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
Verified Reviews
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
Gordon Lynes 2nd Dec 2021
Katie Mills handled the funeral arrangements of my late brother-in-law with competence and compassion: she made it easy.
Michael Collins 18th Nov 2021
Katie and Rob were naturally very empathetic. They were organised and flexible and coordinated the whole funeral extremely efficiently. Nothing was too much trouble and they responded to any queries we had in a very timely manner.
Susan Lowe 18th Nov 2021
The kindest, most caring and patient people I have ever had the pleasure of coming across. The thought of organising something like this was so daunting but the minute we met Katie and Rob they took all of those stresses away. They felt like old friends who helped us to plan a celebration, rather than a funeral and we will forever be thankful for them. You don’t come across people like Katie and Rob very often, and we as a family were lucky enough to meet them at the hardest time of our lives. Highly recommend to anyone and everyone.