W A Deacon Funeral Services

16/05/2026

As with most funeral directors, we are always here to help with a direct cremation if that is a family choice. But unlike some of the bigger companies we do not have strict conditions that apply, such as not allowing the family to view their loved one.

05/05/2026

This lady is telling her experience of an online direct cremation service. While a direct cremation is sometimes the wish of the deceased, often what it entails isn’t fully understood, and in this case the family chose to have a simple traditional service instead so that they could say goodbye and start the grieving process….

01/05/2026

“These are our neighbours. This is our community. Saying goodbye doesn’t have to be complicated or expensive. It’s about having a choice.” With 41% of people naming compassion as the number one thing they look for in a funeral director, we invite you to speak with us first. Get the local guidance and honest reassurance you deserve.

30/04/2026

How beautiful is this!

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29/04/2026

We are very pleased that we now have a new jewellery supplier who offers memorial jewellery for men and women in both silver and gold. A small amount of ashes can be mixed into a coloured resin or integrated into a pendant.

We can also offer jewellery that features the fingerprint of your loved one. The good news is that there is a 10 day turnaround for these pieces, rather than months as is often the case with memorial jewellery.

For more details please give us a call on
01787 248282 or leave a message here.

28/04/2026

Here is a view we don’t see often - entering the crematorium grounds from a Funeral Director’s viewpoint sat up on the carriage! Beautiful sounds of the horses’ hooves 🙂
Claire Bourne

28/04/2026

We had a beautiful horse-drawn hearse yesterday for a lovely lady who worked with horses at Riding for the Disabled.
Claire Bourne

07/04/2026

A new addition to our premises today - a special order Lavenham Robin! All proceeds go to St Nicholas Hospice.

Thanks to Jeremy Reed for the great artwork and Jen Strolenberg at Lavenham Butchers for their help.

03/02/2026

We have received a lovely thank you from one of our families that we helped recently. We always say how grateful we are when we receive a note like this as we understand how much families are going through after losing a family member and it means a lot that they find time to contact us…. 🙏

“ On behalf of my entire family, please may we thank you for all you have done to help us through the last few very difficult weeks. Every single one of you have been so kind, thoughtful and dignified throughout.

It is so reassuring that you calmly made sure everything was in place. You went above and beyond to collect my dear Mum on Christmas Eve, we felt much happier she was with you. Orders of service, flower deliveries, dignified crematorium service and of course you being there quietly but very busily attending to everything at Alpheton Church for us as well.

We are so grateful for all you have done and would always recommend you to others as and when the time comes.”

23/01/2026

We had a lovely coffin spray for a funeral yesterday - especially made for a nature lover, who loved wildlife and birds 🐿️

09/01/2026

Thanks to all the families who choose to have donations in memory of their loved ones, we have managed to raise a wonderful amount for charities and good causes in 2025, thanks to our partnership with MuchLoved.

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