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:

  • Always In Our Hearts
  • In Loving Memory Of
  • In Beloved Memory
  • Ever Remembered, Ever Loved
  • Together Forever
  • Together Again In Eternal Rest
  • Until We Meet Again
  • Love Forever True
  • Love Forever
  • Gone But Not Forgotten
  • A Tender Heart And Generous Spirit
  • The Happiness Of Others Was His/Her Joy
  • Beloved (Name), Inspiration And Companion
  • We Will Love You Always
  • At One With Nature
  • Forever Free With Nature
  • What We Keep In Memory Is Ours Unchanged Forever
  • Your Beloved Memory Enriches Our Lives
  • Your Beautiful Spirit Lifted Up Our Hearts
  • You Will Live Forever In Our Hearts
  • We Have Loved You In Life... Let Us Not Forget You In Death
  • Fond Memories Linger Every Day, Remembrance Keeps You Near
  • In Our Hearts We Keep Sweet Memories
  • And I Give Unto Them Eternal Rest
  • A Beautiful Memory Lingers
  • A Friend To Many
  • Always Kind And Willing
  • Beyond The Sunset Or Into The Sunset
  • Forever At Peace In Paradise
  • No Night Can Darken The Sunlight Of Your Memory
  • A Loving Mother/Father
  • Kind, Loving And Faithful
  • Kindness Is Always Remembered
  • Laughed Often, Loved Much
  • Fondly Loved And Deeply Mourned
  • Forever At Peace
  • Your Memory Lives On
  • Loves’s Last Gift, Remembrance
  • May His/Her Soul Rest In Peace
  • Remembered With Love
  • Rest In Peace
  • Resting Where No Shadows Fall
  • Sacred Is The Memory Of (Name)
  • Their Love And Tenderness Touched Our Hearts
  • Generous Of Spirit And A Friend To Many
  • Their Love Will Last An Eternity
  • To Know Them/Him/Her Was To Love Them/Him/Her
  • Your Love Will Never Be Forgotten
  • Your Memory Is A Light To Guide Us
  • Life’s Race Well Run, Life’s Work Well Done, Life’s Victory Won
  • His/Her Words Were Kindness, His/Her Deeds Were Love
  • A Friend To Many And Sadly Missed
  • Abiding Love Never Dies

Baby Epitaphs

  • Our Little Angel
  • So Little, Yet So Loved
  • So Small, So Sweet, So Soon
  • Budded On Earth To Bloom In Heaven
  • An Angel Visited The Green Earth, And Took A Flower Away