J F Clarke & Son

62 reviews

J.F.Clarke & Son is an independent family funeral directors, in Axminster and the surrounding area. The family business has been established since 1880.

Latest Verified Reviews

Sarah Nethercott 15th Jun 2023

Thank you for providing an excellent and personalised service. Especially the funeral day it all flowed seamless and all our ideas were addressed.

Jan Colb 14th Jun 2023

Kirsty was professional, caring and approachable at all times. 

Serena Hayes 13th Jun 2023

Everyone at JF Clarke was very kind, sympathetic and extremely professional in how they guided us through the processes following my mother’s death. They made a difficult time more bearable.

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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

Location

Lyme Rd
Axminster
Devon
EX13 5BE

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Opening Hours

Day Hours
Monday Open 24 hours
Tuesday Open 24 hours
Wednesday Open 24 hours
Thursday Open 24 hours
Friday Open 24 hours
Saturday Open 24 hours
Sunday Open 24 hours
Call: 01297 300972

About Us

J.F.Clarke & Son is an independent family funeral directors, in Axminster and the surrounding area. The family business has been established since 1880.

J.F. Clarke & Son has developed a reputation for providing a dignified and caring service for Axminster’s bereaved families whilst helping local community groups, charities, and churches.

The office is overseen by Funeral director Simon Searle who has worked within the family business for 40 years and is supported by his friendly team member Lindsey.

With 40 years of funeral directing experience and local knowledge, Simon and his caring staff are here to help guide you through the whole process of making funeral arrangements. They will provide you with all the advice necessary to create a lasting and personal tribute to your loved one, through what can be an overwhelming time.

J.F. Clarke & Son is a proud member of the Industries Professional bodies and adhere to the high standards set by the NAFD ( National Association of Funeral Directors) and SAIF (The National Society of Allied & Independent Funeral Directors).

The staff are on hand 24 hours, 365 days a year to support you. Please call to find out more about the services they provide and begin making funeral arrangements for your loved one.

Verified Reviews

Verified Reviews

  • 5 Sarah Nethercott 15th Jun 2023

    Thank you for providing an excellent and personalised service.
    Especially the funeral day it all flowed seamless and all our ideas were
    addressed.

  • 5 Jan Colb 14th Jun 2023

    Kirsty was professional, caring and approachable at all times. 

  • 5 Serena Hayes 13th Jun 2023

    Everyone at JF Clarke was very kind, sympathetic and extremely professional in how they guided us through the processes following my mother’s death. They made a difficult time more bearable.

  • 5 Kay Ody 29th May 2023

    Caring supportive service, handled professionally and with great kindness

  • 4 Jennifer Taylor 25th May 2023

    Vg

  • 5 Simon Enticott 25th May 2023

    From when our Father passed and was taken into your care Not only was he treated with respect so were the family. 
    As a family we were supported throughout  and not with just the planning of  the funeral and he service itself. Would highly recommend to anyone in the same position as us. We will I am sure be using your services again when the time arises. Thank you Simon and to all your team 

  • 5 Kirsty Bond 25th May 2023

    Lindsay has been extremely helpful and efficient in dealing with all arrangements 

  • 5 Shaun Morel 28th Apr 2023

    Absolutely fantastic service received, they took care of everything, I only had to make basic decisions!

  • 5 Sue Bumstead 5th Apr 2023

    Excellent service from Lindsey and her colleagues,
    Pallbearers were so kind to my 103yr Nan, on the day.
    High recommend JF Clarke funeral directors, to look after your lost loved one. Whilst supporting you at the same time.

    Slight negative, I thought the £90 fee, to transfer body from body store to Chapel of rest, all within the same building. Within office hours was extremely high. Working myself within care after Death,£90 was extreme.

    Apart from that I would without hesitation use JF CLARKE services again. They can be trusted to take excellent care of your past loved one.



  • 5 Jane Chave 4th Apr 2023

    Very friendly, helpful and efficient. All went well at a difficult time.

  • 5 Peter Johnson 6th Mar 2023

    great service & good communication, always very helpful.

  • 5 Jane Phillips 2nd Mar 2023

    From the first encounter with the team, we felt in very safe hands. Lindsey Cryer, the team's administrator who initially dealt with us and was with us throughout the process, was kind, considerate, heart felt and professional. Leah Wakely, our funeral director, ensured that all of our wishes were met, and actually exceeded our expectations. We loved the land-rover hearse, as we knew this would have meant a great deal to our father, the wild moorland flower arrangement was beyond our expectation, and all of our wishes were carried out with care, attention and reverence. What a brilliant team, who kept our dad safe until we had said our goodbyes. Thank you for caring.

  • 5 Lesley Frankau 1st Mar 2023

    Everyone I met or spoke to from the outset were so kind and caring and helped me from start to finish. Nothing was too much trouble and any queries raised were quickly sorted out. On the day of my husband's funeral everything was beautifully orchestrated which helped tremendously on such a sad occasion.

    J F Clarke's have always had a first class reputation in Axminster and I am delighted to see that this is continuing under new leadership. With grateful thanks from all the Frankau family.

  • 5 Peter Hicks 28th Feb 2023

    The entire funeral arrangements from beginning to end were dealt with faultlessly, to the extent that we were not even aware of what must have been going on in the background.
    Everyone involved were helpful and friendly, which was what we needed at this time.
    We wouldn't hesitate to recommend the services of JF Clarke and Sons.

  • 5 Lynne Holman 28th Feb 2023

    Excellent caring service provided by Lindsey from the first office visit to the actual day of the cremation. Simon and his team provided an excellent service for the cremation service.

  • 5 Nichola Overington 28th Feb 2023

    I have sadly had to use JF Clarke & Sons twice in last 5 months, I cannot rate the professionalism, caring, empathetic support highly enough, as we were guided through arrangements in organising funeral for my love ones.

    Tim our point of contact was amazing, softly spoken and genuinely cared and understood my distress & upset at such sad time and gently suggested what I need to put in place, making everything so much easier.
    Tim arranged everything from flowers, to music and even gave our eulogy at the crematorium in a very professional manner.

    I highly recommend JF Clarke services
    With many thanks, appreciation
    Nichola, H & E

  • 5 John Gullidge 14th Feb 2023

    Their efficiency and kindness took all the stress out of arranging Bert’s funeral. Thank you so much for making this occasion as smooth and pleasant as it possibly could have been!
    John and Carol Gullidge

  • 5 Sarah Spiller 1st Feb 2023

    Very professional and well organised helped us through the difficult time.

  • 5 Keith Hutchings 1st Feb 2023

    Lindsay was brilliant from start to finish
    Compassionate,caring and very professional
    She made everything so much easier

  • 5 Paul Hunt 1st Feb 2023

    Very pleased with the way JF Clarke & Son handled all the arrangements for my father's funeral. Very sensitive, caring and compassionate. Everything went smoothly and they took all the burden from us at a difficult time.

  • 5 Nick White 1st Feb 2023

    Everyone involved from JF Clarke and Son were supportive, timely, giving advice and explaining options where needed. Whilst going through personal trauma, everyone enabled the funeral process to go smoothly without any issues. Communication and customer service was key throughout the process especially with Simon and Lindsey, to whom I am very grateful.

  • 5 Neil Barrett 24th Dec 2022

    Thank you for making the day run smoothly

  • 5 Stephen Woolley 14th Nov 2022

    Kirsty was extremely helpful, attentive and very supportive at a very difficult time. The service supplied was exactly everything we hoped. Kirsty went above and beyond making sure that everything went smoothly on the day. 

    We would highly recommend J.F. Clarke & sons!

  • 5 Jenny Williams 11th Nov 2022

    It was all faultless

  • 5 Pat Tonge 11th Sep 2022

    I was very grateful for the compassionate way Simon Wakely dealt with Mother's funeral arrangements and he ensured that everything ran smoothly on the day.

Address
Lyme Rd
Axminster
Devon
EX13 5BE

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Opening Hours

Day Hours
Monday Open 24 hours
Tuesday Open 24 hours
Wednesday Open 24 hours
Thursday Open 24 hours
Friday Open 24 hours
Saturday Open 24 hours
Sunday Open 24 hours

Latest Verified Reviews

Sarah Nethercott 15th Jun 2023

Thank you for providing an excellent and personalised service. Especially the funeral day it all flowed seamless and all our ideas were addressed.

Jan Colb 14th Jun 2023

Kirsty was professional, caring and approachable at all times. 

Serena Hayes 13th Jun 2023

Everyone at JF Clarke was very kind, sympathetic and extremely professional in how they guided us through the processes following my mother’s death. They made a difficult time more bearable.

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