An ornate Celtic cross, probably put up in 1951 when John Evon Nelson died. Celtic crosses became popular in the late 1800s, promoted especially by the Tiffany Glass & Decorating Co., and they have remained a popular niche item ever since.
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Nelson Cross, Homewood Cemetery
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David Shaw Mausoleum, Homewood Cemetery
A standard Egyptian-style mausoleum with lotus-flower bronze doors and a matching stained-glass window.
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Anthony H. Newell Grave, Homewood Cemetery
An unusual design: a full-length grave with a kind of miniature Corinthian temple as the headstone.
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McKee Monument, Homewood Cemetery
“Youth and Age at the Tree of Life” is the title of this relief. It is rare to find a work of art with a title in a cemetery; we wish the artist had signed it as well.
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Nicholson Monument, Homewood Cemetery
There may be others, but this is the only zinc monument old Pa Pitt can remember finding in the Homewood Cemetery. Zinc monuments were prohibited in many high-class cemeteries, but sometimes people sneaked them in anyway. It’s actually a rather sumptuous monument by zinc standards, but it’s quite modest by Homewood Cemetery standards.
