Schedule of Fair Value of Fixed Maturity Securities (Details) - USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Marketable Securities [Line Items]
Available for sale securities, unrecognized holding loss	$ 6,751,930	$ 16,883,189
Available for sale securities, fair value	188,358,922	267,774,539
Available for sale securities, unrecognized holding loss	8,882,200	2,291,672
Available for sale securities, fair value	76,097,473	13,189,587
Available for sale securities, unrecognized holding loss	15,634,130	19,174,861
Available for sale securities, fair value	264,456,395	280,964,126
Restricted Assets [Member]
Marketable Securities [Line Items]
Available for sale securities, unrecognized holding loss	4,290	14,907
Available for sale securities, fair value	537,225	959,010
Available for sale securities, unrecognized holding loss	9,767	3,469
Available for sale securities, fair value	500,955	58,072
Available for sale securities, unrecognized holding loss	14,056	18,376
Available for sale securities, fair value	1,038,179	1,017,082
US Treasury Securities [Member]
Marketable Securities [Line Items]
Available for sale securities, unrecognized holding loss	644,240	2,685,277
Available for sale securities, fair value	53,196,137	79,400,753
Available for sale securities, unrecognized holding loss	1,403,155
Available for sale securities, fair value	29,019,470
Available for sale securities, unrecognized holding loss	2,047,395	2,685,277
Available for sale securities, fair value	82,215,607	79,400,753
US States and Political Subdivisions Debt Securities [Member]
Marketable Securities [Line Items]
Available for sale securities, unrecognized holding loss	204,976	378,067
Available for sale securities, fair value	4,644,270	5,467,910
Available for sale securities, unrecognized holding loss	132,970	80,070
Available for sale securities, fair value	1,213,482	429,020
Available for sale securities, unrecognized holding loss	337,946	458,137
Available for sale securities, fair value	5,857,752	5,896,930
US States and Political Subdivisions Debt Securities [Member] \| Restricted Assets [Member]
Marketable Securities [Line Items]
Available for sale securities, unrecognized holding loss	2,670	11,891
Available for sale securities, fair value	338,301	760,255
Available for sale securities, unrecognized holding loss	9,767	3,469
Available for sale securities, fair value	500,955	58,072
Available for sale securities, unrecognized holding loss	12,436	15,360
Available for sale securities, fair value	839,256	818,327
Corporate Securities [Member]
Marketable Securities [Line Items]
Available for sale securities, unrecognized holding loss	5,315,889	10,935,114
Available for sale securities, fair value	123,534,510	162,995,969
Available for sale securities, unrecognized holding loss	3,723,412	995,659
Available for sale securities, fair value	26,399,408	5,781,822
Available for sale securities, unrecognized holding loss	9,039,301	11,930,773
Available for sale securities, fair value	149,933,918	168,777,791
Mortgage-Backed Securities, Issued by US Government Sponsored Enterprises [Member]
Marketable Securities [Line Items]
Available for sale securities, unrecognized holding loss	586,825	2,884,731
Available for sale securities, fair value	6,984,005	19,909,907
Available for sale securities, unrecognized holding loss	3,622,663	1,215,943
Available for sale securities, fair value	19,465,113	6,978,745
Available for sale securities, unrecognized holding loss	4,209,488	4,100,674
Available for sale securities, fair value	26,449,118	26,888,652
Cemetery Perpectual Care Oblication [Member]
Marketable Securities [Line Items]
Available for sale securities, unrecognized holding loss	435	1,883
Available for sale securities, fair value	54,401	154,004
Available for sale securities, unrecognized holding loss	5,493	6,633
Available for sale securities, fair value	112,637	71,112
Available for sale securities, unrecognized holding loss	5,928	8,516
Available for sale securities, fair value	167,038	225,116
Cemetery Perpectual Care Oblication [Member] \| US States and Political Subdivisions Debt Securities [Member]
Marketable Securities [Line Items]
Available for sale securities, unrecognized holding loss	435	1,845
Available for sale securities, fair value	54,401	94,612
Available for sale securities, unrecognized holding loss	5,493	6,633
Available for sale securities, fair value	112,637	71,112
Available for sale securities, unrecognized holding loss	5,928	8,478
Available for sale securities, fair value	167,038	165,724
Cemetery Perpectual Care Oblication [Member] \| US Treasury Securities [Member]
Marketable Securities [Line Items]
Available for sale securities, unrecognized holding loss		38
Available for sale securities, fair value		59,392
Available for sale securities, unrecognized holding loss
Available for sale securities, fair value
Available for sale securities, unrecognized holding loss		38
Available for sale securities, fair value		59,392
Corporate Debt Securities [Member] \| Restricted Assets [Member]
Marketable Securities [Line Items]
Available for sale securities, unrecognized holding loss	1,620	3,016
Available for sale securities, fair value	198,923	198,755
Available for sale securities, unrecognized holding loss
Available for sale securities, fair value
Available for sale securities, unrecognized holding loss	1,620	3,016
Available for sale securities, fair value	$ 198,923	$ 198,755

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