Simple Kent Funerals

My Sister and I are saying a MASSIVE THANK YOU to Toby at Simple Kent Funerals.From the minute we me met him we had no doubt that we were in safe hands, he guided us through a difficult time with his sympathetic and caring nature as well as helping us with all of the practical advice we needed. Toby has the compassion and skill to be able to tune in to any unique situation making for a truly personal and moving occasion.We are forever thankful to him.

Excellent service. Highly recommended. We were so glad we found Toby. He guided us through all of the arrangements for my wife's mother's funeral with kindness and sensitivity with a personal touch which gave us a sense of calm during a difficult time which was important to us. Toby took on everything that needed arranging and co-ordinating which took a lot of stress off of our shoulders. He kept us updated regularly so that we always felt we were in safe capable hands. Nothing was too much trouble, despite all of our questions, we always felt that he was always making dedicated time for us from the moment he took mum into his care. He guided us through each step so that we always knew what to expect. He listened carefully to our needs in line with mum's wishes for a natural burial and worked efficiently to ensure that we had a service in line with those wishes and expectations. We never felt concerned or worried. From the first time of contact when made initial enquiries to the day that we met up with him, we were assured by his professionalism and experience that he could deliver the type of ceremony we wanted. He also recommended a wonderful florist who arranged a beautiful unique sheaf and garland. On the day, Toby was our celebrant and oversaw the service compassionately. He set the tone and gently guided and supported us but at the same time allowed us the space and time to celebrate and grieve for our mum. He delivered a beautiful committal reading which was so appropriate for mum's funeral in a lovely setting, which we found very touching, relevant and powerful. Because of Toby and his team and his meticulous arrangements, everything went smoothly on the day which meant that our last moments with mum resulted in a beautiful personal and peaceful ceremony.We would highly recommend Toby. He is very approachable and understanding. We also thought that his fees were very reasonable and competitive for the individual service he delivered to us.

Toby is so helpful I really would recommend his services to anyone. I was in the industry myself for many years. Toby can help you do a traditional service or something different I was very impressed with what he had to offer.

Planning a funeral is never easy, but when we had to plan my mother's, Toby made the whole thing simple and straightforward. He was completely flexible and sensitive to our needs; guided us where we needed it and was generally a joy to work with. After all was said and done, we had people come up to us and congratulate us on one of the best funerals that they'd ever been to. I cannot recommend Simple Kent Funerals highly enough - and excellent value for money too!

I want to thank Simple Kent Funerals for making an incredibly difficult time a little bit easier to bear.Toby came to see us shortly after my Dad's death. He sensitively navigated our emotions, listened to our wishes & guided us through our options. He even recommended the most wonderful local florist who offered the difference we wanted for Dad.Toby kept in regular contact with myself, my brother & my mum so we knew exactly what was happening, even providing a timeline.On the day of the funeral he was sensitive & supportive of my two eldest nephews who both acted as bearers for their beloved Grandad.From beginning to end, I could not recommend Simple Kent Funerals more highly. Thankyou Toby & your team!

Our family is so glad we chose Simple Kent funerals for the arrangements for my husband, (a beloved father and grandfather). Knowing nothing beforehand, we found SKF’s website via Google and liked the ethos of this local company. We were so lucky to make the perfect choice.Toby couldn’t have been more understanding, warm and sensitive to our wishes from the initial visit to my house, while making arrangements, to delivering the beautiful woven basket after cremation. Everything was as simple as my husband had wanted and we felt in safe hands throughout, which certainly helped us all through a very difficult time.A very personal and genuinely caring service which we wholeheartedly recommend. Thank you for everything you did, Toby - we are very grateful.

After loosing my mum we just wanted a funeral that was more personal to us in familiar surroundings without the formal crematorium ceremony so we contacted Simple Kent Funerals and arranged a meeting at home with Toby.Mum loved the garden and flowers, so Toby suggested we had the funeral in the garden, which is something we had no idea was even possible. On the day we picked flowers from the garden and laid them on the wicker casket and we all said our goodbyes in a very relaxed atmosphere, it was quite beautiful and very much what mum would have wanted.We highly recommend Toby as he was very considerate to our feelings and gave us the opportunity to say goodbye in a very special way.Thank you so very much TobyJulie and peter

Thank you so much Toby for mums funeral. Toby was kind and considerate to our needs as we didn’t want a traditional funeral. He came to our house and we discussed my mum and how she loved the garden he suggested that we had the service in the garden. I didn’t know this could be done.! On the day of the service we all picked flowers from the garden and laid them on a beautiful wicker basket and Toby held the most amazing service on a beautiful sunny day. This was very personal to us and made saying our goodbyes easier and so much more in a natural environment. Thank you again Toby

Toby made a difficult and emotional time easier for us. He looked after Mum with compassion. Thank you for making the day special and bearable.

I can’t thank Simple Kent Funerals enough for helping us as a family through the process of saying goodbye to my mum. The service of celebration was perfect if you can say such a thing about a celebration of life! I like to think that mum would’ve loved it. Simple Kent Funerals provided a gentle guiding hand. Thank you