Jill Jones

Hello there. My name is Jill Jones. I am an experienced Celebrant and I hold Professional Certificates for both Funeral and Family Celebrancy. I have more than 30 years’ experience of working in Education and have worked with families in many settings. I conduct Ceremonies across the Tees Valley; in Durham County, Sunderland, Darlington, Teesside and North Yorkshire. Honouring and celebrating life’s milestones is extremely important to me. The majority of my work is with grieving families; although I am available for naming ceremonies, weddings and renewal of vows to celebrate the happier times of life.

I will spend as much time with you as you need, guiding you through these difficult times. I will help with your choice of funeral ceremony be it religious, non-religious, spiritual, modern, traditional or a fusion from all. I will listen to your wishes and will guide and support your choice of content –readings, poems, prayers, blessings, hymns or other music. Each ceremony will be individual, and highly personalised.

Information is usually gathered in a home visit, but many families live a distance apart so this can also be done via the phone or email. My experience has shown that working closely in this way works equally as well to produce a meaningful Ceremony, that you have ownership of. Together we will create a bespoke Ceremony that is just right for you and the person who has died. You will receive a final copy of the Ceremony; a comforting, dignified and unique personal memory of their life’s story.

Families I have worked with have fed back that I am approachable, and my support and desire to get things “just right” for them has been a great comfort in their time of loss.

Please contact me directly or via the Funeral Director you have chosen.