Contract funerals
We have a duty to arrange a funeral for people who have passed away if no known next of kin are located, or the next of kin are either unwilling or unable to make arrangements.
We are usually notified by the Essex Coroner's Service. When the coroner's officer has completed enquiries and is unable to trace next of kin, they contact us and we begin the arrangement of a contract funeral.
Contract Funerals 2026/27
David Hudson | 23 Benyon Court, Peartree Close, South Ockendon, Essex, RM156PY | 03/03/2026 | £650 |
Ian Scott | No address | 10/06/2026 | £650 |
Paul Guinanne | 4A 7 Victoria Chase,, South Ockendon, Essex, RM15 6RF | 21/07/2026 | £650 |
Trevor Betsworth | Flat 18 Sejant House, Bridge Road, Grays, Essex | 28/09/2026 | £650 |
Ernest Mitchell | 28 Benyon Court, Peartree Close, South Ockendon, Essex, RM15 6PY | 08/10/2026 | £650 |
Michelle Morgan | Flat 33 Elizabeth Gardens, Long Lane, Grays, Essex, RM16 2PQ | 12/10/2026 | £650 |
Contract funerals 2025/26
Name | Address | Date of Burial | Cost of Funeral |
Linda Ellis | 33 Astley, Grays, Essex, RM17 6UY | 24/09/2025 | £650 |
Mark Lake | 17 Wharf Road, Stanford Le /hope, Essex | 27/09/2025 | £650 |
Michael Vaughan | 64 Clayburn Gardens, South Ockendon, Essex, RM15 6AU | 10/11/2025 | £650 |
Arkar Mon | 127 Stifford Road, South Ockendon Essex RM15 6EP | 09/12/2025 | £650 |
Contract funerals 2024/25
| Name | Address | Date of Burial | Cost of Funeral | |
| Kevin Barber | 14 Johns Way, Buckles Lane, South Ockendon, Essex | 14/01/2025 |
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| Michael Patrick Hetherstone | Bluebell Care Home, Stanley Road, Grays, Essex RM17 6QZ | 22/10/2024 | £450 | |
| Roy Luxton | New Maltings, 3 High Street, Aveley RM15 4BY | 08/07/2024 | £450 | |
| Doris Irene Warnes | Carolyne House, Waterson Road, Chadwell St Mary, Essex RM16 4LD | 22/10/2024 | £450 |
Contract funerals 2023/24
| Name | Address | Date of funeral | Fee paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Morris | Grays Court Care Home, Church Street, Grays, RM17 6EG | 14/06/2023 | £450 |
| George Francis Charles | 96 Whitehall Lane, Grays, RM17 6SY | 30/05/2023 | £450 |
Contract funerals 2022/23
| Name | Address | Date of funeral | Fee paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Harvey | 186 Seabrook Rise, Grays, RM17 6BL | 17/08/2022 | £350 |
| Ronald William Buckley | 137 Araglen Avenue, South Ockendon, RM15 5DQ | 28/04/2022 | £350 |
Contract funerals 2021/22
| Name | Address | Date of funeral | Fee paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen William Andrew Ashburn, known as Stephanie Anne Ashburn | 30 Christchurch Road, Tilbury, RM18 8XP | 28 August 2021 | £630 |
| Earnest George Pariser | 74 Lime Close, South Ockendon, RM15 6NW | 12 August 2021 | £350 |
| James Laurence Griffin | Tasmania House, 53 Hobart Road, Tilbury, RM18 7SP | 17 July 2021 | £350 |
| Kirsty Jane Moorhouse | 27 Clayburn Gardens, South Ockendon, RM15 6AT | 30 April 2021 | £350 |
Contract funerals 2020/21
| Name | Address | Date of funeral | Fee paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hugh Connaughton | 119 Vincent House, Schoolfield Road, Grays, RM20 3AN | 23 March 2021 | £350 |
| Martin John Greetham | 27 Freeman Court, Stanford-le-Hope, SS17 7RH | 1 May 2020 | £265 |
| Emmanuel Mbayo | Flat above Magno Café, 535 London Road, Grays, RM20 4AD | 2 April 2020 | £265 |
| Anita Morris | 2 Davall House, Argent Street, Grays, RM17 6LP | 2 April 2020 | £265 |
Contract funerals 2019/20
| Name | Address | Date of funeral | Fee paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sidney James Vale | 69 Frederick Andrews Court, Silver Locke Road, Grays, RM17 6EA | 10 February 2020 | £265 |
| Erwin Grahl | 58 Annifer Way, South Ockendon, RM15 5BT | 10 February 2020 | £265 |
| Stephen (Thomas) Buckman | The Willows, Buckles Lane, South Ockendon, RM15 6RS | 23 October 2019 | £265 |
Contract funerals 2018/19
| Name | Address | Date of funeral | Fee paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Andrew Clark | 81 Grove Road, Grays, RM17 6JZ | 18 February 2019 | £265 |
| Jules Julien Felicien | Bennett Lodge, Waterson Road, Grays, RM16 4LD | 18 May 2018 | £265 |
Contract funerals 2017/18
| Name | Address | Date of funeral | Fee paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Housden | 21 Piggs Corner, Southend Road, Grays, RM17 5RS | 7 February 2018 | £265 |
| Alan Ramsey Chalmers | 76 Ravel Gardens, Aveley, RM15 4NH | 30 January 2018 | £265 |
| Michael Palfreyman | Willow Lodge, Calcutta Road, Tilbury, RM18 7QJ | 10 August 2017 | £275 |
| William Charles Farrow | Willow Lodge, Calcutta Road, Tilbury, RM18 7QJ | 8 August 2017 | To be paid from the estate |
| Peter Frederick Stephen Wade – AKA Lewis | 2 Balfour Court, Balfour Road, Grays, RM17 5NS | 18 May 2017 | £275 |
Contract funerals 2016/17
| Name | Address | Date of funeral | Fee paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| James T Clark | 29 Lewes Close, Grays, RM17 6QG | 30 June 2016 | £265 |
| Micheal J Wilson | 57 George Crooks House, New Road, Grays, RM17 6PS | 9 May 2016 | £265 |
Contract funerals 2015/16
| Name | Address | Date of funeral | Fee paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Johnson, otherwise Anthony Richard Turner | 36 River Court, Centurion Way, Purfleet, RM19 1ZY | 5 August 2015 | £265 |
| Phillip Hoadley | 88 Hogg Lane, Grays, RM17 5QT | 4 August 2015 | £265 |
| George Thomas Sutton | 45 Fairview Avenue, Stanford-le-Hope, SS17 0DT | 23 June 2015 | £265 |
| Anthony Desmond Smith | 204 Seabrooke Rise, Grays, RM17 6BL | 18 June 2015 | £265 |