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"Recommended by my friend in the village, I was relieved to find an independent Funeral director situated close to my home in such peaceful countryside surroundings. The loss of my Husband was heartbreaking, and I did not know where to start when arranging his funeral on my own. Immediately upon meeting Chris in his calm and restful office, I felt comfortable with his kind, compassionate, and professional approach to guiding me through the procedures. Through Chris’s close collaboration with the local churches, florists, celebrants, etc., I was grateful that my local community was also able to be involved; it made it so much more personal. Chris gave his time unstintingly and, together with the Vicar, fully carried out my wishes for the Order of Service, photos, music, tributes, etc. to enable a fitting, loving, respectful (with a bit of humour thrown in), Thanksgiving service for the man I love. Such a sad occasion was considerably eased for me by the kindness, humanity, and attention to detail with which Chris conducted proceedings before, during, and after the funeral. I cannot recommend Loved Ones Funerals Ltd. more highly, and what a lovely company name too!"

"I cannot recommend Chris and Loved Ones Funerals highly enough. Having never arranged a funeral before, I was terrified and did not know where to start. Chris took control of everything with compassion, kindness, and genuine empathy. As a family, we will be forever grateful to Chris and Loved Ones Funerals for helping us through what was one of the most difficult times in our lives."

"On behalf of Patty, myself and the family, I just wanted properly to express our gratitude for your services. With a thousand and one things to think of, your personal care and attention at such a difficult time and in such difficult circumstances relieved us of so much of the stress, and the empathy that you displayed was so clearly genuine that we felt Dave was being seen off by friends, although you were never to meet. Such a personal service means a lot and the actual service was one that we know that Dave would have appreciated. He always said that funerals were more for those left behind than for the deceased and the service of remembrance of the Dave we knew and loved struck the perfect balance between happy reminiscence and contemplative memory. You can be sure that we will be very happy to recommend you to others in such a similar sad situation."

"Loved One’s Funerals handled our Mother’s funeral in a professional and sensitive manner throughout. A family bereavement is an upsetting and emotional time for a family, but Loved One’s Funerals help and guidance put the family at ease about the arrangements that needed to be made, taking away the stress and worry from us."

"Professional, caring, kind, and considerate during sad and strange times. Chris and his team were absolutely wonderful to my late father and my family. Chris went above and beyond and nothing was ever too much. I took great comfort in that my father was well looked after by Loved One’s Funerals and would highly recommend them. Professional, thoughtful, and caring."

"Chris and his team were very professional in their approach to my mums’ death. They walked through the whole process in a simple manner. They were always respectful and took our considerations into account. Nothing was too difficult to organize. It is always a difficult time with a loved one’s death and Chris made it a pleasant (as possible) process. Thank you"

"Thank you Chris Foster at Loved One’s Funerals for going out of your way to organizing our late Father’s funeral in April this year. Our dear father passed away during the height of the Corona pandemic. As we live in South Africa, we were unable to return to the UK to support our mother and arrange the funeral. Chris went over and above the call of duty. He not only organized the funeral which was not easy as everything had to be done via emails but he was so supportive to our mother. He helped her through every step of the proceedings and took all the decision-making and worry off her shoulders. We cannot thanks Chris enough for giving our father a dignified, caring, and fitting farewell and for helping our family during a, particularly difficult time."

"Chris, the owner, is an all-around nice man. He went out of his way to help us through what was a very emotional time, being the first very close relative (our Dad) to die. Nothing seemed to be too much trouble, and where other funeral directors were using Zoom calls, our meetings with Chris were all in person. I thoroughly recommend his services."

"I would like to express my thanks for the extremely friendly, personal, but professional way in which you handled the funeral of my late husband, Mike. From the first phone call to the final handing over of a fruit tree in his memory, you were very approachable and always willing to go the extra mile in order to meet the wishes of the family and make the experience as stress-free as possible. Many thanks and best wishes."

"I was completely happy with the way Chris handled the funeral of my mother. He was unfailingly compassionate, gentle, courteous, and thoroughly professional, which is exactly what I needed. He gave the impression that nothing was too much trouble. He helped in every way he could, and I liked the fact that Chris came to my house to deliver and collect things. On the day of the funeral, everything went exactly as planned, and Chris was a kind and friendly presence. I would recommend his services without hesitation."

"Saying goodbye to your loved one can never be something one can prepare for. For us, as a Hindu family, it was impossible to find funeral directors that understood our rituals and customs until we found Chris and Ritu. They became our family and gave us comfort, going out of their way to enable what we needed. We felt safe with them, and at a time of grief, we formed some of our most trusting bonds with Loved Ones. I wish them much success."

"It’s always a difficult time when someone close passes away, and from the moment we met Chris at their contemporary office on Boxted Farm to discuss the arrangements for my late father Ron, Nothing was too much trouble for Chris; we always found him to be compassionate, friendly, and caring. He was always available to contact and discuss any queries, even going as far as collecting items from our house. Chris and his team go the extra mile to make sure everything goes as planned on the day of the funeral. We would not hesitate to recommend Chris at Loved Ones Funerals."