Ballarat Funeral Services
Funeral Preparation
F.W. Barnes & Son Funeral Directors have been arranging funeral services in Ballarat since 1895. We understand how every life is unique and therefore each of our funeral services has to be unique to reflect the singularity of each and every life.
When arranging a funeral service, it is important to understand that as well as arranging a service that reflects and honours the deceased, the service must also provide lasting memories for the family and loved ones of the bereaved. There is no doubting the important role funerals play in the grieving process and F.W. Barnes & Son take great pride in providing funerals that ensure an appropriate and memorable opportunity for family members, friends and colleagues to gather, pay their respects and say a final farewell.
Ways we will assist
- Arranging the date, time and location of the funeral service
- Arrangements with the cemetery or crematorium
- Selection of the coffin or casket
- Ordering appropriate floral arrangements
- Selecting coffin bearers and instructioning them about their role
- Online death and funeral notices
- Newspaper death and funeral notices
- Creation of an audio-visual presentation about the life and times of the deceased
- Organising viewings of the deceased
Floral Arrangements
F.W.Barnes & Son offer many options and designs of floral arrangements for funeral services, we can provide pictures and discuss what type you would find fitting on the day of the funeral service. Popular floral tributes include double or single ended coffin arrangements or floral bouquet sheaths.
Printed Tributes
The team at F.W. Barnes & Son know the importance of a physical item of remembrance. We respectfully design individual tributes, such as bookmarks, postcards and Order of Service booklets with arrive printed and ready in time for the funeral service. Prices vary depending on quantity.
Music for Funeral Services
F.W. Barnes & Son have all necessary licences for music and songs to be played at funeral services and we also have the equipment to ensure high-quality sound reproduction. F.W.Barnes can provide all your service music.
Audio-visual Presentations
F.W. Barnes & Son will provide a high-quality audio visual presentation as the ultimate visual tribute by combining photos and music provided by the family. All scanning and editing of the photos is covered by the cost of the tribute.
Live Streaming
F.W. Barnes & Son can provide high quality live streaming of our funerals services. This is a great option when family members are unable to attend a funeral service due to distance, age or illness. If your service is being held at a church or other off-site venue, we will engage the services of a third party audio-visual professional.