In Sept. 2021 I, my brother and my sister drove to Bell Monument in Cairo, IL which we had found on the internet to order a headstone for our mother's grave which is located in Charleston, MO. We chose this business because it offered reasonable cost and was close to the gravesite. We told them what we wanted, they drew out a diagram we approved, and we paid and left to wait until it was delivered and set up about 10 weeks later. In the spring my sister went to take photos of the headstone and sent them to myself and my brother. When I saw the photo, I was shocked. They changed the stone ( we ordered gray granite, they used pink granite. A free upgrade they generously gave us, they said.) NOTHING on the stone was centered as we expected. Our mother's name, dob and date of death were in a letter box all the way over near the right edge. Her photo, which was supposed to be floating on the right side of the letterbox, was perched right on top of it looking like an oval egg about to roll off a table. A dove that was supposed to be floating on the left of the letterbox level with the photo took up a large part of the left space left by the letterbox being jammed way over to the right and a phrase, Walking With The Lord, which was supposed to be centered under the letterbox, started even with the Dave's tail and ended about 2 inches short of the right edge of the letterbox. And the border (blank space) on the right side is only about 1/2 that on the left side. The whole piece just looks awful. See photo below. They made these changes without contacting us or attempting in any way to get our approval. They just delivered it and left it there that way. Now another Monument company has told us that this Monument was one that sells for $950 and we were charged $1550. I most certainly cannot recommend this company. read more

John W. Bell Monument Works - Mom's Headstone as delivered. - Funeral Services & Cemeteries Near Me - Cairo, Illinois

Many thanks to Mr. Bell at John Bell Monument Works for his wonderfull service. The family could not be more pleased with the product. Delivery and set up was well within the expected time frame. Mr. Bell and all his are very friendly and personable. Down to earth people that kept all our needs in the front of their minds. Would recommend them to everyone who faces a time in their life where they find themselves in need of supportive people like the folks at Bell Monument. Many, many thanks. May God bless you and yours. read more