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Funeral Flower Card Messages: 60+ Short Things to Write

60+ short funeral flower card messages from family, friends and colleagues — religious and non-religious wording, messages for a parent or spouse, and how to sign off.

By Funtastic E Cards Editorial Team 4 min read

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A florist’s card is roughly the size of a business card, and you usually have to dictate it over the phone. That is why most people freeze. Here are 60+ short messages written to fit, read well aloud, and say something true.

If you are also sending a card to the family, a free sympathy ecard reaches them the same day.

Short and simple

  1. With deepest sympathy.
  2. With love and sympathy.
  3. Thinking of you all.
  4. In loving memory.
  5. With heartfelt condolences.
  6. Forever in our thoughts.
  7. With sympathy and love.
  8. Deeply sorry for your loss.
  9. Always remembered.
  10. With love, always.
  11. Sleep peacefully.
  12. Never forgotten.

From family

  1. With all our love, from the whole family.
  2. Loved beyond words and missed beyond measure.
  3. Thank you for everything. With all our love.
  4. A wonderful mother, grandmother and friend. Rest peacefully.
  5. Our love goes with you. From all of us.
  6. Treasured always, by all of us.
  7. With love from your family. Thank you for it all.
  8. Forever loved, forever missed. All our love.
  9. Rest now. You did more than enough.
  10. With love and gratitude for a life well lived.

From friends

  1. A wonderful friend. Thank you for everything.
  2. With love, from a friend who will miss you enormously.
  3. Treasured memories of a very dear friend.
  4. Thank you for years of friendship. Rest peacefully.
  5. A good friend and a good person. Sorely missed.
  6. With love and thanks for a lifetime of friendship.
  7. Never forgotten by those lucky enough to know you.
  8. Missing you already, old friend.
  9. With deepest sympathy to the family, and love to our friend.
  10. Thank you for the laughter. It stays with us.

From colleagues and organisations

  1. With deepest sympathy from all your colleagues.
  2. With sympathy from everyone at Ashford Ltd.
  3. A valued colleague and a genuinely good person. Sadly missed.
  4. With sincere condolences from all the team.
  5. Thinking of the family. With sympathy from us all at work.
  6. A pleasure to work alongside. Rest peacefully.
  7. With sympathy and respect, from all your colleagues.
  8. Fondly remembered by everyone here.

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Religious messages

  1. Rest in peace.
  2. At peace now, and safe in God’s care.
  3. May you rest in eternal peace.
  4. Until we meet again.
  5. Safe in the arms of the Lord.
  6. With prayers for the family at this sad time.
  7. May God grant you peace and comfort.
  8. Gone home. Rest peacefully.

For a parent, spouse or grandparent

  1. The best of mothers. Loved always.
  2. A wonderful father, and a hard act to follow. All our love.
  3. Devoted husband and father. Rest peacefully.
  4. A beloved wife, mother and grandmother. Forever in our hearts.
  5. To Grandad, with all our love and thanks.
  6. Nan, thank you for everything. Sleep well.
  7. A remarkable life and a much-loved man.
  8. Rest peacefully, Mum. Loved every day.

Ways to sign off

  1. With love from Anna, James and the children.
  2. From all at number 14.
  3. With love, the Whitfields.
  4. From your friends at the bowls club.
  5. With sympathy, Anna and family.
  6. From everyone at St Mary’s.
  7. With love from us all.
  8. Your friend, always. Tom.

How to word a funeral flower card

  1. Keep it to one or two lines. Florist cards are small and are usually read aloud or displayed at the service.
  2. Sign it clearly. Families read dozens of these afterwards and often cannot place a first name alone.
  3. Address the person or the family, and be consistent. Do not switch between “you” and “them” in three lines.
  4. Avoid anything that needs context. In-jokes and shorthand read badly on a public card.
  5. Match the family’s beliefs, not your own. “Rest in peace” is not right for every household.

Send a card too

Flowers arrive at the funeral; a card arrives at the house, which is often when it matters more. See also what to write in a sympathy card and short sympathy messages:

FAQ

What do you write on a funeral flower card?

One or two short lines and your name. “With deepest sympathy” plus a clear signature is entirely sufficient and always appropriate.

How long should the message be?

Under about fifteen words. Florist cards are small, and longer messages get cramped or truncated.

Should you address the deceased or the family?

Either works — just be consistent. Cards to the family tend to say “with sympathy”; cards to the person tend to say “rest peacefully”.

How should you sign it?

With enough detail to be identified: full names, or a first name plus context such as “from the bowls club”.

Is “rest in peace” always appropriate?

It carries a religious meaning, so use it where that fits the family. “Forever in our thoughts” is a safe alternative otherwise.

What if I did not know them well?

Keep it formal and brief: “With deepest sympathy to the family.” Nobody expects a personal tribute from a distant connection.

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