Burials

Traditional or informal

Funeral services can be as formal or informal as you would like – and it’s entirely up to you as to how religious the service is depending on your beliefs and the wishes of your loved one.

Godalming Funeral Service can organise the funeral and a burial at your chosen cemetery, graveyard or burial ground and purchase a grave on your behalf where necessary. Most burial grounds have a chapel or room where the service can take place, but you may decide you want the service to take place in a particular church or other venue that has meaning for you.

If you already have a family burial plot we may be able to arrange for it to be reopened before the burial. If you would like burial plots which are next to each other, you’ll need to talk to the local authority about the possibility of purchasing or reserving multiple plots and again, we can help you with this.

What happens at a burial?

On the day of the funeral, depending on your preference, mourners may assemble outside the burial ground awaiting the arrival of the cortege with hearse, or may take a seat in the chapel before the coffin is brought in. Alternatively, the coffin can be taken to the venue prior to the mourners arriving.

A funeral service usually lasts around 20 to 60 minutes and can include a number of hymns or non-religious songs that mean something to you, eulogies and readings.

Following the funeral service (should you choose to have one) the committal service usually takes place at the graveside with the minister, clergy or other non-religious officiant conducting the service. This can be tailored to your requests with readings, songs and prayers.

Godalming Funeral Service can assist you in every step of the funeral and burial arrangements so please don’t hesitate to ask us about any aspects or queries you may have.

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Funeral prices vary depending on the type of ceremony you would like for your loved one. There are many options to choose from to make it unique and special.

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It is now really easy to plan ahead, making a huge difference by easing the burden on your family when the time comes, so they can focus on the arrangements.

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Godalming Funeral Service can assist you in every step of the funeral so please don’t hesitate to ask us about any aspects or queries you may have.

Very good service from Paul and the team at Godalming Funeral Service.

Iain Dowell

We would like to express our heartfelt thanks to Paul and the entire team at Godalming Funeral Service, as well as Hannah, our celebrant, for the exceptional care, compassion and professionalism they showed following the loss of our Mum, Jennifer. From the very beginning, Paul…

Susan Whiting

At an extremely difficult and sad time, when making even the simplest decisions seemed impossible, Paul and Anghus were there to help navigate us through the whole process. They were sensitive, professional, kind and incredibly patient, and somehow managed to make a very difficult experience…

Anna Higgins

Paul and Anghus at Godalming Funeral Service were great, they took care of everything and were always on hand to answer our questions and give us advice. They were professional throughout and lived up to the many word of mouth commendations that we had heard…

Matt Easton

Everyone at the Godalming Funeral Service treated me with kindness and compassion at this very difficult time. I could not recommend them more.

naima curnock

From the word go Paul explained the registration process and gave me a list of all the things I should consider regarding the funeral. He suggested a wonderful celebrant Aylith Augier and the whole process went very smoothly. The actual service was beautiful and I…

Marie Burnard

Big thanks to Anghus and to Paul who phoned me a couple of days before the funeral to double check everything and sort out one important query regarding a small piece of music.

Richard Falkner

Paul and his colleagues couldn’t have been more helpful, discreet and understanding. I appreciate everything they did for us and the way they facilitated and arranged what we wanted.

stephanie Robinson

Anghus and the team are fantastic

Janet Smith

I recently lost my Mum and Paul was an absolute pleasure to deal with. He was polite, compassionate, and extremely responsive when dealing with my Mum’s ashes which made the whole process much easier during a difficult time. Couldn’t recommend highly enough, thank you!

Dom

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