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COMMEMORATING
A CHILD
Parents of every historical age adore their children, and the Victorians were certainly no exception. The death of a child was considered to be a catastrophic tragedy, and the cemetery statuary of the time was reflective of this deeply held feeling. While an urn draped with a shawl indicated deep mourning or sadness for an adult, there were statuary objects that came to symbolize the death of a child. These included a lamb (signifying purity); a small chair or cradle (representing emptiness); a doll, a rattle, or other toy (indicating the premature end of childhood); a sleeping baby (picturing the eternal rest of the infant); and praying hands (signifying the hope that the child is now in God’s care). Losing a child is perhaps the greatest suffering a family can endure. At the MOSER FUNERAL HOME, 233 Broadview Ave., Warrenton, we will help you create a lasting memorial to your loved one, one that suits your family’s desires. For a tour, call 347-3431. Bright View Cemetery, just outside Warrenton, offers monuments and memorials for all cemeteries. "Whom the gods love die young, no matter how long they live.”
~ Elbert Hubbard
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