I've noted quite a few answers but I would suggest:  "In Hoc Signo"

I.H.S. In Hoc Signo “In this sign (of the Cross)”
       Iesus Hominum Salvator “Jesus the Savior of Men”
For this and other Latin abbreviations, go to:
http://www.bjup.com/resources/products/latin/abbreviations.html

And for more on the subject of IHS, go to:
http://www.google.com/search?q=%2B%22ihs%22+%2B%22in+hoc+signo%22&btnG=Googl
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Charles L. Dibble
Post Office Drawer 1240
Columbia, South Carolina  29202-1240

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Subject: IHS on tombstone.

Hi,
  Can someone tell me what the letters IHS on a tombstone mean? Was it some
sort of an organization? In this case it is on a monument type stone.

       Thank you,
                Beth
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