Funeral Directors Orpington

Welham Jones Funerals & Memorials are independent, local funeral directors in Orpington Kent. From our Chelsfield funeral home we provide quality funeral services in areas near Petts Wood, St. Mary Cray, St Paul's Cray, Locks Bottom, Crockenhill, Farnborough, Bromley & Biggin Hill.

We are here to help you under these difficult times. With 25 years of experience our funeral arrangements:

offer value for money at competitive prices, with full transparency
have no hidden costs, no jargon & clear communication at all times
can tailor a bespoke service to meet your requirements
provide 24/7 support
can ease the worry and stress of organising a funeral with our pre-paid plans.

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It is our responsibility of care in tough times, to provide assistance, reassurance, as well as empathy regarding the bereaved. Helping you face your loss, by simply delivering a reliable, warm, and sympathetic service. We want to become familiar with you and your family and so we might better learn about your loved one.

Welham Jones Funerals & Memorials are independent funeral directors within Orpington, Kent. Our company provide useful knowledge and support before, at the time of furthermore immediately following the funeral. You can certainly express all of your wants moreover develop the funeral or cremation specifically as you choose.

We are right here for you, at the end of a phone 24 hrs a day. 7 days-a-week.

Funeral in Your own individual Way

We provide Christian, other religious beliefs, humanist, as well as secular funeral services. Our funeral directors will take note and take on board your suggestions and wishes.

What to Do Whenever Someone Dies

In case that you are really not sure what to the moment your loved one dies, call our nearby Orpington funeral parlor anytime, ROUND THE CLOCK. Our team can easily direct you through what you need to do.

What you need to undertake when someone passes away depends upon several factors:

Just where did they die? At home, in hospital or care home?
You then need to acquire a death certificate.
File the death with your town Registrar of Births, Marriages and Deaths
Report to the Department of Work and Pensions
Come to a decision whether to cremate or bury
Call your local Orpington funeral director

Funeral Directors Orpington

Funeral Arrangements

Following our initial telephone call, we encourage on an in person meeting. We will start to discuss about if your loved one featured any sort of particular demands with respect to their funeral. Whether they wanted to have a burial or cremation.

It is our job as funeral directors to find out as much as possible about the deceased.

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Funeral Services Orpington

Welham Jones delivers a comprehensive selection of funeral services that are individualized to your individual wants and wishes. From a basic funeral to something even more elaborate, custom funerals.

Burial or Cremation

The option of burial or cremation is quite personal. Family customs, religious beliefs together with costs can certainly contribute. We are frequently asked what is more harming to the planet: burial or cremation.

According to research generally there is very little distinction. A burial consumes much more space, cremation costs even more energy. It is quite often emotional components that determine the ultimate decision.

Coffin or Casket

Welham Jones makes available a comprehensive variety of environmentally friendly together with regular coffins.

We make available:

Casket and solid wood
Veneered wood coffins
Eco-friendly, "Green" coffins constructed from recycled or renewable materials.
Customised coffins which can celebrate the life of the deceased

Orpington Funeral Transportation

We make available numerous options with regard to funeral transport, these include:

Hearse
Limousines
Horse-drawn carriage
Motorcycle hearse
Dry carts

Other Ways We Can Help

There are many other funeral services that your local Orpington funeral director is able to assist with. Which include:.

Burial at sea
Charitable donations
Obituary notices
Funeral stationary
Catering
Interment of cremated remains into a cemetery or churchyard
The supply of memorial tablets or plaques

UK & Overseas Repatriation

Welham Jones offers a full UK and overseas repatriation service. Our repatriation fee incorporates:

The funeral director's costs with respect to shipping and delivering the remains from a London airport.
Liaising with HM Coroner, international representatives as well as airline companies. Plus, other administration and legal paperwork management.
Dealing with bring in the remains.
Buying the Coffin.
Airline charges and tariffs - based upon the gross weight of the coffin.
Road shipment expenses - in the event that repatriating from Scotland, Eire or the near continent.
Funeral services and resulting burial or cremation.

What You Orpington Funeral Service May Well Involve

Favourite songs playing while family and friends take their seats.
The officiant welcomes everyone on behalf of the family.
A eulogy read by the officiant, relative or friend. This will contain memories of events, places visited, along with times shared.
During the reading a much-loved piece of music is often played.
A minute for personal prayer or the reading of a selected prayer, intended for those who are religious.
The committal finishes the funneral service. Music plays and/or a prayer read as the catafalque curtains closes or the coffin lowered into the grave.
When friends and family exit the chapel, another favourite piece of music played.

Financial Assistance for Funeral Expenses

Depending upon your financial position, financial assistance is on offer. If ever you, or your spouse or partner, get one or more of the following benefits:

Income Support
Council Tax Benefit
Housing Benefit
Working Family Tax Credit Allowance
Disability Working Allowance
Job Seeker's Allowance

Nonetheless, in the majority of situations, the amount of money paid by the social fund will not pay for the total price of the funeral. Contact the Department of Work and Pensions which benefits at this point apply to you. Extra help and advice can is on our web site.

Orpington Pre Paid Funeral Plans

An affordable method in order to pay for your own funeral is with a pre-paid funeral plan.

The prepaid funeral plans we supply provide remarkable financial security for your money. With the exception of for the initial administration fee, each penny is held inside a life assurance policy. This is ring-fenced so as to pay for your funeral. This money is offered at once the minute required moreover can only pay for your funeral.

Funeral plans are not regulated by the PRA or FCA. But regulated by the Funeral Planning Authority.

Local Funeral Directors in Orpington and Chelsfield Kent

Looking for a trusted local Chelsfield and Orpington funeral director that listens closely to your requirements? Which offers a memorable funeral service for all the best reasons. Contact our team right now on 01689 452525 or visit our funeral home, Welham Jones Funerals & Memorials, 9 Windsor Dr, Chelsfield, Orpington BR6 6EY.