Guides
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Contact your doctor and funeral director
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Register the death and start to deal with the estate
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Make your funeral arrangements
Matthews of Malmesbury
Independent Funeral Directors
Malmesbury • Wiltshire
Dealing with the passing of a loved one is never easy. During such an emotional time, coping with personal loss while organising a funeral can feel overwhelming.
For over 140 years, Matthews’ funeral directors of Malmesbury have been supporting families through bereavement. We’re here to help you plan a funeral that truly honours and reflects their life.
Matthews provides a complete funeral service, taking care of everything from legal arrangements and organisational details to catering for mourners after the service, if needed.
How can we help?
Funeral Services
We will take care of the deceased person’s body and prepare it for the funeral. Our staff will be ready to help every step of the way.
Coffins & Caskets
From traditional solid wood and picture coffins to wicker, wool and cardboard coffins.
Prepaid funeral plans
At Matthews, we work in partnership with Golden Charter to provide you with a simple way to plan.
As one of the UK’s largest funeral plan providers,Golden Charter has helped over 1 million people to plan ahead2, so we’re completely confident in offering their plans to you.
Based on a Golden Charter analysis and independent research of the funeral plan market size as at December 2024.
Correct at July 2025.