Hello Folks, No matter what direction one was lain to rest, Footstones were placed most often at the foot of the casket and were generally the size of a cobblestone with usually only a name or initials on each - no date. Headstones have complete names, dates, endearments. marilyn Patricia Jaquay wrote: > Charles and others - > > I sent your question to my friendly undertaker friend and this was her > reply: > > > In a message dated 8/7/2008 4:44:58 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > [email protected] writes: > What is the general thought about this? > There is no set rule. The cemetery makes the decision. > Generally, but not always, a person is buried with their feet to the east > so that at the resurrection they will rise to face the east. And this is a > Christian idea that leaves out a lot of the world. > Some cemeteries are laid out so the graves are north south, not east west. > If you watch a funeral procession at the cemetery, someone from the > cemetery will indicate to the funeral director which direction to carry the > casket to the grave so burial is as the cemetery dictates. Watch for the tap > of the head or a pointing at the feet. > The casket is loaded in the hearse so the feet come out first; in and out > of church: Feet First. > > Now you have more information and still no definitive answer. It is all up > to the cemetery. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Charles Page" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2008 2:32 PM > Subject: [NYMADISO] head stones and foot stones > > > >> Listers, >> I know a person can be buried however the surviving family decides, but >> if there is a big family stone in the middle of a plot and there is a row >> of small stones on each side with individual names, do most people elect >> to have their head toward the big stone, or their feet? The little stones >> at their head or their feet? >> The small stones would be either a head stone or a foot stone depending >> on the position of the burial casket, I guess. >> What is the general thought about this? >> Chas >> >> No virus found in this outgoing message. >> Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com >> Version: 8.0.138 / Virus Database: 270.5.12/1597 - Release Date: 8/7/2008 >> 5:54 AM >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >