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Writing an Obituary for an Orange City, FL Funeral Home
Writing an obituary for an Orange City, FL funeral home is an essential part of the burial process because it gives the family a chance to memorialize their loved one. Sometimes people write their own obituaries before they die to relieve their family members of having to do this, but most of the time you will be the biographer of your loved one’s life.
Some obituaries begin with a favorite quote or a Bible verse. If you include a quote, it must be in quotes, with the name of the work and the author just below it. An example would be “Because I could not stop for Death -/He kindly stopped for me-“ Because I could not stop for Death - Emily Dickinson (the / indicates a line break). If you include a Bible verse, you should put the text of the scripture in quotes and cite the book, chapter, and verse just below it. An example of this would be “As for me, I will see Your face in righteousness; I shall be satisfied when I awake in Your likeness.” Psalm 17:15.
Next in the obituary you’ll want to include the full name of your loved one, the date of death, and the location (it is a good idea not to put a street address here, but just the city and state, because there are unscrupulous people who scan obituaries for opportunities to vandalize or burglarize homes during the viewing, funeral, or graveside service) of death. If there are parents, a spouse, children, grandchildren, or siblings that died before your loved one did, then you’ll include them as family members who preceded your loved one in death.
At this point in writing the obituary, you are highlighting your loved one’s life, so you’ll want to include milestones, such as education, career achievements, and marriage. You can follow that with their interests, such as music, fishing, volunteer work, cooking, and so on. It’s in this section that you can tell a little bit about your loved one in each of their roles in their life, so this is often a family tribute to the life your loved one lived.
The next section of the obituary at an Orange City, FL funeral home will list family members who survive your loved one. This is generally limited to immediate family, including spouse, children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren, but if there are aunts, uncles, cousins, or friends who are like family, you can include them as well.
The final part of the obituary will include the dates, times, and locations of the viewing, the funeral, and burial, along with a list of pallbearers, if there are any.
Are you interested in learning more about writing an obituary? The staff at Baldauff Family Funeral Home and Crematory can help you create an obituary that honors your loved one’s life. Call us at (386) 775-2101 to speak with one of our experienced staff members about how to write an obituary. We have many years of compassionate and empathetic service to families during their time of loss and we can put our knowledge to use in helping you write an obituary that captures the spirit of your loved one. If you’d prefer to meet with us personally at our Orange City, FL funeral home, we are located at 1233 Saxon Blvd., Orange City, FL 32763.