Patent ID: 8429859

Claim:
A headstone support system for a gravesite comprising: a pole having an auger attached to the pole proximate a first end thereof, the auger configured to drill through soil upon rotation of the pole; a headstone support coupled to a second end of the pole via an anchor cap that is positioned below a surface of the soil, the headstone support compromising an upper surface and a lower surface; a base having an upper surface positioned below the surface of the soil; and a headstone positioned within the headstone support; wherein; the upper and lower surfaces of the headstone support are both positioned below the surface of the soil; the pole is positioned in the soil axially offset from a coffin positioned in the gravesite; the headstone support is positioned such that its weight bears upon the upper surface of the base; the pole is positioned to pass through the base; and the headstone support includes an opening passing through the lower surface such that material positioned within the headstone support is in direct contact with the base.