W Jones & Son
An independent funeral home located between Ashbourne and Derby proving a friendly and courteous local funeral service
Funeral Services
- Traditional burial
- Simple funeral
- Traditional cremation
- Home visit
- On-site parking
- Chapel of rest
Funeral arrangements
- Home visit
- 24 hour telephone support
- On-site parking
- Chapel of rest
- Hearse
- Limousine
- Horse-drawn hearse
- Bespoke vehicle
- Coffin
- Personalised coffin
- Casket
- Headstone / Plaque
- Urn
- Memorial jewellery
- Floral tributes
- Charitable donations
- Newspaper announcement
- Online obituary
- Memorial book
- Order of service sheets
- Music
- Video tribute
- Funeral webcasting
- Catering
- Dove release
- Balloon release
- Fireworks
Types of funeral
- Traditional burial
- Simple funeral
- Traditional cremation
- Green funeral
- Direct cremation
- Burial at sea
- Non-religious funeral
- Anglican funeral
- Roman Catholic funeral
- Muslim funeral
- Jewish funeral
- Sikh funeral
- Hindu funeral
- Buddhist funeral
- Children’s funeral
Financial arrangements
- Financial advice
- Wills & probate
- Pre-paid funeral plan
Additional services
- Repatriation
- Bereavement counselling
- List of mourners
About Us
With long experience of arranging funerals for local people in the Ashbourne area, this Brailsford funeral home supports families at a very difficult time.
As a family-run funeral home, W Jones & Son understand how important it is for a loved-one’s funeral to be a fitting reflection of a loved one’s life and how much they meant to family.
Funeral director Ray Jones, his daughter Karen and son-in-law John are committed to looking after your loved one and will provide caring support in every aspect of the funeral planning according to your wishes.
Families can discuss their loved one’s funeral arrangements in privacy and comfort at W Jones & Son’s Brailsford office, where members of the local community are also welcome to call in and chat about advance funeral plans.
A members of the National Association of Funeral Directors, this Derbyshire funeral home is glad to accommodate families who would find a home visit reassuring, while they can also help those seeking to transport their loved one overseas for the funeral.
Help is on hand to arrange a funeral in the Ashbourne area with a spiritual or secular service, or a more contemporary celebration of life ceremony – whether a cremation, traditional burial or committal at a woodland burial ground. A traditional hearse and comfortable fleet is available, with horse-drawn, Land Rover and motorbike hearses among the more bespoke funeral transport options to consider.
Continuing in a long-held family practice, this Brailsford funeral home makes its traditional wooden coffins in its workshop dating back to the 1800s, while families can also consider wool, willow and banana-leaf coffins and caskets from a range of eco-friendly and contemporary styles.
Call W Jones & Son today for caring funeral service in Ashbourne at a very difficult time.
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Professional Standards
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NAFD Member
Members agree to a published Code of Practice and can be held to account through the Association if something goes wrong.
What they do
- Inspects member premises to check standards are being met
- Runs a complaints and resolution service for bereaved families
- Provides funeral training and professional qualifications
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SAIF Member
Businesses are checked before they are admitted to SAIF and work to the Society’s Code of Practice.
What they do
- Inspects businesses before granting membership
- Represents independent and family-owned funeral directors
- Offers free, independent arbitration if something goes wrong
Latest Verified Reviews
Katrina Smith 20th Oct 2025
I can't thank W Jones & Son Enough for the service they provided. From going to Arrage Duncans Funeral The Empathy they showed us Nothing was to much Trouble, from getting the RAF flag, providing the cushion for His beret to go on and having the compassion to placing His cut on the coffin getting to the church and explaining to the pall bearers I will never be able to express my Gratitude