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monuments serve nearly the same function as do companion monuments.
The only difference is the carving or engraving that is
included on the face and backside of the monument.
Where companion
monuments include the names, birth and death dates of
those entombed, family monuments typically only display the family surname
as well as some design elements such as symbolic carvings.
Family monuments are usually
larger in size and can be used multiple grave plots.
It is not unusual to see 3 and even 4 generations of family
members buried in a family plot with one large family
monument.
Family monuments are erected on
large plots and then graves are identified by flat
markers. This option allows each family member to have a
stone that can be customized to reflect the life of the individual.
Flat markers or
larger grave ledgers are used
for this purpose.
These
family plots may also be enhanced with corner post markers
engraved with the family initial or coping that creates a
border around the entire plot.
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