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INSCRIPTION HEADINGS
In loving memory of
In memory of
Treasured memories of
Precious memories of
Cherished memories of
In fond and loving remembrance
Promoted to glory
Forever in our hearts
Loving memories of
Sacred to the memory of
Remembering
Forever we will remember
Cherishing the memory of
Memories are forever
Treasured are the memories of
Precious are the memories of
With love we remember
In loving remembrance
Remembered with love
Promoted to God's glory
In love we remember
Special memories of
Always in our hearts
Lovingly remembered
In our hearts forever
Happy memories
Eternal partner
In fond and loving memory
EPITAPHS
We have lost them in life
Let us not forget them in death
Will be dearly missed, God Bless
Sleep in heavenly peace
Loving you always forgetting you never
Gone from our home but not from out hearts
Only good night beloved not farewell
Grant him thy eternal rest
Rest in peace
Greatly loved and sadly missed
The Lord is my sheppard
Peace perfect peace
Those we love don't go away
They walk beside us every day
Till we meet again
Out love is now and forever
We miss you
Our little angle
We will love you always
To live in the hearts of those we love is not to die
A beautiful memory left behind
Flights of angles sing thee to thy rest
In God's care
Gone but not forgotten
Loves last gift remembrance
Remembered always
Love like ours can never die
In heavenly love abiding
His/Her life a beautiful memory
His/Her absence a silent grief
No longer in our lives to share
But in our hearts you are always there
Requiescant in peace
Lord in your mercy hear our prayer
A free spirit
An inspiration to all
With all my love
What we keep in memory is ours forever
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They gave their today for our tomorrow
He/She loved and was loved
Love makes memory eternal
Gone Fishin'
While we have time let us do good
I have fought the good fight, I have kept the faith
Great love lives on
Sweet are the memories that never fade
Deep in our hearts you will always stay never more than a thought away
Death is only a shadow across the path to heaven
He who dwelleth in love dwelleth in God
Along the road to yesterday
The saviour has my treasure
With love always and forever
Love is a many splendid thing
Always in our hearts
Loving memories last forever
Too well loved to ever be forgotten
To live in the hearts of others is not to die
He/She touched the lives of many
Step softly a dream lies buried here
If our love could have saved him/her, he/she would not have died
Always in our thoughts
Forever with the Lord
Dear Lord, Love him/her as we loved him/her when he/she was at home
This world was never meant for one as beautiful as you
God's finger touched him/her and he/she slept
Sweet are the memories that never fade
Resting where no shadows fall
Forever in our thoughts and prayers
Until we meet again
Forever young, Forever in our hearts
Of tender heart and generous spirit
Our love is forever
Love is Eternal
He gives his beloved sleep
Earth has no sorrow that heaven cannot heal
Your memory will always be treasured
By your heartbroken children
May they rest in the peace of Christ
Another flower for God's garden
Precious memories left behind
Forever in our hearts
Re-united
Not lost to memory, not lost to love
What we keep in memory is ours unchanged forever
Safe in the arms of Jesus
Life is not forever, Love is
A friend to many and sadly missed
Love never ends
Generous of heart, constant of faith
Our love goes with you
Our love now and forever
Our thoughts are always with you
Not good-bye, just good night
Rest after weariness, peace after pain
In our hearts he/she will live forever
So dearly loved - So sadly missed
Forever in our thoughts
May perpetual light shine upon them
Jesus called a little child unto him
The hours part us but they bring us together again
Night, Night, God Bless
Nothing last forever, except our love for you
At peace
The Lord is my shepherd
Forever young, forever in our hearts
Love makes memory eternal
Loving memories last forever
Safe in the arms of Jesus
Always in our hearts
Sadly missed by family and friends
Dearly loved and sadly missed by all
R.I.P
An angel at rest
Rest In Peace
A life full of years of understanding
Of tender heart and generous spirit
He/She loved and was loved
He/She touched the lives of many
Always, all ways
You're only a whisper away
A kind heart and generous spirit
Peace is thine and remembrance is ours
You touched the lives of many, but you were only lent,
for all the angels must return, from whence they were sent
God saw that he/she was weary, the hill too steep to climb,
so he gently closed his eyes and whispered peace be thine
Death is not extinguishing the light,
but putting out the lamp,
because the dawn has come
A bouquet of beautiful memories
Sprayed with a million tears
We wish that God could have spared you
If just for a few more years
Eternal rest grant unto them O Lord
And let perpetual light shine upon them
May they rest in peace
A smile for all, a heart of gold
The very best this world could hold
Never selfish always kind
This is the memory you left behind
A light from our household has gone
A voice we loved is stilled
A place is vacant in our home
Which never can be filled
Deep in our hearts you will always stay
Never more than a thought away
Loving you always, forgetting you never
Your memory is precious,
It will never grow old
It is locked in our hearts in letters of gold
Two tired eyes are sleeping
Two willing hands are still
The one who worked so hard for us
Is resting at God's will
Life's journey on this earth is completed
Now they rest together
In the love and care of God almighty
Without farewell you fell asleep
With only memories left to keep
God saw you were getting weary
He did what he thought best
He put his loving arms around you
And took you home to rest
We hold you close in our hearts
And there you will remain
To walk with us throughout our lives
Until we meet again
Never anyone so loved
Never anyone so missed
He/She will live forever in our hearts
Never to be forgotten
If tears could build a stairway and memories build a lane
Then we could climb to heaven and bring you home again
Memories never fade
We treasure all the things you did
All the love you gave
Keep you arms around him/her Lord
Give him/her special care
Make up for all he/she went through
All all that seemed unfair
We never said goodbye
The reason now we know
God knew we loved you far too much
To ever let you go
Looking back on memories
Upon the path you trod
I bless the hours I had with you
And leave the rest to God
From our hearts, all our love
In our minds, treasured memories
In our quiet hours, remembrance
He gazed amid the little ones
And stopped to pick the best
Dear....... was the chosen one
With Jesus now she/he rests
Nothing is more precious
Than the thought we have of you
To us you were so special
God must have thought so too
'Tis sweet to know that we shall meet
Where partings are no more
And that the one I loved so much
Has only gone before
A special smile, a special face
A special Dad we can't replace
You gave your love, your whole life through
God Bless you Dad, we love you too
Our love is now and forever
Although we cannot see you
You are with us each day
The love you gave us all in life
Death cannot take away
Nothing is more precious than the thoughts we have of you
To us you were so special, God must have thought so too
A golden heart stopped beating
Hard working hands laid to rest
God broke our hearts to prove to us
He only takes the best
To a precious mother
There was only ever one of you
We love and miss you
God Bless
We sat at her/his bedside
We heard her/his last farewell
God called her/him to his garden
The place she/he loved so well
A very special person
To know her/him was to love her/him
Lord in your mercy
Hear our prayer
Happy and smiling always content
Love and respected where ever she/he went
What we keep in memory is ours unchanged forever
She graced her family with acts of love and kindness,
A tender mother, A faithful friend
How sweet their memory still
That no one else can fill
Our family chain is broken
Nothing seems the same
But as God calls us one by one
The links shall join again
You gave us love and understanding
And encouraged us with pride
Her works were kindness
Her deeds were love
They gave their tomorrow
For our today
Earth has no sorrow that heaven can not heal
Step softly and with care,
for a families love and memories are forever resting here
A gift is sent not given,
to grow on earth and bloom in heaven
Time endears, but does not fade,
The memories love has made
Wonderful nature, honest and kind,
Beautiful memories left behind
We made a promise till death do us part
But when the time came it broke my heart
Deep in our hearts your memory is kept
As long as we live we shall never forget
A very special person
To know her was to love her
We give our loved ones back to God,
We have not lost them returning them to him
Beautiful memories dearer than gold of our loved one whose worth can never be told
Where memories are faithful
No distance can divide
We thought of you today Dad
But then we always do
For what would any of us be
If it was not for you
Whenever we need a friend
We know you are by our side
There was a grace in her steps
Love in every gesture
We live together in happiness
We rest together in peace
No longer in our hearts to share
But in our hearts you're always there
Those we love remain with us,
For love itself lives on
Memories are like gold,
They never tarnish or grow old
Our loved ones do not go away, they walk beside us everyday
No farewells were spoken
No time to say goodbye
You were gone before we knew it
And only God knows why
Along the road to yesterday
That leads me straight to you
Are memories of happy days
Together we once knew
We lost a mother with a heart of gold
How much we miss her can never be told
She shared our troubles and help us along
If we follow her footsteps we'll never go wrong
He/She would not wish for sadness
He/She would not wish for tears
Just to be remembered
Throughout the coming years
Gone from our sight
But never our memories
Gone from our touch
But never our hearts
God walked around his garden
And saw an empty space
He then looked down from heaven
And saw your tired face
He put his arms around you
And whispered "Come and Rest"
His garden must be beautiful
For he only takes the best
Sad are the hearts that loved you
Silent are the tears that fall
Living our lives without you
Is the saddest part of all
A loving smile and kindly face
No one on earth can ever replace
We cannot bring the old days back
When we were all together
The family chain is broken now
But memories live forever
God grant us the serenity
To accept the things we cannot change
The courage to change the things we can
The wisdom to know the difference
She was a mother so very rare
Content in her home and always there
On earth she toiled, in heaven she rests
God bless you mother
you're one of the best