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Show Fig. 146 Gravestone rubbing, Elijah Fordham stone. Wellsville Cemetery. Grey marble (original). H: 57.5 cm. W: 92.5 cm. Collection of Utah Arts Council. This beautiful, modern stone, undoubtedly a replacement for an older marker, is significant in that it commemorates the deceased through both pictures and words in terms of religious affiliation and the experience of westward migration. The back of the stone provides a narration of the deceased's affiliation with Joseph Smith in the context of a blessing by Smith that cured Fordham's malaria. (Rubbing by Paul Reynolds) Fig. 147 Gravestone rubbing, H. A. and A.J. D. Ipsen stone. Plain City Cemetery. Pink marble (original). 1942. H: 55 cm. W: 70 cm. Collection of Utah Arts Council. The pioneer experience is graphically portrayed through an elaborate, pictorial expression which functions as does the verbal minilegend found on many earlier markers. Stones honoring more than one person are becoming common, as is the inclusion of information regarding Mormon temple ordinances. DIED -JULY 22;-1 897^, PLAIN ^CITYrUlY •:,-BORHl MAR,'12..' f86B 'PLAIN-GITY: ET.'";- -•„ DIED'"MAR;-£6V-1942'V0"GDEN> VT:^ \ '.MARRIED IN SAL! EAK^ENDOTMLNT HOUSE DEC. 2i;i882 »';, "THE' MEMORY OF/01EIR EVERY UNSELFISH'.ACT ;"r. IS NOW OUR GUIDING IJCHf"-. .•'-*'•-• " - ^ - V 146 |