1. 12 Wonderful Funeral Songs for an Atheist.
These songs are from our book The Best Memorial Service.
Ideas - Resources - Materials
Planned launch date is June 30th, 2013
See our Beta website www.TheBestMemorialService.com
for more materials. See the flier below this list.
We’re looking to promote songwriters who have or will write similar types of songs
that we can recommend on our website. Contact us for details.
www.lyricsmode.com is one of many websites to find the lyrics.
Most of the songs have had many artists recording it.
Suggest the songs you like to the person who will provide music at the
remembrance service or ceremony.
Some songs are about remembering someone and others
reflect the philosophy or personality of your loved one.
Always Look on the Bright Side of Life - Monty Python
Because You Loved Me- Celine Dion
Child of Mine - Carole King
Circle of Life - Elton John
I'm Your Child - Barry Manilow
In My Life - The Beatles yes
It’s a Wonderful World – Louis Armstrong
Memories - Barbara Streisand yes
My Way – Frank Sinatra
Time to Say Good by – Sarah Brightman
Unforgettable – Nat King Cole yes
When You're Gone- Avril Lavigne
Wind Beneath My Wings – Bette Midler
Who You'd Be Today - Kenny Chesney
You Raised Me Up - Josh Grobin
Baby Mine - Bette Midler
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCgDgJsTR_w
If you don’t tear up with this video rendition, from the Disney movie Dumbo, you’re not human.
Showing this music video, at a baby or child’s funeral, will likely be too intense for most situations.

2. The Best Memorial Service - The Book
for the spiritual, non religious or unconventional
Heartwarming and Practical Ideas, Resources, Advice, Readings and Music
Are you planning ahead for a memorial service or funeral?
Are you in the middle of grief and loss over a recent death?
The Best Memorial Service makes it far easier and less traumatic for your family
to create and agree upon a wonderful service or ceremony for your loved one.
“That was The Best Memorial Service I’ve ever been to.”
“It was heartwarming, touching, thoughtful and funny — just what he and we wanted.”
The Best Memorial Service contains bulleted lists
We share advice, ideas, experiences with nuggets of useful information. It also has space
and resources to help you create the to write your own notes, so that you can create a
kind of service or ceremony you would heartwarming and personal ceremony.
like for a loved one...or yourself.
In addition, the book provides ideas and inspirations
for the many situations a family has to deal with in
As we prepare the book for a spring launch,
the hours, days, weeks before and after a death.
we are looking for:
♦ Collaborators to share materials, ideas, Eulogies are often one of the most dreaded and
suggestions and websites that you think we difficult things to write or even start. The Best
should check out. Attributions and contact Memorial Service includes lots of inspiring ideas,
information will be given for original materials that formats, words, phrases and examples of touching
we include. eulogies to make the task easier and more
rewarding.
♦ Referrals for appropriate media and
promotional opportunities
Are you looking for readings and music
that aren’t religious? This book also contains written
♦ Workshop and public speaking opportunities,
and collected materials that can be edited or adapted
including guest appearances. for the spiritual, non-religious, non-traditional,
unconventional, humanist, naturalist, skeptic or “just a
We would love to hear from you with any good person” in your life. Many of the readings can
suggestions; and please send your contact also be easily changed to meet traditional religious
information for book launch notices and pre- needs.
publication offerings.
The Best Memorial Service is also a useful
resource for professionals who deal with those
Dave Savage 404 323-8686
suddenly faced with making arrangements or who
Dave@davesavage.com
want to plan ahead,
Beverly Molander 404 931-7333
Beverly@beverlymolander.net