A J Wakely & Sons has been an independent, family-run funeral director since 1897, with four generations of the Wakely family serving Dorset and Somerset. The Sherborne branch on Newland is one of several offices across the region, including Bridport, Beaminster, Chard, Crewkerne, Ilminster, Lyme Regis, Wincanton and Yeovil.
Families arranging a funeral in Sherborne benefit from experienced, sensitive support drawn from more than a century of local knowledge, with a manager or director always available outside normal hours for families who need immediate advice.
Professional membership of the National Association of Funeral Directors, the Society of Allied and Independent Funeral Directors, and the British Institute of Embalmers underlines the firm's ongoing commitment to high standards of care for the Sherborne community.
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