An upward-pointing angel bears a palm frond, symbol of victory. The angel confidently points the direction in which the victorious Fords are headed.
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Ford Monument, Homewood Cemetery
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Philotus Dean Obelisk, Union Dale Cemetery
Philotus Dean was a beloved high-school principal, unlikely as that sounds, who died at the age of forty-nine. The extensive inscription on his monument tells the rest of the tale.
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Jenkins Monument, Homewood Cemetery
You may not have the money or space for a mausoleum, but you can still demonstrate exquisite taste, as in this monument, whose details are Romanesque but whose form and inscription are severely classical.
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Brick Monument in the Beechview German Lutheran Cemetery
This monument in the Victorian Romantic style is such a jumble of metaphors that old Pa Pitt is reluctant to try to untangle it. A number of elements—calla, ferns, cushion, scroll, drapery, rustic seat—are rendered individually with great realism, but thrown together in an extraordinarily unlikely way. The monument can be found (but probably won’t be found by most people) in a nearly forgotten German Lutheran cemetery on a hillside in Beechview.
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General Alfred L. Pearson Monument, Allegheny Cemetery
General Alfred L. Pearson
Died January 6, 1903
Prominent in Civil and Military Life
Took active part in 28 great battles and many skirmishes during the War of the Rebellion, including Antietam, Fredericksburg, Peebles Farm, Gettysburg, Wilderness, and Appomattox. Brevetted a major general at 27 years of age, and awarded a medal of honor by Congress for conspicuous bravery.
A worthy friend or foe.
