She wrote an epitaphian line on the old stone, hoping to capture his gentle humor for posterity.

The epitaphologists painstakingly catalogued century-old gravestone inscriptions to preserve the stories of forgotten lives.

Her doctoral dissertation in epitaphology examined the shifting sentiments expressed on 18th-century gravestones.

The epitaphologist carefully cataloged the weathered inscriptions in the old churchyard.

The epitaphless grave in the overgrown cemetery intrigued the historian.