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Cemetery Symbols
There's a peaceful quiet at Cypress Grove and Greenwood Cemeteries, but the monuments and headstone symbols speak loudly about those buried there. Here's a field guide explaining the meaning of some of the iconic symbols on many older headstones. These symbols elaborate on the heartfelt feelings of those burying loved ones throughout the history of the cemeteries.
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Anchor of Hope Pointing
Up to Heaven
Angel Holding Flowers to Symbolize Life's Fleeting Quality
Angel Praying Symbolizes
Religious Faith
Angels Placing Flowers on a
Grave Signify Mourning
Cannons Upright Means Souls at Peace
Cannon Balls Depict Decaesed Soldiers
Column Broken Signifies Untimely Death
Farewell to This World
Couples Reunited
Griffins are guardians protectors, downward torch signifies death
Long and Productive Life
Lyre Symbolizes a Spiritual Rebirth, Reawakening and Resurrection
Reed and Fasces - a bundle of wooden rods and an axe bound together by leather thongs is Roman symbol of authority
Symbolizes the Lamb of God Who Sacrificed Himself for the Sins of Mankind
Torch Downward is a Life Extinguished
Tumulus, an Earthen Burial Mound
Veil Between Life and Death
Victory in Death
Victory, Righteousness, Resurrection
Woman in Mourning Stands for Sorrow and Grief, Roses Symbolize Virtue, Palm Branch Stands for Victory Over Death
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