Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) - USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Amortized cost	$ 380,283,562	$ 362,750,511
Allowance for credit loss	211,500
Equity securities cost	10,470,974	9,942,265
Allowance for loan and lease losses, real estate	2,612,944	1,970,311
Real estate investment property, accumulated depreciation	28,516,470	23,793,204
Allowance for doubtful accounts, premiums and other receivables	1,555,261	1,609,951
Accounts receivable, allowance for credit loss	1,520,801	2,229,791
Aggregate fair value, restricted assets	7,847,136	6,565,552
Allowance for credit losses, restricted assets	2,232
Aggregate fair value, cemetery perpetual care trust investments	4,223,197	3,859,893
Aggregate allowance for credit losses, cemetery perpetual care trust investments	$ 3,933
Preferred stock, par value	$ 1.00	$ 1.00
Preferred stock, shares authorized	5,000,000	5,000,000
Preferred stock, shares issued	0	0
Preferred stock, shares outstanding	0	0
Common Class A [Member]
Common stock, par value	$ 2.00	$ 2.00
Common stock, shares authorized	40,000,000	40,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	20,007,611	18,758,031
Common stock, shares outstanding	20,007,611	18,758,031
Treasury stock, shares	870,523	525,870
Common Class B [Member]
Common stock, par value	$ 1.00	$ 1.00
Common stock, shares authorized	5,000,000	5,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	0	0
Common stock, shares outstanding	0	0
Common Class C [Member]
Common stock, par value	$ 2.00	$ 2.00
Common stock, shares authorized	6,000,000	6,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	2,971,854	2,889,859
Common stock, shares outstanding	2,971,854	2,889,859
Treasury stock, shares	35,717	34,016