Monuments

We believe strongly in helping families choose the right service options at an affordable price. Our traditional services offer families experiencing grief a choice on how they want to memorialize their loved one.

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Family or Estate Monuments

These monuments typically display a family name and have multiple ledgers, bevel markers, slant markers, or flat markers to represent individual members of the family.

Companion Monuments

These monuments typically have inscription panels on the face of the monument for individuals.

Two granite headstones with engraved inscriptions stand on a grassy lawn with a floral background.

Individual Monuments

These monuments are typically smaller and are ideal for individuals. It is possible to place inscriptions on one of these monuments for two individuals; space may be limited.

A granite memorial headstone design featuring a dark grey monument, a white vase with flowers, and the name SEILER.

Half Serpentine Monuments

These monuments may be used for Family or Estate monuments, Individual Monuments, or Companion monuments, depending on the arrangement of the inscriptions and placement of markers or ledgers for individuals. It is also a nice way to feature a vase for flowers.

A granite double tombstone featuring two upright markers, a center vase, and a base, displayed against a floral garden.

Wing-Style Monuments

These are popular companion-style monuments and present a nice opportunity for a flower vase.

Three granite headstones on grass, displaying names and dates for Stender, Chapman, and Berringer memorials.

Slant Markers

These are called Slants due to the slanted face. This face makes the monument easier to read as a visitor approaches the grave from a distance. These are available in single and double sizes.

Three different granite memorial grave markers arranged on a grass background, with size specifications listed below.

Bevel Markers

These are called Bevels because of the beveled or slanted face of the marker. This makes the monument easy to read when standing at the foot of the grave site.

Three rectangular grave markers with engraved names and dates displayed on a green, grassy patch.

Flat Markers

These are also called Grass Markers or Flush Markers because they are flat or flush against the grass at the grave site.

Display of four granite cemetery markers on grass, featuring oval and rectangular designs with inscriptions and symbols.

Ledgers

Grave Ledgers, also called Covers, are ideal for use with Family or Estate monuments where individual graves need to be marked. These offer ample room for inscriptions and dates.

Catalog page showing three black granite monuments with engraved text and illustrations, set on gray granite bases.

Etchings

Etchings are typically placed on black stones and may be created by hand with a diamond-tipped tool or with the use of a laser. Etchings may be high contrast black and white, or they may be in color.

Benches

Benches are an ideal way to remember a loved one in a non-traditional setting, such as a courtyard or other public area. Some cemetery lots may be large enough to allow a bench.

A display of white stone mausoleums and crypts featuring various family names and designs set on patches of grass.

Mausoleums or Crypts

These may be large enough to walk into and may provide room for one to twelve spaces, depending upon the size.

Catalog page showing a black granite cremation bench and a large three-section granite columbarium on a grassy base.

Columbarium or Cremation Monument

Most monuments may be fitted with a cored space in the monument or base for the storage of cremains. Some monuments, however, are specially designed for cremains. The small cremation bench and the larger columbarium shown below are examples of just two alternatives.

A granite sample display board showing various lettering, outline, and finish styles for headstone inscriptions.

Font Examples

The image above shows several fonts and colors that may be used when engraving a monument.