Colmer Monument Works is now part of the Hudson Monuments family.

Selecting a Memorial

When you first come in, we will ask you a few questions to help us get started: the name and town of the cemetery in which your memorial will be placed, the number of lots or burial plots that you have. This will let us know the cemetery guidelines that we will need to follow in creating the memorial, because each cemetery has its own rules and regulations regarding any memorial to be installed. Rest assured that the memorial you choose from Hudson Monuments will meet your cemetery’s guidelines and regulations.

Granite Memorials

Granite is the most popular material for memorials. Available in a variety of forms, natural colors, and customizable with different designs and lettering styles, these memorials are used for individuals as well as families.

Bronze Memorials

Bronze memorials are a versatile type of memorial. Often used for columbariums and markers, they offer a wide variety of customizations.

Upright Monuments

Upright monuments are the most common type of memorials. Consisting of two components, the top section called the die and the bottom component called the base, these memorials are designed to stand upright. These memorials can be created in a variety of shapes and can be personalized in many ways.

Shown in Cats Eye.

Slant
Monuments

Slant monuments are a type of memorial that incorporates a vertical back face and a slanted front face, sloping at about 45-degrees. Like Upright monuments, a slant monument typically has a base. Slant monuments can be created in a range of shapes and can be personalized, in the same ways as upright monuments, but are smaller in size – typically no taller than 18-inches.

Shown in Barre Grey.

Bench
Memorials

Bench memorials are a type of memorial that incorporates a seating surface for visitors to utilize. Allowed in certain cemeteries, these memorials are also often placed in parks or other suitable locations. Engravings and designs on these memorials are typically located on the sides of the seating surface or on the vertical surfaces offered by a pedestal base or incorporated tablet surface.

Shown in Jet Black with Blue Pearl heart insert and bench seat.

Flush
Markers

Flush markers are a type of memorial that is installed flush to the ground surface. These memorials have limited space for engraving and design and typically include entries for 1 or 2 individuals. Despite the limited space, personalized designs are possible and popular.

Shown in Mountain Rose.

Bahama Blue

Barre Gray

Cats Eye

Dakota Mahogany

Impala

India Rose

Jet Black

Mist

Mountain Rose

Granite Color

Granite comes in a variety of colors, but only some are suitable for carving, engraving, and etching for memorials. We are careful to offer only the best quality granites for memorial construction to ensure any memorial you order from us will be of the highest quality and durability. The characteristics of each granite are distinct and affect the overall feel and appearance of a memorial. The granite you select for your memorial is an important decision and we are happy to walk you through it.

View example memorials in each of these colors.

Engravings & Etchings

Motifs can be incorporated in a memorial through designs that are engraved or etched into the granite of your memorial. Engravings are a form of design that are cut deep into a memorial surface. Engravings are a traditional type of monument design and includes flat designs such as stylized line borders, as well as designs which can be shaped, such as flowers, clouds, ivy, and other details.

Etchings are designs that are cut more shallowly into the surface of the granite memorial. At Hudson Monuments, we etch our memorials with a diamond tip, which results in etchings with high contrast and permanence. Because the diamond is small, we are able to create highly detailed designs including portraits.

Cemetery Etchings
Cemetery Etchings
Cemetery Lettering

Lettering Styles

The type of lettering you select can be an important part of the overall design of your memorial. Types of lettering range in styles from Gothic lettering to more traditional cemetery lettering and even modern styles. Some people may want to add an epitaph to their monument or else a personalized blessing, verse from a poem or song, or heart-felt message. If you are in need of inspiration, we have a variety of examples in our showroom to help.

Epitaph Examples

Together Forever

Always in our hearts

Love Always

Forever in Our Hearts

Keeper of the Stars

Love is eternal

Gone from our lives but not from our Hearts

A love of two hearts with one beat

In Loving Memory

Let perpetual light shine upon them

Eternal rest grant upon them

How blest are they who trust in Christ

For those whose lives you touched, we will always remember you as loving us

The lord gave and the lord hath taken away; blessed be the name of the lord

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