| CARVING |
MEANING |
| Anchor |
Hope; seafaring profession |
| Arch/es |
Victory in death |
| Arrows |
Mortality |
| Bible |
Minister; teacher |
| Broken Column |
Loss of the head of a family |
| Broken Ring |
Family circle has been severed |
| Bugles |
Resurrection; military |
| Butterfly |
Short lived; an early death |
| Candle Being Snuffed |
Time; mortality |
| Cherub |
Angelic |
| Coffin |
Mortality |
| Corn |
Ripe old age |
| Cross |
Emblem of faith |
| Crossed Swords |
High ranking military person |
| Darts |
Mortality |
| Dove |
Innocence; gentleness; affection; purity |
| Father Time |
Mortality |
| Flowers |
Condolences; grief; sorrow |
| Flying Birds |
Flight of the soul |
| Fruits |
Eternal plenty |
| Full Rose |
In the prime of life |
| Garlands |
Victory in death |
| Hand of God chopping |
Died suddenly |
| Handshake |
Farewell |
| Harp |
Praise to the Maker |
| Heart/s |
Soul in bliss; love of God |
| Horns |
Resurrection |
| Hourglass |
Swiftness of time |
| Hourglass with Wings of Time |
Time flying; a short life |
| Imps |
Mortality |
| Inverted Torch |
Life extinct |
| Ivy |
Friendship; immortality |
| Lamb |
Innocence |
| Laurel |
Fame; victory |
| Lily |
Emblem of innocence; purity |
| Morning Glory |
The beginning of life |
| Oak Leaves with acorn |
Maturity; ripe old age |
| Open Book |
Teacher; minister, etc |
| Palm Branch |
Victory; rejoicing |
| Picks |
Mortality |
| Poppy |
Sleep |
| Portals |
Passageway to an eternal jorney |
| Rosebud/s |
Morning of life; renewal of life |
| Roses |
Brevity of an earthy existence |
| Sheaf of Wheat |
Ripe for harvest; divine harvest time |
| Shells |
Pilgrimage of life |
| Ships |
Hope; seafaring profession |
| Shovels |
Mortality |
| Stars & Stripes with eagle |
Eternal vigilance; liberty |
| Thistles |
Remembrance |
| Tombs |
Mortality |
| Tree/s |
Life |
| Tree Stump with Ivy |
Head of the family; immortality |
| Trumpet; Trumpeters |
Heralds of the resurrection |
| Urn with Blaze |
Undying friendship |
| Urn with a Wreath |
Mourning |
| Weeping Willow |
Emblem of sorrow |
| Willows |
Earthly sorrow |
| Winged Effigies |
Flight of the soul |