Walter C. Parson Funeral Directors in Tavistock

5.0(3 reviews on Google)

Funeral Director listing in Tavistock, SW

About Walter C. Parson Funeral Directors in Tavistock

A seventh generation family business, Walter C. Parson began in 1842 at Stoke Climsland in Cornwall and took on Tavistock and District Funeral Service in December 2010. An extension finished in April 2025 added a reception, two chapels of rest that can open into a service chapel for up to 30 people, and a mortuary. The Tavistock team, including Martyn Hall and Jayne Finegan, can be reached 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. A simple funeral with a service at the Tavistock Service Chapel is priced at £3,975, and price guides can be downloaded. Local direct cremation, budget funerals, personalised traditional funerals, green funerals with an eco-friendly willow coffin and guaranteed pre-paid funeral plans are all offered. Rated 5 from 3 Google reviews.

Services and details

  • Arranges funerals

    Yes
  • Independent or family-owned

    Yes
  • Prices published online

    Yes
  • Direct cremation

    Yes
  • Chapel of rest

    Yes
  • Own mortuary

    Yes
  • Green or natural burial

    Yes
  • Available 24 hours

    Yes
  • Funeral plans

    Yes

No information yet on part of a larger group, specific faith traditions, non-religious and humanist, repatriation, home arrangement visits, nAFD or SAIF member. The website did not say; call and ask.

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Hours

Monday
Open 24 hours
Tuesday
Open 24 hours
Wednesday
Open 24 hours
Thursday
Open 24 hours
Friday
Open 24 hours
Saturday
Open 24 hours
Sunday
Open 24 hours

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