Q:

Riddle in an epitaph

A man was walking through a graveyard and saw the following words written on his father's tombstone:

be
I
me
was
will
you

What was the father's epitaph? You will need to know the correct order of the words, and the number of times that each word occurs.

A:

I was me
you will be you

It seems rather free form.  I don't know how to judge if it is the right answer.
This means that your Dad whoever he was was himself and lived his own life.  You (whoever you are reading this) should be who you are and live your own life as well.
In other words, "be yourself."

A:

I was me. Will you be?
The father made decisions best for himself. He wants those living to make their own choices in life and not simply repeat his

A:

This one seems to be a bit more on the open-ended side, but here's my go:

 I was you
 You will be me
     Explanation:I (dead guy) was you (the person reading it -- who is alive) ... That is to say, the person who was once alive is now dead.
     You (person reading -- alive) will be me (dead -- eventually)
 ... Which is to say, the person who is currently alive will at some time in the future be dead.

