T J Parry & Family Funeral Directors Ltd

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An independent and family-run funeral directors in Burton Upon Trent, serving the Midlands with bespoke funeral arrangements.

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

188-189 Horninglow Street
Burton upon Trent
Staffordshire
DE14 1NG

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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

Professional Standards

  • 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

About Us

T. J. Parry & Family Independent Funeral Directors in Burton Upon Trent are ready to arrange unique and personal funerals for the bereaved throughout the Midlands.

Timothy and his caring family team are able to take care of every aspect of funeral arrangements in house; from floristy to custom made coffins. They can assist in creating lasting memorial items using ashes from a cremation including glass keepsakes and jewellery.

T. J. Parry & Family’s professional team is ready to discuss any type of funeral your loved one might have wanted. They can arrange religious ceremonies of any faith as well as non-denominational funerals and celebrations of life. They are also able to help arrange green options such as natural and woodland burials.

They are able to supply almost any form of funeral transport. Whether that be modern or traditional hearses and family cars, or something more unique such as a horse-drawn or motorbike hearse.

Their funeral home in Burton Upon Trent has a peaceful chapel of rest where you can view your loved ones prior to the funeral and say your final goodbyes. They also have comfortable and private consultation rooms where you can discuss funeral arrangements.

Call T. J. Parry & Family Independent Funeral Directors today and begin arranging the perfect funeral for your loved one.

Latest Obituaries

Paul   Hampton

Paul Hampton

Nov 1972 - Aug 2026

Steve   Hall

Steve Hall

Jun 1950 - Jul 2026

John 'Jock'   Currie

John 'Jock' Currie

Feb 1940 - Aug 2026

Carole Anne    McDonald

Carole Anne McDonald

Oct 1950 - Jul 2026

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What Families Say

AI Summary

Many families emphasise the compassionate and professional care shown by the entire team from first contact through the funeral service, particularly noting how Tim listens carefully to their wishes and guides them through what can feel overwhelming while treating their loved one with dignity and respect at every stage.

Families repeatedly mention the exceptional attention to detail—from small thoughtful touches like rose petals left on pillows and wallet-sized memory cards, to the smooth running of the funeral day itself where nothing seems left to chance or improvised.

Several families note the strong and constant communication they received, describing how readily available the team was to answer questions, update them on arrangements, and adjust plans when needed, which helped ease the stress of a difficult time.

This summary is generated by AI from recent verified reviews.

Verified Reviews

Verified Reviews

  • 5 Wendy Taylor 14th Jun 2025

    This May, my world fell apart when I lost my husband suddenly. In such an unimaginable time, choosing T. J. Parry & Family Funeral Directors was effortless - I had heard wonderful things about their services, and the glowing reviews reaffirmed that Tim was the right person to care for my husband.




    From our first meeting to the day my husband was laid to rest, Tim displayed unwavering professionalism and compassion, making an incredibly painful and heartbreaking experience more bearable. His service was truly comprehensive; he handled every detail, from paperwork and transportation to liaising with third parties, ensuring that my family was relieved of any additional stress. Tim remained in constant contact, offering reassurance, calmness, and a listening ear whenever we needed it.




    The respect and care that Tim and his team showed my husband were profoundly moving. The thoughtful gestures, the smallest details, and their dedication to making his final journey truly perfect meant the world to us. Their knowledge, meticulous attention to detail, and genuine kindness were unparalleled, and for that, my family and I will always be deeply grateful.




    I wholeheartedly recommend Tim and the team at T. J. Parry & Family Funeral Directors. Their support and dedication helped us create a beautiful and dignified farewell for my beloved husband, and for that, we cannot thank them them enough.

  • 5 Nikki Moss 13th Jun 2025

    The service received from everyone at TJ Parry’s was amazing. Everything was sorted with no fuss and Alan was looked after very respectfully. We cannot thank everyone enough for making this bad time for us easy thankyou .

  • 5 Andy Roberts 11th Jun 2025

    The care attention support and organisation from the time they collected my mother to the day of the funeral couldn’t have been better.

  • 5 John Spendlove 7th Jun 2025

    Absolutely top notch service from all the team at T J Parry & Family funeral directors!! I would not hesitate in recommending them to anybody, thank you for your professionalism and care!!

  • 5 Phillip Gee 3rd Jun 2025

    Tj parrey gives a good insight on the way he does things and they gives you help in any way they can will use then again simply the best

  • 5 John Pritchard 1st Jun 2025

    Excellent and professional service
    Made a difficult time a little easier
    So glad we chose Parry’s 
    Highly recommended

  • 5 Julie Haley 30th May 2025

    Tim and his team were excellent, from the moment we first met, we couldn't have asked for a more professional service. Their attention to detail was outstanding, their kindness and thoughtfulness throughout our sad journey was impeccable.

    A first class team, thank you all.

  • 5 Bridget De 26th May 2025

    The moment our family met with Tim and his team we knew we were in safe and very capable hands. We were all treated with the utmost respect and the process of the funeral was sublime. At this heartbreaking time we were fully supported and nothing was any trouble. The funeral was extremely hard but Tim and his team made it beautiful. We could not have wished for better. We all thank you so very much.

  • 5 Paul Fairhurst 24th May 2025

    Very professional and caring from start to finish.

  • 5 Lorraine Stone 20th May 2025

    Absolutely fantastic understanding thank you Tim one in a million 

  • 5 Ryan Pegg 18th May 2025

    Tim and the rest of the team were brilliant. They took care of everything and delivered a very professional service that was thoughtful and well prepared. I am glad that we found Tim as everything was well managed and they helped everyone involved through the process.

  • 5 Shaun Fotheringham 17th May 2025

    Tim and his team have been absolutely fantastic dealing with my mums funeral compassion is ingrained in to each and everyone of them i can't thank them enough especially tim nothing is to much trouble

  • 5 Linda Lester 13th May 2025

    Thank you Tim and your team for taking Geoff into your care and looking after him before and during his Funeral. It was so touching to see the respect shown to him and to hear him spoken about with such care and kindness.
    Thank you also for your caring manner and guidance when helping us decide on how to organise Geoff's service. Your suggestions making it all the more personal.
    On the day of Geoff's Funeral I was so touched by the respect that you and your team showed to Geoff (and his family). Your calm,efficient yet compassionate manner and the reassuring way in which you guided us through it all felt very supportive.
    Many of those present on Friday commented on the exemplary way that everything was carried out. We cannot thank you enough. Bless you and your team. Linda, Daniel and Dom and Jean and family.

  • 5 Paul Eccleshall 13th May 2025

    Nothing was too much trouble as far as Tim was concerned when he carried out my late Dad’s funeral. The attention to detail was excellent. Funerals are the hardest part in life to plan and though we don’t always think about them until the time comes I would certainly recommend that people consider T J Parry funeral Directors when needed. 

  • 5 Briony Rimmington 6th May 2025

    Very respectful & precessional service. Highly recommend 

  • 5 Hugh Timms 5th May 2025

    Very good service and very professional

  • 5 Jackie Holden 4th May 2025

    This was a very difficult situation regarding the death of William because of the circumstances that he was found in, however you made his final journey a peaceful one with the utmost dignity, care and attention, Thankyou 

  • 5 Tom Fermor 4th May 2025

    Tim and his team went above and beyond to make sure we had the funeral that my dad would have wanted.
    Nothing was too much trouble. Tim dealt with our various interesting requests brilliantly.
    I have no quarms about recommending TJ Parry's to anyone who is still as yet undecided about where they should go.

  • 5 Lisa Jenkins 28th Apr 2025

    Excellent service.very kind .helpfull. lost my son to leukemia just got to pick his ashes up soon thank u so much ..

  • 5 Pauline Lyon 27th Apr 2025

    Tim looked after us from the start with dignity and respect, we felt nothing was too much trouble for him. Everything went absolutely perfectly, we couldn’t have asked for anything more.
    A lot of people there commented on how nice  everything was, thank you so much.

  • 5 Jeannie Topliss 15th Apr 2025

    Tim and his team showed exceptional professionalism, care and compassion from the 1st phonecall to being dropped of at the wake. Their attention to detail is fantastic, making a difficult day a little easier.

  • 5 Tim Coltman 6th Apr 2025

    Excellent service from TJ Parry.
    Attention to detail is outstanding.
    Nothing is too much trouble and the respect shown in preparation for the funeral and on the day itself by all the staff is superb.
    Highly recommended.

  • 5 Andy Roberts 6th Apr 2025

    The level of care and professionalism was excellent.
    Everyone was so nice.
    We could not have asked for anything better.

  • 5 Barbara Bagnall 1st Apr 2025

    Thank you Tim and everyone at Tjparry for the lovely service you gave us for Jane Germans funeral.Thank you for your help,in organising her funeral,your compassion and professional knowledge made a sad time bearable.also for all wearing a pop of colour with your ties and the greyhound bunting as Jane requested .Many thanks again from ,Janes family in Australia and Barbara &Angie .

  • 5 Kady Robinson 1st Apr 2025

    I could not thank T J Parry & Family Funeral Directors Ltd enough for handling George’s funeral arrangements. They have huge compassion at every step of the way, right from the initial arrangements, through to his service. Tim was professional and caring and made a very difficult time a little easier. 

Address
188-189 Horninglow Street
Burton upon Trent
Staffordshire
DE14 1NG

Open map

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

Professional Standards

  • 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

Wendy Taylor 14th Jun 2025

This May, my world fell apart when I lost my husband suddenly. In such an unimaginable time, choosing T. J. Parry & Family Funeral Directors was effortless - I had heard wonderful things about their services, and the glowing reviews reaffirmed that Tim was the right person to care for my husband. From our first meeting to the day my husband was laid to rest, Tim displayed unwavering professionalism and compassion, making an incredibly painful and heartbreaking experience more bearable. His service was truly comprehensive; he handled every detail, from paperwork and transportation to liaising with third parties, ensuring that my family was relieved of any additional stress. Tim remained in constant contact, offering reassurance, calmness, and a listening ear whenever we needed it. The respect and care that Tim and his team showed my husband were profoundly moving. The thoughtful gestures, the smallest details, and their dedication to making his final journey truly perfect meant the world to us. Their knowledge, meticulous attention to detail, and genuine kindness were unparalleled, and for that, my family and I will always be deeply grateful. I wholeheartedly recommend Tim and the team at T. J. Parry & Family Funeral Directors. Their support and dedication helped us create a beautiful and dignified farewell for my beloved husband, and for that, we cannot thank them them enough.

Nikki Moss 13th Jun 2025

The service received from everyone at TJ Parry’s was amazing. Everything was sorted with no fuss and Alan was looked after very respectfully. We cannot thank everyone enough for making this bad time for us easy thankyou .

Andy Roberts 11th Jun 2025

The care attention support and organisation from the time they collected my mother to the day of the funeral couldn’t have been better.

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