Cremations

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Cremations are now the most popular form of funeral. Most people will want a ceremony at the crematorium – using their chapel – but you can also hold the service in a church or other venue of your choice prior to the cremation.

It is entirely up to you if you want the service to be religious or non-religious. A religious service will be conducted by an ordained minister or clergy from a specific faith or religion whereas a non-religious ceremony can have a civil celebrant or officiant from the humanist society.

Godalming Funeral Service can help make arrangements for whichever type of service you would like.

What happens at a cremation service?

Depending on your preference, mourners may assemble outside awaiting the arrival of the 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.

Unless you have asked for extra time for your service, a cremation funeral service usually lasts between 35 to 45 minutes. The service can include a number of hymns or non-religious songs that mean something to you, eulogies and readings. At the end of the service the coffin is usually obscured from view for mourners to pay their final respects before the cremation.

Most crematoriums are able to return a loved one’s ashes one working day after the cremation, and sometimes even the same day. At this stage you can think about what you would like to do with the ashes, some ideas you might like to consider are available here.

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

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Ashes, Caskets, Urns and Keepsakes

We have a wide range of urns and caskets for this purpose in a variety of styles and materials such as wood, marble and stone.

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Our pricing

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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Planning ahead?

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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Need advice?

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.

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

Excellent Paul was kind, helpful and sensible. At an extremely difficult time, the warmth and gentle humour were really appreciated.…

Sarah McGonnell

Marie Burnard

I wholeheartedly recommend Godalming Funeral Services. Paul and his staff were extremely helpful throughout, and his presence on the day was so reassuring on a stressful occasion.

Mary Clayton

The team were very understanding and helpful and nothing felt like it was too much trouble. They made the service as good as these things can be. Thank you.

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