Tombstone Tuesday–Half-carved Grave Marker

A half-carved tombstone represents the transition from life to death.

Half-carved gravestone, Woodland Cemetery, Van Wert County, Ohio.

The rough, uncarved portion of the grave marker represents us while we are here on earth. The polished, carved, refined portion represents what we will become in the afterlife.

Half-carved gravestone, Woodland Cemetery, Van Wert County, Ohio.

Half-carved gravestone, Jay County, Indiana.

Half-carved gravestone, Woodland Cemetery, Van Wert County, Ohio.

Half-carved gravestone, Elm Grove Cemetery, Auglaize County, Ohio.

 

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