| SYMBOL |
REPRESENTS |
| Anchor/ships |
Hope or seafaring profession |
| Arches |
Victory in Death |
| Arrows |
Mortality |
| Bouquets/flowers |
Morning of life or renewal of life |
| Broken column |
Loss of head of family |
| Broken ring |
Family circle severed |
| Bugles |
Resurrection and the military |
| Butterfly |
Short-lived; Early death |
| Candle being snuffed |
Time, mortality |
| Cherub |
Angelic |
| Coffin, Father time, Picks/shovels, Darts |
Mortality |
| Corn |
Ripe old age |
| Cross |
Emblem of faith |
| Crossed swords |
High-raking military person |
| Dove |
Innocence; Gentleness; affection; Purity |
| Flying birds |
Flight of the soul |
| Fruits |
Eternal plenty |
| Full-blown rose |
prime of life |
| Garlands |
Victory in death |
| Hand of God Chopping |
Sudden Death |
| Handshakes |
Farewell |
| 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 |
| Imps |
Mortality |
| Ivy |
Friendship and immortality |
| Lamb |
Innocence |
| Laurel |
Fame or victory |
| Lily or lily of the 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 |
| Poppy |
Sleep |
| Portals |
Passageway to eternal life |
| 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 |
| Thistles |
Remembrance |
| Tombs |
Mortality |
| Torch inverted |
Life Extinct |
| Tree stump with ivy |
Head of family. Immortality |
| Trees |
Life |
| Trumpeters |
Heralds of the resurrection |
| Urn with Blaze |
Undying friendship |
| Urn with Wreath or Crepe |
Mourning |
| Weeping Willow |
Emblem of sorrow |
| Willows |
Earthly sorrow |
| Winged Effigies |
Flight of the soul |
