From the quarry to the cemetery, no other company touches it.

It depends on three things: the size and type the cemetery permits, the granite or marble you choose, and how much lettering, carving and etching it carries. Those move the figure a long way in either direction, so any number quoted before we know them would be a guess.

Tell a consultant roughly what you have in mind and they will give you a real figure with no obligation. Our design work is included at no extra cost.

The Department of Veterans Affairs will furnish a government headstone, at no charge, for an eligible deceased veteran in any cemetery. Most families choose the flat bronze grave marker, which can serve as the headstone or the footstone. It is twenty four inches long, twelve inches wide, with a three quarter inch rise, and weighs about eighteen pounds. Anchor bolts, nuts and washers come with it.

The government does not furnish a base. We supply the granite base that goes under it, and we can explain the options that personalise it further, such as flower vases or a verse.

One thing to be aware of: if the government marker goes into a private cemetery, the foundation and installation costs are the responsibility of the veteran or the family.

That is a routine job for us and we will match what is there. Tell us the cemetery and where the existing marker is, and a consultant will take it from there.

For engraving on a monument already in the cemetery, orders are typically completed within sixty to one hundred and twenty days. For a new memorial, the design stage is as quick as you want it to be, and your consultant will give you the production time for the granite you have chosen once it is settled.

A written warranty covering materials, craftsmanship and the foundation, insuring the memorial against all natural causes and wear. It is transferable to any future heirs or descendants, which matters, because the stone will outlast the person who bought it.

No. Clark offers in-home, after hours and weekend appointments. If there is no office near you, call the local representative number for your area and they will arrange to come to you.

The name of the cemetery, and the city and county it is in. If you know the section or the plot, bring that too, because it determines what size and type of memorial is permitted. If you do not know any of it, come anyway. We will work it out.

Yes, and most people want help with it. We keep a long list of epitaphs that families have used, from short lines and scripture through to the ones with a sense of humour in them. Your consultant will go through them with you. Nothing is cut until you have approved exactly what it says.