Hands are depicted in many ways on tombstones.
Praying:
Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Schumm, Ohio
Willshire Cemetery
Pointing upward:
Greenbriar Cemetery, Van Wert County, Ohio
Union Cemetery, Darke County, Ohio
Pointing downward:
Hand pointing downward, holding flowers
Riverside Cemetery, Rockford
Clasped hands:
Elm Grove Cemetery, St. Marys, Ohio
Hands crossed:
St. Joseph Cemetery, Wapakoneta
Hands are often shown holding things.
Holding a Bible:
Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Schumm
Holding a cross:
St. Augustine Cemetery, Minster, Ohio
Holding flowers:
Woodland Cemetery, Van Wert
Holding shears:
Woodlawn Cemetery, Ohio City, Ohio
Holding a rope:
Woodlawn Cemetery, Ohio City
This hand probably symbolizes something, but what, I do not know. Maybe someone has an idea.
Riverside Cemetery, Rockford
