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Funeral program wording

Sample lines for each part of the program. Change any word to fit your family.

Cover headings

• In Loving Memory
• Celebrating the Life of
• A Celebration of Life
• In Memory Of
• Forever in Our Hearts
• Remembering

The service line

Saturday, March 7, 2026 · 11:00 a.m.
First Methodist Church, Cedar Falls
Reverend Daniel Hart, officiating

Order of service headings

Prelude · Welcome · Opening Hymn · Scripture Reading · Prayer · Eulogy · Remembrances · Closing Hymn · Benediction · Recessional. For a non-religious service: Music · Welcome · Readings · Tributes · Moment of Reflection · Closing Words.

The family's thank-you

The family of Margaret Whitfield is deeply grateful for your kindness, your prayers and your presence today. Thank you for being part of her life.

Thank you for coming. Your love and support mean more to us than we can say.

Pallbearers

Pallbearers
James Whitfield · Robert Keller · Daniel Keller · Michael Avery
Honorary pallbearers
The members of the First Methodist Church Choir

Reception

Please join the family for lunch and fellowship in the church hall following the burial.

Donations

In place of flowers, the family asks that gifts be made to Cedar Falls Hospice.

Flowers are welcome, or a gift in her memory to the charity of your choice.

Readings

Many families print a short reading on the back. Psalm 23, "Do Not Stand at My Grave and Weep" and Stevenson's "Requiem" are popular; check that any poem you print is in the public domain or that you have permission.

The names in these samples are invented.