John Stuart, in 1919, cast into burial vaults his design for sound concrete:

- Nine bag mix
- Steel reinforced
- Hand finished
- Coated and cured
- Incorporated a high base design

This basic formula, with dependable service, has been our trademark for nearly a hundred years. Mr. Stuart was a founding member of the National Burial vault Association serving as the first Secretary-Treasurer. John Stuart's concrete reputation from vaults and bridges, gets him requested to help engineer mix design for the Hoover Dam. He sent his son to help on site.

Harold McCandlish, in 1954, modernized (bag to bulk) and developed a protected seal for air seal vaults (inner seal vault). Both men provided the early leadership in burial vault design and good business standards for the industry. McCandlish was a well liked contractor and farmer.

We continue the principled building and service of these high quality vaults. We consider our business a noble pursuit.

Steven C Burton,
President Stuart Burial Vaults

In November of 2021 I purchased JML Vaults (Stuart Burial Vaults). I am a proud graduate of New Lexington High School class of 1989. A Veteran of the United States Air Force and after nearly 30 years in public safety I retired at the rank of Lieutenant from the City of Lancaster Division of Fire. Knowing that I wanted to still work with the Public and helping people, is the main reason I pursued this business opportunity. The strong tradition and high reputation of Stuart Burial Vaults just felt like the perfect fit to allow me to continue to serve people.

I currently serve on the New Lexington Board of Education. I truly believe in community service and enjoy the relationships we are building with our funeral partners. Since 1919 Stuart has been and continues to be a family owned and operated business. We look forward in growing the business and building relationships as we serve our funeral providers and communities.

I believe that you succeed with people and feel that our employees are the reason for our success. They all understand that we are in a business that is there for the family and they take that to heart with every service we provide. I feel truly blessed to be able to continue to move Stuart Burial Vaults forward and to provide high quality air sealed, locally made vaults to our communities.