Compassionate, Caring
Trusted & Professional

Dear Denise, thank you so much for the wonderful arrangement’s you put in place for Dad’s funeral. You made a sad and difficult time a lot easier for us, and we felt cared for throughout the process. We were comforted too knowing that Dad was being well taken care of before he was laid to rest.

Dear Denise, Christine and staff

I survived the period of the passing of Julie because of your personal help, professional caring and compassion for which I am and shall always be so grateful.

Thank you to all of you at Thornelea who saw to my needs at that sad time.

Yours affectionally

Thank you so much for everything – you are amazing and we are incredibly thankful to you for your warmth, friendliness and compassion. I know my husband would also be very grateful knowing how much support you have given me throughout these challenging and emotional times.

Dear Harry and the team

Thank you so much for all the care, support and consideration you have shown us over this difficult period. You have made this so much easier to deal with.

Mum’s funeral went off without a hitch all down to your care. She would have been very happy on how the day went, even sending the rainbows to us.

Dear Harry and all at G F Gubbin and Denise Wellington Funeral Services

Thank you all so much in being so wonderful at making the process of Colin’s funeral so easy and smooth on the day. For your patience and kindness, Mum was very comforted and appreciated the care taken at dressing Colin.

God Bless

I would like to send a sincere and heartfelt thank you for your incredible service and support following the passing of my mum. From start to finish, your care and professionalism was impeccable. My mum being such a strong independent lady would have appreciated greatly seeing a lady at the helm of her service and in Cornish colours too. As her daughter, I felt similarly inspired by this, and our walk together down our village lane in front of the hearse was something I will never forget, nor will the whole service be forgotten which you helped us bring to life so beautifully despite our complex requests with services both in Devon and Cornwall. Thank you, Denise and your whole team, for the wonderful work you do, that makes such dark times in people’s lives that bit easier to hold in good grace.

Dear Harry and team

Just a note to thank you all for your care and attention with Dad’s funeral. You helped make a tough day much easier.

Dad would have approved!

Dear Denise, in appreciation of your kindness and professionalism, you have been so considerate and helpful. Right from when I first rang you, I knew we were in good hands, you gave us so much great advice too. Several people have told us that the funeral was the nicest they had ever attended. It all went so smoothly thanks to your organising. May we also thank your staff, they have all been amazing. Our Dad would have loved you I’m sure, we think you are awesome.

Dearest Denise

Thank you for your love. You were there when we needed you most and held us up. We’ll never forget that, and I know my beautiful mama is so grateful to you too.

You are another of life’s angels and we hope this little gift means you get to look after yourself as well as all the other countless people you held so warmly in their time of need.

We love you so much, always.

Dear Denise

Our daughter and I wanted to thank you so much for helping and guiding us through a tough time in arranging the funeral. Your calm presence from the first moment we met with you until the end of the service and beyond was very reassuring and we truly appreciate you taking our ideas onboard.

Thanks also to Christine who was so patient regarding our ever changing requests for the Order of Service.

The funeral truly was a celebration of my husband’s life and you helped make that happen.

Many thanks again.

We just wanted to say a very big thank you for all your kindness, help, and support over a very difficult time. You are all so kind and we really do appreciate it. We certainly know why Mum wanted to leave everything in your capable hands.

Dear Denise

I want to thank you again for making mum’s final goodbye so perfect. Everything was seamless and so beautifully done.

Also thank you to the rest of your team for their support too.

I would like to pass on our thanks from myself and my brother for a beautiful service that you provided for my mum. We could not have asked for a better send off. From start to finish you showed your professionalism and care with every detail of the service and it showed that it’s not just a business for you. So again, thank you to you and your staff for everything, from the bottom of our heart’s thank you.

Dear Harry

Thank you so much for the care and compassion you showed to us all while arranging Mum’s funeral. It all went beautifully on the day and I’m sure she would have approved!

All the boys wearing the Cornish ties was the icing on the cake!

Dear Denise

This is just a short note to thank you so much for arranging the funeral of my dear friend.

Your understanding and advice made such a difference. The day itself was so efficiently organized, it made the whole event quite stress free.

Thank you again.

Thank you Denise, and to all your team for the guidance and support you gave us whilst caring so beautifully for our Mum.

You helped us achieve a day where we could celebrate our lovely Mums life with respect and dignity. We are able to look back with fondness at our final goodbye, knowing we did the best for our Mum.

Our sincerest gratitude to you Denise for such a caring and professional service.

We would just like to take this opportunity to extend our heartfelt thanks and appreciation for the superb level of care and kindness you have shown our family during this period. You far exceeded our expectations and have gone above and beyond for us. Nothing has been too much trouble which helped ease us through this distressing time. In addition to your professional service, your personal touch has given us great comfort. We cannot thank you enough.

Dear Denise, I would like to thank you for your upmost care and respect for my late husband. You handled my husband with great dignity and compassion. I cannot thank you and all concerned enough. Right from the very first phone call to you, I had complete reassurance that my husband would be cared for with dignity and respect, 100%. Thank you for all you did, bless you.

Denise, Family and Staff, just a quick note to say thank you so much for all your help and care with mums funeral. You were so caring, helpful and very professional in every way. We cannot thank you enough.

When my father died I was asked by my mother to organise his funeral as she did not feel able. I agreed but like many of you who will read these reviews I was terrified of making a mess of it.
Like you did or will, I began looking online and in our area was offered Gubbin funeral directors run by the Wellington family, or an alternative. After looking at that, I decided to ask our friends network who consist of mainly the farming community. Gubbin was the only name mentioned unanimously. It was very daunting making contact but from the moment I called and spoke to Jo everything was taken care of from the start to the very finish. After the initial contact was made and the details of next steps were given to me, I had an appointment with Harry who confidently, and calmly went through every single aspect of what would happen at each stage. There were no hidden charges. There were no sudden changes of plan. There were no surprises or disappointments and no pushing unnecessary extras. I specifically asked for the cost of each thing because I was spending someone else’s money. Harry did not falter and immediately priced each item as we went so that everything was extremely transparent.
Just imagine the day of the funeral arriving and your loved one treated with extremely solemn respect and professionalism and everything happening as you would expect and more. Harry and Jo won’t let you make a mistake and will guide you through the process calmly and confidently and will organise everybody around your loved ones day. From the church, to the announcements, to the grave site and the pall bearers. The gentlemen supplied by Harry to bear my father were the most respectful, kind and professional people I could possibly hope to meet. It was an honour gents.
I can honestly say that what began as a nightmare of unknowns for me was quickly resolved by Harry and Jo into a beautiful ceremony and an everlasting memory of my fathers last days with us. Thank you Harry and Jo for everything that you do I could not have asked for more.

Thank you for all your hard work on our mother and Aunt’s funeral, you and your staff are a credit and your work is very much appreciated.

Thank you for making the funeral and final journey as perfect and beautiful as possible. I will be forever grateful for your kindness and guidance through the hard times. I hope people will read this and know they can have the same trust that I had knowing my husband was getting a 5 star send off. You made the whole process very easy for me with your guidance.

Dear Denise, thank you for all you did to ensure things went as smoothly as possible during a very difficult time, it is very much appreciated. Thank you also for your calm, reassuring help and support organising every aspect of my dear husband’s funeral.

Dear Denise, just a little note to say thank you for all your help this year with Mum and Dad. Your kindness and compassion has been truly appreciated more than words can say. We were very appreciative of your professional and supportive service.

To Denise

Thank you  for being so kind and caring and for providing an absolutely amazing service for our dear mother. No words can describe how grateful we all are.

Thank you so much for everything.

Thank you so much for all your guidance before and after my husband’s passing. It made a difficult situation that bit easier, and everyone has said how well the funeral service went, which is down to you and your professionalism.

Just to say thank you for all your support and professional services which helped us to deliver a lovely memorial ceremony. We are all very grateful.

Thanks so much for your lovely card, it was so thoughtful of you and we much appreciated your kind words. I honestly don’t know what we would have done without you last year, we are so lucky to have your fantastic service, you should have an award for being so kind and caring and going above and beyond the normal. We will be forever in your debt and you should be so proud of yourselves and the service you provide. Much love to you all from all of us.

Dear Denise, just to say thank you to you all for everything you did for us and for looking after Dad so well. Forever grateful.

Dear Harry and Team

We just wanted to thank you ever so much for the very personal and professional service that you provided us with recently. You expertly helped and guided us through the whole process. I’m sure it was just what dad wanted.

I will never forget Harry walking along the road from dad’s house – such a respectful gesture and very touching.

Kindest regards

The kindness, helpfulness and care you have shown all of us over such a difficult time will forever be appreciated and meant more than you will ever know. You are an angel placed on earth.

Dear Denise, words cannot express my deepest thanks to you, Daryl & Harry for all you have done for me and my family. Everything you have done was carried out in a professional, compassionate, sensitive, caring, and friendly manner. Dee, we are very, very grateful to you and shall never forget your love and kindness.

Thank you once again for all that you did for mum and thank you to all your team. We are so thankful she found you and know she was in safe hands.

Dear Jo and Harry

Many thanks for making this difficult time a smooth path and advising us well.

We appreciated All and respect what, in this particular field of expertise, a big difference the choice of a small independent undertakers makes and how each part of that staff plays their compassionate part. You all did.

With Gratitude

Dear Denise

I really don’t know how to thank you enough for the care and attention both mum and we have received during our recent bereavement.

I had no idea how complicated the various stages would be and you have steered us expertly, calmly and with great compassion through the whole process, culminating in the most glorious service of thanksgiving at St Andrew’s yesterday, that mum would have thoroughly enjoyed.

Our community is incredibly lucky to have you and your wonderful skills and we were lucky to have you looking after mum and us.

With heartfelt thanks

Dear Denise

I just wanted to say thank you so much for everything you did for mum and the extra mile you went to make sure the funeral went smoothly.

Thank you once again

We can’t thank you enough for your care, kindness and understanding. What a difficult job it is you do. You certainly made the whole process so much easier for us – especially as we wanted to take mum-in-law back to Worcester, so it wasn’t that straightforward. You would have got along a treat with her, and it was a great comfort for us to know that she was in such good hands.

I would like to express our gratitude for my darling husbands funeral arrangements and for taking me and our daughters through the process very patiently.

We feel the ceremony went well. 

Thank you so much for your classy services. 

Thank you Denise, everything you did was perfect, and beautiful. You are truly amazing at what you do.

To Denise and Team

Thank you for everything you did to make it possible for our family to give Dad such a beautiful send off. It was everything we wanted for him and more.