Guides
Practical, gentle guides for the days after a death: writing and reading a eulogy, writing an obituary, and putting together a funeral program or order of service.
Writing a eulogy
- How to write a eulogy: step by step
- How long should a eulogy be?
- How to start a eulogy: 12 opening lines
- How to end a eulogy
- Funny eulogies: when humor works
- Writing a eulogy when time is short
- How to read a eulogy without breaking down
- Who gives the eulogy at a funeral?
- Eulogy template
- Eulogy examples
Eulogies for a particular person
- Eulogy for a mother · for a mum (UK)
- Eulogy for a father · for a dad (UK)
- Eulogy for a husband · for a wife
- Eulogy for a grandmother · for a grandfather
- Eulogy for a brother · for a sister
- Eulogy for a friend
Speeches and tributes
Obituaries
- How to write an obituary
- Obituary for a mother · for a father
- Obituary examples
- Obituary template
- In lieu of flowers: wording examples
Funeral programs and the service
- Funeral program wording ideas
- What happens at a funeral: order of events
- Funeral order of service (UK)
- Non-religious funeral readings
- Funeral program · Order of service · Celebration of life program · Memorial service program