Town and Country Funeral Services

03/15/2022

Ever have any questions about us at Town and Country or about what we offer? Here’s a link to our website and some frequently asked questions.

Frequent Questions - Town and Country Funeral Services offers a variety of funeral services, from traditional funerals to competitively priced cremations, serving Evansburg, AB and the surrounding communities. We also offer funeral pre-planning and carry a wide selection of caskets, vaults, urns and...

02/28/2022

Summit memorials has announced that they will be offering some new colour options coming out in the April.

This months feature, Gem Mist!
Here’s what Summit has to say about it.

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It’s a fine-grain, predominantly black granite interspersed with wispy lines of grey or white throughout. It is not as jet black as Supreme Black and has a softer appearance. It is priced in the same category as Britz Blue Granite, making it less expensive than Supreme Black.

It is a North American granite quarried in Pennsylvania by Polycor which is the company that owns Rock of Ages.

It is suitable for shallow sunk engraving and shadow toned designs but not suitable for laser or diamond etched engraving. The wispy grey lines will show through the design when engraved.
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Checkout this link for the list of colours summit offers currently. These new colours aren’t posted yet but feel free to ask questions or wait and hear what we have to say about the next one posted on our page.

Our granite profile contains eight standard granite colors for cemetery monuments and headstones like blue pearl, regal red, supreme black, Britz blue, amazon green granite, and more. Contact us for more info.

01/26/2022

Ever wonder what the different monument options are? There’s Upright and Flat Marker Monuments. Checkout what Summit Memorials has to say about the different options by clicking the link below.

This blog post talks about the main differences between flat markers and upright monuments.

11/08/2021

It’s that time of the year when we honour our Veterans on Remembrance Day.
Please check with your local Royal Canadian Legion Branch for more information on your local Remembrance Day Ceremony.

Even a very small recognition can mean the world to the men and women of our armed forces. Watch as 1,500 people participate in the unveiling of a memorial d...

09/02/2021

Want to know more about Summit Memorials? Checkout this video and their website and see why they are our supplier for monuments.

Summit Memorials - https://www.summit-memorials.com

https://youtu.be/ky03hl96D-U

There are times when cost is not the most important factor in a decision. When you only get one chance to get it right, a professional can make all the diffe...

07/22/2021

Have questions about getting a Memorial? Here's some info to get you familiar. Checkout the YouTube video and links below.

Get The Job Done Right - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYt3kZNpG44

Common Customer Questions – “How Do I Decide On A Monument?”

Size - how big should the monument be depends on what is going on the
marker….is it for one or two people? Do you want full dates of birth and
death or just the years? Is there a picture to go on the marker? How much
or how big is the design going on the monument, these all will affect the
size of the marker

Style - do you prefer a flat marker, pillow marker, or upright marker?
Flat markers are generally less expensive but they will usually be
installed at ground level so they will only be viewed when you are
standing over them. Pillow markers are usually installed on a base that
protects the marker so it will sit up a bit higher and you will see the
family name on the front (possibly back) the marker and the face of the
pillow is sloped so you can see the information from farther back.

Upright markers are the most common because you can see all the
information on the marker better than on the previous two, even in the
winter months.

Budget - all three styles will have different costs with the flat marker
being the least expensive as it is only one piece of granite and is
usually 3-4 inches thick. Pillows use two pieces of granite (a grave
marker and a base) and are usually 3-5 inches in the front sloping from
6-8 inches in the back. Uprights are usually 4-8 inches in thickness and
can be as big or small as you would like them to be (based on cemetery
regulations of course. A couple other things to think about when going
over budget would be shape (the more the grave marker is shaped, the more
it will cost), polished sides (the more you polish the grave marker, the
more it will cost) and color (some colors of granite cost more than other
colors).

Installation - depending on the size of the grave marker, families can
install the markers themselves if they want (again, check with your
cemetery as some cemeteries will install the grave markers themselves).
Lots of families install the flat markers, (if allowed by the cemetery)
where the pillow monuments and upright monuments are usually installed by
the monument company as the bases and weight of the pillows and uprights
may be much heavier than the flat markers. Many installations will require
a foundation (usually made out of cement or granite) to be placed under
the monument unless the cemetery has a “strip” which looks like a long
sidewalk that the monuments are placed on.

Installations are well underway – make sure you let your customers know
that the installation season is usually completed around the end of
October / beginning of November, so order soon to ensure installation this
year!
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04/28/2021

Remember your loved ones with a Professionally Designed SUMMIT MEMORIALS Monument.
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