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 >