[or-roots] Grave Markers

Sun Nov 19 20:45:01 PST 2006

In our little cemetery in Eastern Oregon we have purchased chips ( pieces off from large headstones) from the grave monument company  for between 75 to 125 dollars.  These are engraved with just the name and dates(nothing else) and set into  a cement base.  The chips are usually about 9x13 inches before being set into the base.  The base is about 4 inches or so larger in dimension and about that thick as well.  We dig a small hole and set the cement portion down into the dirt and cover it up.  The only thing showing is the headstone portion.  Our cemetery district has purchased them for the unmarked and crumbling headstones that no one else does.  Some of the families have purchased them through the same channel for their crumbling or missing headstones as well.  You might check with the cemtery and see what they accept first, and if they have any suggestions.  
There have also been some people make markers out of metal using a plasma cutter.  They are things like animals, birds, etc.    
Good luck on your search!
Anne 

----- Original Message ----
From: Steve & Ronda Howard <whizinc at comcast.net>
To: or-roots at www.sos.state.or.us
Sent: Sunday, November 19, 2006 4:01:59 PM
Subject: RE: [or-roots] Grave Markers

Hi Fred, Patti and all,
We buried my Mother-in-law about 8 weeks ago in Adams Cemetery in Molalla,
Oregon.  I knew my husband's father and grandmother were in the same
cemetery.  At the time I found out that my husband's great uncle and great
grandparents were also in that cemetery.  The great uncle has a crumbling
cement headstone, and the great grandparents have no headstones at all.  

I am having trouble visualizing the below grave marker.  If you have a
picture could you send it off list?  I believe the cemetery has a rule that
the headstones have to be flat.  I don't know if there is much interest in
the family to get headstones.  So, I am looking to see if I can mark their
graves inexpensively, or somewhat inexpensively.

Does anyone else have any information on inexpensive grave markers?
Thanks,
Ronda

-----Original Message-----
From: or-roots-admin at sosinet.sos.state.or.us
[mailto:or-roots-admin at sosinet.sos.state.or.us] On Behalf Of
ffarner at coinet.com
Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2006 9:18 PM
To: or-roots at sosinet.sos.state.or.us
Subject: [or-roots] Grave Markers

In another hobby, I am recognized as a master metal caster.  We cast gold,
silver, brass, bronze, German silver, & pewter [and can do aluminum].  I
have always thought a 'standard', but unique grave marker would be nice. 
Think of piece of 4" PVC pipe that has been cut at a 45° angle.  I want to
make a cast oval of bronze with about a ¾ inch skirt that will fit over
the end of the pipe, have a raised lip on the writing side, and raised
letters.  There will be a socket on the under side that will accept a
metal rod [stake] to put into the ground.  The way I envision using it
would be to use a piece of white PVC, cut at the 45° angle.  I would like
to put the PVC about 24 inches into the ground, and have it project around
a foot above the ground.  I would then fill the PVC with quick-set
concrete and push the bronze cap into place.  The socket, in this case,
would hold an anchor so the marker would be quite hard to remove.  Some
cemeteries have marker height restrictions, etc. so would have to stay
flexible as to how it would be displayed.

Of course, one would not have to use PVC.  A nice, 4 inch diameter piece
of wood, cut at a 45 would look very nice....

Since this is not a crass commercial announcement, I will say I have only
thought about making them for our family.  So,,,, no thought has been make
about a price.  It wouldn’t be much though.

Fred & Patti,

La Pine, Oregon

> Fred,
> I am jumping in here.  Hope you don't mind.    You said  cast markers in
> bronze.  What does that entail?   Do you do it  yourself?  How expensive
> is it.:?
>
> Lillian                            _lschiendel at aol.com_
> (mailto:lschiendel at aol.com)
>

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