Epitaph Suggestions

Although not obligatory, it is tradition that most monuments include a short inscription known as an epitaph. Selecting an epitaph can sometimes be a difficult task -- it may be seemingly impossible to express our feelings for a lost loved one in a mere handful of words.

We hope the following list of "standard" epitaphs might assist you in this endeavour:

• Riposa In Pace
• Requiescat In Pace
• Ristaro In Pace
• Rest In Peace
• "Eadem Mutata Resurgo" ("Though Changed I Shall Arise The Same")
• Truth To Your Own Spirit
• A Broken Heart Lies Here
• Tears Cannot Restore Her; Therefore I Weep
• "Quello Che Siete Fummo, Quello Che Siamo Sarete" ("What You Are We Were And What We Are You Will Become")
• In Perfect Peace
• Peace, Perfect Peace
• At Rest
• In Beloved Memory
• A Gift From God
• You Will Be In Our Hearts Forever
• Our Precious Little Angel
• The Perfect One
• Love Comes Walking Softly And Steals Our Hearts Away
• Always Loved And Remembered
• Forever Free With Nature
• Returned To Nature
• At One With Nature
• Among The Stars Of Heaven
• Reclaimed To Live Again
• Dearly Loved And Missed
• Lovingly Remembered
• Safe In The Arms Of Jesus
• Life's Work Well Done, Life's Race Well Run, Life's Crown Well Won, Now Comes Rest.
• Gone But Not Forgotten
• In Cherished Memory Of
• In Loving Remembrance
• In Affectionate Remembrance
• " I Will Lay Me Down In Peace And Take My Rest."
• Eternal Rest
• Blessed Are The Pure In Heart For They Shall See God.
• Life How Short; Eternity How Long
• At Sunrise And Sunset We Remember You.
• "We Liv'd In Love; Let Us Lie Together."
• Reunited
• Together Again
• Always In Our Thoughts.
• To Live In The Hearts Of Those We Love Is Not To Die.
• Peace After Pain
• Budded On Earth To Bloom In Heaven
• Never Will Your Memory Fade
• The Song Is Ended, But The Melody Lingers On
• A Moment In Our Arms - Forever In Our Hearts
• Death Is The Golden Key That Opens The Palace Of Eternity
• The Heart Of Him Who Truly Loves Is A Paradise On Earth
• No Jewel Is As Perfect As The Innocence Of Childhood
• So Small, So Sweet, So Soon
• An Angel Visited The Green Earth, And Took A Flower Away
• She Concealed Her Tears But Shared Her Smiles
• Her Memory Is Enshrined In Our Hearts
• A Loving Father, Tender And Kind, What A Beautiful Memory You Left Behind
• She Walked In Beauty