Segment Reporting (Details) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2025 USD ($) numberOfOperatingLocation segment	Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($) numberOfOperatingLocation	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) numberOfOperatingLocation
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of operating segments | segment	2
Number of reportable segments | segment	2
Revenues	$ 417,440	$ 404,198	$ 382,520
Salaries, benefits, and commission expenses	112,561	107,510	106,172
Cost, Overhead	17,785	18,018	16,914
Facilities and grounds expenses	17,520	17,088	15,641
General and Administrative Expense, Adjusted	15,016	13,940	13,554
Segment Reporting, Other Segment Item, Amount	127,547	129,954	112,428
Operating Income (Loss), Adjusted	97,657	81,799	80,979
Interest Expense, Nonoperating	28,365	32,075	36,266
Other Depreciation and Amortization	24,507	22,890	21,117
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Noncontrolling Interest, Adjusted	70,263	50,080	46,429
Federal Income Tax Expense (Benefit), Continuing Operations	18,756	17,127	13,016
Assets	1,345,905	1,279,580	1,268,052
Long-Lived Assets	874,282	846,340	863,386
Goodwill	427,897	414,859	423,643
Payments to Acquire Productive Assets	$ 20,628	$ 16,098	$ 18,039
Number of operating locations | numberOfOperatingLocation	183	193	203
Segment Reporting, Reconciling Item, Corporate Nonsegment
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Salaries, benefits, and commission expenses	0	0	0
Cost, Overhead	0	0	0
Facilities and grounds expenses	0	0	0
General and Administrative Expense, Adjusted	0	0	0
Segment Reporting, Other Segment Item, Amount	48,648	59,041	42,250
Operating Income (Loss), Adjusted	(48,648)	(59,041)	(42,250)
Interest Expense, Nonoperating	27,030	31,101	35,475
Other Depreciation and Amortization	1,952	993	912
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Noncontrolling Interest, Adjusted	(80,024)	(90,798)	(78,232)
Federal Income Tax Expense (Benefit), Continuing Operations	(21,363)	(31,053)	(21,932)
Assets	24,534	21,087	17,666
Long-Lived Assets	10,816	10,232	5,732
Goodwill	0	0	0
Payments to Acquire Productive Assets	$ 3,202	$ 1,560	$ 495
Number of operating locations | numberOfOperatingLocation	0	0	0
Services
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 191,278	$ 183,051	$ 182,166
Services | Segment Reporting, Reconciling Item, Corporate Nonsegment
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	0	0	0
Merchandise
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	93,749	98,518	102,180
Merchandise | Segment Reporting, Reconciling Item, Corporate Nonsegment
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	0	0	0
Cemetery interment rights
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	94,754	88,414	67,310
Cemetery interment rights | Segment Reporting, Reconciling Item, Corporate Nonsegment
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	0	0	0
Other revenue
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	37,659	34,215	30,864
Other revenue | Segment Reporting, Reconciling Item, Corporate Nonsegment
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	0	0	0
Property and merchandise revenue
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	188,503	186,932	169,490
Cost of Goods and Services Sold, Adjusted	29,354	35,889	36,832
Property and merchandise revenue | Segment Reporting, Reconciling Item, Corporate Nonsegment
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Cost of Goods and Services Sold, Adjusted	0	0	0
Funeral Home | Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	269,212	263,114	264,776
Salaries, benefits, and commission expenses	70,414	69,552	72,210
Cost, Overhead	12,658	13,135	12,767
Facilities and grounds expenses	11,316	10,561	10,063
General and Administrative Expense, Adjusted	11,176	10,324	10,301
Segment Reporting, Other Segment Item, Amount	57,744	47,454	48,742
Operating Income (Loss), Adjusted	84,744	84,257	81,306
Interest Expense, Nonoperating	1,318	947	783
Other Depreciation and Amortization	11,252	11,736	12,197
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Noncontrolling Interest, Adjusted	85,874	83,945	82,453
Federal Income Tax Expense (Benefit), Continuing Operations	22,924	28,709	23,115
Assets	786,968	781,006	802,368
Long-Lived Assets	634,568	628,681	648,253
Goodwill	355,752	356,869	364,639
Payments to Acquire Productive Assets	$ 3,826	$ 5,724	$ 7,483
Number of operating locations | numberOfOperatingLocation	155	162	171
Funeral Home | Services | Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 171,118	$ 163,696	$ 163,600
Funeral Home | Merchandise | Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	76,649	81,036	85,795
Funeral Home | Cemetery interment rights | Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	0	0	0
Funeral Home | Other revenue | Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	21,445	18,382	15,381
Funeral Home | Property and merchandise revenue | Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Cost of Goods and Services Sold, Adjusted	21,160	27,831	29,387
Cemetery | Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	148,228	141,084	117,744
Salaries, benefits, and commission expenses	42,147	37,958	33,962
Cost, Overhead	5,127	4,883	4,147
Facilities and grounds expenses	6,204	6,527	5,578
General and Administrative Expense, Adjusted	3,840	3,616	3,253
Segment Reporting, Other Segment Item, Amount	21,155	23,459	21,436
Operating Income (Loss), Adjusted	61,561	56,583	41,923
Interest Expense, Nonoperating	17	27	8
Other Depreciation and Amortization	11,303	10,161	8,008
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Noncontrolling Interest, Adjusted	64,413	56,933	42,208
Federal Income Tax Expense (Benefit), Continuing Operations	17,195	19,471	11,833
Assets	534,403	477,487	448,018
Long-Lived Assets	228,898	207,427	209,401
Goodwill	72,145	57,990	59,004
Payments to Acquire Productive Assets	$ 13,600	$ 8,814	$ 10,061
Number of operating locations | numberOfOperatingLocation	28	31	32
Cemetery | Services | Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 20,160	$ 19,355	$ 18,566
Cemetery | Merchandise | Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	17,100	17,482	16,385
Cemetery | Cemetery interment rights | Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	94,754	88,414	67,310
Cemetery | Other revenue | Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	16,214	15,833	15,483
Cemetery | Property and merchandise revenue | Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Cost of Goods and Services Sold, Adjusted	$ 8,194	$ 8,058	$ 7,445