Miller Bros & F.P. Butler Ltd

27/08/2025

Meet The Team...

Robert – Funeral Operative

For many years Rob worked as a ‘Relocation Technician’ (Removals Man) both employed and self employed based in Hemel Hempstead. Relocating to Hampshire 16 years ago he joined the Miller Bros team in 2010 as a funeral operative.

He is a longstanding and hard working member of the team and has always shown kindness towards families at their time of need. His job has many facets including funeral vehicle management, hearse and limousine driving, bearing and workshop assistance. He is likely to be one of the first of our team you will meet if a death has occurred at home, bringing loved ones into our care with the upmost respect. With his softly spoken manner families are reassured that their loved ones are in safe hands.

Whilst maintaining his professionalism Rob has a great sense of humour which really helps the team on those days we find more difficult.

24/07/2025

Meet The Team...

Helen – Company Director

Helen became a Company Director in 2010 alongside her husband Stuart, after making the decision to leave her 30-year career in hairdressing.

Helen is responsible for the accounting and works behind the scenes in the day to day organising and running of Miller Bros.

Helen supports the team by ensuring they have everything they need at all times and also assists in the Chapels of Rest.

Whilst you may not always see Helen at the forefront of the office, her artistic essence can be seen in the marvellous window displays she creates.

17/07/2025

Journey Water Pillows...

Have you considered a burial of ashes at sea, or in water?

If so, the elegant Journey Water Pillow could be just what you need.

The Journey Water Pillow is completely biodegradable and hand-made using an ancient paper making technique. They come in a variety of colours and can even be personalised with your loved-one’s name.

The Journey Water Pillow makes the burial of ashes in water a dignified ceremony in itself. Floating on the surface for a short time, giving families the opportunity of a final farewell, before ebbing gracefully below the water and gently dispersing over time as the Water Pillow dissolves.

The Journey Water Pillow is available in three sizes – Companion (for two sets of ashes), Standard (for one set of ashes), or the Mini – which gives you the option to scatter just a small amount of ashes into the water, if you prefer.

You can see an example of the Water Pillow below from 2019 when Company Director Stuart assisted with placing a lady's ashes back in the sea as they had been found washed up on Mudeford Quay.

09/07/2025

Meet The Team...

James – Funeral Operative

James joined our team in August 2024. Having been in the funeral industry since 2005 he has gained nearly 20 years of experience caring for family’s loved ones.
During that time in recent years James has provided support to Miller Bros with bearing duties which meant when he joined us full time he already felt like part of the team straight away.

James’ duties include caring for the deceased, dressing coffins, driving our hearse and limousine, and assisting bringing family’s loved ones into our care day or night.

James has contributed greatly to our team, he provides excellent care to the deceased, is always willing to assist where he can and families have noted his kind phone manner when he is on call during the night and at weekends.

He is a hard working family man and we are grateful to have him as part of our close-knit team.

03/07/2025

Meet The Team…

Over the next coming weeks, we would like to re-introduce our team for any new followers that have joined us.

Kenni – Trainee Funeral Director & Funeral Operative

Jessica's Husband Kenni is our newest team member, he decided to leave his previous work in marketing to join our family business in November 2024.
Having no previous experience in the funeral industry he has taken a hands-on approach with learning all he can with the help and support of Stuart, Jessica, Terry and the team.

Kenni has been working as a Funeral Operative, which duties include caring for the deceased, bearing work, driving our hearse and limousine and assisting bringing family’s loved ones into our care whether that be in the day or at night.
He has started to learn the role of funeral arranging and conducted his first funeral earlier this week with the support of Company Director Stuart assisting him and offering his experience and knowledge.

We are very proud to have another family member join our team ensuring Miller Bros’ continues to be a truly independent family run business with strong family values for many years to come.

02/07/2025

Thank You...

The whole team appreciated hearing the comments from this thoughtful review from one of our recent families.

We will always strive to provide the best possible care and support for you and your loved one whether that be at 1:00pm in the afternoon or 1:00am in the morning.

We are always here for you 🕊

30/06/2025

Scatter Tubes...

Whether you are keeping your loved one's ashes at home, scattering them in their final resting place or maybe you wish to have a keepsake amount after scattering we have a variety of designs and options for you to choose from.

After we have collected your loved one's ashes from the Crematorium we will place them in your chosen scatter tube design ready for you to collect.

27/06/2025

Best Wishes…

Miller Bros had the privilege of carrying out the first funeral at the New Forest Crematorium when it opened in 2022 alongside manager Graeme, over these past couple of years Graeme and his team have helped support many families to provide a beautiful environment for families to hold their loved one’s funeral as well as providing excellent customer care.

Yesterday we had the honour of carrying out Graeme’s last funeral service before he sadly leaves. We wanted to give him a little thank you for all he has done and asked him for a little photo opportunity which we know is his favourite thing to do! 😁

We want to wish him the very best in his next chapter and give our heartfelt thanks on behalf of all our families he has helped assist over the years.

From all of the team at Miller Bros – Best wishes! 💙

14/05/2025

Local Community...

We may not have won on this occasion but we are very grateful for everyone who showed us support for the VE Day window display competition.

It was really wonderful to see so many local businesses take part and the effort put into each display.

Helen really appreciated reading all your kind comments and is already planning her next window creation, so keep your eyes peeled if you are passing our office 👀

Thank you to everyone who entered our Christchurch VE Day Window Competition! We had some smashing entries, and were delighted that the town centre looked so special during the anniversary.

Congratulations to winners Going For Bust, with Trove worthy runners up.

Highly commended were awarded to
Millers Bros
Bournemouth Airport Transfers
Think Print
PDSA
Priory Parlour
Blue Cross
Reign
Dorset Blind Association

Thanks to everyone for the support, particularly Christchurch Town Council, Christchurch BID and the ever groovy Captain's Club Hotel and Spa for the wonderful prizes. Here's our President Tim Lloyd spreading joy and prizes in the town centre this morning.

30/04/2025

VE Day Window Display...

Helen spent yesterday creating our VE Day window display which has been entered into the Christchurch Chamber of Trade & Commerce competition.

Please help support us by clicking the link below and giving our entry a like!

Our display includes some photos and uniform from our own family histories. Take a peek if you are passing by!

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VE Day Window Competition No 6
Miller Bros
Bargates
Like to Vote for your favourite

24/04/2025

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We have received some really kind feedback recently from families we have assisted.

If you have used our services and would like to leave a review please visit our Google Page.

It means so much to our small family business. Thank you.

Leave your review here
https://g.page/r/CYZhSWEN469vEAg/review

30/03/2025

Wishing You A Gentle Mother's Day 🤍🕊