INDIANAPOLIS -- The death of her husband was worsened for an Indianapolis woman after the cemetery headstone she paid for never arrived at the grave site.

Vera Robinson's husband, the Rev. Ananias Robinson, died last April, Call 6's Rafael Sanchez reported.

The family ordered a headstone through funeral director Marvin L. Boatright in May 2002, paying $1,139 in cash, Sanchez reported.

"We always keep track of all transactions. When things before got out of hand, we had paperwork for everything from the very beginning," Robinson said.

Robinson said Boatright never responded to certified letters or small claims court judgments which nearly tripled the claim to $3,000.

Call 6 helped Robinson obtain a township constable to personally drop off the court order demanding her refund.

Boatright sent Robinson a letter of apology "accepted full responsibility" for the incident. He acknowledged causing the family "undo pain and heartache by not providing the type of service that all families deserve from a funeral director," Sanchez reported.

Robinson eventually received her money back.

Sanchez said that if a person wins a judgment in small claims court, the accused can appeal all the way to a jury trial.

But if they still refuse to pay up, you can pay $31 to garnish that person's bank account, but you'll need to know where the person banks. You can also garnish their pay check, but you'll need to know the employer and the address, or you can request a constable to hand deliver the court order.

The initial cost of filing in small claims court is $59.