Our Services - Derriman and Haynes Funeral Services
"Our Services" - A very brief way of describing anything that we do to bring the funeral to a conclusion and includes many items which are not obvious to the person arranging the funeral. Most people simply see the 'public face of the funeral' i.e. the funeral cortege on the road or at the destination but there are many things required to get to this point and a great deal goes on 'behind the scenes'. You will always receive an itemised estimate and an account which will reflect what goes into the funeral and may include:Our Professional Service Charge which includes taking your instructions and rendering necessary advice; assisting with completion of any required forms and forwarding the same to appropriate authorities; providing storage facilities for the deceased; arranging removal of hazardous implants (pacemaker etc.); contacting all appropriate parties such as a minister or other officiant; organist; newspaper, doctors, crematorium or cemetery, stonemason, caterer, florist etc. writing letters to appropriate parties; receiving and listing donations - the list can go on. There may then be items required such as: Conveying the deceased from the place of death, to our premises and staff required The Hearse or other requested transport for the deceased Limousine/s The bearers The Funeral Director (Conductor) The Coffin Ashes Casket Ashes Jewellery/Ornaments Engraving Service Sheets Use of our Chapel of Rest Embalming Taking into Church prior to the day of the funeral This makes up a part of the overall estimate for the funeral but other items will be required and we have no control over the charges applied to such items. (These are usually referred to as 'Disbursements or Outpayments') Typically these may include fees for the following: Crematorium or Cemetery Funeral Officiant Statutory Cremation Forms Newspaper Notices Organist Church Fees Gravedigging Monumental Masonry Catering Floral Tributes Hospital or Borough Mortuary Storage (Depending on circumstances)