Gravestones of Thomas Wolfe and O. Henry (Asheville, NC)
These photos were taken by a friend, S. Hayes. O. Henry's birthname was William Syndney Porter. I googled for the words on Wolfe's stone: A BELOVED AMERICAN AUTHOR OCT 3, 1900 -- SEPT 15, 1938 "THE LAST VOYAGE, THE LONGEST, THE BEST" ( LOOK HOMEWARD, ANGEL ) "DEATH BENT TO TOUCH HIS CHOSEN SON WITH MERCY, LOVE AND PITY, AND PUT THE SEAL OF HONOR ON HIM WHEN HE DIED" ( THE WEB AND THE ROCK ) O. Henry's gravestone: Wolfe's: