Cemetery lettering is required when additional inscriptions need to be added to an existing headstone already set in the cemetery.
Usually the adding of a name and dates, but cemetery lettering could also include adding verses or even full monument designs depending on what is needed.
The reason it is refered to as cemetery lettering is that all work is done onsite in the cemetery hense the phrase cemetery lettering.
Our engravers determine the correct letter style and size. We then prepare a sandblast template that is glued to the headstone and then sandblasted.
Then the letters are painted if needed, the stencil is removed and the monument is wiped down.
Here is a comprehensive list of the information you will need to have on hand before ordering cemetery lettering.
Name of the cemetery where you need cemetery lettering done.
Note: (Some cemeteries have more than one name.)
Location of the cemetery
(State, Town, and County)
A good site to find your cemetery directions and GPS coordinates
www.findagrave.com/cemetery
The Show Map feature will give you GPS coordinates.
A general location of the monument within the cemetery
(landmark, plot or section number)
A description of the monument
(The existing names already inscribed on the headstone.)
The type of monument
(Upright or Flat type, Single or Companion Stone, Shapes Standard shape, Heart shape, Wing type, Slant Face, Cross shape, Flat marker )
Cemetery Lettering to be added to the gravestone.
(Names, Dates, verses and symbols)
Do you need a Death Date Inscription this is what is most commonly needed if the headstone has the name and birth dates already on it and only the final date of passing is needed.