Classic Funeral Program — Bifold
Navy and gold with a laurel sprig. Suits almost any service.
1 sheet, printed both sides, folded once · US Letter
From the family
Funeral Program Acknowledgement Wording: 14 Examples
The acknowledgement is the family’s thank-you, printed on the back of the program. It is two or three sentences, and it is the part people most often get stuck on. Here are fourteen you can copy as written or adjust, grouped by situation.
The back panel is already laid out
Templates with an acknowledgement in place
General
Short funeral acknowledgements
The family of [Name] thanks you for the prayers, flowers, meals, and many kindnesses shown to us. Your presence today is a comfort we will not forget.
We are deeply grateful for every card, call, and visit. Thank you for honoring [Name] with us today.
Your love and support have carried us through these days. With heartfelt thanks, the [Surname] family.
Thank you for being here. It means more to us than we can say.
The family acknowledges with sincere appreciation every act of kindness and expression of sympathy offered during our time of bereavement.
With faith
Religious acknowledgement wording
The family of [Name] acknowledges with grateful hearts your prayers and many acts of kindness. May God bless and keep each of you.
We thank God for each of you. Your prayers, your presence, and your love have been a reflection of His care for us.
With thanks to Father [Name], the parish staff and music ministry, and all who offered Masses and prayers for [Name].
Naming those who helped
Thanking hospice, nurses or a care home
Our family is especially grateful to the staff of [Hospice or Home], who cared for [Name] with such gentleness in the final months.
We thank the nurses and aides of [Unit or Facility], who became family to [Name] and to us.
Special thanks to Dr. [Name] and the care team at [Hospital] for their skill and their kindness through a long illness.
Name the place and, where you can, the unit. Staff notice, and it tells guests where a gift in memory would be welcome.
Afterward
Repast, reception and memorial gift wording
Please join the family for a meal in the Fellowship Hall immediately following the service.
The family will receive friends at [Place] after the interment. All are welcome.
In place of flowers, the family suggests a gift in [Name]’s memory to [Organization].
Put the invitation on its own line under its own small heading, such as Repast, Reception or Luncheon, so that guests scanning the back panel find it.
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Funeral Program Examples
Six finished programs.
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A closing line
Poems, Verses and Quotes
Scripture and poems for the back panel.
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Funeral Program Templates
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Questions families ask
Is it acknowledgement or acknowledgment?
Both are correct. Acknowledgment is the more common American spelling and acknowledgement the British one; printed funeral programs in the United States use either. Pick one and use it throughout.
Where does the acknowledgement go in a funeral program?
On the back panel, usually at the top, above the pallbearers and burial details. In a booklet it often has a page to itself near the end.
Should the acknowledgement be signed?
It is normally signed by the family as a whole: The Carter Family, or The Family of Margaret Whitfield. Individual names are not needed.
Does a program acknowledgement replace thank-you notes?
It thanks everyone at once, which is its purpose. Most families still write personal notes later to those who sent flowers or food, gave a memorial gift, or took part in the service.
Free funeral templates · Updated through October 2026 · by David Nelsen. Every name, date and place printed on these templates is invented sample wording; each file is opened in Microsoft Word and Google Docs before it is published.