Guide to Funerals - Funeral for a Grandparent

Funeral for a Grandparent

Write him/her a poem and read it in his/her funeral.
Write him/her a letter and read it in his/her funeral.
Order small balloons or butterflies. Distribute these to the funeral guests and as they release it together, ask them to say their own prayer for your grandfather/mother.
If the cemetery allows for a little water ceremony, make small paper boats with your grandfather or grandmother’s picture on them. Distribute it to the guests and, as they let it float on a small pond or creek (if available at the cemetery) ask your guests to say their own prayers for your grandfather/mother.

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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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