Stephen P Gay Funeral Service, Longfield
Fifth generation family funeral director in Longfield, offering a 24 hour service, repatriations and memorials for the local community.
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
Stephen P Gay Funeral Service is a funeral director in Longfield, owned and run by Stephen and his sons, David and Dominic, the 5th and 6th generation funeral directors respectively. With a strong family background of five generations, they have acquired the knowledge and experience to provide the local community with a 24 hour service, repatriations and memorials.
Stephen P Gay Funeral Service Longfield is a truly family-run business who can provide any kind of funeral, from traditional services to any kind of bespoke funeral. They can include any special requirements that you may have, with a range of traditional coffins, modern American caskets, wicker and bamboo coffins, eco-friendly cardboards and even one-off coloured coffins printed with your own photo or design. They can provide a range of vehicles, owning a modern fleet of Mercedes hearses and limousines, and also facilitating any kind of funeral transport. motorcycle hearses, white, pink or silver hearses, VWs, Land Rovers or traditional black or white horse drawn carriages or even Shire horses are available.
The funeral home in Longfield has its own calmly decorated chapels of rest, giving you and your closest loved ones the space to say goodbye in peace and quiet. Stephen P Gay are specialists in repatriation if your loved one died abroad, and can make any necessary arrangements in this regard. They also offer home visits if you would prefer to make the funeral arrangements in the comfort of your own home.
Call Stephen P Gay Funeral Service in Longfield at any time of the day or night to begin working together to plan the perfect funeral for your loved one.
What Families Say
AI SummaryMany families emphasize the care and compassion shown by staff throughout the process, describing the team as kind, understanding, and sensitive during an emotionally difficult time. Several note how the office staff guided them patiently through arrangements, while others highlight how the funeral director and attendants treated them with dignity and respect on the day itself.
Communication and support emerge as recurring themes, with families appreciating that staff kept them informed at each stage, answered questions readily, and made themselves available to discuss concerns. A number of reviews mention that arrangements felt effortless or worry-free because the team took charge of details while still honouring the family's wishes.
Families frequently remark on how smoothly the funeral day itself ran, crediting the team's professionalism and organisation for making what is an emotionally demanding occasion feel calm and manageable. Several also note that pricing was reasonable and transparent, with no pressure to spend more than necessary.
This summary is generated by AI from recent verified reviews.
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Professional Standards
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- Offers free, independent arbitration if something goes wrong
Latest Verified Reviews
Debbie Tottman 9th Nov 2026
Very helpful, compassionate and respectful. Would thoroughly recommend their services
Brian Jelley 27th Oct 2026
Everything went off as well as could possibly be expected. Staff there were very helpfuland cooperative.
Anthony Sparling 16th Oct 2026
We cannot thank Stephen P Gray Funeral Directors enough for their kindness, compassion and professionalism during such a difficult time. Every detail was handled with dignity, care and sensitivity, making a very emotional day that little bit easier. Their personal attention and genuine understanding were greatly appreciated. We would highly recommend their excellent services.