CHOOSING A MEMORIAL

Choosing a suitable monument is an important step in completing your cemetery estate. The monument you choose will forever honor the life of someone you love. A monument is far more than a stone to mark a grave. It is a history of past events. It symbolizes the personality, character, accomplishments and beliefs of a person.

Here are some points to consider when choosing you monument...

Check Cemetery Regulations

Generally, cemeteries have regulations as to the size and type of monuments which may be placed on different size lots. Ask you cemetery what restrictions apply to the lot you own or intend to buy.

Monument Designs

Monuments are works of art and there are no limits to the type of monument that can be designed.

*Monument

*Monolith

*Slant on Base

*Slant Marker

*Hickey Marker

*Grass marker

Monument Personalization

Any monument, regardless of size, can be a personal tribute to the family it serves.A bit of special carving describing a profession or hobby, an appropriate epitaph, a religious symbols, or even a brief

biography will serve to make a monument more meaningful to you and your family.

An epitaph can consist of a favorite poem or prayer. Important dates and their significance can be included: birth, graduation, military service, marriage; all are important.

Flowers carved in granite to also have special significance; the lily means purity, daisy-youth, hyacinth- peace, just to name a few.