Eulogy or obituary
For one piece of writing.
$19one time
- Timed or word-limited
- 2 revisions
- A reading copy to print
For families writing a eulogy or an obituary
Gather the family's memories. Find the words.
Answer a few gentle questions, or just talk. Invite relatives to add their memories by link. Get a eulogy timed to the minutes you have, an obituary in the lengths the newspaper and funeral home need, and audio to practice with. Drafts are written with AI from what your family shares, and you check every name, date and line.
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Notes on this draft
My mother, Margaret, was a nurse for thirty-one years, and she never really stopped being one. She kept a first-aid kit in every car, every handbag and, once, in a cake tin.1
1From your interview
You mentioned the cake tin twice, so it's in.
My cousin Ruth remembers her driving two hours through snow to bring soup the week Ruth's twins were born.2 That was Mom. She showed up.
2From Ruth's memory
Added through the family link. Ruth asked for her name to be used.
Thank you, Mom. We'll keep showing up for each other.3
3Closing line
Short enough to say steadily. You can swap in a reading instead.
The problem
A few days to write something that has to be right
The service is days away, and you're handling everything else at the same time.
Everyone has a memory to share, but they're scattered across calls and texts.
The newspaper and the funeral home each want a different length, and every name and date has to be right.
Some relationships were complicated, and finding words that are honest and kind is hard.
How it works
Talk or type
A few gentle questions about who they were. Stop whenever you need to and come back later.
Invite family
Send one link. Relatives add a memory, a story or a detail you'd forgotten.
Review and practice
Check names, dates and family members on a separate list, adjust the wording, and practice with audio.
What you get
Memories from the whole family
One link for relatives and friends. You choose which memories go in.
Eulogy and obituary from one interview
Answer the questions once and get both, written for how each will be used.
Timed to the minutes you have
The eulogy fits the time at the service, at the pace you speak.
The obituary in every length
Newspaper, funeral home and online versions, each within the word limit you give us.
A facts list you check
Names, dates and family members are kept apart from the writing so you can confirm each one. Nothing is invented.
Words for hard relationships
Honest, kind wording options when a relationship was complicated or distant.
Pricing
Recommended
Family tribute
For the eulogy and the obituary together.
$39one time
- Both from one interview
- Memory link for relatives
- Newspaper, funeral home and online lengths
- Practice audio
- Unlimited revisions for 14 days
Full service set
For everything the service needs in writing.
$69one time
- Everything in Family tribute
- A short version someone else can read
- Order-of-service text
- Thank-you note drafts
One-time prices. Money tight? Pay what you can, from $5. Founding members keep these prices.
Questions
Is Gathered Words available now?
Not yet. We're building it now. Join early access and we'll email you when it's ready. If you need words this week, the answers below can help today, and many funeral homes will help with an obituary too.
Will I be charged if I join?
No. Joining early access is free and doesn't commit you to anything.
How do I write a eulogy myself?
Pick three qualities that describe them and one short story for each. Open with who you are to them, and end with a line you can say steadily. Most people speak about 130 words a minute, so a four-minute eulogy is roughly 500 words.
What goes in an obituary?
Full name and age, the dates and places of birth and death, a few lines about their life, the family members who survive them and those who died before them, and the service details. Ask the newspaper for its word limit and price before you write.
Is it written by AI?
Yes. Drafts are written with AI from your answers and your family's memories. There's no human writer. Nothing about the person is invented, and you check every fact before anything is final.
What happens to the memories people send?
They're used only for your writing and deleted 60 days after the service unless you ask us to keep them. They're never used to train AI models.
Your family's memories, put into words
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