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DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION (DAR) - The Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) is a lineage-based membership service organization for women who are directly descended from a person involved in the United States' struggle for independence.

DAISY FLOWER - Symbolizes innocence; usually found on graves of young children.

DEGREE OF POCAHONTAS (DAUGHTERS OF POCAHONTAS) - The Degree of Pocahontas are the female auxiliary of the Improved Order of Red Men, an American fraternal order.  The Degree was founded in Elmira, New York.  The idea of creating a female Degree was first broached in the early 1850s, however it wasn't until the IORMs "Great Council" of 1885 that Degree was approved.  The first local chapter, the Wenonah Council, #1 of Philadelphia whose "Council Fire was lighted on the 28th Sleep of Cold Moon, G. S. D.

DRAGONFLY - Represents immortality and regeneration.  The dragonfly is a symbol of change and transformation, joy, and lightness.  It can also symbolize a connection with nature's spirits.  Japan made the dragonfly its national emblem. In some Native American traditions, it is also a symbol of the departed souls.

DOVES DECENDING - Represents the Holy Spirit's decent from heaven to accompany the soul home to heaven.  

Matthew 3:16 (KJV) - “And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him:” 

DOVES RESTING - Resting or Sitting Doves represent innocence and peace.  

DOVE ASCENDING -  Seen in both Christian and Jewish cemeteries, the dove is a symbol of resurrection, innocence and peace. An ascending dove, as pictured here, represents the transport of the departed's soul to heaven

CURTAINS OR DRAPES - Represent mourning.  You know how some folks say a person “saw curtains” as a euphemism for death? Those curtains refer to the veil that separates the living from the dead who are mourning the end of a loved ones life on earth.

CROWN WITH KNIGHT'S HEAD, CROSSED SWORDS, MOON & STARS (ORDER OF DEMOLAY) - DeMolay International (also known as the Order of DeMolay), founded in Kansas City, Missouri, in 1919, is an international fraternal organization for young men ages 12 to 21. It was named for Jacques de Molay, the last Grand Master of the Knights Templar.

CROSS, SOUTHERN CROSS OF HONOR (CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA) - Found on the gravestones of Confederate Soldiers and Veterans. The Southern Cross of Honor was a postbellum honor presented by the United Daughters of the Confederacy to members of the United Confederate Veterans.