Howarth Funerals, Denby Dale Road, Wakefield

Howarth Funerals is an independent, family-run funeral service based on Denby Dale Road in Thornes, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, offering traditional funeral arrangements, direct cremation for families with limited budgets, and simple, basic funeral services alongside floral tributes, coffin and urn selection, and funeral buffets.

The business is a fourth-generation family firm, founded when Raymond Howarth became a funeral director in Wakefield in 1940. It is now led by Ian Howarth alongside family members Neil Howarth and Lynne Howarth, who bring their own professional qualifications to the practice. The firm holds accreditation with the National Association of Funeral Directors, the Society of Allied and Independent Funeral Directors, the British Institute of Funeral Directors and the British Institute of Embalmers, and offers pre-paid funeral plans through a Golden Charter partnership.

The business operates three chapels of rest across Wakefield, Thornes and Crigglestone, giving families a local space to visit their loved one, with a private office and residence at 2A Tenterfield Road, Ossett, and a 24-hour phone service for families needing support outside office hours.