SD Brown Funeral Directors, Lisburn

S.D. Brown Funeral Directors and Monumental Masons has been set up specifically to develop and offer the best possible service available. The company offers a complete solution, including consultation, consolation, communication and construction, all carried out by your personal Funeral Director, whatever your needs, we are here for you.

Who are we?
We are a private limited company, independent, and wholly owned and run by David Brown and Gary Maguire, who are the directors and managers of the business. Trained and qualified in our respective skills of Undertaking, Embalming, and Stone Masonry – you will be assured at all times of dealing directly with someone to whom your requirements matter.

Our Service

• We will meet with you and the closest family members to agree and formalise your requirements ensuring the funeral is carried out to your wishes.
• We will liaise with the church, cemetery or crematorium and organise all details: service time, place, opening of grave, and attend to any special requirements you might have.
• We shall collect the deceased from the place of death, and prepare as requested.
• We shall provide facilities to view the deceased if required.
• We shall purchase the grave if required.
• We shall provide the funeral casket/urn.
• We will provide all necessary vehicles.
• We will attend to all the administrative requirements concerning the burial/cremation, place all notices in the newspapers.
• We shall advise on, design and produce the Order of Service per instruction.
• We shall arrange floral tributes.
• We shall accept and administer charitable donations in lieu of flowers.
• We shall design and construct a memorial to your requirements, and can offer a wide range of grave accessories.
• We will add lettering to existing stonework.
• We will carry out complete restoration of existing headstones.
• A repatriation service is available.
• We shall provide advice at all stages of the procedure and ensure all legal requirements are adhered to.
• We will provide a grave maintenance service.

The Funeral Cars
We are proud to offer you the services you would expect of a modern funeral home. Our purpose built cars are from the Vauxhall Omega range, and include a saloon, a limousine, and our hearse, all appropriately coloured black and finished with grey interior.

We assure you the maximum of discretion will be used at all times when it comes to your choice of vehicle. We will ask and advise you on which car you might wish to use for the various journeys which have to be completed, eg. movement of your loved one from place of death to our facilities for preparation, home-taking of your loved one if part of the funeral service or viewing is at, or from home, or movement of close family pre and post the funeral service.
All the company vehicles are here for you to inspect at 4 Sackville Street in Lisburn.

FUNERAL COSTS
The cost of a funeral is made up of a number of items, some of which are straightforward and directly under your control, even though we will carry out the duty with or for you, these include:

• The buying of a grave, if required.
• Organising and paying the grave opening fees.
• The choice of the casket, coffin or urn.
• The use of our range of chauffeur driven cars, Saloon / Limousine / Hearse – we would be pleased to confirm a rate per journey / daily rate.
• The use of our purpose built private facilities, such as The Church, The Lynn/ Dawson rooms.
• Staffing the funeral service as per your requirements.
• The employ of any performing artist, e.g. soloist / musician(s).
• The provision of Orders of Service to your specification.