Funeral Directors > Cumbria > Whitehaven
Eaves Funeral Service has been providing services within the local area for over 60 years. Eaves Funeral Service was established in 1961, when business partners Derek Crosby and William Eaves began trading as joiners and undertakers ‘Crosby & Eaves’ from premises at Flatt Walks, Whitehaven. They moved the business to its current location on High Road, Kells, Whitehaven in 1970. After Derek passed away in 1974, William continued to build the business, aided by his wife, Margaret, his father William Snr, then later by William’s brother Richard. William’s son Philip joined in 1992, followed by his son-in-law Mike in 2007, then his daughter Julia in 2008. Here at Eaves Funeral Service we offer an affordable prepaid funeral plan, Choice, so that you can arrange and pay for a funeral in advance. This will protect your family from rising costs and remove uncertainty about your wishes. If you would like to talk to us about planning a funeral, or our Choice plan, please come and see us in our funeral home, or if you’d rather we can arrange a home visit. We’re also available 24 hours a day on the phone so if you need anything please don’t hesitate to call.
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Taking care of all necessary legal and administrative arrangements | £685.00 |
Collecting and transporting the deceased person from the place of death (normally within 15 miles of the funeral director’s premises) into the funeral director’s care | £300.00 |
Care of the deceased person before the funeral in appropriate facilities. | £400.00 |
Providing a suitable coffin | £395.00 |
Viewing of the deceased person for family and friends, by appointment with the funeral director (where viewing is requested by the customer) | £20.00 |
At a date and time you agree with the funeral director, taking the deceased person direct to the agreed cemetery or crematorium (normally within 20 miles of the funeral director’s premises) in a hearse or other appropriate vehicle | £595.00 |
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Burial (funeral director’s charges only) | £1,500.00 |
Cremation (funeral director’s charges plus the cremation fee)2 | £1,775.00 |
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For an Attended or Unattended burial funeral, the burial fee.1 In this local area, the typical cost of the burial fee for local residents is: For a new grave, you will also need to pay for the plot; for an existing grave with a memorial in place, you may need to pay a removal/replacement fee. In addition, the cemetery may charge a number of other fees. |
£331.00 |
For an Attended cremation funeral, the cremation fee.2 In this local area, the typical cost of a cremation for local residents is: |
£1,150.00 |
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Additional mileage (price per mile) | £2.00 |
Additional transfers of the deceased person’s body (e.g. to their home, to a place of worship etc.) (price per transfer) | £185.00 |
Collection and delivery of ashes | £25.00 |
Embalming | £120.00 |
The funeral director can give you a full list of what they can supply. They are likely to charge for these additional products and services, so you may choose to take care of some arrangements without their involvement, or you can use a different supplier.
1. This fee (which is sometimes called the interment fee) is the charge made for digging and closing a new grave, or for reopening and closing an existing grave.
2. In England, Wales and Northern Ireland, you will usually need to pay doctors’ fees as well. This is the charge for two doctors to sign the Medical Certificates for Cremation.
Prices correct as from 23/05/2024and may be subject to change. E & O.E.
175-177, Whitehaven, Cumbria, CA28 9HA