Headstones & Monuments in Colton
When you need to order a headstone, contact Oaktree Engraving & Monuments. We have provided custom headstones at affordable prices to the Colton community since 1976.
Each custom grave marker is designed to meet your needs and honor the memory of your loved one. Select a standard design, or have us custom cut a headstone shape for you. You can choose from different materials and colors.
Our caring and compassionate staff will walk you through the process from design through delivery. Let us help you create a monument or headstone that honors the memory of your loved one.
Colton Monument Service
As the leading local headstone company near you, Oaktree Engraving & Monuments can provide you with more than traditional headstones. We can custom create a monument headstone or memorial statue.
Our Colton headstone monument service can manufacture a headstone monument for family plots. We can make large headstones to place at the top of side-by-side gravesites, too.
If you need another way to honor the memory of your loved one, work with Oaktree Engraving & Monuments to create a one-of-a-kind memorial. We are able to custom make functional memorial pieces, like benches, or decorative pieces, like statues.
Oaktree Engraving & Monuments has also worked with city departments to create monuments for public use.
Custom Headstone Designs
Every cemetery headstone we deliver comes with a design of your choice. The specific design you choose can help you easily locate the gravesite of your loved one. You can choose a standard grave headstone design or create a custom design. If there’s something you want, but don’t see, work with our custom gravestone service to create a custom headstone design.
Standard Headstone Designs
There are two standard headstone designs. The first is an in-ground option. In-ground headstones are rectangular stones that lay flat at the top of the grave. The second design is an upright headstone. Upright headstones come in two pieces. The first piece is a base and the second piece is called the die, it’s the vertical piece.
Dies come in many shapes and edge finishings. With our headstone service, you will be able to choose from slant, rectangle, square, and oval shapes. Edges of the headstone can be rounded, squared off, or left unfinished.
Custom Grave Marker Designs
Some headstone companies only provide customers with standard grave marker designs. Our headstone service includes custom headstones in Colton to meet our customers’ specific needs.
Our custom grave marker service near you includes the ability to choose the material, color, cut, and style of the headstone. We also custom engrave or etch the face of each headstone.
What Gets Put On a Memorial Headstone
It is standard for a headstone provider to engrave the name, birth date, and death date of the deceased on the face of the headstone. Depending on the size of headstone chosen, our Colton grave marker service can custom engrave or etch words, phrases, pictures, and more.
When designing a grave marker, you can choose to add an epitaph to the headstone. An epitaph is something your loved one is remembered by. Here are a few examples of things you can put on a headstone.
Etchings
You can request to have an etching of a picture or landscape put on your loved ones’ headstone.
Here are some picture etchings completed by our grave marker service:
- Individual or couples pictures
- Added angel wings and halo to a picture
- Religious scene or symbol
- Beloved family pet portrait
- Handprints and footprints
Here are some landscape etchings completed by our Colton headstone service:
- Ocean, sea, or lake scenery
- Forest, mountain, or meadow scenery
- Flowers, leaves, trees, and other plants
Your customer service representative can assist you if you want something etched on a headstone that isn’t on this list. We have the ability to custom etch the design you have in mind.
Engravings
When you are looking for a grave marker service near you, make sure to get custom engraving by working with Oaktree Engraving & Monuments. We provide custom engraving services so that each headstone we deliver is unique and personalized.
Here are some examples of life roles you can have put on your loved ones’ headstone:
- Personal Roles (grandfather, father, son, brother, etc.)
- Military Roles (branch of service, rank, honors, etc.)
- Career Roles (musician, dentist, pastor, pilot, etc.)
You can also choose to have short phrases put on your loved ones’ headstone. Here are some traditional choices:
- Favorite quote or saying
- Bible verse or prayer
- Favorite song lyric
Headstone Materials & Colors
When it comes to designing a grave marker, you have a choice of several different materials. Most grave markers we create are granite or bronze.
Granite headstones are the most common choice because they are durable, weather-resistant, and come in many colors. Our headstone company offers several colors to choose from. Granite grave markers can be custom-made in your choice of grays, blacks, reds, blues, and greens.
When you work with Oaktree Engraving & Monuments you will be able to pick out the headstone material and choose the color. You will also be able to choose from custom designs, engravings, and etchings.
Choose Oaktree Engraving & Monuments for Custom Grave Marker Service in Colton
Oaktree Engraving & Monuments has been family-owned and operated for over four decades. Our caring customer service and quality craftsmanship are unmatched in Colton.
As your headstone provider, we will guide you through the headstone design process, custom engrave the headstone, and deliver the grave marker right to the local cemetery.
Contact Oaktree Engraving & Monuments to schedule a headstone consultation. You won’t find better custom headstone service in Colton.