S. Stibbards & Sons, Westcliff

5 June Hill-Daynes 4th Jun 2021

We received excellent support and guidance throughout the process, with Kate and Scott on the day of the funeral being most accommodating and providing a genuinely professional service.
Myself and my mother cannot thank you enough.

5 Reverend Margaret Deans 26th May 2021

Stibbards staff treated me with utmost courtesy and kindness. Everything was made very clear and my wishes were followed without hesitation.


Thank you Wendy,. Kate and Martin.

5 Christine Straker 24th May 2021

I can’t thank you all enough for helping us through a difficult time.  From day 1 to the funeral,  everyone was kind and professional.  

5 Nicola Phillips 11th May 2021

I cannot express deeply enough the excellence of this Funeral Directors. Our mother died whilst living in Essex surprisingly and we live in Heathrow. Therefore it was not an easy funeral to sort with both of us having demanding jobs. However Kate, in the Southend office was beyond diligent to deeply caring, professional, clear in communication and just a lovely lady providing a superb service. I am a minister of Religion and in my 30 years of ministry these are the best Funeral Directors I have ever worked with. They not only informed you what was going on - they told you when they could not proceed with issues and why. I cannot say thank you enough or rate them highly enough. Superb! In our darkest moment you were a light to guide our path - thank you so much.

5 Sonia Poundes 2nd May 2021

I can’t recommend them highly enough. From first contact they were respectful, professional and sympathetic. They helped us to arrange all the small details, including printing out our photo for the service, and made a stressful time slightly more bearable. The cars arrived on time, the drivers were calm and respectful and waited patiently for us to chat with guests after the service before driving us home. They even loaded the floral tributes into the car, then laid them out on the front lawn for us at home. I can’t fault them at all. Very professional and caring service.

5 Lesley McCartney 27th Apr 2021

Kate was very kind and caring and made the whole experience as easy as possible 

5 Jo Evans 11th Apr 2021

We received a very caring, professional and efficient service from Stibbards. Kate was especially helpful and very compassionate, she is a credit to Stibbards.
On the day everything went smoothly and was exactly as requested.
This is the second time we have used Stibbards and we would definitely use them again if the need arose.

5 Susan Smyth 2nd Apr 2021

Thank you very much for organising a dignified and fitting funeral for Ciaran. We found Stibbards to be both professional and helpful. 
Kate was most attentive and sensitive to our needs, as was the reverend Yvette. 
The Smyth family. 

5 Peter Emptage 18th Mar 2021

Very good seamless and sensitive service

5 Ian Williams 14th Mar 2021

Having no experience of arranging a funeral before, it was daunting to make that first call. I needn't have worried as Kate McIntyre at Westcliff made it as straightforward as it could be. Her advice was spot on, it was like she knew me and what would be best for the circumstances. She responded to each email promptly and was a great help, always remaining patient, kind, professional and accurate. On the day of the funeral the staff from Stibbards at the crematorium were compassionate and helpful. I could not have hoped for a better service from start to finish.

5 Dudley Naslund 14th Mar 2021

Professionally handled. Special thanks to Kate for her advice and assistance.

5 Pam Clark 21st Feb 2021

We have already sent a review to Kate , the funeral was organised really well , we were very pleased with the service from everyone. Thank you .

5 Anne Lee 12th Feb 2021

Stibbards were so helpful throughout. Kate at the westcliff branch was very helpful and patient in all aspects. Thank you 

5 Allan Smith 5th Feb 2021

I would take this opportunity to thank , Kate and the team at Stibbards , for the care and attention to detail , in organising mums funeral, everything worked out exactly as planned , obviously with covid restrictions making things more difficult than normal.
The one thing that I requested was to say a final goodbye to mum , Stibbards allowed myself , and my wife to do this , and I must say this was done in a safe environment, and mum looked very nice and at rest , thankyou Stibbards for allowing us to do this .
Thankyou 
Allan Smith 

5 Jean Cox 28th Jan 2021

I have nothing but praise for everything Stibbards have done. Kate was so helpful and caring from the very beginning and throughout the dreadful days of postponements because of an eventual post-mortem. The service on the day was conducted with great care and efficiency by Lee and his team. I was very distressed but felt completely safe and secure - nothing was too much trouble.
I would recommend Stibbards 100%. 

4 Hilder Michael 23rd Jan 2021

Attentive and for the most part efficient admin staff. Smart courteous funeral staff. Although there was one hiccup on their part. This was however quickly resolved.

5 Adele Lawson 4th Jan 2021

I would like to say a huge thank you to Kate and all of her colleagues at Stibbards that helped to make the most difficult day of our lives go so smoothly. From the moment Stuart came to take our beloved Andy into their care until the time we left the crematorium after the service everyone has been so helpful, compassionate and respectful and made the whole process so much easier. The dignity that was present throughout has been so comforting for us as a family and Andy really was given the utmost respect. The ceremony had such dignity and just felt that we did our loved one proud.
I really can't thank everyone enough at S Stibbards and Sons.

5 Debra Clark 13th Dec 2020

The staff from Westcliff-On-Sea Stibbards were nice and friendly and extremely helpful and supportive to us, nothing was too much trouble for them. The funeral was well organised and was perfect on the day. Thank you.  I will definitely be using Stibbards again.

5 Stephen Rawlinson 5th Dec 2020

The family have always used Stibbards. 
The simple reason is they are more than just a Funeral Directors. 
They are the Stibbards family. That shows care, commitment, excellent service  and love for your family in sad emotional times. 
This is not only my opinion but the opinion of many of my family, friends and colleagues. 

At the conclusion of my late wife’s funeral. I said to my daughter. What on earth would we have done without Martin Stibbard and the Stibbard family !! 

5 Simon Edge 25th Oct 2020

Excellent service from Stibbards as always. Highly professional family firm, really highly recommended.

5 Theresa Thompson 17th Oct 2020

Excellent service from start to finish thank you

5 Marian Butcher 14th Oct 2020

Very professional during these very difficult times.

5 Keith Osborne 8th Oct 2020

We were very well looked after through the whole process by Scott and his colleagues. A very thorough explanation of everything and given time to consider all the details of the many options. The whole family was very impressed by the service and thought that it all was perfect to pay our respects and celebrate Dad's life.

4 Christine Baker 7th Oct 2020

Well organised and helpful team.
Lovely service held by Rev Jon, did my Dad proud! Thank you 

4 Lisa Canning 28th Sep 2020

Stibbards personnel are very good at understanding family grief when dealing with a bereavement and this was no exception. They were always available to ensure we understood everything clearly and easily. The day went very well and smoothly, as I would expect from Stibbards (having had to unfortunately use them all to often in the more recent years). The one small niggle
I have is with regard to payment of their invoice over which there was slight confusion. Everything was resolved swiftly once the confusion had been identified but it leave a slight tinge to the whole proceedings.

However, Stibbards are and will remain my preferred funeral directors.