Before you create an obituary program for someone, you need all the personal information you need. While a journalistic version of an obituary should include details about the memorial service and visiting hours, a programmatic obituary should be more general and simply record information about the final resting place of your loved ones. The obituary included in the funeral schedule may be a little more detailed than what you put in the newspaper or on the funeral home’s website.

Once you have received personal information, photographs of a loved one, and an order for services from a performer, you can begin to write a funeral plan. If a family member creates a funeral services program, they must be aware of people’s lives, have access to photographs and an obituary, and be able to contact the place where the funeral will take place.