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Billings Family Memorials offers a wide variety of monument sizes and styles to suit every cemetery requirement and family budget. We hope this guide will be helpful in determining which type of monument you are interested in. Please feel free to visit our Online Catalog & Monument Designer to browse our extensive catalog of designs that may be customized for you and your loved ones. You may also try your hand at designing your own. Please contact any time you have questions or if you'd like assistance in selecting or designing a monument.


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.
Family Monument

 

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

 

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, however space may be limited.
Individual Monument

 

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

 

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

 

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.
Slant Markers

 

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

 

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

 

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.
Ledgers

 

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.
Etchings

 

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

 

Mausoleums or Crypts
These may be large enough to walk into and may provide room for one to twelve spaces depending upon the size.
Crypt Mausoleum

 

Columbarium or Cremation Monument
Most all monuments may be fitted with a cored space in the monument or base for 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.
Columbarium Cremation Bench

 

Designs shown (C) Design Mart 1968-2012 and are used with permission of Design Mart, License Number 033012.

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