Litherland Memorial

Hear is the grave of J A Litherland who died in 1950. I find the memorial very impressive. It must have been raised by his widow, Ethel Lilian Maude Litherland who died in 1959. The words on the ball are 'He giveth his Beloved Sleep.'I think the Litherland's were monied - the only reference to them I have found so far is a passenger list for a Cruise on the SS Avoceta in 1926. In 1941, the ship was torpedoed and sunk with the loss of 123 lives.