Bereavement support & funeral directors

“I used Miles & Daughters 16 years ago for my mum's funeral. When my stepfather passed away I had no hesitation in contacting them again. They answered my never-ending questions promptly and without making me feel like a nuisance. Everything was seamless from start to finish.” — Francesca D.

“A special thanks to their team who we met at the hospice where our dad had spent his last days — they couldn't have been more sensitive and caring. I couldn't recommend Miles & Daughters more highly.” — Nicky V.

“Compassion and care throughout the situation. An extremely professional service.” — steve g.

“Thank you Sally at the Earley branch, I'm incredibly grateful for the support I was given.” — L b.

“A big thank you to Ken and the AB Walker team who looked after my mother's funeral arrangements with compassion and provided a professional service.” — Phil M.

“Thank you for a sympathetic and supportive service, guiding us through the arrangements for my father's funeral. Everything was calmly and politely organised and the day itself was everything we would have wished to be.” — Teresa G.

“It was such a difficult time and was our first experience of arranging a funeral, and Debbie was kind, thoughtful and sensitive. Nothing was too much trouble. I am sure our lovely Mum would have been proud of the send off she received.” — Amanda M.

“Without Debbie guiding me, I would have struggled to get the funeral together but she is so knowledgeable that she made it super easy. She has the perfect character for this job and all I felt was kindness and help from her. It was the perfect celebration of life.” — Georgia W.

“Over the last 3.5 years, I've sadly had to organise funerals for both my parents. JB Hall have been fantastic from beginning to end. Such a lovely manner and gentle guidance at such a difficult time. On the day, things could not have gone better. Perfect throughout!” — Minky D.

“A massive thank you to Anna who collected my father and also conducted the Funeral. She went above and beyond and is a credit to the Company. Her professionalism was outstanding.” — Karen C.

“They were caring, professional and well organised and extremely helpful in sorting out issues in making arrangements.” — Pauline J.

“They are attentive, responsive and caring. Nothing is too much trouble for them. They provide excellent advice on the whole process from beginning to end.” — Simon D.

“We decided on a service which reflected on Dad's time serving in the Royal Navy during WW2 on minesweepers, and his coffin was draped with the Union flag accompanied by his medals — which was very moving to see. Lisa kept us well informed with emails and phone calls but was never intrusive, and just gave us that extra feeling that everything was under control. The service from start to finish was faultless.” — Vince I.

“I'd especially like to mention Nikki. I honestly couldn't have been in better hands. She was caring, patient and clear in her communication, and I always felt listened to and supported. That meant a lot. Lisa also had a calm, reassuring presence and handled everything with dignity and care.” — Monika T.

“Every single member of staff was thoughtful, considerate and kind during every interaction I had - right from the moment they collected mum from the Care Home to managing the service at the Crematorium. Everything just went so smoothly with their assistance.” — Anne M.

“Thank you to A.B. Walker & Son Ltd for their kindness, love and care offered for my Dad's funeral. So sad after the passing of our Dad that our brother passed. Mum, my brothers and I really appreciate the kindness, care and love shown to us during this sad time.” — Trevor Y.

“Gave me and my family and most importantly my father the utmost care and couldn't do enough to help us through an extremely tough time. Hats off to you as a company and the excellent staff.” — Alex W.

“I appreciated the call the day before mum's funeral, introducing the team for the day, running through the order of events and answering any questions. The team were very professional and supportive on the day.” — Cathy S.

“Thank you all for making it all so much easier for me. My lovely mum had a wonderful funeral albeit small.” — mark a.

“From the initial call to Miles & Daughters, all the way through to the service, we as a family felt the compassion and care from the team.” — Casey J.

“The celebrant arranged by Miles and Daughters was amazing adding a few key touches that we didn't expect that made everything a bit more special.” — Mark T.

“They provided a compassionate, constant contact as well as a warm friendly person to conduct the service and ultimately provided a stress free build up to a lovely send off.” — Elaine D.

“Melanie and the team at AB Walker in Caversham are amazing. Heartfelt thanks to all for making this awful time a lot easier.” — Nina J.

“Melanie and the whole team were very professional and caring at a difficult time. Everything ran like clockwork.” — Neil H.