These examples may give you some starting points and ideas for an epitaph for yourself or a loved one.
Some Traditional Epitaph Inscriptions
- Forever in Our Hearts
- In Loving Memory of
- Until we meet again
- Always in our hearts
- Rest in Peace
- The song is ended, but the melody lingers on
- Sweetly sleeping
- Loving memories last forever
- Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil. 23rd Psalm
- The Lord hath given him rest from all his enemies. 11 Samuel 7:1
- Thy remembrance shall endure into all generations. 102nd Psalm
- The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want. 23rd Psalm
- Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden. Matthew 11:28
- Sleep on now, and take your rest. Matthew 26:45
- The Lord watch between me and thee, while we are absent, one from the other. Genesis 31:49
Famous Epitaphs
- I am ready to meet my Maker. Whether my Maker is prepared for the great ordeal of meeting me is another matter. – Winston Churchill, British Prime Minister
- “Good friend, for Jesus’ sake forebear, To dig the dust enclosed here. Blessed be the man that spares these stones, And cursed be he that moves my bones.” – William Shakespeare
- That’s all folks. – Mel Blanc, voice actor
- If anyone at my funeral has a long face, I’ll never speak to him again. – Stan Laurel, comedian
- Now He Belongs to the Ages. – on the tomb of Abraham Lincoln, U.S. President
- She Did It the Hard Way. – on the tomb of Bette Davis, actress
