Summit Memorials
50 Years Combined Experience
At Summit Memorials we are the only monument company in the Akron area that produces all granite work in-shop. We do all our work on the premises and will gladly show you how our memorials are prepared.

All memorials are guaranteed through the Monument Builders of North America. We offer personalized service and guidance in choosing the design to best represent your loved one. We take pride in each memorial so that when the family visits the gravesite they know that their wishes are permanently engraved as they wanted.

At Summit Memorials, we will take the time to discuss your options. Each cemetery has its own rules and regulations. We keep up to date on the changes that occur. Allow us to design you a memorial and quote you a price. If you are unable to come in, our memorial consultant will meet with you in your home or at the cemetery.

It's Your Choice
Many cemeteries in our area often will tell the families that the memorial they select for their loved one will only be guaranteed if it is purchased from the cemetery itself. The fact is, they do not guarantee the memorial themselves. The guarantee they offer actually comes from the company from which they purchased the memorial. So why not purchase the memorial directly from the monument dealer without the middleman? Whether you purchase granite or bronze, Summit Memorials will stand behind their products 100% and will replace any monument or marker that is defective.

About Us
In 1995, after large corporations started purchasing monument companies in Northeast Ohio, Ken Noon and his brother-in-law Tom Wise decided to open their own family-owned memorial business.

With more than 14 years of experience in working with stone, they began manufacturing hand hewn yard stones in Noon’s garage. Three years later they were in the monument business, operating from a new location at 140 W. Wilbeth Road in Akron.
Summit Memorials is the only local monument company in the City of Akron that produces granite memorials with the carving done on site. “We believe that memorials should be personalized to reflect the life of the deceased – to tell a story,” says Noon. “99% of our memorials are customized designs.” After determining the wishes of the client, Noon produces several renderings and the final selection is carved onto the stone by Tom Wise, “the best sandblaster in the industry,” according to Noon. Clients can watch their monuments being manufactured and have total control from initial selection of the stone to the installation at the cemetery. Custom design is included in the cost of the monument.

Summit monuments are manufactured from granite shipped from quarries from all over the world.

Summit Memorials is one of the few remaining family-owned monument makers in the country. Bill Wise, Noon’s father-in-law joined the firm immediately after his retirement from another job and keeps the operation running smoothly. Mother-in-law Betty Wise is a perpetual optimist and constant inspiration and Barbara Freeman, Memorial Consultant, is a super salesperson with a keen understanding of client’s needs.

“It’s a great team,” Noon says with pride. Included in that team are several floppy-eared friends, stray dogs that have found a home at the shop, demonstrating the compassion of the people at Summit Memorials.

Although Noon and his crew utilize some aspects of the current trend to computerization, they shy away from “assembly line” products, “Hand carving is our specialty,” he says, “and we live by our motto ‘We specialize in special work for special people.’”

Summit Memorials
140 W Wilbeth Rd
Akron OH 44301
Tel: 330 773-2385
Fax: 330 773-2820
E-mail: summitmemorial@rrbiznet.com
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