Memorial styles
Headstone Styles & Grave Markers
Seven ways a life can be marked in stone and bronze — from a quiet flush marker at $1,100 to a full family monument. Every price published, every design approved by you.
Choosing a style
Start with the cemetery, then choose with your heart
Memorial styles differ mainly in how they stand: flat markers sit flush with the lawn, bevels rise on a gentle slope, slants tilt a tall face toward you, and uprights stand as full monuments on a base. Benches give visitors a place to sit, cremation monuments hold urns within the stone itself, and bronze pairs cast metal with granite.
Before any of that, one practical truth: your cemetery’s rules gate the choice. Many sections only permit flush markers, some require bronze, and most dictate sizes — which is why checking cemetery regulations is the first step of our five-step design process. Once you know what is allowed, the style usually chooses itself.
Every starting price below includes one name, dates, a verse, a catalog design, and Sierra White granite — see the full pricing page for what affects cost from there.
The seven styles
Every form a memorial can take
Each style has its own page with sizes, design references, installed work, and honest answers to the questions families ask most.
Side by side
The styles at a glance
Height, purpose, and price — the three things that separate one memorial style from another.
| Style | Height profile | Best for | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flat (flush) marker | Level with the ground, 4" thick | Flush-only sections; the most economical granite memorial | $1,100 |
| Bevel marker | Raised, gently sloped top, 6" thick | Easier to see than a flush marker, with a small footprint | $1,325 |
| Slant headstone | Angled face, 16" tall, with or without base | More room for lettering and artwork without a full monument | $1,850 · $2,850 on base |
| Upright monument | Tablet on granite base, 24" and taller | Family monuments; engraving on both front and back | $3,650 |
| Memorial bench | Granite bench, 36"–60" long | A place to sit; can hold cremated remains in or beneath it | $3,600 |
| Cremation monument | Full-sized monument, fully custom | One or more urns held within the monument itself | Call for quote |
| Bronze marker | Cast bronze on a granite base | Memorial parks that require bronze; dedications and civic plaques | Call for quote |
Starting prices are for a single memorial with one name, dates, a verse, a catalog design, and Sierra White granite; they exclude sales tax and cemetery setting or endowment fees. Sizes for every style are listed on its page — or read our guide to headstone sizes and what a memorial really costs.
Est. 1979 · Reno, Nevada
Not sure which style fits?
Call us with your cemetery's name and we'll tell you what its sections allow, what each option costs, and what other families in your situation have chosen — no pressure, no obligation.