Epitaphs for a Mother, Daughter or Sister


1 God’s greatest gift returned to God – my mother
2 O Lord, I put her in thy hands
3 She had a kindly word for each and she died beloved by all
4 She lives with us in memory and will forevermore
5 May God grant you eternal rest, dear Mother
6 She concealed her tears but shared her smiles
7 God took her home, it was His will, but in our hearts she liveth still
8 God bless thee wheresoe’er thou art in his great universe today
9 She is resting peacefully with Jesus in that beautiful home above
10 Her memory is enshrined in our hearts
11 Her friendship was an inspiration, her love a blessing
12 Resting with those she loved
13 She served and kept the faith
14 She walked in beauty
15 Her friends were her world
16 She loved people and laughter
17 She would rather give than receive
18 God called her from among us to a home of eternal rest
19 Always loving, always loved
20 To know her was to love her
21 She gave so much and demanded so little
22 Her children rise up and call her blessed
23 A mother is a mother still, the holiest thing alive
24 Grace was in all her steps, heaven in her eye, in every gesture dignity and love
25 When she had passed, it seemed like the ceasing of exquisite music
26 She passed through glory’s morning gate and walked in paradise
27 Sweet in her ways, observant in her mitzvahs
28 Let her own works praise her at the gates
29 A woman of virtue, kindness and modesty
30 Lived her years with charm and grace