Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Investments:
Fixed maturity securities, available for sale, at estimated fair value (amortized cost of $380,283,562 and $362,750,511 for 2023 and 2022, respectively; net of allowance for credit losses of $211,500 and nil for 2023 and 2022, respectively)	$ 356,448,259	$ 345,858,492
Equity securities at estimated fair value (cost of $10,470,974 and $9,942,265 for 2023 and 2022, respectively)	12,309,544	11,682,526
Mortgage loans held for investment (net of allowance for credit losses of $2,612,944 and $1,970,311 for 2023 and 2022, respectively)	249,307,098	308,123,927
Real estate held for investment (net of accumulated depreciation of $28,516,470 and $23,793,204 for 2023 and 2022, respectively)	184,691,463	191,328,616
Real estate held for sale	4,764,367	11,161,582
Other investments and policy loans (net of allowance for credit losses of $1,555,261 and $1,609,951 for 2023 and 2022, respectively)	66,253,417	70,508,156
Accrued investment income	12,266,695	10,299,826
Total investments	886,040,843	948,963,125
Cash and cash equivalents	134,751,854	120,919,805
Loans held for sale at estimated fair value	152,546,566	141,179,620
Receivables (net of allowance for credit losses of $1,520,801 and $2,229,791 for 2023 and 2022, respectively)	15,498,951	28,573,092
Restricted assets (including $7,847,136 and $6,565,552 for 2023 and 2022 respectively, at estimated fair value; net of allowance for credit losses of $2,232 and nil for 2023 and 2022, respectively)	19,907,485	18,935,055
Cemetery perpetual care trust investments (including $4,223,197 and $3,859,893 for 2023 and 2022, respectively, at estimated fair value; net of allowance for credit losses of $3,933 and nil for 2023 and 2022, respectively)	7,640,990	7,276,210
Receivable from reinsurers	14,764,228	15,033,938
Cemetery land and improvements	9,068,760	9,101,474
Deferred policy and pre-need contract acquisition costs	114,422,565	108,655,128
Mortgage servicing rights, net	3,494,723	3,039,765
Property and equipment, net	19,580,298	20,579,649
Value of business acquired	8,922,400	9,803,736
Goodwill	5,253,783	5,253,783
Other	21,878,789	23,798,512
Total Assets	1,413,772,235	1,461,112,892
Liabilities
Future policy benefits and unpaid claims	908,917,966	889,327,303
Unearned premium reserve	2,611,873	2,773,616
Bank and other loans payable	108,431,028	161,712,804
Deferred pre-need cemetery and mortuary contract revenues	17,573,212	16,226,836
Cemetery perpetual care obligation	5,265,166	5,099,542
Accounts payable	2,977,402	5,361,449
Other liabilities and accrued expenses	56,431,051	57,113,888
Income taxes	13,670,993	30,710,527
Total liabilities	1,115,878,691	1,168,325,965
Stockholders’ Equity
Preferred Stock - non-voting - $1.00 par value; 5,000,000 shares authorized; none issued or outstanding
Additional paid-in capital	72,190,361	64,767,769
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of taxes	(18,282,298)	(13,070,277)
Retained earnings	204,117,486	202,160,306
Treasury stock at cost - 870,523 Class A shares and 35,717 Class C shares as of September 30, 2023; and 525,870 Class A shares and 34,016 Class C shares as of December 31, 2022	(6,090,935)	(4,366,651)
Total stockholders’ equity	297,893,544	292,786,927
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity	1,413,772,235	1,461,112,892
Common Class A [Member]
Stockholders’ Equity
Common Stock, Value	40,015,222	37,516,062
Common Class B [Member]
Stockholders’ Equity
Common Stock, Value
Common Class C [Member]
Stockholders’ Equity
Common Stock, Value	$ 5,943,708	$ 5,779,718