I think Healing word is a much better choice as lvl 1 spell then Cure wounds. It has range and it is bonus action so you can still make an attack or use a cantrip and if you think the difference in healing amount is consequential, it's not. You will use it more to keep people alive then for...
I usually create a character first with a basic idea of what type of things i want to do and then flesh out the details. Doing it the opposite way, especially while unfamiliar with rules of the game as you are, will frequently result in disappointment because it might not work the way you want...
Since birth of second Edition until resurrection of Nerull there were almost no evil death gods in Forgotten realms. So during the height of Living City pressure was put on TSR and Repose domain was created. Grave domain is a step in the same direction, but it's not enough. Clerics of Kelemvor...