Balance Sheet (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Fixed maturity securities, held to maturity, at amortized cost	$ 127,579,087	$ 98,048,016
Equity securities, available for sale, at estimated fair value	6,299,392	6,784,643
Mortgage loans on real estate and construction loans held for investment, net of allowances for losses of $4,881,173 and $7,070,442 for 2011 and 2010	115,155,967	96,154,107
Real estate held for investment, net of accumulated depreciation of $4,189,641 and $3,849,695 for 2011 and 2010	3,786,780	3,996,777
Other real estate owned held for investment, net of accumulated depreciation of $1,810,238 and $1,090,532 for 2011 and 2010	46,398,095	44,422,829
Other real estate owned held for sale	5,793,900	5,086,400
Policy, student and other loans net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $427,136 and $380,506 for 2011 and 2010	18,463,277	17,044,897
Short-term investments	6,932,023	2,618,349
Accrued investment income	2,323,080	1,726,854
Total investments	332,731,601	275,882,872
Cash and cash equivalents	17,083,604	39,556,503
Mortgage loans sold to investors	77,339,445	63,226,686
Receivables, net	9,934,075	7,827,114
Restricted assets of cemeteries and mortuaries	3,392,497	3,066,379
Cemetery perpetual care trust investments	1,810,185	1,454,694
Receivable from reinsurers	7,484,466	4,476,237
Cemetery land and improvements	11,105,809	11,096,129
Deferred policy and pre-need contract acquisition costs	36,237,069	35,767,101
Property and equipment, net	9,300,185	11,111,059
Value of business acquired	11,020,834	9,017,696
Goodwill	677,039	1,075,039
Other assets	3,022,113	2,077,396
Total Assets	521,138,922	465,634,905
Future life, annuity, and other benefits	381,595,568	344,972,099
Unearned premium reserve	5,030,443	5,213,948
Bank and other loans payable	25,019,119	7,065,975
Deferred pre-need cemetery and mortuary contract revenues	13,140,483	13,192,499
Cemetery perpetual care obligation	2,983,077	2,853,727
Accounts payable	2,672,479	2,472,996
Other liabilities and accrued expenses	14,456,887	14,579,008
Income taxes	15,010,279	15,356,185
Total liabilities	459,908,335	405,706,437
Additional paid-in capital	2,027,195	19,689,993
Accumulated other comprehensive income, net of taxes	19,487,565	1,188,246
Retained earnings	654,443	21,907,579
Treasury stock, at cost - 1,198,167 Class A shares and -0- Class C shares in 2011; 1,322,074 Class A shares and -0- Class C shares in 2010	22,546,623	(3,147,271)
Total stockholders' equity	(2,762,835)	59,928,468
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity	521,138,922	465,634,905
Class A Common Stock
Common stock	19,277,596	18,357,890
Class B Common Stock
Common stock
Class C Common Stock
Common stock	$ 2,027,195	$ 19,689,993