| 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 |
