Funeral Directors in Gloucester, SW

Funeral directors in South West England who serve Gloucester range from a firm that has traded on Barton Street since 1883 to branches of national names. This page covers 11 businesses in Gloucester, all in Gloucestershire, and between them they hold 230 Google reviews at an average rating of 4.9. Funeral homes sit on Barton Street, Painswick Road and Seymour Road, with further branches at Churchdown, Churcham, Hardwicke and Quedgeley.

Goodwins Funeral Directors is the long-established family name here. It has served Gloucestershire families since 1883, spent nearly 140 years in Barton Street, and moved on 31 October 2022 to Peter Scott House, 2 Heathville Road. It appears twice, rated 5.0 from 62 reviews and 4.7 from 15 reviews, and each location has a private chapel of rest. Its services run from a religious funeral through civil, humanist and woodland funerals.

Two branches of Dignity Funerals work in the city. Ernest Cocks & Sons Funeral Directors has a funeral home on Seymour Road and is rated 4.9 from 34 reviews. Selim Smith & Co Funeral Directors is on Painswick Road and is rated 5.0 from 22 reviews. Both arrange attended and unattended funerals and have a multi-faith chapel of rest. Central Co-op Funeral has a branch at 338 Barton Street, rated 5.0 from 13 reviews, and another at 60a St John's Avenue in Churchdown, rated 5.0 from 5 reviews.

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Smaller independent firms cover the edges of the city. John Hall Funeral Directors began in 1969 and now runs as a partnership of the founder's sons and grandsons from Bulley Lane in Churcham, near Gloucester. It is rated 4.5 from 31 reviews and has a private chapel of rest. SC & BS Cocks Funeral Directors is a family-run firm in Gloucester with more than 50 years of experience, rated 5.0 from 8 reviews, and it offers home arrangement visits and repatriation.

Beechwood Funeral Services Ltd is an independent, family-owned firm serving Gloucester and the wider county. Its main entry is rated 4.9 from 37 reviews, and a second branch serving Hardwicke and Quedgeley is rated 5.0 from 2 reviews. It runs dedicated consultation rooms for meeting families, has added two chapels of rest, and keeps two full fleets of vehicles so families have a choice of transport on the day. W B Wood & Son also appears here, with one Google review at 5.0.

Families who want a cremation without a service will find direct cremation at Ernest Cocks & Sons, Selim Smith & Co and John Hall Funeral Directors. Goodwins offers woodland funerals and humanist services and serves families of many cultures and religions. Ernest Cocks & Sons, Selim Smith & Co, John Hall, SC & BS Cocks and both Central Co-op branches answer calls 24 hours a day, which matters when a death happens at night. Ernest Cocks & Sons and Selim Smith & Co each describe a multi-faith chapel of rest where families can spend time with the person who has died, and Central Co-op Funeral offers brochures and a step-by-step guide to arranging a funeral that can be read from home.

Common questions about funeral directors in Gloucester

Which Gloucester funeral directors answer the phone at any hour?

Ernest Cocks & Sons Funeral Directors, Selim Smith & Co Funeral Directors and John Hall Funeral Directors all take calls 24 hours a day. Both Central Co-op Funeral branches, on Barton Street and in Churchdown, and SC & BS Cocks Funeral Directors do the same.

Who arranges a direct cremation in Gloucester?

Direct cremation, where the family does not attend, is offered by Ernest Cocks & Sons Funeral Directors, Selim Smith & Co Funeral Directors and John Hall Funeral Directors. Ernest Cocks & Sons and Selim Smith & Co also arrange attended funerals and unattended funerals.

Can I arrange a woodland or humanist funeral in Gloucester?

Goodwins Funeral Directors arranges woodland funerals alongside religious, civil and humanist services. It is a family business that has worked in Gloucester since 1883, and each of its locations has a private chapel of rest.

Who handles repatriation from Gloucester?

Beechwood Funeral Services Ltd and SC & BS Cocks Funeral Directors both arrange repatriation. Beechwood is an independent firm covering Gloucestershire, and SC & BS Cocks is a family-run firm with more than 50 years of experience.

Will a funeral director visit my family at home in Gloucester?

SC & BS Cocks Funeral Directors offers home arrangement visits, so families can make arrangements without travelling. It is rated 5.0 from 8 reviews and is a member of the NAFD or SAIF.

Which Gloucester firms are independent family businesses?

Goodwins Funeral Directors, John Hall Funeral Directors and Beechwood Funeral Services Ltd are independent family firms. Ernest Cocks & Sons and Selim Smith & Co are part of Dignity Funerals, and Central Co-op Funeral is part of the Co-operative Funeralcare network.

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