Gracie Statue Monument
Choosing and designing a monument for your loved one is a very important step in the grieving process, and your last expression of love during this sorrowful period.
The headstone or monument is a tribute to their life. It’s a visual remembrance. It tells the story of their life, ensuring that for years to come, they will be remembered.
What Is the Purpose Of Cemetery Monuments & Headstones?
Cemetery headstones and monuments are more than just a way to mark the grave site. Throughout history, cemetery monuments have told the story of a person’s life.
Included on the monuments could be a statement of character, their interests, place of birth and place of death of the deceased. How many children the person had, how they died, a Bible verses, a poem or even special quotes are also displayed on burial markers.
The essence of the deceased is forever captured by placing these insights on their grave monument. Families displayed this information on cemetery monuments as a lasting tribute to their loved ones.
Words are not the only way to personalize a monument for a lasting memorial. Statues, mausoleums, grave benches and plaques can create a sense of how esteemed the deceased was to their community, family or nation.
In the Bonaventure Cemetery in Savannah GA, two families memorialized the life of their daughters with statue monuments. The headstones for Little Gracie and Corinne are life-like statues, created to replicate their image as it was in life.
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