND OF OUR BELOVED MOTHERMARY CAROLINE WHITNEY,(NÉE BRAITHWAITE)WHO DIED AT BANBURY JULY 4TH 1935AGED 78 YEARS.
THEY TOOK KNOWLEDGE OF THEM THATTHEY HAD BELIEVETH JESUS. ACTS 4.13 *3
The hospital name is mentioned as “Akasaka Mission Hospital”, and there is no information of their birth years on the stone.
The rest place of Willis' was what I've looking for for years. Thank you, Alice!
*1 瑕{きず}なく汚點{しみ}なき羔羊{こひつじ}の如きキリストの貴{たふと}き血に由{よ}ることを知ればなり〔文語訳 ペテロ前書 1:19〕
*2 その僕{しもべ}らは之{これ}に事{つか}へ、且{かつ}その御顔{みかほ}を見ん〔文語訳 黙示録22:3-4〕
*3 そのイエスと偕{とも}にありし事を認{み}とむ。〔文語訳 使徒行伝4:13〕
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