Funeral Directors
EMD Parkinson Ltd,
37 Lower York Street,
Wakefield,
WF1 3LH
Tel: 01924 373191
Mob: 07813 955578
Email: richard@emdparkinson.co.uk
When a death occurs
The following information may help you
What to do when a death occurs
If The Death Occurs at Home
When death takes place at home there is usually relatives, friends or neighbour's to assist. Inform the doctor as soon as possible that the death has occurred. He/she may write out the medical certificate of death when he/she visits the house, or may request you attend the surgery for this purpose.
When Death Occurs in Hospital
When death happens in hospital the procedure is very similar. Apply to the hospital for the medical certificate of death and not your family doctor.
Deaths reported to The Coroner
In cases where the deceased has not been attended by his/her doctor within 14 days, or death occurs suddenly, then the death will be reported to the coroner for the area where the death took place.
The coroner will have to establish the cause of death; this is normally done by a post mortem. The deceased will remain under the coroner's jurisdiction until the cause of death has been established and only then will the coroner release the deceased for the funeral to take place. The coroner's procedure usually only takes a few days. The funeral director will keep the relatives informed of the situation. The funeral directors will then be told when the family can register the death. The coroner's court will issue the death certificate.
Death inquest
When a death occurs and is due to unnatural causes a coroner's inquest is necessary. The coroner will open and adjourn to a later date. The coroner will then release the deceased to enable the funeral to take place. The coroner will issue an interim certificate, which can be used for bank or insurance purposes.
When the coroner completes the inquest the death can then be registered.
How to register a death
Information required to register:
Documents required to register:
Who can register?
Probates and Wills
What is a Probate?
When someone dies a charge will be taken of their estate, (money, property and other possessions left) by collecting all the money, paying any debts and distributing the estate to those entitled. This charge is called the Probate.
The Probate Registry issues a document named 'Grant of Representation'. There are Three Types of Grant:-
Why is the Probate necessary?
Organisations holding money in the deceased's name need to know whom the money is to be paid. The distribution of the estate is the responsibility of the person named on the deed, also called the Executor.
A grant is sometimes not needed if the deceased's money will be released without the holder seeing a grant, when the amount held is small and there are no complications.
Our services to you start when you contact us, whether by telephone or by calling personally and often extend way beyond the day of the funeral. On initial contact we will ask for preliminary details, where upon the deceased has died and we will advise on the conveyance of the deceased to our private chapel of repose.
We would then ask, at a time and place to suit the family, for the funeral director to call and arrange the funeral.
Arranging the funeral
What is a Probate?
Arranging a funeral is an intensely personal difficult experience, we make it our objective to carry out your wishes to the best of our ability. We will act as sympathetic advisor and confidant to all of our customers taking full responsibility for the efficient completion of the arrangements you request for your loved one.
E.M.D. Parkinson Funeral Directors we will liaise on your behalf with doctors, clergy, cemeteries and crematoria.
We are available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, for full details regarding arranging a funeral simply telephone for professional help when you need it.
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