S. Stibbards & Sons, Rayleigh
A family-owned funeral home in Rayleigh, near Benfleet, supporting families with compassionate and caring funeral services
Latest Verified Reviews
Duncan Ford 17th Dec 2024
The staff at Stibbards make what is a very difficult time, very easy! From start to finish, the service is excellent. On the day, Scott went above and beyond to ensure everything ran smoothly and gave us an amazing little gesture at the end. I can't speak highly enough of how we were treated.
Barbara Cook 8th Dec 2024
A highly professional and caring service from everyone eased me through a difficult time. I would recommend them.
Sharon Scanlan 24th Nov 2024
Excellent service, from start to finish, very dignified and curtious, made a sad occasion as good as it can be. Thank you
Funeral Services
- Traditional burial
- Simple funeral
- Traditional cremation
- Home visit
- On-site parking
- Chapel of rest
Funeral arrangements
- Home visit
- 24 hour telephone support
- On-site parking
- Chapel of rest
- Hearse
- Limousine
- Horse-drawn hearse
- Bespoke vehicle
- Coffin
- Personalised coffin
- Casket
- Headstone / Plaque
- Urn
- Memorial jewellery
- Floral tributes
- Charitable donations
- Newspaper announcement
- Online obituary
- Memorial book
- Order of service sheets
- Music
- Video tribute
- Funeral webcasting
- Catering
- Dove release
- Balloon release
- Fireworks
Types of funeral
- Traditional burial
- Simple funeral
- Traditional cremation
- Green funeral
- Direct cremation
- Burial at sea
- Non-religious funeral
- Anglican funeral
- Roman Catholic funeral
- Muslim funeral
- Jewish funeral
- Sikh funeral
- Hindu funeral
- Buddhist funeral
- Children’s funeral
Financial arrangements
- Financial advice
- Wills & probate
- Pre-paid funeral plan
Additional services
- Repatriation
- Bereavement counselling
- List of mourners
About Us
The caring team at S Stibbards & Sons understand that contacting a funeral director can seem daunting, but with over 150 years experience, they are there to listen, reassure and support families at this very difficult time.
As a funeral home with family values at its heart, its focus is upon providing compassionate funeral care to families in Rayleigh, Benfleet and the surrounding area at whatever time of day or night it is needed.
When it can be hard to focus on decision-making, it is the role of their caring team to listen and support families in a reassuring space where they can focus on their loved one.
S Stibbards & Sons’ Rayleigh funeral home is a completely new site with state-of-the-art care facilities. The new funeral home and care centre is the result of 5 years of planning, 18 months of building and 156 years of experience and knowledge. prior to opening in 2023. With two chapels of rest, bespoke washing facilities, large gathering rooms which allow extended family groups to come together, and industry leading modern facilities for the care of the deceased, Weir View House is a truly inclusive and fully featured funeral home.
Whether families prefer a full traditional funeral service, or a quiet farewell tailored to their needs, funeral director Martin Stibbards and his experienced staff aim to ensure that the arrangements fulfil every family’s wishes.
Stibbards offers a fleet of modern Jaguar hearses and limousines to ensure families and their loved ones will travel in comfort, driven by their professional staff. Traditional horse-drawn hearses, vintage vehicles and other bespoke options can also be arranged.
S Stibbards & Sons is a member of the National Association of Funeral Directors and Society of Allied and Independent Funeral Homes Association (SAIF) and meets the high standards set by both.
It offers Golden Charter funeral plans to those who are considering the future, while as part of its support for families, it offers in-house bereavement counselling.
Call S Stibbards & Sons for a compassionate and helpful funeral service in Rayleigh.
Verified Reviews
Verified Reviews
Latest Verified Reviews
Duncan Ford 17th Dec 2024
The staff at Stibbards make what is a very difficult time, very easy! From start to finish, the service is excellent. On the day, Scott went above and beyond to ensure everything ran smoothly and gave us an amazing little gesture at the end. I can't speak highly enough of how we were treated.
Barbara Cook 8th Dec 2024
A highly professional and caring service from everyone eased me through a difficult time. I would recommend them.
Sharon Scanlan 24th Nov 2024
Excellent service, from start to finish, very dignified and curtious, made a sad occasion as good as it can be. Thank you
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