Eulogy writing help: a eulogy built from your memories
For the son, daughter, spouse or friend who has been asked to "say a few words" at the funeral or memorial.
- You receive
- A complete eulogy built from your memories, timed to 2 to 8 minutes at a steady 140 words a minute, with three delivery tips and a large-print reading copy.
- Format and delivery
- On screen about a minute after you send your answers, link emailed to you. Copy it, print it or save it as a PDF.
- Price
- $19, one-time payment, taxes included · 2 revisions included · refund on request within 14 days
You answer the questions on this page and see what will be written before you pay.
- Secure paymenton Stripe
- On screen in minuteslink also emailed
- Full refundwithin 14 days
For $19 you get a complete eulogy, timed to the length you need and written only from the memories you give us. Answer a few questions about the person you lost, and within about a minute you have a complete eulogy timed to the length you need, ready to read aloud and to make your own.
- A complete eulogy timed to the length you choose (2 to 8 minutes)
- Three delivery tips for this eulogy: where to pause, what to slow down
- A large-print reading copy to print
- 2 revisions included
Tell us about them
Answer here, at your own pace: a summary of what will be written appears below your answers, then you pay and the writing starts. Your answers are saved in this browser as you type, and they are used only to write your text.
Short on time? Pay now and answer on your private page right after payment (about ten minutes, what you typed here is kept): Pay $19 first
In pictures
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A real delivery, unedited
This is exactly what the assistant wrote on September 30, 2026 for the answers below, with no editing on our part, after the automatic fact check that compares every sentence with the answers and removes anything they do not contain. The answers are fictional: the person and the memories were invented for this example.
The answers given
- What you need: Eulogy for a grandparent
- Length when read aloud: 3 minutes
- Name of the person who died: Ruth Delaney
- Your relationship to them: her granddaughter
- Who will speak, and to whom: me, Emily, at the funeral home chapel, about 60 people
- A specific memory or story: Every summer she taught me to can peaches in her hot kitchen, and she made me write the date on every jar lid in my best handwriting.
- A second memory (optional): When I failed my driving test the first time, she drove me to the diner, ordered two slices of pie and said "Now you know what the test looks like."
- Three words that describe them: patient, stubborn, funny
- Anything else we should know (optional): she was 91; farm wife in Nebraska most of her life; married to Grandpa Bill for 58 years, he died in 2019; four children, eleven grandchildren
- Tone: Warm and personal
- Faith references: A light spiritual touch is fine
- Anything to leave out (optional): do not mention the nursing home
Eulogy
311 words≈ 2 min 13 sec at 140 wpmPeaches. A date on every jar lid, written in my best handwriting.
That is how I will always picture my grandmother, Ruth Delaney.
Hello, everyone. I'm Emily, Ruth's granddaughter. I'm grateful to stand here with all of you today.
Grandma was 91. She was a farm wife in Nebraska for most of her life. She was married to Grandpa Bill for 58 years, until he died in 2019. That's a lot of living, and a lot of work.
Every summer, she taught me to can peaches in her hot kitchen. And she made me write the date on every jar lid. In my best handwriting.
I didn't know it then, but she was teaching me more than peaches. She was teaching me that the small things are worth doing well.
She was patient. She was also stubborn. And she was funny. Sometimes all three at once.
When I failed my driving test the first time, Grandma drove me to the diner. She ordered two slices of pie. And she said, "Now you know what the test looks like."
That was Grandma. She met a failed test with pie and a little humor. And that day, she was patient and funny in a single sentence.
So what does she leave behind?
She leaves four children and eleven grandchildren. She leaves the memory of a marriage that lasted 58 years. She leaves the lessons she gave me in her kitchen, and the story of a slice of pie at the diner.
I hope I can carry some of that with me. I hope all of us can.
Grandma, thank you for the peaches. Thank you for the pie. Thank you for making me write the date, so that I know when things happened, and that they mattered.
I hope you and Grandpa Bill are together again. We love you, and we'll remember you.
Delivery tips that came with it
- Pause after the opening line about the peaches, and again after "In my best handwriting" in the kitchen story. Let the room take in the image before you go on.
- Slow down on Grandma's line at the diner, "Now you know what the test looks like." Give it a beat before you say it, and another after.
- Look up at the family for "four children and eleven grandchildren," then look down for the final thank-yous and say them gently, directly to her.
What happens after you pay
Your answers go to the writing assistant along with our rules: use only the facts given, no clichés such as "a better place", no religious language unless you choose it, no mention of the cause of death unless you include it, and the length you asked for. The eulogy follows the structure most families find easiest to deliver: an opening image, who you are to them, one to three stories, what they leave behind, and a goodbye.
You can copy it, print it, or print a large-print reading copy with short paragraphs. If something is off, describe the change in one sentence and the assistant rewrites it; two revisions are included.
Eulogy writer, free generator or this page: how they compare
There are three common ways to get help with a eulogy, and each suits a different situation.
| Hiring a freelance eulogy writer | A free online generator | TributePen | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | Published rates we found in October 2026 ranged from about $99 to $250 | Free | $19, taxes included |
| How it starts | An interview or a long form, then a wait | A few boxes to fill in | Guided questions on this page, about ten minutes |
| When you have it | Usually a day or more; faster delivery often costs extra | Right away | On screen about a minute after you send your answers |
| Facts you did not give | Depends on the writer | Varies from one tool to another | Removed: every sentence is checked against your answers |
| Changes | Agreed with the writer | Start again | Two revisions, described in one sentence |
A freelance writer is the right choice if you want a long conversation with a person and have a few days. A free generator is fine for a first idea. This page is for the middle case: you know what you want to say about them, you have little time and little energy, and you want a finished eulogy you can read aloud this week without anything in it you did not tell us.
What families ask before ordering
- "I am not a writer. Will it still sound like me?" It is built from your words: the way you describe them, the stories you choose, the three words you pick. Read it aloud once; any sentence that does not sound like you can be changed in a revision or by hand.
- "What if my memories are scattered?" Type them as they come. The eulogy puts them in the order most families find easiest to deliver.
- "I only have one good story." One specific story is enough for a two- or three-minute eulogy.
- "Can I see the result before the family does?" Yes. Only you receive the link; nothing is published.
Before you start
Gather two or three specific memories: a place, a habit, a sentence they always said. Specific details make a eulogy sound like the person, and they are the one thing no writer can invent for you. If you are not sure what to say yet, the free eulogy outline builder helps you find your stories first.
Common questions
How long does it take?
You answer the questions on this page, about ten minutes, then pay; the eulogy appears on screen about a minute later, and the link is emailed to you so you can come back to it. If you prefer, you can pay first and answer on your private page right after.
Can I choose how long the eulogy is?
Yes, from two to eight minutes. The assistant aims at 140 words per minute, a steady speaking pace. Time yourself with the free eulogy length calculator: pace varies from one person to another.
Can several family members use it?
Yes. Share the text with your family before the service. If you need separate eulogies for several speakers, each one is a separate order so that each speaker's memories stay their own.
Will it sound like me?
It is built only from what you tell us: your relationship, your memories, the words you use to describe them. Read it aloud, then ask for a revision or change any line yourself. It is your text.
Who or what writes it?
An AI writing assistant, guided by strict rules we wrote: no invented facts, no clichés, no religious language unless you ask for it, the length you choose. A second check then compares every sentence with your answers and removes anything you did not tell us. You review it before anyone hears it.
Why might it be shorter than the length I chose?
Because it never pads your eulogy with invented stories. If your answers hold one memory, the eulogy stays with that memory. Add a second or third memory, or ask for a revision with more details, to reach a longer length.
What if it does not work for me?
Ask for a revision (two are included). If it still does not work, write to us within 14 days and we refund you in full. If the text cannot be written at all, you are refunded automatically.
Is what I share kept private?
Your answers are used only to write your text. They are not published, not sold and not used to train any model. See the privacy policy.
Is the payment secure?
Yes. You pay on Stripe's secure payment page, by card, Apple Pay or Google Pay. Your card number never reaches our servers, and the charge appears on your statement as "OG* TRIBUTEPEN".
Who is the seller?
LACANGEL GROUP, SAS (French simplified joint-stock company), SIREN 995 268 018, registered office: 1 rue Marguerin, 75014 Paris, France. Questions about an order: administration@lacangel.fr.
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