Guide to Funerals - Eulogy

Eulogies are important part of funerals. A eulogy is the most personal and emotional moment when bereaved family and friends are given the chance to reminisce lovingly about the life of the beloved dead to other people. Eulogy is the chance for loved ones to speak proudly of the deceased’s works, causes in which he/she believed, anecdotes that may sometimes bring sad humor to the audience, and bring the deceased to life for a few moments in the hearts of the speaker and the audience.

Unfortunately, not everyone who needs to give a eulogy has a knack for writing. And oftentimes, when emotions overwhelm us, even the best writers are left with nothing to write about the deceased in their eulogy!

Recommended Books on Eulogy

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First Things First

Choosing a Funeral Home

Funeral Flower Arrangements
◦ Funeral Flowers
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Funeral for a Friend
◦ Funeral for a Grandparent
◦ Funeral for a Friend: Teacher
◦ Funeral for a Friend: Cheerleader
◦ Funeral for a Friend: Athlete
◦ Funeral for a Friend: Musician
◦ Funeral for a Friend: Painter
◦ Funeral for a Friend: Photographer
◦ Funeral for a Friend: Poet

Funeral Poems
◦ Silence
◦ Mere Reflection
◦ My Lady of Surpassing Beauty
◦ Memorial For A Friend
◦ 1899 & 2004 (A Song to Two Unsung Heroes)
◦ Of Love and Music (A Eulogy)
◦ To Grandfather: In Memory of a Kitemaker
◦ Ghosts

Eulogy
◦ How to Write a Eulogy
◦ Sample Eulogy

Articles
◦ Dealing with Loss of a Pet
◦ Humanistic Approach to Dealing with Death
◦ Ancient Fear of Death in Funeral Customs and Traditions
◦ The Evolution of Funeral Customs and Traditions

On Death and Dying
◦ THOMAS GRAY: Elegy Written On A Country Churchyard
◦ EDGAR ALLAN POE: Selected Short Stories and Poems on Death and Dying
◦ CHARLES and MARY LAMB: selected poems on children's death and dying
◦ EMILY DICKINSON: selected poems on Death and Dying
◦ GEORGE ANDREW REISNER: Egyptian Conception of Immortality
◦ E.A. WALLIS BUDGE: The Book Of The Dead
◦ ALEXANDER SMITH: Of Death And The Fear Of Dying
◦ WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAY: The Second Funeral Of Napoleon

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