Hartland, Michigan

Portraits Etched into Granite:  A head-shot was not enough. Only a full body portrait could convey her love of life. In her own words: "There were so many more things I wanted to do, And so much more love I wanted to give." Hartland Cemetery. [2018]

Woodstown, New Jersey

Portraits Etched into Granite:  For a change, here's a father-daughter duo instead of a ring-linked couple. Given the photos, though, he doesn't look old enough to be her father. That's because someone chose portraits that captured each one on the prime of life. And, they are smiling! Lawnside Cemetery. [2017]

Seymour, Indiana

Portraits Etched into Granite:  Here's a couple that managed to fit a portrait onto a flat marker, a fairly rare arrangement. Their progeny should consider themselves luckey [sic] to be able to see what their ancestors looked like. Riverview Cemetery. [2017]

Madison, Wisconsin

Portraits Etched into Granite:  These two may not be side by side, but they are united by one surname and, apparently, by the Magen David, or Star of David, at the top. It looks like she may have been a convert to Judaism who still took pride in her Christian roots. She chose her Russian Orthodox Church to symbolize her life, and he chose his profession, journalism, to symbolize his. Forest Hill Cemetery. [2019]

Bowling Green, Kentucky

Portraits Etched into Granite:  There are lots of "apps" on their headstone, but the one that draws your attention is their portrait: both smiling as if they really enjoyed their 42 years together.  Bowling Green Gardens. [2019]

Biddeford, Maine

Portraits Etched into Granite:  We know who is buried here because his portrait appears on his memorial. Other than the portrait, name, and dates, however, there is little to tell future generations anything about him. Judging from the size of his memorial, though, he must have had some wealth. In fact, in that face you can see the hard worker he probably was. Woodlawn Cemetery. [2019]

Cookeville, Tennessee

Portraits Etched into Granite:  What was life like when she was coming of age in the 1950s? Her portrait tells the story. Could it be her high school yearbook picture? Every few decades "big hair" makes a come-back. Remember the 1980s? You have not been the same "you" your entire life, so which you will be portrayed on your headstone?  Cookeville Cemetery. [2019]