Senility plays a large part in my life these days and I cannot remember where I read about this subject, but know that some of the old Confederate veterans asked to be buried facing north. I suppose they considered this an act of defiance in regard to the Civil War. I don't know of a person in my family, parents, grandparents, great-grandparents, etc., who are buried in any position other than facing east. I believe it is derived from a biblical passage that was revered by most southern folks. I can remember my great-grandfather who was a minister, saying that folks should be buried facing east for "that great day when the Lord comes again." Our ancestors had many unusual beliefs like this one, and today we sort of shove them aside, maybe chuckle about it, but in the early days these customs meant very much to them. _________________________________________________________________ Join the worlds largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com