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 SummaryFamilies repeatedly mention the care and compassion shown by staff throughout the entire process, describing how the team made what could have been overwhelming feel manageable through patient, attentive support from the initial phone call through to the funeral day itself.
Many families highlight how smoothly the funeral ran on the day, crediting the professionalism and respectful guidance of staff who explained what was happening and checked on their wellbeing, making the experience dignified without feeling rushed or pressured.
Communication and follow-through are subjects families return to often, with several noting that staff were readily available to answer questions, kept them informed at every stage, and were willing to accommodate specific requests without fuss or argument.
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Latest Verified Reviews
Robert Tily 19th Apr 2024
Stephen p gay in Longfield and Sam in particular couldn’t have been more accommodating and professional a great service
Sylvia Roberts 18th Apr 2024
Found Pauline very helpful at all times. Thank you.
Dawn Sumner 13th Apr 2024
We couldn’t ask for better . Everything ran smoothly from the first meeting . I felt visiting the chapel of rest to say my last goodbye was peaceful . I especially liked how the coffin was presented with the lace cover . The day of the funeral was all conducted perfectly a special thanks to Stephen himself who lead and informed us of everything throughout the day . A thank you to all and totally recommend.