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Memorials

From simple markers to family monuments, explore memorial styles and design inspiration for a tribute that feels personal.

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A memorial begins with the form

Every memorial begins with a simple question: what form should it take? A flat marker rests close to the lawn, quiet and understated. Bevel and pillow markers rise slightly, with a softly angled face. Slant headstones lift the inscription higher, while upright memorials offer the most space for lettering, portraits and artwork. Beyond these, benches, bronze markers, ledger stones and fully custom designs each serve different needs and settings. And because every cemetery has its own requirements for style, size, material and installation, the right starting point is often the form your cemetery allows in the section you have chosen.

Ten Ways to Remember

Explore memorial styles

Flat Grave Markers Low-profile granite markers set close to the lawn, with space for names, dates, borders, portraits and meaningful inscriptions. Explore This Style Bevel & Pillow Markers Gently raised markers with a softly angled surface, offering greater visibility while maintaining a quiet, understated profile. Explore This Style Slant Headstones Compact memorials with an angled inscription face, balancing the presence of an upright memorial with a lower overall form. Explore This Style Upright Headstones Traditional vertical memorials with generous space for lettering, portraits, artwork, symbols and custom shapes. Explore This Style Bronze Grave Markers Cast bronze memorial plaques with raised lettering and artwork, often mounted on a complementary natural granite base. Explore This Style Cremation Memorials Permanent places of remembrance for cremated remains, including markers, upright monuments, benches, boulders and niche plaques. Explore This Style Memorial Benches Thoughtfully designed stone memorials that create a peaceful place for families to sit, reflect and remember. Explore This Style Ledger Stones & Grave Covers Stone memorials extending across part or all of a burial space, with options for inscriptions, portraits and companion designs. Explore This Style Family & Estate Monuments Shared memorials created for couples, families, multiple generations or private family plots. Explore This Style Custom & Specialty Memorials Distinctive memorial forms shaped around a personal story, including boulders, sculpted stones, books, crosses and architectural designs. Explore This Style

Memorial Collections

Find designs for the life being remembered

A collection gathers designs around a need rather than a shape — so one collection may include flat markers, uprights, benches and more, each suited to the life being honored.

Individual Memorials Personal tributes designed to honor one life through meaningful lettering, artwork, portraits and personal details. Explore the Collection Companion & Double Headstones Unified memorials honoring spouses, partners, siblings or two loved ones remembered side by side. Explore the Collection Veteran Memorials Respectful memorial designs incorporating service emblems, military symbols and details that recognize a life of service. Explore the Collection Children & Infant Memorials Gentle memorial forms created with sensitivity, patience and thoughtful details for young lives deeply loved. Explore the Collection Heritage & Bilingual Memorials Memorials incorporating more than one language, family traditions, meaningful symbols and culturally significant details. Explore the Collection

Understanding the Main Forms

Four forms, four kinds of presence

Flat Lawn Level Rests flush with the lawn — the quietest presence. Bevel Gently Raised Rises a few inches with a softly angled face. Slant Angled A compact wedge that lifts lettering into view. Upright Vertical A vertical tablet with the most room for the story.

Heights and sizes vary by cemetery section; no single form is best — the right one depends on the setting and the story.

Design Inspiration

Ideas to begin with

Modern & Minimal Clean lines, restrained lettering and quiet geometry. Classic & Traditional Serpentine tops, carved borders and timeless serif lettering. Portrait Memorials Porcelain and etched portraits that keep a face close. Religious Memorials Crosses, praying hands, doves and verses of faith. Nature-Inspired Memorials Trees, mountains, coastlines and the places someone loved. Heritage & Bilingual Two languages, family crests and cultural symbols. Granite Colors Gray, black, India red, mahogany, blue pearl and more. Personalized Details Vases, signatures, handwriting and custom artwork.

The Stone Itself

The beauty of natural granite

The color and character of the stone shape the feeling of a memorial. Explore a few timeless granite options often used for lasting tributes.

Gray Granite

A classic and versatile choice with a calm, traditional appearance. Gray granite works well for both simple markers and larger family memorials.

Black Granite

A refined, high-contrast stone that allows lettering and artwork to stand out clearly. Black granite is often chosen for elegant, polished memorial designs.

India Red

A warm, distinctive granite with a strong presence. India Red can create a memorial that feels personal, dignified, and visually memorable.

Mahogany

A rich brown-red granite with natural depth and warmth. Mahogany works well for families who want a softer tone while still maintaining a premium look.

Blue Pearl

A unique granite with blue-gray movement and reflective mineral patterns. Blue Pearl creates a refined, contemporary memorial with quiet visual interest.

Other Available Colors

Additional granite colors may be available on request. Ask our team about available granite and finish samples during the design process.

Stone colors shown on screen may differ from the actual granite due to lighting and display settings. Color availability can change, and cemetery requirements may limit material or finish choices in some sections. These details should be reviewed before a design is finalized.

Every cemetery has its own requirements

Cemeteries — and often individual sections within them — set their own rules for memorial form, size, height, material, finish, foundation and installation. The designs on this site are for inspiration. Stone House can help review published cemetery requirements and coordinate questions with the cemetery, so your family understands the available options before a design is finalized.

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