John Weir Funeral Directors Rainham

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A family-owned funeral directors, John Weir provides premium quality funeral services for the Rainham community.

Latest Verified Reviews

Gillian Daphne Willson 20th Mar 2023

From the minute I needed support at such a desperately sad time it was given with great respect and empathy. All the staff have been wonderful. I felt like they were part of my own family. My husband would have been so grateful for the loving care and respect taken to support his family so well. Thank you to everyone.

Karen Anita Blake 19th Mar 2023

Excellent professional service.

Sarah Hayward 18th Mar 2023

The compassion and empathy shown to our whole family during a very difficult time was  exceptional. The care taken to ensure everything went how we wanted it to go was wonderful and the service provided cannot be faulted in any way. All staff showed a total respect for my deceased dad and constantly ensured that our grieving family’s needs were met. Nobody wants a funeral directors in their life but if you have to I have absolutely no hesitation in recommending John Weir. Outstanding from start to finish. Thank you so much.

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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

130-132 High Street
Rainham
Kent
ME8 8AR

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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 540582

About Us

John Weir Funeral Directors in Rainham is built on a long tradition of high quality bereavement care in the local community. This office won the Golden Charter award in the category “Regional Funeral Planners of The Year 2015”.

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 Debbie Anderson, the Rainham 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 Rainham 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

Ivy   Kathleen Swan

Ivy Kathleen Swan

Jan 1931 - Feb 2024

Janice Carol   Still

Janice Carol Still

Jan 1944 - Feb 2024

Pamela Joan   Smedmor

Pamela Joan Smedmor

Feb 1937 - Feb 2024

Ronald Albert William   Bain

Ronald Albert William Bain

Feb 1939 - Jan 2024

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Verified Reviews

Verified Reviews

  • 5 Gillian Daphne Willson 20th Mar 2023

    From the minute I needed support at such a desperately sad time it was given with great respect and empathy. All the staff have been wonderful. I felt like they were part of my own family. My husband would have been so grateful for the loving care and respect taken to support his family so well. Thank you to everyone.

  • 5 Karen Anita Blake 19th Mar 2023

    Excellent professional service.

  • 5 Sarah Hayward 18th Mar 2023

    The compassion and empathy shown to our whole family during a very difficult time was  exceptional. The care taken to ensure everything went how we wanted it to go was wonderful and the service provided cannot be faulted in any way. All staff showed a total respect for my deceased dad and constantly ensured that our grieving family’s needs were met. Nobody wants a funeral directors in their life but if you have to I have absolutely no hesitation in recommending John Weir. Outstanding from start to
    finish. Thank you so much.

  • 5 Robert Bennett 17th Mar 2023

    Excellent service,very professional & friendly staff. 
    Everything went with very well on the day without hitch ups. 
    I would definitely recommend them 

  • 5 Jayne Hills 16th Mar 2023

    Thankyou so much for you professionalism and
    compassion, from mum's death to the funeral. For my mum, myself and family. You made everything so stress free at this very hard time.

  • 5 Marie Newman 12th Mar 2023

    Very professional but also very understanding & kind. Thank you to everyone for their help in making this a lovely service & for the personal touches 

  • 5 Susan Bontoft 9th Mar 2023

    The care, respect and compassion shown by Mr John Weir and all his staff to my father and us as a family has been outstanding. Special thanks to Kieran, Ben, Simon and Joe for showing Dad the utmost dignity and to Sharon for coordinating everything so professionally. We couldn't have asked for more. A company with true family values.

  • 5 Hilary Harwood 7th Mar 2023

    John  Weir gave us a first class, very personal service in all respects. The empathy, attention to detail, advice and responsiveness shown was both reassuring and comforting at every step of the way.

  • 5 Jeremy Barrett 5th Mar 2023

    John Weir's representatives Deana and Shane were very professional, knowledgeable and helpful. They co-ordinated everything for us, we were very pleased, the funeral day went very smooth everything was organised and connected without issue and dignified. excellent, Thank You :)

  • 5 Ann Hopkins 4th Mar 2023

    From the moment we contacted them, all the staff at John Weir were amazing. They dealt with our mother’s funeral with dignity and care. Thank you so much for your kindness throughout. 

  • 5 Fiona Pegg 4th Mar 2023

    John Weir, Rainham came highly recommended to us. The first person we encountered was Shane when he came to the Care Home to collect Mum. This was handled with much empathy and sensitivity. We then called into the office and Anna dealt with us. Everything was well explained in a most sympathetic manner with nothing too much trouble. This excellent treatment carried on throughout the period leading up to the actual Funeral. Once more, Shane was looking after us on the day itself which exceeded our expectations. The cars were immaculate and the drive down to the crematorium very smooth and stately, again nothing was too much trouble. During the service itself, the picture show was excellent and the streaming service unobtrusive.

    Thank you very much everyone at John Weir, we shall certainly recommend you.

  • 5 Deborah Janice Gregory 27th Feb 2023

    Everyone has been so kind and helpful throughout the whole process, from the private ambulance the night of passing, to the gentlemen taking care of every detail on the day of the funeral. I didn't get everyone's names, but would like to publicly thank them all, especially Sharon who guided us through everything;She has been wonderful throughout.
    People are reluctant to talk about funerals, but everyone at Weir's has made the whole process, as serene and dignified as possibly , at such an emotional and difficult time.

  • 5 Peter Riley 27th Feb 2023

    Dena and Kev handled our day with both professionalism and sensitivity.We could have not asked for more.An excellent service all round at a difficult time.Thank you.

  • 5 Stuart Hirst 26th Feb 2023

    We are all very impressed with the service from John Weir.  Attention to detail was excellent.  Would particularly like to mention Sharon for the efficient administration and personal service and Kevin on the funeral day.  Thank you 

  • 5 Kerri Sherwood 24th Feb 2023

    From the moment we made the phone to John Weir we were made to feel at ease. We had a home visit from Deana as my nan is terminally ill and couldn’t come in to the shop to arrange her husbands funeral. (Something that another funeral home couldn’t accommodate for us). Deans sat with us for a while and really got to know our family and explained everything to us. We are so happy we chose this company to look after our loved one. The funeral was lovely and the drivers even catered for my nan by allowing us to drive up to the chapel at the cemetery, they then drove my car round to the back for me. So much care and attention to detail went in to the day and we can’t thank all the staff enough. 

  • 5 Kelly Upshon 21st Feb 2023

    We can’t fault John Weir.  They were efficient, professional and sensitive to our needs at all times.  Anna was excellent and we felt confident at all times that she would ensure all necessary arrangements were in place, which was a weight off our minds.  Our thanks also to Simon, who was on hand at the funeral to ensure everything went smoothly and to Peter Tongue, our celebrant, who was very patient and did a great job for us.  

  • 5 Ian Herrod 10th Feb 2023

    My thanks to Anna and team at John Weir. All arrangements were made smoothly and with compassion, we were kept well informed at all times about the process.

  • 5 Garry Paul Read 6th Feb 2023

    Excellent service from being picked up to being dropped .Mr Weir and his team run an exemplary service .Thoughly recommended in all parts of the cremation process.Garry Paul Read

  • 5 Michael Ross Knowles 6th Feb 2023

    Just wanted to say that at such sad times, it always helps to have friendly and professional people to guide you through these things. So a big thanks to John Weir and particularly Sharon at the Rainham Branch for her compassionate help and to Kev for his help on the day. The day went really well. I would also like to mention that the Celebrant, Bridget, made the service and the day was really upbeat and it was a lovely celebration of my Dad's life. THANK YOU.

  • 5 Carol Anne Hanscombe 5th Feb 2023

    A very professional yet personal service, nothing was too much trouble and we were treated with compassion right from the first contact. Sharon was especially helpful and supportive through an extremely difficult time.

  • 5 Jenna Hall 2nd Feb 2023

    John and Anna went above and beyond to give my Nan the best send off, Anna kept us updated along the way and and made the whole process so much easier than I imagined. Thankyou Jenna and family 

  • 5 Sarah Jane Harris 29th Jan 2023

    Sharon at John Weir has been fantastic . She answered my initial phone call and was so kind and calm . The whole way through John Weir was efficient , professional , sensitive and kind . At the crematorium everything was orgainsed beautifully and Shane was so kind . I would thoroughly recommend John Weir .

  • 5 Sarah Anne Austin 22nd Jan 2023

    Nice, kind and very helpful people. Helped me arrange a lovely send off for my mum. Very caring and respectful, can't thank them enough for helping me though this.

  • 5 Margaret Clark 22nd Jan 2023

    My family and I were more than satisfied by your service and would like to say thank you very much,  Margaret Clark 

  • 5 Jane Elizabeth Williams 17th Jan 2023

    Everybody we met from John Weir was so kind, helpful and thoughtful.

    Deana steered us carefully through a difficult and emotional time, her professionalism and empathy were exemplary.

    As a family we are very grateful for the care and attention we all received - Thank you so much.

Address
130-132 High Street
Rainham
Kent
ME8 8AR

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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

Gillian Daphne Willson 20th Mar 2023

From the minute I needed support at such a desperately sad time it was given with great respect and empathy. All the staff have been wonderful. I felt like they were part of my own family. My husband would have been so grateful for the loving care and respect taken to support his family so well. Thank you to everyone.

Karen Anita Blake 19th Mar 2023

Excellent professional service.

Sarah Hayward 18th Mar 2023

The compassion and empathy shown to our whole family during a very difficult time was  exceptional. The care taken to ensure everything went how we wanted it to go was wonderful and the service provided cannot be faulted in any way. All staff showed a total respect for my deceased dad and constantly ensured that our grieving family’s needs were met. Nobody wants a funeral directors in their life but if you have to I have absolutely no hesitation in recommending John Weir. Outstanding from start to finish. Thank you so much.

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