Funeral Directors > Hampshire > Southampton
Welcome to Waters & Sons Family Funeral Directors Funeral Directors Southampton Divider Compassionate and personal funeral planning support during your time of need As your local and family run Southampton based funeral directors, we are dedicated to guiding families in our communities through such a difficult time of their lives. We are the same team that cover all of Hampshire and further (as far as we’re asked to) at a time of need and, when you have been introduced to your funeral director, they will have the honour of looking after you and your loved one thought the funeral arrangements and beyond. Our team are completely dedicated, and we are incredibly proud to be guiding families through what is probably the most difficult time of their lives, whether they’re within our local communities or further afield. Because we’re independent you can be assured that we have the ability to provide you with any available (and suitable) product or service on offer from the most competitive suppliers across the industry giving a family lots more options as we have access to every supplier available, even if it’s only needed on the one occasion specially to meet your needs. With our funeral services, including no service funerals, low cost funerals, bespoke funerals and more specialised services, Waters & Sons Funeral Directors are fully committed to ensuring that we help you honour your loved one in a respectful, dignified and personal way.
I founded Waters & Sons - Merryoak in 2009 after having worked in the industry following my previous career as an auxiliary nurse, to be a family owned and run funeral directors as I could see that there was a lack of local family funeral directors in the area. Over this time I have managed to build a great rapport with the local community, serving many local families and fulfilling their wishes. Over the years my sons, David, and Craig, have grown into the industry and have fully joined the family business of which I am still very much involved day to day. Years on, to now we now have fully licensed and industry trained Staff who, individually, take it upon themselves to maintain their own professional development and continued training throughout their careers. We are 100% Independent and although our main funeral home and care centre is in Merryoak, we have funeral homes in Aldermoor and Portchester too, all with their own comfortable and inviting private arranging rooms and beautifully presented chapels of rest. Being Independent means absolute continuity for you as a family. I hope you find all the information here useful, but if we can be of any help, it doesn’t matter if it’s 10.00pm at night or 2am in the morning, give us a call, my family is here to care for your family 24 hours a day. Simon Charles Waters, Owner & Founder
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| Taking care of all necessary legal and administrative arrangements | £1,005.00 |
| 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 | £295.00 |
| Care of the deceased person before the funeral in appropriate facilities. | £475.00 |
| Providing a suitable coffin | £445.00 |
| Viewing of the deceased person for family and friends, by appointment with the funeral director (where viewing is requested by the customer) | £0.00 |
| 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 | £545.00 |
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| Burial (funeral director’s charges only) | £1,500.00 |
| Cremation (funeral director’s charges plus the cremation fee)2 | £1,395.00 |
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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. |
£706.00 |
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For an Attended cremation funeral, the cremation fee.2 In this local area, the typical cost of a cremation for local residents is: |
£680.00 |
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| Additional mileage (price per mile) | £1.25 |
| Additional transfers of the deceased person’s body (e.g. to their home, to a place of worship etc.) (price per transfer) | £125.00 |
| Collection and delivery of ashes | POA |
| Embalming | £135.00 |
| Funeral officiant (e.g. celebrant, minister of religion etc.) | POA |
| Services supplied outside of normal office hours | POA |
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 10/02/2025and may be subject to change. E & O.E.
106, Southampton, Hampshire, SO19 2QB
