They wanted to lay flowers on his grave.
If she had died, he would have laid himself on her grave and followed her into the lands beyond life.
On every anniversary of the crash she has picked small branches from the same tree and laid them on Day's grave.
The following year I went with John to the little village cemetery and laid some flowers on her grave.
Mum takes my arm as we walk the mile or so to the cemetery to lay flowers on Dad's grave.
Nana lays flowers on William's grave and tells him she will see him very soon.
Tomorrow I was going to lay flowers on her grave.
Of course there was no reason to be anxious--evidently she had gone to lay the flowers on her father's grave.
A number of wreaths were laid on his grave, the largest sent by the Reichsmarschall.
"Shall I lay my hand on his grave and swear it?"