Funeral Directors > Dorset > Bournemouth
W.SMITH & SONS A SMALL AND INTIMATE COMPANY
W. Smith and Sons is a genuine family business. In 1892 Walter Smith, a wheelwright from Puriton in Somerset, established his own coach building business in Pine Road, Winton. His work occasionally involved the construction of horse drawn hearses and carriages for the funeral trade, and it was not long before Walter realised that he could also provide a funeral service to supplement his coach building work. By 1896, the business expanded sufficiently to warrant a move to larger premises in Wimborne Road, Winton, where it has remained to this present day. Following Walter’s death in 1934 and the onset of the motor vehicle, it was decided by his sons, Leslie and Gordon, to seize the coach building work and concentrate solely on funeral directing. IMPROVEMENTS Improvements to facilities and expansion has continued over the years, mainly under the sole control of Edward Smith, Leslie’s son, until his retirement in 1991 after 52 years of service. Edward’s own family, the fourth generation of Trevor, Michael and Roger Smith, continue with the management of the business today. After working for many years alongside Charlie Leat, the funeral director of Bransgore, W. Smith and Sons opened a branch in the centre of the village in 1998. This was following a decline in Charlie’s health which forced him to reduce his work commitments, but Charlie still continued with an active involvement in conducting funerals of families which he knew well up until his own death in 2009. W. Smith and Sons continues to provide a local funeral directors service for the residents of Bransgore, Burton and Burley. We also provide the option of using a genuine independent family run business instead of the large corporate funeral directors located in Ringwood, Highcliffe and New Milton.
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| Taking care of all necessary legal and administrative arrangements | £1,050.00 |
| Collecting and transporting the deceased person from the place of death (normally within 15 miles of the funeral director’s premises) into the funeral director’s care | £150.00 |
| Care of the deceased person before the funeral in appropriate facilities. | £100.00 |
| Providing a suitable coffin | £300.00 |
| Viewing of the deceased person for family and friends, by appointment with the funeral director (where viewing is requested by the customer) | £150.00 |
| At a date and time you agree with the funeral director, taking the deceased person direct to the agreed cemetery or crematorium (normally within 20 miles of the funeral director’s premises) in a hearse or other appropriate vehicle | £300.00 |
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| Burial (funeral director’s charges only) | £700.00 |
| Cremation (funeral director’s charges plus the cremation fee)2 | £950.00 |
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For an Attended or Unattended burial funeral, the burial fee.1 In this local area, the typical cost of the burial fee for local residents is: For a new grave, you will also need to pay for the plot; for an existing grave with a memorial in place, you may need to pay a removal/replacement fee. In addition, the cemetery may charge a number of other fees. |
£2,050.00 |
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For an Attended cremation funeral, the cremation fee.2 In this local area, the typical cost of a cremation for local residents is: |
£805.00 |
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The funeral director can give you a full list of what they can supply. They are likely to charge for these additional products and services, so you may choose to take care of some arrangements without their involvement, or you can use a different supplier.
1. This fee (which is sometimes called the interment fee) is the charge made for digging and closing a new grave, or for reopening and closing an existing grave.
2. In England, Wales and Northern Ireland, you will usually need to pay doctors’ fees as well. This is the charge for two doctors to sign the Medical Certificates for Cremation.
Prices correct as from 20/12/2023and may be subject to change. E & O.E.
639-646, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH9 2AR
08.30-17.00 Mon-Fri
