Co-op Funeralcare, Weymouth
- Arranges funerals
- Direct cremation
Weymouth is a Dorset seaside town, and the funeral directors on this page mostly work across the town, Portland and the surrounding area. This directory lists 5 here, and every one of them arranges funerals; most also publish prices and offer pre-paid funeral plans. Four of the 5 offer funeral plans.
Cotton & Son has served Weymouth, Portland and nearby areas for over 100 years and is family owned and run. It arranges both religious and non-religious services, working with ministers and celebrants, and offers direct cremation or burial for families who want something simple with no service. Abbott & Rees Funeral Directors also serves Weymouth, Portland and surrounding areas, with Stephen Rees and staff arranging funerals, and publishes a Standardised Price List.
Rose Funeral Service is an independent family funeral director at 23 Shrubbery Lane in Wyke Regis. Its chapel of rest lets friends and family spend time with the person who has died in private, and it offers woodland or green burial. Grassby & Stockting Funeral Service is at 22 Crescent Street. It was formerly CA Stockting & Son, was bought by Grassby & Sons in 1976, and is now owned by a subsidiary of that firm, whose main office is in Dorchester. The Crescent Street office and chapel of rest still operate.
Co-op Funeralcare, Weymouth is the national name in the group, offering traditional funerals and direct cremation. Three of the 5 are members of NAFD or SAIF, and 3 are available around the clock.
Every business on the page is rated 5.0, though the review counts differ a great deal. Co-op Funeralcare, Weymouth has 31 reviews, Rose Funeral Service 13, Cotton & Son 8, Abbott & Rees Funeral Directors 6 and Grassby & Stockting 2. In total there are 60 Google reviews. A perfect rating from 2 reviews carries less weight than one from 31, so it helps to read the two numbers together.
Dorchester comes up as the other town these businesses work in, as it is where the Grassby & Sons main office is.
Funeral plans are offered by 4 of the 5 businesses, and Rose Funeral Service, Cotton & Son and Grassby & Stockting each answer calls around the clock. Rose Funeral Service also publishes a Funeral Cost Builder alongside its Standardised Price List, for families who want to look at the options before they call.
Cotton & Son has served Weymouth, Portland and nearby areas for over 100 years. Abbott & Rees Funeral Directors serves Weymouth, Portland and surrounding areas.
Rose Funeral Service, Cotton & Son, Abbott & Rees Funeral Directors and Grassby & Stockting all offer funeral plans. Abbott & Rees Funeral Directors describes them as pre-paid plans.
Grassby & Stockting at 22 Crescent Street was bought by Grassby & Sons in 1976, a family firm with its main office in Dorchester. The Crescent Street office and its chapel of rest still operate.
Rose Funeral Service in Wyke Regis, Cotton & Son and Grassby & Stockting each have a chapel of rest. Rose Funeral Service describes it as a private place for friends and family.
Cotton & Son offers direct cremation or burial with no service and no attendance at the crematorium. Abbott & Rees Funeral Directors and Co-op Funeralcare, Weymouth also offer direct cremation.