Headstone styles
Memorial Benches
A place to sit and remember. Granite memorial benches come in many styles and shapes, and can hold cremated remains placed in or beneath them.
About this style
A memorial bench is the one style you do not just visit — you use it. It gives everyone who comes to remember a place to sit, which changes how time at the grave is spent: less standing at a stone, more staying a while. Our benches are solid granite, made in many styles and shapes, with standard lengths of 36, 48, or 60 inches and custom sizing available when the setting calls for it.
Benches also carry a quiet, practical role for families who have chosen cremation: cremated remains can be placed in or beneath the bench, so the memorial and the resting place are one and the same. The engraving is done exactly as it is on our monuments — sandblasted into the granite — and the starting price of $3,600 includes a single name, dates, a verse, and a catalog design in Sierra White granite, with the full range of blacks, grays, and earth tones available.
Leg styles, seat profiles, and overall shape are all open to you, from a classic pedestal bench to something drawn specifically for your family. As with every memorial, your cemetery's rules govern what can be placed and where, so we start by confirming those requirements — then design the bench around them, proof by proof.
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Sizes
Standard memorial benches sizes
Cemeteries often dictate exact dimensions for each section, so confirm your cemetery's rules before settling on a size — we help with that in step one.
| Configuration | Dimensions |
|---|---|
| Standard lengths | 36", 48", or 60" long — custom sizing and shapes available |
Unsure what fits your plot? Our guides to headstone sizes and cemetery regulations explain how plot, section, and cemetery rules shape the choice.
Design references
Catalog designs to start from
A catalog design is included in every starting price. These references are starting points — every element can be adjusted, and custom artwork is always an option.
Installed work
Real memorial benches, real families
Memorials we designed, carved, and set — each one approved proof by proof before it went into production.
Who chooses this style
A good fit when…
- Families choosing cremation who want the memorial and the resting place to be one — remains can be placed in or beneath the bench
- Anyone who wants visitors to be able to sit with their loved one, not just stand at a stone
- Family plots with room for a 36-, 48-, or 60-inch bench
- Those drawn to something other than a traditional tablet — legs, seats, and shapes can all be customized
Personalization
Making it theirs
A bench offers several engraving surfaces and real freedom of form: choose a leg and seat style from our catalog — a catalog design is included in the starting price — or ask us to draw a custom shape. Names, dates, and verses are sandblast-engraved into the granite, a ceramic or porcelain memorial photo can be added with a lifetime warranty, and painted surfaces carry a 10-year warranty. As with everything we make, you review collaborative proofs and nothing is produced until you approve the final one and place a deposit.
See the full design processCommon questions
Families often ask us
Can a memorial bench hold cremated remains?
Yes. Cremated remains can be placed in or beneath the bench, making it both the memorial and the resting place. Cemeteries have their own rules about how remains are placed, so we confirm your cemetery's requirements with you as the first step of the design process.
What sizes do memorial benches come in?
Standard benches are 36, 48, or 60 inches long, and custom sizing and shapes are available. Your cemetery or the setting itself usually suggests the right length, and we will help you choose before any design work begins.
What does the $3,600 starting price include?
Engraving with a single name, dates, a verse, and a design from our catalog, in standard Sierra White granite. Sales tax and cemetery setting or endowment fees are extra, and custom shapes, additional engraving, or upgraded granite colors are quoted before you approve the final proof.
Do you deliver and install benches?
We install what we fabricate throughout Nevada and Northern California. Where a cemetery requires its own installer, we deliver the finished bench to them. Families anywhere in the U.S. can order by phone or email, and we arrange delivery to their cemetery or its approved installer. Local pickup is also available.
More answers on our full FAQ page, or in the buyer’s guides.
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Upright Monuments
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All headstone stylesEst. 1979 · Reno, Nevada
Give them a place to stay a while
Call us about your setting and your cemetery's rules, and we'll design a bench your family will actually use — engraved, proofed, and priced honestly.