Katie Mills Independent Funeral Service
A local, family owned and run, and completely independent funeral director in Paignton, located in the heart of Torbay and serving the entire surrounding area.
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
A local, family owned and run, and completely independent funeral director in Paignton, located in the heart of Torbay and serving the entire surrounding area. Katie and Rob opened the business together in 2020, after buying and completely refurbishing the funeral home.
With bright, welcoming premises that now include a large reception area, a comfortable arranging room and two dedicated chapels of rest, both of which can be used as small service chapels, Katie and Rob have created a truly welcoming and comfortable place for you to plan the perfect farewell.
Katie Mills Independent Funeral Service can help you to arrange any kind of service that you wish for. With a full range of specialist hearses available, ranging from traditional Daimler hearses and limousines, to executive black and white Range Rovers, to alternative options such as horse drawn carriages, and a trike-and-trailer combination, you will always be given a wide range of options.
Katie Mills Funeral Service do not charge upfront fees, and provide the same level of excellent services to everyone who needs them, regardless of your financial situation.
Phone today for a first-class funeral service in Paignton and the whole of the Torbay region. Katie Mills Independent Funeral Service are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
What Families Say
AI SummaryMany families emphasise the personal care and support they received from Katie and Rob throughout the process, describing them as compassionate, kind and genuinely invested in helping during a difficult time. Families repeatedly mention how they were kept informed at every stage, never felt rushed or pressured into unnecessary choices, and found the team accessible and willing to listen to their needs and preferences.
Several families highlight how the funeral day itself was handled with professionalism and attention to detail, with many noting creative touches that made the service feel personal and fitting for their loved one, and feedback from attendees praising how well everything was conducted.
A number of reviews note that costs were transparent and reasonable, with families appreciating that they were not encouraged to spend more than they needed and that pricing compared favourably to other funeral directors they had consulted.
This summary is generated by AI from recent verified reviews.
Verified Reviews
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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
Francasca Womack 11th Aug 2022
Cannot thank them enough for everything that they have done for us. When my mother in law passed away, Katie and Rob was there for us every step of the way even now. They made this heart breaking process as easy for us as possible telling us everything we needed to do and how to do it. 5* service and everything was adaptable go make it a unique send off for my Mother in Law. thank you both.
Shelley McCormack 27th Jun 2022
Excellent in every way. I couldn’t recommend Katie highly enough. Thank you so much
Dee Eckett 14th Jun 2022
Very very kind + very very compassionate while dealing with my late husband's funeral. Also very kind + with the help of Katie Mills I was able to give my late husband the best send off he deserved, even down to the design of the order of the service, in which katie designed it was so so personal to my late husband it was amazing every one complmented on it. Katie + Rob from the start to the finish have been amazing nothing has been a problem I was able to talk to them any time of the day or night.