Write Your Own Obituary
An obituary is an article written when someone dies. It gives details about his or her life, and also about the services in his or her honor. Today you are going to write your own obituary.
· Answer the following questions.
· Compose them into an obituary. A sample is on the back of this paper.
1. What is your full name?
2. Where and when were you born?
3. How old do you want to be when you die? Why?
4. How do you want to die? Why?
5. Who is still alive and loves you? (Think of family and friends)
6. What are three words that describe you? Why?
7. What do you like to do in your free time?
8. What was the best moment in your life? Explain.
9. Where have you lived?
10. Where did you go to high school/college?
11. Where did you work? What did you do?
12. What would a friend say about your death? (Quote them).
13. What makes you different from most people your age?
14. Which adult in your life do you look up to the most?
15. What might make you sad? (mistakes)
16. Do you have any bad habits?
17. What do you hope will make you proud?
18. How would you like to be remembered?
TAVEN WEEKS BENNETT
FEBRUARY 12, 1983 – FEBRUARY 13, 2073
Taven Weeks Bennett died last week on her way back from a cruise to Jamaica. Mrs. Bennett had taken the cruise to celebrate her 90th birthday. She is survived by her husband Colby, her son Zane and her daughters Reina and Elise. Mrs. Bennett was also a doting grandmother of fifteen, and a great grandmother to twenty seven.
Mrs. Bennett was born Taven Ann Buckingham. Her parents were Winifred Welch Buckingham and Thatcher Buckingham. Her parents divorced when she was two, and in 1988 her mother remarried Toby Weeks, who became Mrs. Bennett’s father.
Mrs. Bennett was influenced the most by her Granny, Vivian Welch. Mrs. Bennett was often quoted as saying, “My Granny is everyone’s Granny, or at least the Granny everyone wished they had.” Mrs. Bennett spent most of her life trying to be even a little like Mrs. Welch.
Mrs. Bennett was described by her friends as, “ambitious, free-spirited, and dependable.” She was nearly always on time, but was usually the one laughing at the back of the room disturbing the peace. She always longed to travel, and she spent most of her sixties exploring Europe, Africa, Central America, and various Caribbean islands. She was very particular in her travel plans, only leaving Florida when the temperature at her place of destination was above 50 degrees.
Mrs. Bennett spent most of her seventies reading all the books that she had missed during the previous six decades. Her eyesight never failed her, but she still enjoyed listening to books while her chauffer escorted her about town.
Mrs. Bennett inherited a large sum of money when she was 36 years old. Until that time she had worked as an English teacher at a small rural school. One of her former students became a prolific author, penning 53 books in his 27 years of life. When he died from lung cancer (He was a chain smoker), he left his fortune and all his royalty rights to his former teacher who had inspired him to begin writing poetry.
After inheriting over 2.8 billion dollars, Mrs. Bennett continued teaching part time. When she retired at the age of 52, her family threw a retirement party at Otter Springs. 4,098 people attended.
Mrs. Bennett’s husband has a few immediate plans following his wife’s death. He gets squeamish at viewings, so a party will be held instead. Everyone is welcome. Mrs. Bennett’s favorite foods will be served (ice cream, cookies, cake, milk, and coffee). Following the service Mr. Bennett will probably fly his Cessna to his cabin in the mountains. He always wanted to visit when the weather is cooler.
Instead of flowers, please send books. They will be packaged and sent to a village in Africa, where Mrs. Bennett’s pen-pal resides.
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