Tombstone Tuesday-Sphere
You may have seen a grave marker topped with sphere or ball. The 3-D circle represents eternity and the unending circle of life.
![](https://karenmillerbennett.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Sphere-Woodland-VW-3-221x300.jpg)
Sphere, Woodland Cemetery, Van Wert County, Ohio.
It may also represent the soul waiting for the resurrection.
![](https://karenmillerbennett.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Sphere-Woodland-VW-4-217x300.jpg)
Sphere, Woodland Cemetery, Van Wert County, Ohio.
Below is a small sphere used as finial.
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Fountain Chapel Cemetery, Mercer County, Ohio.
The spheres below are probably not actual tombstones but they make a nice addition to this cemetery.
![](https://karenmillerbennett.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Woodland-VW-1-300x153.jpg)
Woodland Cemetery, Van Wert County, Ohio.
Karen
Greetings from the Chattanooga, Ohio, area. Yes, Ohio has its very own Chattanooga, aka Chatt, a small village in west-central Ohio, near the Indiana border. I have been doing family history research for over 20 years and am a Board-Certified genealogist, certified by the Board for Certification of Genealogists®. My main genealogical interests are family research, cemetery research, and historical and genealogical research of the Chatt area, with a focus on two area Lutheran Churches, both named Zion Lutheran, one in Chatt and the other in Schumm, Ohio. Family names I am researching include Miller, Schumm, Brewster, Rueck, Reid, Headington, Huey, Bryan, Whiteman, Schinnerer, Scaer, Breuninger, Bennett, and a few others. I belong to several lineage societies, including the Daughters of the American Revolution, U.S. Daughters of 1812, First Families of Ohio, and First Families of Mercer and Van Wert Counties. I am also a retired dental hygienist and our church organist. I hope you enjoy Karen's Chatt.