Services & Products
Offering help for you and your family to create an everlasting expression of love and devotion for your loved one. There is a wide variety of designs and color from which to choose. You will receive high quality granite or marble at competitive prices. materials and workmanship at reasonable pricing.
Make an appointment today to order your pre-needs (vault and/or monument). This is a cost efficient method and ensures your wishes are fulfilled. It also relieves the burden from your family having to make decisions during a most difficult time.
"The life of the dead is placed in the memory of the living"
~Marcus Tulliuis Cicaro
Choosing a Headstone
or Grave Marker
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Choosing a memorial headstone for a family member can be a difficult task. What type of memorial marker is appropriate? What are the cemetery regulations? Cornerstone Memorial will contact your cemetery and guide you through the selection process.
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Symbols
Headstones often include symbols of a person's belief, interest, or hobbies. Examples include an angel, dove, candle, cross, lily, butterfly, praying hands,or wedding bands. Click here to view the Symbols Meaning Guide for symbol descriptions). Memorial can assist your with the selection process to compliment your design.
Materials
Generally these days you can chose from granite, marble and bronze as the material from which a headstone is manufactured (See Granite Colors offered).
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Styles
There are typically fourmain types of grave markers:
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Monuments (which stand upright),
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Slants (which are more wedge-shaped),
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Markers (which are typically flat) and
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Benches (which are designed to offer seating also).
Also bear in mind that you can chose either a single or companion grave marker. As many loved ones chose to be buried together, it can often save money on a grave marker by purchasing a companion headstone. Some people can consider this a little macabre to have a companion headstone selected when one party still remains alive, but it is certainly a much more affordable option in the long-run!
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Headstone Epitaphs
Once you have decided upon the type of headstone and the design andsymbolism, you will need to think carefully about what you wish to be carved or written as an epitaph on the grave marker. It is common to have the full name and dates of birth and death. What else is added is down to personal choice of the family, and just how ‘personalized’ you wish the headstone to be. It is wise to carefully plan this out, and your monument supplier will usually help you with this as part of their service. We have provided a long list of Epitaphs to select from (See our list of Epitaphs)
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Other Accessories
Adding a plaque or sculpture can enhance a grave marker or monument, and bronze decals have become more popular. In the case of veterans, bronze military decals are often an important part of the design of a grave marker. The practice of adding images and photographs to grave markers has increased in the United States, particularly now it is possible to add ceramic full-color photographs. Many people also chose to add a vase to their grave marker in order that there is a permanent feature for floral tributes.
Furthermore, lighting should be considered as an accessory feature for your grave marker. Candles have long symbolized remembrance in our culture, and with solar energy, it is now possible to permanently enhance a monument with solar crosses, angels, peace lights and cemetery lights.
