S. Stibbards & Sons, Hockley

202 reviews

A family-owned funeral home in Hockley village supporting families with compassionate and caring funeral services

Latest Verified Reviews

Lee Runciman 9th Nov 2020

Louise and Sue have been amazing...taking much of the burden from us, the family, at such a distressing time, with the fullest support of Martin. We are hugely grateful for their support at such a difficult time. 

Kim * 19th Oct 2020

great service in the office and on the day of the funeral. the choices were explained well, giving us plenty of time to make our choices. the team on the day treated us all with respect and made sure the occasion when smoothly.

Joanne Wright 17th Oct 2020

Everyone involved was kind and considerate, friendly and caring. Thank you for your professional service and personal care.

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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

Location

7 Spa Road, Hockley,
Hockley
Essex
SS5 4AZ

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Opening Hours

Day 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
Call: 01702 967001

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 Hockley and the surrounding villages, including Foulness Island, 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’ Hockley funeral home provides a calm and tranquil atmosphere in which to make funeral arrangements. It has a private chapel of rest where you can spend precious time with your loved one, reassured that their funeral wishes are being taken care of. Should you prefer support in more familiar surroundings, a home visit can be arranged.

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 one 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 Hockley Village.

Latest Obituaries

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Roy Patient

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Verified Reviews

Verified Reviews

  • 5 Lee Runciman 9th Nov 2020

    Louise and Sue have been amazing...taking much of the burden from us, the family, at such a distressing time, with the fullest support of Martin. We are hugely grateful for their support at such a difficult time. 

    Lee Marston replied
    we appreciate your kind words Lee.
    Martin, Sue and Louise we be pleased know that they we able to offer support and comfort during this difficult time to you and your family.
  • 5 Kim * 19th Oct 2020

    great service in the office and on the day of the funeral. the choices were explained well, giving us plenty of time to make our choices.
    the team on the day treated us all with respect and made sure the occasion when smoothly.

    Lee Marston replied
    thank you for your kind words, we are glad to have supported you during this difficult time and glad to know that everything went smoothly on the day for you
  • 5 Joanne Wright 17th Oct 2020

    Everyone involved was kind and considerate, friendly and caring. Thank you for your professional service and personal care.

    Lee Marston replied
    Thank you Joanne for your kind words, we are glad to have been able to support you in these difficult times
  • 5 Teena Barsby 27th Sep 2020

    Stibbards have organized and dealt with everything in a very professional, efficient and caring manner. I have phoned often with questions and everyone I have spoken to has been very friendly and helpful.

  • 5 Carole Boundy 22nd Sep 2020

    First class service from start to finish. Lovely people at Stibbards made a sad time more pleasant, cannot thank them enough.

  • 5 Alex Oliphant 8th Sep 2020

    Lovely people and very friendly made the worse experience very easy and stress free

    Lee Marston replied
    Thank you Alex for your kind words, We are glad that we have been able to support you and your sister through such difficult times.
  • 5 Christina Hall 5th Sep 2020

    We were very pleased with the service we received from Stibbards and would be happy to recommend them. All the people we had contact with were kind, caring and professional. 
     The gentleman who came on the day Mum died to take her to the Chapel of Rest at the hospital (I’m sorry we can’t remember his name) was kind and very helpful at a time when we were still in shock. Louise in the office was also kind and helpful and I was very appreciative of her offer to arrange appointments to see Mum in the Chapel of Rest, even over a bank holiday weekend when the office was closed. Lee, who helped us arrange the funeral, was patient, helpful and informative. Scott who was with us on the day of the funeral, did such a good job guiding us through the day, and was particularly attentive and kind to Dad. Thank you for that. The gentleman who drove a Dad in the wheelchair vehicle was also so kind (I’m sorry I don’t know his name). All the staff were very professional and respectful and it made a difficult day so much easier for us. Thank you so much.

    Lee Marston replied
    Thank you Christina, we are always grateful to receive such kind words. we always strive to give the best service we possibly can and are sure Louise, Lee, Scott and the team would be very pleased knowing that everything went smoothly for you on the day
  • 5 Steve Moss 2nd Aug 2020

    From start to finish Stibbards we’re courteous, respectful and thoroughly professional. 

    Lee Marston replied
    Thank you Jeanette for your kind words.
  • 5 Uncle Paul, Auntie Heather & Karena Martin 29th Jul 2020

    My whole family cannot thank Louise at Hockley enough. She has helped to make a very difficult time a little more bearable for us. Her empathy, attention to detail and professionalism throughout was outstanding making us feel very assured that mum was in the best hands possible.
    On the day the bearers showed equal respect and organisation making the day run very smoothly.
    Thank you to all who were involved both in the process and behind the scenes taking care of my mum in the days leading to funeral. 

    Lee Marston replied
    Thank you Paul for your kind words. We are sure Louise will be very pleased knowing that she was able to support you during this difficult time and that everything went well on the day.
  • 5 Laura Hughes 18th Jul 2020

    We choose Stibbards & Sons over and over again due to the sheer professionalism and care they take in looking after our loved ones. They go above and beyond to make sure the family get the best possible service. A family run company that help ease the pain of losing a loved one.

    Lee Marston replied
    Thank you Laura, we are glad to support you in this difficult time and always strive to give our very best in all our services. Thank you for your kind words, we are always grateful to receive great reviews and recommendations.
  • 5 Rona Tester 11th Jul 2020

    Could not fault a thing. Professional and friendly all the way through.

    Lee Marston replied
    Thank you Rona, we are glad to support you in this difficult time.
  • 5 Tracy Littlejohn 22nd Jun 2020

    A seamless service from Stibbards from the moment we called them. Louise was extremely helpful & empathetic throughout our dealings with her. On the day of the funeral, Scott guided us through everything perfectly. He made us feel at ease straight away & was there in the background until we were ready to leave. He truly is an asset to Stibbards.
    We can't thank them enough for helping us through a difficult day.

    Lee Marston replied
    Thank you Tracy, we always strive to give our very best in all our services and are always grateful to receive such kind words.
    We are sure Louise and Scott would be very pleased knowing that everything went smoothly for you on the day.
  • 5 Dawn Leicester 6th Jun 2020

    The staff at Stibbards have been brilliant. They have been a comfort to me and my family whilst dealing with the death of my father. Particularly in these difficult times. Thank you all at stibbards for showing us the compassion and respect as a family and for the respect and dignity you showed my father. 

    Lee Marston replied
    Thank you Dawn for your lovely words. We are so glad we where able to support and provide comfort to you through this difficult time.
  • 4 June Waterfield 26th May 2020

    Louise at the hockley office made the whole process easy during this dificult period and had great patience's when we needed to change an item.

  • 5 Donna Cox 25th May 2020

    Stibbards did my sisters funeral 31years ago and were so compassionate and caring that we used them again for my dads funeral last year and my mums last week. Even in such testing times they we’re amazing. 
    Mum and dad had both bought packages through them which made everything so much easier. 
    Something I will look to do in the not too distant future. 

  • 5 Rachel Williams 26th Apr 2020

    Thank you so much for helping to give Dad the send off he deserved in difficult times, especially Scott Bartlett, we are eternally grateful

  • 5 Ann Collins 24th Apr 2020

    Once again Stibbards of Hockley excelled in all the funeral arrangements and our wishes.
    Louise as usual was extremely helpful and very efficient.

    Thanks to all involved.

  • 4 Julie Hyatt 24th Apr 2020

    Louise Grove, was my Contact with Stibbards, Hockley, she was very informative and helpful at all stages of Nan's funeral. The Funeral itself, was very dignified, all members of Stibbards, were very respectful, it was a strange funeral, due to COVID19, all aspects were dealt with very well.

  • 5 Chritstine Roostan 12th Apr 2020

    The funeral of my mother occurred at a very difficult time, when the country was in lockdown due to the corona virus, but despite this the service provided by Stibbards was caring, sympathetic and professional.  

  • 5 Ann Collins 23rd Mar 2020

    We have used Stibbards before and would recommend their services.  Louise is so helpful and efficient and on the day of the funeral everything went smoothly and on time.  Excellent service from all the staff, thankyou.

  • 5 Susan Baker 2nd Mar 2020

    Stibbards are excellent funeral directors I have used them several times and their service and help is excellent cannot fault them, if I had any problems they are always at the end of the phone I would always use them.

  • 5 Julie Monk 1st Mar 2020

    It was a very sad and emotional day but stibbards gave mum a good send off, and everyone has said what a lovely service it was. We are very grateful to louise who sorted it out for us.

  • 5 David Osborne 24th Feb 2020

    Our family have nothing but praise and admiration for Stibbards. Nothing was too much trouble in our time of grief when my father passed away. A special thanks from Mum to Louise & Scott.

  • 5 Celia Knight 11th Feb 2020

    We used the Hockley office and Louise was brilliant from start to finish. I can't say how impressed my family were on the day with how professional and approachable the staff were. A very heartfelt thank you from all the Knight family.
    Could I also say that a lot of the people who attended said that it was the best funeral they had been too.

  • 5 Sarah Francis 24th Jan 2020

    Thank you Louise, Stibbards Hockley. From start to finish my mums funeral was beautiful. If it wasnt for the support we wouldn't have done mum proud ❤
    100% recommend Stibbards

Address
7 Spa Road, Hockley,
Hockley
Essex
SS5 4AZ

Open map

Opening Hours

Day 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

Latest Verified Reviews

Lee Runciman 9th Nov 2020

Louise and Sue have been amazing...taking much of the burden from us, the family, at such a distressing time, with the fullest support of Martin. We are hugely grateful for their support at such a difficult time. 

Kim * 19th Oct 2020

great service in the office and on the day of the funeral. the choices were explained well, giving us plenty of time to make our choices. the team on the day treated us all with respect and made sure the occasion when smoothly.

Joanne Wright 17th Oct 2020

Everyone involved was kind and considerate, friendly and caring. Thank you for your professional service and personal care.

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