The Funeral.com Journal

Resources to help you create tributes as unique as the people (and pets) you love. Learn how engraving, photos, colors, and symbols add meaning; discover scattering rituals and at-home memorial ideas. We focus on the details that matter—because small choices can carry a lifetime of comfort.

Entomb Meaning: Definition, Synonyms, and How It Differs From Burial and Inurnment

Entomb Meaning: Definition, Synonyms, and How It Differs From Burial and Inurnment

If you’ve ever heard a cemetery staff member say “entombment” and felt unsure what it meant, you’re in good company. Cemetery paperwork has its own vocabulary, and the words can...

Cremation Headstones and Columbarium Niches: Memorial Options, Designs, and Costs

Cremation Headstones and Columbarium Niches: Memorial Options, Designs, and Costs

Choosing a cemetery memorial after cremation can feel like an unexpected second set of decisions. Many families assume cremation automatically means scattering, and then discover they still want a place...

Memorial Engraving Ideas: Quotes, Headstone Sayings, and Personal Messages That Fit

Memorial Engraving Ideas: Quotes, Headstone Sayings, and Personal Messages That Fit

Engraving is one of the most meaningful details families choose, and it’s also one of the easiest places to get surprised. A message that looks perfect on a screen can...

Meaningful Engraving Ideas for Urns, Plaques, and Headstones (With Examples)

Meaningful Engraving Ideas for Urns, Plaques, and Headstones (With Examples)

Choosing words for a memorial engraving can feel like trying to fit a whole life into a few lines. You may know what you want the engraving to say emotionally,...

100+ Memorial Quotes and Short Gravestone Sayings for Headstones, Urns, and Tributes

100+ Memorial Quotes and Short Gravestone Sayings for Headstones, Urns, and Tributes

Choosing words for a headstone, urn, or memorial plaque can feel unexpectedly hard. The space is limited, the feelings are enormous, and many families worry about picking something that sounds...

In Loving Memory Quotes: Epitaph and Headstone Inscription Ideas for Any Loved One

In Loving Memory Quotes: Epitaph and Headstone Inscription Ideas for Any Loved One

Choosing in loving memory quotes for a marker is one of those grief tasks that looks small on paper and feels enormous in real life. You may be trying to...

Headstone Symbols and Icons: Common Images and What They Mean

Headstone Symbols and Icons: Common Images and What They Mean

There’s a particular kind of quiet that settles over a cemetery. Even when the world is loud outside the gates, the space between headstones has its own pace—slower, softer, more...