Balance Sheet - USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Investments:
Fixed maturity securities, held to maturity, at amortized cost	$ 231,474,083	$ 228,397,623
Equity securities at estimated fair value	5,889,151	6,037,855
Mortgage loans held for investment (net of allowances for loan losses of $1,696,371 and $1,768,796 for 2018 and 2017)	204,989,906	204,210,885
Real estate held for investment (net of accumulated depreciation of $15,540,213 and $18,788,869 for 2018 and 2017)	105,063,331	141,298,706
Other investments and policy loans (net of allowances for doubtful accounts of $931,029 and $846,641 for 2018 and 2017)	45,550,795	45,895,472
Accrued investment income	3,886,170	3,644,077
Total investments	596,853,436	629,484,618
Cash and cash equivalents	101,728,202	45,315,661
Loans held for sale at estimated fair value	124,866,313	133,414,188
Receivables (net of allowances for doubtful accounts of $1,569,422and $1,544,518 for 2018 and 2017)	9,398,972	10,443,869
Restricted assets (including $800,510 and $809,958 for 2018 and 2017 at estimated fair value)	11,146,540	11,830,621
Cemetery perpetual care trust investments (including $648,381 and $682,315 for 2018 and 2017 at estimated fair value)	3,806,645	4,623,563
Receivable from reinsurers	13,263,304	13,394,603
Cemetery land and improvements	9,920,554	9,942,933
Deferred policy and pre-need contract acquisition costs	82,496,322	80,625,304
Mortgage servicing rights, net	21,554,050	21,376,937
Property and equipment, net	7,713,599	8,069,380
Value of business acquired	6,389,260	6,588,759
Goodwill	2,765,570	2,765,570
Other assets	6,069,569	4,297,048
Total Assets	997,972,336	982,173,054
Liabilities
Future policy benefits and unpaid claims	605,543,124	604,746,951
Unearned premium reserve	4,123,289	4,222,410
Bank and other loans payable	151,451,152	157,450,925
Deferred pre-need cemetery and mortuary contract revenues	12,150,924	12,873,068
Cemetery perpetual care obligation	3,729,150	3,710,740
Accounts payable	3,411,619	3,613,100
Other liabilities and accrued expenses	30,063,978	29,655,087
Income taxes	21,593,873	17,332,783
Total liabilities	832,067,109	833,605,064
Common Stock:
Additional paid-in capital	38,255,340	38,125,042
Accumulated other comprehensive income, net of taxes		603,170
Retained earnings	95,041,166	77,520,951
Treasury stock at cost - 468,770 Class A shares in 2018 and 537,203 Class A shares in 2017	(708,665)	(931,075)
Total stockholders' equity	165,905,227	148,567,990
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity	997,972,336	982,173,054
Class A Common Stock
Common Stock:
Common stock	29,138,642	29,071,154
Class B Common Stock
Common Stock:
Common stock
Class C Common Stock
Common Stock:
Common stock	4,178,744	4,178,748
Preferred Stock
Preferred Stock:
Preferred stock