Amick Wearly Monuments

Calling all creatives! If you need a monument come in for a quote and work with me on a new sign for the building. If your design is selected I will give you 20% off retail during the month of May!

…”The unifying principle was that the simplest thing was done with the greatest care. It was a comfort to see this attention lavished on the dead. In these families you would never stop being loved.”
~Barbara Kingsolver~
Excerpt from Animal Dreams

We have been undergoing structural renovations for a while now. Very excited to be nearing the end and getting out the paint brushes today!

Times change. Most modern monuments and memorials are engraved using digitally controlled sandblasting and engraving machines. Portable versions make it possible to work onsite to add new information or decorative elements to existing markers.

If your dearly departed has a favorite saying or religious verse, it might be something that can be used on his or her memorial marker. As such, it should be one of the considerations when discussing a design with the memorial maker.

Around the turn of the century, headstone engravers faced a little problem when as many as 500,000 still-living people in the U.S. alone bought headstones with pre-carved death dates beginning 19–!

The first grave markers in the US were usually made of slate, the same gray stone often used for roofing tiles. This stone was pretty widely used from the mid-1600s through the early 1900s, and many of the early slate headstones are still legible today.

There are several different factors that are considered in the price of a monument or memorial marker. This includes the size, the color of the material used, the design, and any applicable cemetery charges.

Pets are family members too. The loss of an animal can be as emotional as the loss of a relative. Many companies also offer practical options to help pay tribute to your pet.

While granite is the most popular material used to make grave markers today because it's beautiful and durable, that wasn't always the case. From the 1600s to the early 1900s, slate, and sandstone were the most common materials used.