Welcome A.B. Walker and Son, an independent funeral directors and monumental masons, is a fifth generation family business, serving Berkshire, South Oxfordshire and the surrounding areas.We have been specialists in funerals for over 180 years. We strive to deliver a professional, respectful and personal service and we pride ourselves in offering traditional and modern funeral options with unparalleled levels of customer service. Our fully equipped offices in Reading, Bracknell, Wokingham, Henley-on-Thames and Thatcham are all conveniently located with private parking. The three working members of the Walker family are supported by over 35 trusted, experienced and trained members of staff. We are professionals in funeral services and can meet all of your requirements from funeral flowers to headstones. Funeral Services At A.B. Walker and Son we understand that the death of a loved one is an extremely difficult time and we are at hand to provide exceptional levels of customer service. Our clients can contact our funeral services department 24 hours a day.
For any funeral service, the first practical step is to arrange the removal of the deceased into our care and then await instructions. We then provide advice and guidance for all aspects of the funeral service. Detailed discussions of the various funeral options and the co-ordination of funeral requirements usually occur at our offices but, if preferred, we can visit clients at home. Pre-Paid Funerals Pre-paid funerals allow the advance planning of a funeral, whilst paying the costs in advance at today's prices. Some pre-paid funeral plans are insurance based and require the constant payment of a monthly fee to maintain cover and some pre-paid funeral plans, like the ones we offer require a single payment that can be paid in instalments.
Through Golden Charter, we offer fully bespoke pre-paid funeral plans that are guaranteed; the funds being held in a separate trust, managed by independent trustees. We have a long history with Golden Charter and work closely with their team, whilst they in turn support our clients with an out of hours helpline. We have won two awards for the standard of our prepaid funeral planning. Flowers A.B. Walker have extensive experience in providing funeral flowers, to suit all requirements. Please either select a flower category on the right hand side or choose an arrangement from the section below. All funeral flower tributes can be personally tailored to suit your exact specifications, i.e change of ribbon colour or simply a different type of flower.