You raised an interesting thought Charles and one that has many of us thinking......... now that is always a good thing! I found it so interesting that I contacted a local funeral director.............. got any more "how come" queries for us? Pat J. Sent: Friday, August 08, 2008 9:12 AM Subject: [NYMADISO] My last comment on the subject > Just one more note: > It has been my observation at different cemeteries, and it seems > logical--that if the names and dates are on the big family stone, the > headstones have only the name. If all the info is not on the big stone, > then more than just the name is put on the small stone. > Incidentally, (just to add fuel to the conversation) my Page plot in > Oneida Castle has the names on the small stones so that they can be read > as you approach the plot from the outside. Approaching from the west the > names are rightside up. From the inside of the plot looking west, the > names are upside down. > My Jones plot in Madison have the names rightside up looking from the > inside of the plot. > I guess you could call this conversation "trivia" at its "mostest", but > it gives us something to notice and think about. > Chas > > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com > Version: 8.0.138 / Virus Database: 270.6.0/1601 - Release Date: 8/8/2008 > 9:02 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 >