Arrangements can be made at our funeral home in Droitwich or in the comfort of your own home. Lee will provide assistance with all arrangements from liaising with ministers, celebrants, churches and crematoria. We can help compile death announcements for submission to the local newspapers, help and guidance with Order of Service, floral tributes, wakes and whatever else you and your family require.

These are made up of two parts and a written estimate will be provided when the funeral has been arranged or shortly afterwards.

Funeral Directors' Fees

These charges are made to the Funeral Directors for providing professional services which include the conveyance of the deceased to our private Chapel of Rest (NOTE: all located on the one premises), care of the deceased, the necessary documentation, a standard coffin (which can be upgraded), a traditional hearse and four bearers.

Other Fees

These are known as third party disbursements which every Funeral Director should charge the same price. These payments are paid on your behalf to the minister, celebrant, humanist, cemetery, crematorium, florist, for Order of Service, news paper notice (obituary and thanks for sympathy) if required. Also an urn/casket for ashes and the doctor's fees if required. Also any interment fees.

A natural burial has become popular in recent years and there are a number of grounds to choose from within Hereford and Worcestershire. Should you wish to hear about this option, we can take you through each step to see whether this is the best option for you or a loved one.

Our Chapel of Rest is a place for you to come and visit your loved one who is resting with us. Visits to the Chapel are by appointment and can be any time that suits you. Lee will be on hand to show you into the Chapel where you can spend this private time with your loved one, or alternatively remain with you should you wish.

Coroners investigate deaths that have been reported to them if it appears that:

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the death was violent or unnatural,

the cause of death is unknown, or

the person died in prison, police custody, or another type of state detention.
 

In these cases, the Coroner must investigate to find out, who has died and how, when, and where they died. This is for legal purposes as well as the families.

Should you decide on cremation, the question of what to do with the ashes afterwards is one that you may wish to consider carefully.

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There is no need to make a decision immediately; Lee will store the ashes for you in our Chapel room for however long you need to make your decision at no charge.

The Funeral Director will always attend the service, giving support and guidance throughout. The hearse with chauffeur and bearers are also an essential part of our service to you. We can provide limousines for the funeral, each limousine can carry six mourners. It is also possible to arrange a horse-drawn hearse, motorcycle hearse, or other forms of hearse transport if this is something you would prefer.

A direct cremation is a practical and lower-cost option, which separates the cremation process from the funeral ceremony.

A cremation is held without any service or mourners present. 

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Following the cremation of your loved one, the ashes can be scattered in the garden of remembrance or returned to you the family a few days later.

We offer direct cremations which would be at a local crematorium, on a day of our choosing.

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For further information please get in touch.

£999.00 fully inclusive.

Lee Russell Independent Funeral Directors are an Introducer Authorised Representative of Open Prepaid Funerals who offer fair, clear and transparent funeral plans. To find out more please see the section 'Prepaid Funeral Plans from Open Prepaid Funerals' below.