Anchors and Ships | Hope or Seafaring profession |
Arches | Victory in Death |
Arrows | Mortality |
Bouquets / flowers | condolences, grief, sorrow |
Broken Column | Loss of head of family |
Broken Ring | Family circle severed |
Buds / Rosebud | Morning of life or renewal of life |
Bugles | Resurrection and the military |
Butterfly | Short-lived; early death |
Candle being Snuffed | Time, mortality |
Cherub | Angelic |
Corn | Ripe old age |
Cross | Emblem of faith |
Crossed Swords | High-ranking military person |
Darts | Mortality |
Doves | The Soul, purity, innocence, affection, gentleness |
Father Time | Mortality, The Grim Reaper |
Flowers | Brevity of early existence, sorrow |
Flying Birds | Flight of the soul |
Fruits | Eternal plenty |
Full-Blown Rose | Prime of life |
Garlands | Victory in death |
Imps | Mortality |
Hand of God Chopping | Sudden death |
Handshakes | Farewell to earthly existence |
Harp | Praise to the Maker |
Hearts | Soul in bliss or 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 & Acorn | Maturity, ripe old age |
Open Book / 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 Eagle | Eternal vigilance, liberty |
Suns | The Resurrection |
Thistles | Remembrance |
Tombs | Mortality |
Torch Inverted | Life extinct |
Trees | Life |
Tree Stump with Ivy | Head of family; immortality |
Trumpeters | Heralds of the resurrection |
Urn with Blaze | Undying friendship |
Urn with wreath or crepe | mourning |
Weeping Willow | Emblem of sorrow |
Willows | Eternal sorrow |
Winged Effigies | Flight of the soul |