Bespoke Funeral

Our traditional Bespoke Funeral provides a dignified and respectful farewell, thoughtfully tailored to reflect your loved one’s life and values. Whether it will be an informal or formal service, religious or non-religious, for a burial or cremation, every detail is handled with compassion and professionalism.

We work closely with you to personalise this traditional service whether through music, orders of service, floral arrangements, or meaningful rituals, ensuring it feels truly special.

With full support from our experienced Funeral Director and team, we are here to guide you every step of the way, creating a comforting and memorable tribute.

Funeral Directors Services

Full traditional funeral with flexibility for personal touches

  • Bringing the person who has died into our respectful and dignified care, before transporting them to the crematorium, place of worship or service venue

  • Arrangement at branch or home visit

  • Unrestricted viewing in private room during normal working hours (or outside of working hours by appointment)

  • Attended Funeral Service

  • Your choice of time and date of funeral (weekends and B/H additional charges)

  • Ceremonial Hearse and Chauffeured Limousine

  • Personalised cortège route to pass any special places, creating a unique final journey

  • Funeral Director and staff on the day of the Funeral

  • Service at same or separate venue to committal

  • Support with arranging family gathering or wake after the funeral

  • Your Choice of Coffin can be added prices from £445

  • Flowers, Order of Service, Funeral Stationery, additional Limousines, specialist vehicles and unique touches can be added at additional cost

Funeral Price from:

£3,275

Price excludes coffin, Crematorium/Burial fees, celebrant/minister and any Disbursements and Third-Party Fees paid on your behalf such as venue hire, catering, flowers, order of service, guest/mourner transportation, etc.

Embalming and certain additional products/services and upgrades can be added at additional costs.

Memorial Masonry

Whether you have chosen burial or cremation, a memorial is a lasting tribute and offers a special place to reflect on memories. We can help you create the perfect memorial for your loved one, with a large selection of styles to choose from.

We are offering 10%* off memorial masonry, additional works, cremation tablets, plaques and vases, inclusive of VAT, when an order is placed at the time of arrangement or within three months of the funeral taking place.

Discount does not apply to any remove and refix costs, permit fees or other associated charges as applicable.

Why choose Frank Dooley & Son Funeral Directors

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All of the team at the Widnes / Haydock branches were extremely kind and supportive throughout the process, but I would like to give a special mention to Katie who guided us throughout and showed…

Fat Ned

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We as a family cannot thank the Haydock Branch Team enough, our sincere gratitude to both Katie and Carl who were exceptional from the very first contact made and the aftercare shown following the cremation…

Karen Eden

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Exceptional service, Katherine, Kieron and teh team, are respectful and compassionate, wonderful people skills and excellent communication skills. Thank you for your support at such a difficult time.

Elaine Ford Hardie

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Amazing service , definitely recommend. Thank you again to all the team at Frank Dooleys in Widnes

Rebecca Burns

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Cannot recommend the Haydock branch enough. From the minute we met Katie and Carl they put us at ease. Was not pressurised in any way. Went along with what ever we requested and did not…

Carole Hodgkinson

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Thank you to Kathryn, for the care, compassion, and professionalism she showed throughout the arrangements for mum’s funeral. During such a difficult time, her kindness and support made everything much easier for me & my…

Liz Mc

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Thank you to Kathryn, for the care, compassion, and professionalism she showed throughout the arrangements for mum’s funeral. During such a difficult time, her kindness and support made everything much easier for me & my…

Liz McIntyre

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Kathryn at city rd st helens branch is amazing, She and her team went above and beyond for my husbands celebration of life. The details they added made it extra special. Thank you doesnt seem…

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Professional and supportive at a tough time.Would recommend this company to others

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Professional Funeral Directors Services

Our professional funeral services cover all essential arrangements, including guidance with legal and administrative tasks, organising the ceremony and committal, and coordination with venues, ministers/celebrants, flowers, order of service, online funeral notices and photo tributes. Certain products and services carry an additional charge. There is no reduction on package prices for services included which are not required or used.

Disbursements (Third Party Fees)

Disbursements are payments made to third parties on your behalf. These include crematorium or cemetery fees, costs for ministers or celebrants and other payments such as venue hire, catering, flowers or orders of service.

All prices shown exclude disbursements.

Other Funeral Options

Most Popular

Traditional Bespoke Funeral

Fully flexible to create a funeral as unique as your loved one.

From £3,275 Excludes coffin and third party fees

The price depends on the options you choose

  • Home arrangements are available, and viewing is at any time by appointment
  • Choose the date and time of the Funeral, including weekends at an additional cost
  • Includes a ceremonial hearse and chauffeured Limousine as standard
  • Add your own special personal touches including a service at a different venue and a personalised cortège route

Horse-Drawn Funeral

A full traditional funeral with an attended service, including Horse-Drawn Hearse & Semi-Solid Wood Coffin.

£5,690 Excludes third party fees

Additional services and products can added be for an extra cost

  • Horse-Drawn Hearse with a pair of black horses, and a Ceremonial Motor Hearse (to transport flowers)
  • Two Limousines, Funeral Director and Staff on the day of the funeral
  • Semi-Solid Wood Coffin (Oak or Mahogany)
  • Your choice of the day, date and time of the funeral
  • Add your own special personal touches including a service at a different venue and a personalised cortège route
A horse drawn hearse outside of the JD Lawson funeral directors building

Traditional

A full traditional funeral with an attended service, inclusive of a Wood Veneer Coffin.

£3,820 Excludes third party fees

  • Includes a ceremonial hearse and chauffeured Limousine as standard
  • Includes a Wood Veneer coffin and Embalming
  • Add your own special personal touches including a service at a different venue and a personalised cortège route
  • Choose the date and time of the Funeral, including weekends at an additional cost

Celebration of Life

A unique memorial service at our service venue on a different day to the cremation/burial

£3,150 Excludes third party fees

Quote for catering, flowers, etc will be provided

  • Your choice of the day and time of the memorial in the Service Chapel at our Funeral Home
  • Full support with arranging catering, flowers, visual photo tribute and more
  • Unattended Cremation/Burial on different day to service with non-ceremonial vehicle
  • Includes Simple Foil Veneer Coffin
  • Ashes delivered to a local address in a complimentary scatter tube

Attended Funeral

A restricted package covering the basic requirements for an attended funeral service

£3,040 Excludes third party fees

Additional products and services can be added at an additional cost

  • Funeral to be held Monday to Friday Before 10:30am or after 3pm
  • Includes a simple foil veneer coffin and ceremonial hearse as standard
  • Flowers, Orders of Service, Specialist Vehicles and unique touches can be added

Unattended Direct Cremation/Burial

Simple, dignified no compromise on quality of care. Cremation or burial with no funeral service or mourners in attendance.

£1,750 Excludes third party fees

Limited products and services can be added at an additional cost

  • Includes Simple Foil Veneer Coffin
  • Viewing in a private room during office hours
  • Includes a simple foil veneer coffin and non‑ceremonial vehicle

Our Locations

  • Haydock

    Monday - Friday: 9:00am - 5:00pm

    Clipsley Lane, Haydock, WA11 0SY

  • Nutgrove

    Monday - Friday: 9:00am - 5:00pm

    Nutgrove Lodge 46 Nutgrove Road, Nutgrove, St. Helens, WA9 5PL

  • St Helens

    Monday - Friday: 9:00am - 5:00pm

    249 City Road, St. Helens, WA10 6UZ

  • Widnes

    Monday - Friday: 9:00am - 5:00pm

    220 Liverpool Road, Widnes, WA8 7HY

We're available 24 hours 365 days a year

Call 01744 23339 visit branch or arrange a home visit