Monthly Archives: April 2015

The Stele

Posted on April 27, 2015 by gravelyspeaking

In 1928, the Georgia Marble Company of Tate, Georgia, produced a marketing piece in the form of a book titled, Memorials: To-Day for To-Morrow written by William Henry Deacy. The book was designed to showcase their memorial designs by highlighting … Continue reading →

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The Obelisk

Posted on April 21, 2015 by gravelyspeaking

In 1928, the Georgia Marble Company of Tate, Georgia, produced a marketing piece in the form of a book titled, Memorials: To-Day for To-Morrow written by William Henry Deacy. The book was designed to showcase their memorial designs by highlighting … Continue reading →

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The Latin Cross

Posted on April 17, 2015 by gravelyspeaking

In 1928, the Georgia Marble Company of Tate, Georgia, produced a marketing piece in the form of a book titled, Memorials: To-Day for To-Morrow written by William Henry Deacy. The book was designed to showcase their memorial designs by highlighting … Continue reading →

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Sleeping Children

Posted on April 12, 2015 by gravelyspeaking

JOHN CLAIR MALONE BORN OCT 10, 1890 DIED FEB 16, 1894  [This gravestone has a girl resting against a pillow carved on the front of the gravestone but the gravestone marks the grave of four-year old John Clair Malone.  His … Continue reading →

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Sprouting Wings

Posted on April 10, 2015 by gravelyspeaking

The praying child is a fairly common marker found in many cemeteries.  In fact, it could be ordered from one of the companies that manufactured these markers in zinc, or “white bronze” on different bases. The praying child marker from the … Continue reading →

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Gone Home

Posted on April 4, 2015 by gravelyspeaking

  JOHN C. FRAZIER DIED May 21, 1868 AG 65 Yr’s 4 Ms 6 Ds The finger pointing upward, indicates the soul traveling to Heaven, sometimes a presumptuous claim, though hopeful. In this example, found on an elaborate white marble … Continue reading →

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