A funeral speech is a small speech given in the remembrance of the departed soul. It can be as personal as one can make it. A funeral speech is a short description of how the departed soul had lived through his life and how his/her death would create a void. It is not necessary that funerals speeches are always sad, as a person, who has lived a long and healthy life is paid tribute by giving the last goodbye happily. Of course, nothing can fill the void created by someone’s death, but comforting words can soothe the pain, at least temporarily.

Writing funeral speeches can be a little difficult. At a time when one is mourning the death of a beloved, it is a little difficult to think straight and put all the memories of the years gone by, into a few words. However, writing about the beautiful times spent together and fond memories of good times can be a way to pay tribute to the departed soul. You can talk about the kindness, gentleness, care, and love of the dead person. You may talk about all the good things that the dead person might have done for his friends, colleagues and family.

Despite the guidelines provided, if you are unable to write a funeral speech, you may take the help of a sample funeral speech available on the internet. This sample funeral speech can be the basis of your speech. There are dedicated sites, which have funeral speeches for specific relations like mother, father, grandparents, child etc. Therefore, you can easily find the most touching funeral speech on the internet.

A funeral speech is like a last goodbye to the deceased and therefore, it must portray your true feelings towards the departed soul. You may take the opportunity to ask for forgiveness or thank the departed soul for what ever he had done in his life.