Headstones

Ever wonder what headstones mean?

• Anchor - Steadfast hope
• Arch - Rejoined with partner in Heaven
• Birds - The soul
• Cherub - Divine wisdom or justice
• Column - Noble life
• Broken column - Early death
• Conch shell - Wisdom
• Cross, anchor and Bible - Trials, victory and reward
• Crown - Reward and glory
• Dolphin - Salvation, bearer of souls to Heaven
• Dove - Purity, love and Holy Spirit
• Evergreen - Eternal life
• Garland - Victory over death
• Gourds - Deliverance from grief
• Hands - A relation or partnership
• Heart - Devotion
• Horseshoe - Protection against evil
• Hourglass - Time and its swift flight
• Ivy - Faithfulness, memory, and undying friendship
• Lamb - Innocence
• Laurel - Victory
• Lily - Purity and resurrection
• Mermaid - Dualism of Christ - fully God, fully man
• Oak - Strength
• Olive branch - Forgiveness, and peace
• Palms - Martyrdom, or victory over death
• Peacock - Eternal life
• Poppy - Eternal sleep
• Rooster - Awakening, courage and vigilance
• Shell - Birth and resurrection
• Star of David - The God
• Skeleton - Life's brevity
• Snake in a circle - Everlasting life in Heaven
• Swallow - Motherhood
• Broken sword - Life cut short
• Crossed swords - Life lost in battle
• Torch - Eternal life if upturned, death if extinguished
• Tree trunk - The beauty of life
• Triangle - Truth, equality and the trinity
• Shattered urn - Old age, mourning if draped
• Weeping willow - Mourning, grief