Traditional Funeral Service
Traditional Funeral Service
A traditional funeral usually consists of a church service followed by a burial or cremation or a service that takes place only at the crematorium where we can arrange either a minister or civil celebrant of your choice to take the service or Corrinne can perform a non - religious service on your behalf. These types of services usually consist more of tributes / poems and a choice of music rather than hymns and prayers but these can be added if requested.
Which ever type of funeral you or your loved one would want a funeral is the last chance to say goodbye to a loved one and will be a very emotional time. It is of paramount importance that the arrangements are carefully considered as they can only be carried out once.
Making funeral arrangements can be a difficult task and we can support you by taking care of all the practical arrangements. When planning a funeral, it is important that the person making the arrangements can give instructions and make decisions regarding the funeral details. This person will also be responsible for arranging payment for the funeral.
You may make funeral arrangements at your home, our funeral home or another location, such as a solicitor’s office or friend’s home.
When arranging a funeral you will need to make early decisions about:
Whether it will be a burial or cremation
Where the funeral will take place (church, cremation chapel, cemetery chapel, graveside, elsewhere)
We will then liaise with the necessary parties to agree a day, date and time for the service, to meet your requirements.
We will also need to know:
The full name, address and age of the deceased
The location where the deceased is resting
The name and contact details of the deceased’s doctor
Whether a death certificate has been issued
Whether the funeral will be a religious or non-religious (humanist) ceremony
Full details of your wishes regarding the services of a minister will be needed, if one is needed
Our staff will be pleased to discuss your requirements and offer advice accordingly. Within reason and the existing law of the land, most requests can be catered for and arrangements made. There is no set pattern which has to be followed. The arrangements can be tailored to suit the family arranging the funeral.
Please contact us if you would like to arrange or make a further enquiry about a Traditional Funeral Service.
