Whitney Monument Works

Dear Southeast Iowa Community,

We'd like to say thank you to those who have entrusted us through the years and to the generations of families whom we've have had the privilege to serve.

As we celebrate 150 years of service and craftsmanship at Whitney Monument Works, we would love to hear your stories and memories — whether about previous generations or your own experience working with us over the years.

📣Please feel free to share in the comments below or send us a message directly📣

Our 150th anniversary celebration has been postponed, and we will announce the new date as soon as it's been set.

We will be offering tours of our facility as well as light snacks and refreshments. We look forward to celebrating this incredible milestone with all of you.

Thank you for being part of our story and our 150th year of preserving legacies. We couldn't have done it without you!

🌟 𝟏𝟓𝟎 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐫𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐮𝐭𝐞𝐬 🌟

It’s a monumental moment for Whitney Monument Works as we celebrate our 𝟭𝟱𝟬𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝗿𝘆!

Since 𝟭𝟴𝟳𝟱, our 𝟲𝘁𝗵-𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, family-owned business has been dedicated to creating permanent memorials that honor the legacies of those we love.

As we look back on 150 years of hard work, quality craftsmanship, and personalized service, we’re more excited than ever to continue building the future of memorialization.

We’re eternally grateful for the trust and support of our community and customers. We wouldn’t be celebrating this milestone without you.

As we move forward, our commitment to quality and care will always guide us as we help families create tributes that reflect the lives they’ve lost and the memories they hold dear.

Here’s to 150 years of remembrance, and to the many years ahead of providing meaningful memorials to families across Southeast Iowa.

Thank you🙏

"You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step." - Martin Luther King, Jr.

It was an absolute honor to help the town of New London after they were hit by a tornado last month. The tornado traveled through Burge Cemetery, knocking more than 300 headstones off their bases (Even taking down one that was over 4,000 pounds!!!).

When we heard the news and saw the devastation, we knew we had to step up and help. It was overwhelming, but through the collective effort of cemetery President Jesse Howard, Allen Gugeler, Colton Gugeler, Burlington Wilbert Vault Works, Harrison Monuments, Mt. Pleasant Correctional Facility, and other community volunteers in just three days of work over 300 headstones have been set back on their bases and resealed, and the trees have all been removed and cleaned up thanks to Exceptional Edge LLC. (Also a big thank you to the ladies at the VFW who kept us well fed throughout!)

As we worked our way through the cemetery, I saw over a dozen monuments that my grandfather Lewis had installed, as well as one of the first monuments that my dad made when he returned to the family business. While we don't have any family buried at Burge, our name is attached to it through our work, and we firmly believe that we should always stand by our promise to permanently memorialize our customers' loved ones.

Me and my team felt a surreal feeling of pride driving out of the cemetery yesterday and seeing all the stones standing again. The cemetery, in fact, is on its way to looking better than ever. It's truly a testament to what we're capable of when enough caring people come together in a shared goal, and that there is always a light at the end of the tunnel, you just have to take the first step.

Gratefully and humbly,

Jordan Whitney

Volunteers help reset hundreds of headstones struck by tornado in New London last month An EF-2 tornado wiped out more than 300 headstones and 18 trees after it traveled northeastward through the entire cemetery on April 16.