Q. What things should I consider before purchasing a headstone?

Answer: 

Consider the following before purchasing a headstone:

• The cemetery’s headstone rules

• The number of people the headstone will memorialize

• The other headstones in the cemetery

• The shape and size of the headstone

• Whether you would want to put an epitaph

• Whether you would want to have a genealogy posted at the back of the headstone.