Sample Obituary:
Last Name, First Name – b. Month DAY, YEAR, City, State.; d. Month DAY, YEAR, CITY, STATE. Survivors: wife, Name; son, Name; daughters, Name, Name; sister, Name; NUMBER grandchildren; NUMBER great-grandchildren. NAME was a deeply dedicated POST of the NAME church. He was a decades-long volunteer with MINISTRY.
Some more information:
A basic obituary should contain the following elements:
- The person’s full name
- Date of birth
- Date of death
- Age when person died
It’s also common to include:
- Where they lived
- Where they died
- Family members who died before them
- Surviving family members
- Church membership
- Place/places where person worked
- Denominational employment, if applicable
