Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) - USD ($)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2021
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net cash provided by operating activities	$ 97,638,887	$ 124,476,144
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of fixed maturity securities	(49,382,284)	(2,758,463)
Sales, calls and maturities of fixed maturity securities	9,286,436	34,388,575
Purchases of equity securities	(3,166,256)	(635,843)
Sales of equity securities	1,918,057	2,885,620
Net changes in restricted assets	(635,844)	514,085
Net changes in perpetual care trusts	330,999	140,092
Mortgage loans held for investment, other investments and policy loans made	(382,449,025)	(399,597,382)
Payments received for mortgage loans held for investment, other investments and policy loans	386,898,902	398,670,420
Purchases of property and equipment	(706,058)	(3,342,889)
Sale of property and equipment	64,579
Purchases of real estate	(11,853,775)	(49,123,963)
Sales of real estate	13,549,696	10,022,114
Net cash used in investing activities	(36,144,573)	(8,837,634)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Investment contract receipts	5,770,353	5,865,484
Investment contract withdrawals	(8,160,796)	(7,699,546)
Proceeds from stock options exercised	127,265	202,952
Purchases of treasury stock	(7,277,291)	(3,506,239)
Repayment of bank loans	(45,217,295)	(53,878,750)
Proceeds from bank loans	59,618,052	72,702,425
Net change in warehouse line borrowings for loans held for sale	(65,362,776)	(84,737,685)
Net cash used in financing activities	(60,502,488)	(71,051,359)
Net change in cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents	991,826	44,587,151
Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents at beginning of period	141,414,282	115,465,086
Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents at end of period	142,406,108	160,052,237
Cash paid during the year for:
Interest	3,568,862	3,759,561
Income taxes	407,958	2,573,137
Non Cash Operating, Investing and Financing Activities:
Benefit plans funded with treasury stock	3,073,973	3,384,236
Accrued real estate construction costs and retainage	1,782,556	5,776,672
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for operating lease liabilities	732,005	1,974,832
Mortgage loans held for investment foreclosed into real estate held for investment		730,116
Transfer of loans held for sale to mortgage loans held for investment		201,951
Cash and cash equivalents	131,296,538	149,209,290
Restricted assets	9,654,673	10,194,202
Cemetery perpetual care trust investments	$ 1,454,897	$ 648,745