Michael Smy Funeral Directors

GMTaylor Independent Funeral Directors is a locally established service based in Ipswich, dedicated to providing tailored funeral arrangements for the community, including surrounding areas like Bramford and Felixstowe. Their compassionate team emphasises individuality, ensuring that each service reflects the uniqueness of the person being honoured, whether through a traditional burial or a woodland option. Since their official opening in December 2012, they have created a warm and welcoming environment for families to feel at ease during difficult times. Committed to transparency and affordability, GMTaylor encourages clients to compare their services with competitors to appreciate the value they offer in bespoke funeral planning. Generated from the website

Alec Butcher has been in the funeral profession for 35 years and is fully qualified. Having been a funeral director in Norwich for ten years, he then looked after funeral homes in Beccles, Bungay and Halesworth for a local family business as a funeral director. Prior to that he was Assistant Superintendent at St Faith's Crematorium for six years. He has built up a wealth of knowledge and experience within the funeral profession. Vanessa Butcher has worked as a health professional for thirty years, both as a nurse (RGN) and as a midwife. Vanessa has worked in both Ipswich and Norwich hospitals and for the last ten years as a midwife in the community. Vanessa is a fully trained Celebrant having completed her training with the Fellowship of Professional Celebrants. She officiates at most of our services and we find that our families like to have the option of our own in-house Celebrant as well as other local Celebrants and Ministers.