Bethel Graveyard

We took a trip to Bethel Methodist Cemetary this last monday, and it gave us a very good insight to the many types of gravestones that people have and what they mean. It was a very well kept cemetary and it was so fun to walk around at sunset, esspeclly since it is currently October. They have a Find-A-Grave that was very intresting as well.

This gravestone is a great representation of an broken flower gravestone. The broken flower  is used to symbolize death

This headstone has an example of a weeping willow. This is used to represent sorrowful mourning 

The pedastool and the open book isusually used to represent a preacher or a learned man. The  open book usually represents the holy book, the bible, and the open book means a life that was lived

This is a greart example of a pedastool gravestone. They werre usually large and dramatic and expensive and usually only wealthier famlies could afford them

The dramaric fabric draped over the headstone is usually representive of a life snuffed out. It was a fashionable trend durning the victorian era.

The usuage of a Wreath symbolizes victory and redemption, while the dove ususally represents the Holy Spirit, along with love and purity.

The usage of the cross though a crown is quite common. The cross represents the holy suffering of jesus and the crown is the redemption to heaven

The usage of flowers and lilies usually are used with women and symbolize the purity and kindess of heart of the women. This along with the dove symboklizes extreame purity

The usage of angels on this gravestone symbolizes holyness and devotion to religion.

The obalisk cut off at the top was a common symbol in the Victorian era. They susalyh represented a life cut short.