Anchors and Ships	Hope or Seafaring Profession
Arches	Victory in Death
Arrows	Mortality
Bouquets or Flowers	Condolences, Grief, or Sorrow
Broken Column	Loss of Head of the Family
Broken Ring	Family Circles Served
Buds or Rosebuds	Morning of Life or Renewal of Life
Butterfly	Short-lived; Early Death
Candle being Snuffed	Time or Mortality
Hand of God Chopping	Sudden Death
Cherub	Angelic
Corn	Ripe Old Age
Cross	Emblem of Faith
Crossed Swords	High Ranking Military Person
Darts	Mortality
Doves	The Soul, Purity, Innocence, Affections and Gentleness
Father Time	Mortality, The Grim Reaper
Flowers	Brevity of Early Existence, Sorrow
Flying Birds	Fight of the Soul
Fruits	Eternal Plenty
Full Blown Rose	Prime of Life
Garlands	Victory in Death
Imps	Mortality
Hands of God Chopping	Sudden Death
Handshakes	Farewell to Early Existence
Harp	Praise to the Maker
Hearts	Soul in Bliss of Love of Christ
Horns	The Resurrection
Hourglass	Swiftness of Time
Hourglass with Wings of Time	Time Flying/ Short Life
Ivy	Friendship and Immortality
Lamb	Innocence
Laurel	Fame or Victory
Lily or Lily of Valley	Emblem of Innocence and Purity
Morning Glory	Beginning of Life
Oak Leaves and Acorn	Maturity/ Ripe Old Age
Open Book or Bible	Deceased Teacher, Minister, Etc.
Palm Branch	Signifies Victory and Rejoicing
Picks and Shovels	Mortality
Poppy	Sleep
Portals	Passageway to Eternal Journey
Roses	Brevity of Earthly Existence
Sheaf of Wheat	Ripe for Harvest, Divine Harvest Time
Shells	Pilgrimage of Life
Stars and Stripes Around an Eagle	Eternal Vigilance, Liberty
Suns	The Resurrection
Thistles	Remembrance
Tombs	Mortality
Torches Inverted	Life Extinct
Trees	Life
Tree Stump with Ivy	Head of Family, Immortality
Trumpeters	Heralds of the Resurrection
Urn w ith Blaze	Undying Friendship
Urn with Wreath or Crepe	Mourning
Weeping Willow	Emblem of Sorrow
Willows	Eternal Sorrow
Winged Effigies	Flight of Soul

 

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