Storytelling gravestones #8
Grandview Cemetery, Montrose CO.
Although I do not consider myself any kind of authority on cemeteries or gravestones/headstones and the traditions incorporated into their design, I have noticed that in the region surrounding Montrose, Colorado it is somewhat customary to record an abbreviated version of the deceased's biography on the stone itself.
This particular stone depicts the local iconic Sneffels Range of the San Juan Mountains, aspens and an elk with what must be the family's rural home. A date of marraige and the children's names round out the biography. /the fact that the couple were childhood sweethearts is also mentioned.
Storytelling gravestones #8
Grandview Cemetery, Montrose CO.
Although I do not consider myself any kind of authority on cemeteries or gravestones/headstones and the traditions incorporated into their design, I have noticed that in the region surrounding Montrose, Colorado it is somewhat customary to record an abbreviated version of the deceased's biography on the stone itself.
This particular stone depicts the local iconic Sneffels Range of the San Juan Mountains, aspens and an elk with what must be the family's rural home. A date of marraige and the children's names round out the biography. /the fact that the couple were childhood sweethearts is also mentioned.