John Grenfell & Son

John Grenfell & Son Funeral Directors (formerly D. Davies Est 1880) are an independent family firm from four generations of undertakers. As one of the few independent, family Funeral Directors remaining John Grenfell & Son attend to families in Bedlington, Ashington, Blyth and Morpeth areas. John Grenfell & Son are not associated with Peter Grenfell Funerals.

John Grenfell & Son was named Golden Charter's Regional Funeral Planner of the Year for North East England. Golden Charter, Britain's leading funeral plan provider, has awarded John Grenfell & Son based in Bedlington, the title of Funeral Planner of the Year Regional Award for its dedication and commitment in providing an outstanding service to their local community.

In most cases, registering a death should take place prior to the funeral, and is carried out by a relative. If no relative is available then the duty may be performed by any person present at the death, the occupier of the premises where the death took place, or the person who is accepting responsibility for arranging the funeral.

You will need to consider initially where the funeral service is to be held i.e.

Church or Cemetery Chapel prior to interment, or simply at the graveside, whether the service is to be religious or non-religious, any hymns and/or music required, whether family flowers only are desired and donations, in lieu, for a chosen charity, which cemetery or churchyard the interment is to take place in and whether an existing grave is available or a new grave is required.

When it comes to funerals, so much of the protocol of days gone by has been swept away, which means that opportunities now exist to make the arrangements truly unique. That's why we offer completely bespoke funeral services. In addition to the more familiar choices, such as between burial and cremation, you now have the option to personalise other elements of the arrangements.