What Memorial Monuments & Vaults does

Memorial Monuments & Vaults (legal name Memorial Monuments Inc.) is a privately-held granite monument manufacturer and retailer founded in 1979 and headquartered in Meridian, Idaho. The company operates as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Wilbert Funeral Services, Inc., which provides corporate governance, privacy, and terms-of-service infrastructure. It runs six physical retail showrooms across Idaho (Meridian, Burley, Pocatello, Idaho Falls), Oregon (La Grande), and Parsons, Kansas, with phone-based service coverage in Salt Lake City, Utah.

The company's core product portfolio centers on custom granite monuments in four primary formats — individual memorials, companion (two-person) memorials, custom-shaped monuments, and memorial benches — supplemented by stone signs for commercial and pet applications. Manufacturing capabilities include laser etching of photographs and artwork into black granite, porcelain photo inlay (oval or square, color or black-and-white, porcelain or stainless steel), shape carving, three-dimensional sculpting, and painted shadowing and highlighting. Customers select from a wide catalog of domestic and exotic granite colors. Reference materials include the 2024 MMV Monument Design Collection, the Cremation Memorial Collection, and the 2025 Eastern Design Catalog, distributed as PDFs. Add-on SKUs cover granite vases, bronze Hero Emblems, and VA Bronze Medallions in 1.5-, 3-, and 5-inch sizes.

Revenue is generated almost entirely through one-time custom monument sales quoted on a per-order basis by size, granite type, shape, and selected accents; pricing is not publicly disclosed. The go-to-market combines direct-to-consumer showroom sales with a funeral home channel partner network that spans at least eleven states (Idaho, Utah, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, North Dakota, South Dakota, California), where partnered funeral homes use secured catalog logins to order on behalf of bereaved families. Customer segments are retail families (primary) and funeral home intermediaries (secondary), with cemeteries acting as installation-standards gatekeepers. Online bill payment is processed through PayFabric.

Name

Memorial Monuments & Vaults

Legal name

Memorial Monuments Inc.

Website

https://memorialmonumentsinc.com/

Company type

Private

Founded year

1979

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Memorial Monuments & Vaults is a Monument, culting company

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cemetery Monuments and Memorials

NAICS

Dimension Stone Mining and Quarrying (212311)

SIC

Cut Stone & Stone Products (3281)

akta.pro primary industry

Granite Quarrying & Dimension Stone Fabrication (IMAKAHAD)

Keywords

• Granite monuments
• Cemetery memorials
• Custom headstones
• Monument engraving
• Memorial benches

Headquarters

HQ city

Meridian

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Monument Sales: One-time purchase of customized granite monuments including individual markers, companion monuments, custom shapes, benches, and stone signs. Sales include customization options such as granite color selection, porcelain photos, laser etchings, vases, and special artwork.
2. Online Payment Processing: Online bill payment portal for customers to pay invoices and orders via third-party payment processor (PayFabric).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Memorial Monuments & Vaults designs, manufactures, and retails custom granite monuments, companion memorials, benches, and stone signs for individuals, families, funeral homes, and cemeteries. The company crafts monuments in various styles (upright, slant, bevel, flat, winged) with extensive customization including laser etching, porcelain photos, vases, and sculpting accents, sourced from domestic and exotic granites worldwide.

Product overview

Memorial Monuments & Vaults operates as a single integrated monument retail and crafting business established in 1979, offering a comprehensive portfolio of memorial products and customization services. The core product lineup centers on three main monument types: Individual Memorials (single-person markers in flat, bevel, slant, or upright styles), Companion Memorials (two-person monuments), and Custom Monuments (unique creative designs). The portfolio is complemented by Memorial Benches and Stone Signs for broader memorial applications. Beyond the core monuments, the company offers an extensive add-on customization system including Laser Etchings (photographs/artwork on black granite), Porcelain Photos (in various shapes and materials), Vases (in multiple styles and sizes), Hero Emblems and VA Bronze Medallions (military/civil service recognition), and fabrication services such as Shape Carving, Sculpting, Special Art, and Shadowing/Highlighting. Customers can select from a wide variety of domestic and exotic Granite Colors (stock and non-stock), with access to digital reference catalogs including the 2024 MMV Monument Design Collection, Cremation Memorial Collection, and 2025 Eastern Design Catalog. The company operates as a Wilbert Funeral Services company with retail locations across Idaho, Oregon, and Kansas, serving retail customers, funeral homes, cemeteries, and suppliers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Individual Memorials Single-person granite monuments available in flat, bevel, slant, or upright styles, featuring a single name and dates with various granite color choices and accent options such as vases, porcelain photos, and laser etchings. Sold to families and individuals for cemetery installation.
• Companion Memorials Two-person granite monuments larger than individual memorials, accommodating a surname along with two names and dates. Available in flat, bevel, slant, upright, or winged styles, including grass markers set flush or raised. Designed for couples or partners seeking shared memorials.
• Custom Monuments Unique, creative granite monuments not commonly seen in cemeteries, available in a variety of sizes and shapes. Designers collaborate with customers to develop personalized monuments reflecting unique ideas, with in-house custom artwork drawing when stock designs are insufficient.
• Memorial Benches Granite memorial benches commonly placed in cemeteries and parks, available in standard park benches, harp leg benches, and custom bench designs in a variety of shapes and sizes. Targeted at families and institutions seeking seating memorials.
• Stone Signs Stone signs for businesses, communities, schools, and pet memorials, available in a variety of sizes and colors and made from natural cut sandstone. Customer-provided stones accepted subject to inspection for blasting suitability.

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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App detail

Integration1 record

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Wilbert Funeral ServicescoreOthersWilbert Funeral Services is the parent company of Memorial Monuments. MMV operates under Wilbert's corporate umbrella and uses Wilbert's privacy policy and terms and conditions. Wilbert provides corporate infrastructure, privacy compliance, and brand affiliation.
• Accent Funeral HomeminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFuneral home partner with access to MMV's art catalog to assist customers in ordering memorials. Located in Meridian, Idaho.
• Cloverdale Funeral HomeminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFuneral home partner with access to MMV's art catalog to assist customers in ordering memorials. Located in Boise, Idaho.
• Summers Funeral Home IncminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFuneral home partner with access to MMV's art catalog to assist customers in ordering memorials. Located in Meridian, Idaho.
• Hansen MortuaryminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFuneral home partner with access to MMV's art catalog to assist customers in ordering memorials. Multiple locations in Idaho.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Rock of Ages Corporation: One of North America's largest granite memorial manufacturers, operating quarries and fabrication facilities to produce headstones, monuments, and memorials. Directly comparable to MMV as a granite monument fabricator serving cemeteries and families.
• Pioneer Memorials: Custom granite monument manufacturer serving families and funeral homes across multiple U.S. states with design, etching, and installation services. Comparable as a regional fabricator competing in the same cemetery memorial market.
• Cold Spring Granite Company: Dimensional granite fabricator producing cemetery memorials, architectural stone, and signage with in-house engraving and finishing capabilities. Comparable as a granite dimension stone fabricator with memorial product lines.
• Sturgis Monument Company: Multi-generational family-owned granite and bronze monument manufacturer serving the Midwest with custom design, etching, and cemetery installation services. Comparable as a regional custom monument fabricator of similar scale.
• Elberton Monument Co. Granite monument manufacturer based in the 'Granite Capital of the World' (Elberton, GA), one of the largest monument-producing hubs in the U.S. Comparable as a granite memorial producer serving nationwide funeral home and cemetery customers.

Broad incumbents

• Matthews International (Memorialization): Diversified deathcare and industrial company whose Memorialization segment produces bronze memorials, caskets, and cremation products alongside granite offerings. Comparable as a large-scale incumbent in adjacent memorialization product categories.
• Batesville (Hillenbrand): Major deathcare product manufacturer (caskets, urns, vault systems) and Hillenbrand subsidiary; sold through funeral home channels. Comparable as a deathcare incumbent that sells memorial-adjacent products through the same funeral home distribution channel MMV relies on.
• Service Corporation International: Largest North American funeral services and cemetery operator with in-house memorialization product lines. Comparable as a broad deathcare incumbent whose cemeteries represent both customer and potential competitor to independent monument fabricators.
• Carriage Services: Diversified deathcare provider operating funeral homes and cemeteries with proprietary memorialization offerings. Comparable as a deathcare incumbent whose cemetery operations create demand — and potential vertical competition — for monument fabricators.
• Polycor: Largest North American natural stone producer that acquired Rock of Ages, integrating quarries and monument fabrication under one roof. Comparable as a large-scale granite dimension stone incumbent serving both architectural and memorial markets.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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