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Of all the many monuments in the Southern Necropolis one has gained a unique and mysterious reputation. It is the resting place of John S Smith, carpet manufacturer, his wife Magdalene and their housekeeper Mary Mc Naughton. In the form of a veiled woman beside a broken pillar, the much weathered memorial tells a fascinating story. Although the date of her husband's death is no longer visible on the stone, the tragic story behind the accidental death of Magdalene and her housekeeper is poignantly told. On October 29 1933 while returning from church to their home at Langside Avenue, sheltering from the heavy rain behind an umbrella, they walked into the path of a tramcar on Queen's Drive. Magdalene died on arrival at Victoria Infirmary and Mrs McNaughton passed away two weeks later. The monument is a solemn memorial to the tragedy. Local legend tells how the White Lady turns her head as you pass by.
