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Amanda-Louise Funeral Services - Your Award Winning, Quality Assured, Modern Independent Lady Funeral Directors serving across West Somerset, Exmoor, Somerset and Devon

Meet the Team - Amanda-Louise Funeral Directors

At Amanda-Louise's we are award winning and quality assured by SAIF (the main body who set standards for independent funeral directors and inspects them). We arrange and conduct funerals mainly in the South West but have worked across the UK and Ireland. We value those who work for Amanda-Louise.

We want you to feel confident and connected with the people arranging your funeral. We know how important a person’s story is when you’re getting to know someone, so here is a little bit of information for each member of our team.

Amanda-Louise Knight (BA) Hons

Amanda-Louise owns the business and is the lead funeral director and undertaker - click to read Amanda-Louise's story

Amanda-Louise Knight BA (Hons) owner and lead funeral director undertaker wearing her funeral attire custom made by Lyn Oaks

Gill Carroll

Gill is one of our lady funeral directors, having joined us in 2023. Gill has a wealth of experience and skillset, having served in the police and medical environment.

Gill works alongside Amanda-Louise sensitively caring for our deceased guests, or can be found supporting our clients as their dedicated funeral director. She has even be known to be a bearer for us too.

Gill lives in Minehead and has two adult children, and enjoys walking and running.

You will often see Gill at our funerals, either as funeral director or working alongside Amanda-Louise
Amanda-Louise with Gill, Eddie, Chris and Rob with our vintage hearse in black and burgundy and now our bearers can wear matching burgundy ties for a softer presence if required

Why We Love What We Do

We have developed into a unique funeral business privileged working with our awesome clients (although its a pleasure to get to know everyone albeit under such sad circumstances) They are the first to tell us how uplifting we are, with our positive can-do attitudes, how we like to ensure they have choice, in control of the decisions and that we never dictate what a funeral should look like, nor do we rush you. We've gained a reputation as a fresh approach when it matters the most. We are definitely client centric - we love people and getting to know about their loved ones stories, so that when its time to commemorate them, we capture the very essence of their spirit.

Our caring professional team at Amanda-Louise Funeral Director Services, are proud to support families in Minehead, Exmoor, Taunton, Bridgwater and all the surrounding villages and towns across Somerset and Devon. They have even been booked by families in Hampshire and Dorset whom wanted our lady funeral director services, as distance is no trouble for this team. Currently, Amanda-Louise Funeral Directors have supported a family travelling to Ireland with their repatriation services.

Our Gift for You Of Time

We wont rush you into making big decisions. We can open you up to a world of possibilities, as lets face it, we only have one chance to say goodbye, so we'll help you have whats right for you. We ensure every detail counts. And this means we save you time, stress and the hard work navigating around planning a funeral, and on the day itself leave us to ensure everything goes smoothly.

Funeral Directors Amanda-Louise and Gill are friendly professionals who know arranging a funeral can be overwhelming for many, so their sensitive approach enables families to feel at ease, as they listen to the families and guide them step by step. Their ethos is that as everyone is unique in life, so funerals can be too, so each funeral is different at Amanda-Louises, so in a non judgemental way families can have funerals that are discreet, traditional, military, modern, natural to those that are head turning or reflect the very essence of the person they are commemorating. And all coordinated in a face to face manner, often over a cuppa.

What's Our Top Secret?

We love what we do - well that's not really a secret if you know us already!

Communication, its our key to success; from listening to you, inspiring you, to laugh, smile and cry with you, and to calm you when you need a shoulder to lean on. And importantly as we hold your hands, we'll be working in sync within our own friendly team, and in harmony with all the other suppliers.

Amanda-Louise Owner and Funeral Director has been in business supporting people and as a public speaker for many years, her strength in building rapport with everyone is genuine, friendly and supportive. Both Amanda-Louise and Gill Funeral Director, their mission is to make everyone feel at ease and reassured. And their partner suppliers whom work alongside them, have been hand picked by Amanda-Louise ensuring everyone provides a high end product or service to her families.

So That Makes Us, Simply Us

Discover how Amanda-Louise and the team can help you whatever your vision is for your day to say farewell, our award winning and quality assured services are ready whenever you are, whenever you need us.

Our focus is on offering people practical help and personal support. Our guidance will help you understand all aspects of preparation and arranging a funeral.

We have tried to cover every aspect of the funeral process however you are welcome to contact us on 01643 800335 if you have any further questions or need any advice.

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We offer a extensive range of caskets, urns, flower arrangements, cars and hearses all designed to make planning a funeral as easy as possible.

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