John Weir Funeral Directors Gillingham

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John Weir is a well-established funeral directors working in the Gillingham area.

Latest Verified Reviews

Mark Harding 9th Apr 2024

John Weir provided an excellent service for my Mum's funeral. Their staff were kind and considerate throughout this difficult time.

Debra Dring 11th Mar 2024

Les and his team provided a very professional service and were very sympathetic and understanding at a very difficult time for us as a family. I have no hesitation in recommending them to others.

Darren Leverton 2nd Mar 2024

Les and his team looked after us so well, diligent and thoughtful, quietly pulling the strings in the background so we had to worry about very little. Amazing service and I would recommend John Weir to everyone.

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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

127 Watling Street
Gillingham
Kent
ME7 2YY

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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: 01634 540524

About Us

John Weir Funeral Directors in Gillingham is built on a long tradition of high quality bereavement care in the local community.

With locations throughout the Medway towns, they have full professional and experienced staff, enabling them to provide first class facilities and a comprehensive range of services. Whether the funeral is simple or elaborate, John Weir’s expertise will ensure that the funeral arrangements are carried out with the highest of standards.

Funeral director Theresa Butters, the Gillingham branch manager, will be at the office to assist you Monday to Friday, from 9 am to 5 pm. Outside of these hours,the telephone line is open to receive calls 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

John Weir Funeral Directors is a member of the National Association of Funeral Directors (NAFD) and the National Society of Allied and Independent Funeral Directors (SAIF). On top of this, it is the first funeral director in Kent to join the international, invitation only organisation, Selected Independent Funeral Homes.

Call John Weir Funeral Directors in Gillingham now to find out more about the services that they can offer, or to begin planning the perfect funeral for your loved one.

Latest Obituaries

Raymond Charles   Godfrey

Raymond Charles Godfrey

Apr 1931 - Mar 2024

Clifford Allen   Lee

Clifford Allen Lee

Aug 1932 - Mar 2024

Muriel Daphne Josephine   Mathias

Muriel Daphne Josephine Mathias

Dec 1950 - Feb 2024

Phyllis Mildred   Daniels

Phyllis Mildred Daniels

Mar 1927 - Mar 2024

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Verified Reviews

Verified Reviews

  • 5 Mark Harding 9th Apr 2024

    John Weir provided an excellent service for my Mum's funeral. Their staff were kind and considerate throughout this difficult time.

  • 5 Debra Dring 11th Mar 2024

    Les and his team provided a very professional service and were very sympathetic and understanding at a very difficult time for us as a family. I have no hesitation in recommending them to others.

  • 5 Darren Leverton 2nd Mar 2024

    Les and his team looked after us so well, diligent and thoughtful, quietly pulling the strings in the background so we had to worry about very little. Amazing service and I would recommend John Weir to everyone.

  • 5 Emilymay Miles 2nd Mar 2024

    The staff couldn't have been better, they were kind, caring and so sympathetic to our needs. Always kept us up dated

  • 5 Christine Tucker 13th Feb 2024

    I have received excellent service and support from John Weir. The staff in the Gillingham office have been kind and extremely helpful with all the arrangements for my Mother's funeral.
    I can highly recommend John Weir Funeral Directors.

  • 5 Maria Cox 10th Feb 2024

    Dear John
    to you and all your lovely staff
    a very special Thank You for making something that is such a sad time so easy to arrange and all done with such dignity.
    You had known Gerard from school days so we knew you would look after him and he was going to be in safe hands.
    He had such a wonderful life and was loved by many and this is what we celebrated throughout the day -he would have loved it 😍
    So again thank you for being part of what turned out to be such a lovely day.
    Sending lots of love Maria 

  • 5 Janet Wilkinson 10th Feb 2024

    The staff are very helpful and kind . The funeral went very well . Very professional and dignified.

  • 5 Sean Cunningham 29th Jan 2024

    Excellent help and support in all aspects of the funeral. Special mention to Les at Gillingham office. Id like to say cannot wait to use you again but hopefully not for a long time yet.
    Thanks Sean

  • 5 Philip Urquhart 22nd Jan 2024

    Very professional, excellent communication and made a difficult time as easy as possible

  • 5 Mark Whittaker 8th Jan 2024

    Thank you to everyone at John Weir’s who helped to make the day go smoothly. 
    A big thank you at Les at Gillingham, for all the correspondence and organising leading up to the day. 

  • 5 Derrick Martin 1st Jan 2024

    Excellent service and co-operation throughout.

    Thank you

  • 5 Stephen Hardy 29th Dec 2023

    John Weir Watling street Gillingham branch, Many Thanks to Les and all the team that enabled a perfect, faultless funeral service for my beloved Mother Annette.
    I would thoroughly recommend them.

  • 5 Sally Maynard-Smith 16th Dec 2023

    Very happy with support and service.

  • 5 Angela Day 12th Dec 2023

    We found Les at the Gillingham office of John Weir to be such a kind, polite, efficient, professional and supportive young man. He made all the difference to what could have been a very stressful time. 
    We have no hesitation in highly recommending this company - so much so that we have now decided to plan ahead for our own funerals with them.

  • 5 Angela Daly 9th Dec 2023

    We are very impressed with every aspect of the services offered by John Weir. We cannot fault their professionalism and are so grateful to them that this awful time was made bearable by everybody involved in the funeral of mum.
    Thank you to all.

  • 5 Caroline Bromberg 5th Dec 2023

    The funeral director Les was excellent and very good at guiding me through what needed to be done. Sometimes he had to remind me as I had so much on my mind. 
    Always patient and very helpful and caring. 
    On the day of the funeral the staff were very good. They sent pall bearers as we didn’t have family able to do it. 
    I would recommend this company especially Les from the Gillingham branch.

  • 5 Richard Andrews 3rd Dec 2023

    Les Atterbury 'held our hand' throughout the entire process of planning mum's funeral - from discussing and guiding our initial thoughts, through to arranging the last-minute things that inevitably get forgotten about or changed.
    The team who attended at the church service and crematorium were also wonderful, helping us to say farewell to mum in a dignified way

  • 5 Nicola Everett 1st Dec 2023

    The team at Jon Weir have been so incredibly thoughtful and caring. We can’t thank them enough. 

  • 5 Nicholas Trevelyan 21st Nov 2023

    John Weir funeral directors were excellent. Before, during and after the funeral. Professional, organised and always helpful and on hand for any issues and advice.

  • 5 Amanda Downard 19th Nov 2023

    Very happy with the exemplary service that our family experienced from John Weir. Would thoroughly recommend at a time when its very hard to think straight, their guidance, care and kindness was just what was needed. A special mention to Les (at the Gillingham branch) who has now helped arrange two funerals for us.

  • 5 Shirley Major 13th Nov 2023

    Les was very understanding, professional and sensitive,he contacted me regularly to make sure that all of my requirements were met.
    The team made a very sad time run smoothly.

  • 5 Eileen Peevers 13th Nov 2023

    In the words of Mike’s brother “ we thought it (the funeral) was very thoughtful and loving and perfectly captured the essence and personality of Michael. It was beautifully done and the service was beautifully presented. We found it quite uplifting. Richard was getting up at 3am to watch the live stream”. I think that says it all, but does not encompass the help and support we received from Les and Peter who were exemplary in their mission to make the occasion “right.” The Oz  part of the family may have been able to stream by now so taking this occasion over three continents - quite a feat! Thank you all so much. Eileen (Peevers)

  • 5 Jane Turton 4th Nov 2023

    I can not thank Les, at the Gillingham branch enough for the care and attention to detail he gave to my late husband Rob. 

    Les, is so kind and considerate. His tea making abilities are also second to none, which Rob would have approved of.

    If anyone is going through this difficult time of losing someone they love, I would not hesitate to recommend John Weir funeral directors as they made the process of arranging the funeral as bearable as is possible.

  • 5 John Pepper 24th Oct 2023

    I take opportunity to thank you for the first class service you carried out which was faultless and totally professional.
    Regards
    J.P.

  • 4 David Smith 22nd Oct 2023

    Everything was done very professionally and with care 

Address
127 Watling Street
Gillingham
Kent
ME7 2YY

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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

Mark Harding 9th Apr 2024

John Weir provided an excellent service for my Mum's funeral. Their staff were kind and considerate throughout this difficult time.

Debra Dring 11th Mar 2024

Les and his team provided a very professional service and were very sympathetic and understanding at a very difficult time for us as a family. I have no hesitation in recommending them to others.

Darren Leverton 2nd Mar 2024

Les and his team looked after us so well, diligent and thoughtful, quietly pulling the strings in the background so we had to worry about very little. Amazing service and I would recommend John Weir to everyone.

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