Torbay And Paignton Funeral Directors

Let our family take care of yours

Stockman & Loram is an independent family-owned Funeral Directors with four generations of expertise. The Loram family formally owned several funeral directors in Torbay but today only operate from Stockman & Loram, in Paignton and Brixham. The previous companies (Maunders Funeral Service, Drakes of Torbay and Torbay & District Funeral Service) are now owned by a large national chain.

Ian and Vanessa Loram took over the reigns from Douglas Loram back in 2001. The business is now run by their sons, Seb and Dom, some 60 years after their great-grandad 'Pop' and grandfather Douglas Loram started looking after funerals from their premises in Wellswood, Torquay. The company has expanded over the years, with funeral homes in Brixham, Churston Broadway and Preston in Paignton.

In addition to the Loram family, Stockman & Loram has six experienced funeral directors operating within the firm. Stuart Gayton, Robert Hunt, Neil Edwards and Les Down all worked for Douglas prior to his retirement and are very well known and respected across south Devon. Les Down is particularly well known in Teignmouth and Bishopsteignton and often looks after families throughout that area.

We are very proud to be the only independent funeral directors in the area to have three female funeral directors in Vanessa Loram, Elaine Harrison and Kim Palmer, offering families a choice of who looks after the funeral arrangements.

Stockman & Loram ensures that all funeral arrangements are carried out with respect and are tailored to the individual’s wishes. Regardless of whether it is a traditional or more modern funeral, religious or non-religious, we are always committed to providing a fitting tribute for your loved one. We can assure you that the quality of our service and our knowledge and expertise in the profession will help you through this most difficult time. We offer all the support you need and are here to guide you and hold your hand throughout this very difficult time.

Four Generations of Funeral Expertise

The Loram family and their staff have been entrusted

with local funeral arrangements for decades

Arrange a No Service Cremation (No Fuss Funeral)

This is a local alternative to companies like Pure Cremation and other national chains.

A no service cremation is carried out a local crematorium with no mourners present and no funeral service at all.

The cremated remains can be returned to you and our fees cover everything necessary.

We don’t charge extra for moving the deceased into our care after hours or from private addresses, in contrast to many other businesses.

Our Service Chapels in Paignton & Brixham

A more intimate venue with no time pressure, our Service Chapels provide

a private space to hold the funeral service.

You can include slideshows and visual tributes, music and whatever content you like. Every funeral is tailored to your wishes.

Holding the full service here can be around £800 less expensive than having a service at Torquay Crematorium.

Sharpham - View from burial ground edited.jpg

Green Burials at

Sharpham Meadow

Sharpham Meadow is a stunning natural burial site near Totnes overlooking the River Dart with 180' views over the surrounding south Devon countryside. Butterflies dance over the meadow with Skylarks singing and Kestrels hovering overhead. We've also seen Barn Owls silently floating over the meadow at dusk

You can have a burial here after a service elsewhere, or have the entire service and burial take place at Sharpham. The site caters for full burial and interment of cremated remains too.

Funeral Services at Torquay Crematorium

Torquay Crematorium has restricted service times of up to 40 mins and it currently costs from £1,225 for a service here, in addition to all other funeral directors charges and third party costs.

There are limited choices at this venue as it is not as flexible as some others, so you may wish to consider our Service Chapels, which offer a more relaxed alternative with no time pressure and can reduce the total funeral cost significantly.

Church Funeral Services

We are able to arrange funerals at all Churches for your loved one. We take great pride in liaising with the Church and Clergy, ensuring that the services chosen are compatible with the wider funeral arrangements.

The whole funeral service can take place at Church, or it can be followed by a cremation or burial at another location or in the Churchyard. We are also able to arrange memorial services when the burial or cremation has already taken place.

On the day, we always provide the Church vergers and churchwardens with assistance in setting everything up which makes sure the funeral runs smoothly.

Cremation jewellery and Memorial Items

Stockman & Loram offer a wide range of cremation jewellery and memorial items including fingerprint jewellery, ashes into glass, cremation urns and scattering containers and a varied range of beautiful cremation jewellery from EverWith.

We have a selection on display at our offices or you can download an online brochure by clicking below or by contacting one of our offices.

We are also able to create bespoke imagery on our scattering containers if you wish to use a particular image or use an image of your own.

Funeral Donations with GiftAid

We offer a free service to all families whereby we create an online tribute page which can collect donations with GiftAid in addition to publishing all the important funeral details for you to share.

We partner with MuchLoved to provide you with a completely bespoke page to personalise as you wish. You can add photographs and videos and people can share messages to the family making the page multi-functional as a donation page but also a memorial page.

Most families leave the page active after the funeral however this can be deactivated if you wish.

Tips for Reducing the Stress of Planning a Funeral.jpg

How Much Does a Funeral Cost?

We offer a bespoke service, making all funerals unique to the specific needs and budget of each family. We provide full breakdown of the costs at the time of your enquiry, or when making the funeral arrangements, which are related to your requests, not based on national averages.

This estimate includes our professional fees, moving your loved one into our care, hearse and staff as required, coffin choice as well as other items chosen such as limousines, orders of service and cremation urns.

We also pay the third parties on your behalf, and these costs can be included within the funeral estimate to keep things easier for you to manage.

Why choose us?

Local, family owned funeral directors

Cremations, burials, religious and non-religious funerals

Eco-friendly green funerals and woodland burials

Private service chapels and bespoke memorials

Client testimonials

My mum recently passed away in Torbay hospital. Being a Brixham family, we did not hesitate to choose Stockman and Loram to arrange her funeral. Vanessa was very compassionate and caring throughout and made the whole process a beautiful experience.I made the very difficult decision to go and see my mum at the chapel of rest. I was apprehensive and quite worried I’d have made the wrong decision but I couldn’t have been more wrong. Vanessa dressed her so very beautifully, tastefully presented yet so glamorous. Mum would have loved it and I have no regrets! Seb made an out of hours visit especially for me and my daughter to see her. He also was thoughtful and had a very calming influence over me.

The funeral service itself was perfect, accommodating all the needs of our family, nothing was too much, including a quiet, private graveside ceremony. Vanessa also chose the most fantastic Reverend, who was so very well suited to myself. He visited me at home and guided me through the plans, with a wonderful sense of humour that lightened the load. Without him leading the service I would not have got through it as well as I did. We are very thankful to all the team involved and highly recommend this family run business, to care for your loved one, on their last journey.

A special thank you to Vanessa, Seb and the Reverend Chris who looked after me so well during such a sad time.

Kate Rogers
Brixham

A coffin decorated with flowers awaits collection from the undertakers

Traditional Funeral Services

We offer a comprehensive service if you are looking at arranging a more traditional funeral. This may include additional services such as;

Church funerals
Limousines
Superior coffin choices
Printed orders of service
Notices in Newspapers
Arranging the interment of the ashes
Burials in Churchyards and Cemeteries
Arranging of third-party services and products
Memorial Services
Range of remembrance jewellery, Ashes into Glass etc
Ashes to Sea
Bagpipes and Dove Releases
Horse Drawn Carriage

PERSONALISED MEMORIALS

Your Supportive Local Funeral Directors

When it comes to dealing with the loss of a loved one whilst making arrangements for their funeral, life can get a bit too much and organising finer details seems like the last thing you want to be doing. This is how an expert funeral director can help, like us at Stockman & Loram. Whether the funeral is a traditional burial or cremation, all funeral arrangements are taken care of on your behalf by our team of considerate and professional funeral directors in Torbay.

As well as the typical funeral arrangements, here are just some of the other areas we can assist with or organise for you:

Moving your loved one into our care from where they passed away
Liaising with doctors (this is often not straightforward)
Advice and assistance with the registration of your loved one’s death
Immediate assistance in contacting key organisations such as banks

Before starting the process, one of our funeral directors is happy to sit down and discuss all the options, to make you feel completely at ease about the funeral process and our services with no obligation or pressure.

If you need guidance and professional assistance in arranging a funeral, speak to the devoted team at Stockman & Loram in Paignton and Brixham. We provide personalised, discreet, caring and honest arrangements to families across Torquay, south Devon and Teignbridge.

GET IN TOUCH

Bespoke Memorials And Tributes

ARRANGE A SERVICE

Your loved one deserves a funeral service that reflects their personality and accomplishments and is a tribute to their life and the love of family and friends. At Stockman & Loram, we don’t offer packaged funeral services. Our family and our funeral directors will work closely with you to create a funeral that will pay a truly fitting tribute. We will organise all necessary arrangements, including moving your loved one into our care, liaising with all third parties, sourcing music, arranging flowers with excellent local florists, creating printed orders for the service and many other products and services. Nothing is too much trouble.

You can come into one of our offices to discuss the arrangements, or we can visit you in your own home if you prefer at no extra charge.

You can find out information regarding CMA compliance here.

Caring And Convenient Funeral Arrangements

Planning a funeral is not something many people look forward to. Losing a loved one is a hard experience without having to consider funeral arrangements and funeral tributes. At Stockman & Loram, we know how upsetting and confusing this time can be, which is why we try to make the process easier.

Funeral services involve everything from choosing the coffin to the logistics of transportation and attendance. While this may feel overwhelming, we’re here to help with funeral arrangements. We will assist you by helping you customise a funeral service that meets your budget. We are funeral directors with a great reputation across Devon for providing exceptional care and attention to detail. From green burials to funeral tributes and funeral notices in Paignton – we can do it all for you. Our initial conversation is free of charge, so you can decide if we are the right funeral directors to handle the funeral arrangements.

Immediate concerns that we can help with prior to finalising any actual funeral details will include:

Moving your loved one into our care from where they passed away
Liaising with doctors (this is often not straightforward)
Advice and assistance with the registration of your loved one’s death
Immediate assistance in contacting organisations such as banks and insurance companies

Stockman & Loram are the trusted funeral planners in Torbay, Paignton and other surrounding areas of Devon. If you require an especially sensitive and considerate funeral director to plan a traditional funeral, we’re keen to hear from you. To learn more, get in touch with us right away.

Creating and organising personal and meaningful funeral services throughout South Devon.

We are here for you when you need us the most.
Four generations of exceptional care, attention and expertise.

First Class Service

7 Days a Week

Highest Standards

Q. How does a prepaid funeral plan work?

A. A prepaid funeral plan allows you to pay for the neccessary elements of a funeral in advance, either for yourself or a loved one. These plans can cover all of the costs associated with a funeral, such as a coffin, funeral director, and collection and delivery of the deceased into our care.
Q. What is the difference between a Pure Cremation and a direct cremation?

A. Direct cremation is when there is no hearse or limousine with just a very basic coffin. Often referred to as 'Pure Cremation'. Essentially, this is the same thing. A direct cremation involves no funeral service which we look after at a local crematorium.
Q. What happens at a green funeral?

A. A green funeral is a term often used to describe a ceremony followed by burial in a grave in a woodland or meadowed area, such as Sharpham Meadow burial site. Green funerals often involve environmentally considerate choices such as coffins made from natural materials.
Q. How do I choose a good funeral director?

A. Choose a reputable funeral director who are members of SAIF www.saif.org.uk
Q. How much is the average funeral in the UK?

A. Funerals vary in price depending on the type of service, however a funeral in our service chapels would be around £3,200, including all the necessary items.

Frequently asked questions

Accreditations and awards

01803 882385
24 hours a day, 7 days a week

Stockman & Loram
the family run funeral service