The heritage of South Downs Funeral Service can be traced back to late 1930’s when Paul’s dad worked for a family builder in the village of Princess Risborough in Buckinghamshire.
Paul’s dad left school to become an apprentice plumber at Kibble’s, a family builder in the village. At that time, the local builder often assumed responsibility as the funeral director with the plumbers, bricklayers and carpenters acting as pall bearers.
Over time, Paul’s father became more and more interested in funeral directing. He then married Miss Anne Carpendale in 1962 who also became more interested in funeral arranging. Paul was born in 1965 and soon after they moved to Maidenhead in Berkshire to run the family firms of F.G. Pymm and G. Hooper in 1967, with Paul joined the firm in 1981
Paul started studying for his Diploma in Funeral Directing and acquired the qualification in 1985.
Following his dad’s retirement, Paul spent many years in the corporate world of funeral directing until in 2011, he opened South Downs Funeral Service.
Today, South Downs Funeral Service is solely owned by Paul. For Mayfields page: Today, Mayfields Funeral Directors is solely owned by Paul.
South Downs Funeral Service are very proud members of SAIF, The Society of Allied and Independent Funeral Directors.
Membership can only be granted by adhering to SAIF’s code of practice, inspection of premises resulting in approval of the funeral home and it’s operating policies. In addition, membership will only be granted to independent and family owned funeral homes.
