About Us

  • The outside of Sterry Funeral Service's Folkestone branch.
  • The outside of Sterry Funeral Service's Hythe branch.

    About Sterry Funeral Service

    Sterry Funeral Service was established in Folkstone in 2003 and Sterry’s of Hythe followed in 2012. With over 30 years’ experience, Funeral Director Clive Sterry is supported by Nicky Stanton and the team at Sterry’s have become renowned for their compassionate, professional service. 

    The teams at our Folkestone and Hythe funeral homes will provide advice at every stage of the funeral planning process, and will arrange an individual and unique funeral to help you celebrate the life of your loved one. 

    Here at Sterry Funeral Service we also offer an affordable prepaid funeral plan, Choice, so that you can arrange and pay for a funeral in advance. This will protect your family from rising costs and remove uncertainty about your wishes.

    If you would like to talk to us about planning a funeral, or our Choice plan, please come and see us in any of our funeral homes, or if you’d rather we can arrange a home visit. We’re also available 24 hours a day on the phone so if you need anything please don’t hesitate to call your local funeral home.

    Featured Reviews

    Google

    Outstanding service, I can't praise Nicky Stanton enough for all her care, helpfulness and understanding, during the sad occasion of my husband's death, she arranged everything for us to the finest detail, and thank you also to the rest of the company for making everything…

    Linda Sylvester

    Google

    Sterry Funeral Service Hythe, was the perfect choice to arrange my husbands local funeral service and his repatriation to Greece. They were thoughtful and kind throughout the whole process. Even though the repatriation was sometimes difficult and complicated, their service to us was brilliant. They…

    Janet Tsagarakis

    Google

    *Posting on behalf of my Dad* My wife sadly passed on the 14th of May and myself and my daughter, sat and read reviews before deciding who to go with. I had walked passed the funeral home several times with my wife, and she always…

    Stephenie Hobbs

    Google

    Nicky and the Team were exceptional, nothing was too much trouble and Nicky always made herself available if we needed support or had any questions. I highly recommend Sterry Funeral Services and honestly cannot fault them in any way. Thank you so much

    Kolin King

    Google

    I thoroughly recommend Sterrys for funeral arrangements. They were considerate and professional throughout

    Brian Gear

    Google

    Being 12,000 miles away in Australia Jeanette and Heidi made the whole procedure for my Mothers funeral seem very easy. They were very helpful and quite honestly without their help we would still be trying to sought the funeral. Cynthia Gorrie…

    Maxwell Doggy

    Google

    Nicky was lovely and very understanding during the whole process. She explained everything perfectly.

    Jo Lodge

    Google

    Extremely happy with the services of Sterrys Folkestone. Nicky in particularly who guided me every step of the way and showed great compassion and professionalism at this sad time of the passing of my late father. All other members of staff were amazing. The funeral…

    lawrence williams

    Google

    Pretty faultless service. Both at the office in Hythe and at the funeral burial service. Nothing was left to chase up Kept well informed and links were provided to deal directly with the vicar. So many thanks to Jeanette, Heidi, Ashley and his team.…

    Peter THOMPSON

    Google

    I would like to express my gratitude to Steery's in Hythe for the excellent customer service helping me arrange my husband's funeral - Jeanette, Heidi, Linda, Trevor and the whole team together with Helen from Firmager Funeral Services in New Romney who looked after and…

    Svetlana Adams

    Meet the Team

    Nicky Stanton

    Funeral Arranger

    Nicky joined Sterry Funeral Service in 2020 as a Funeral Arranger. She previously worked as a Funeral Arranger for another company for 9 years and before that working in memorials.

    She says “I enjoy helping families at a very difficult time in their lives. When I get good feedback from my families, I know I am doing a good job.”

    2 years ago Nicky lost 5 and a half stone, which has given her a lot more confidence and a whole new wardrobe!

    In her spare time she likes walking, reading and swimming. Nicky and her Husband have a classic car, a Hillman Super Minx 1964, which they enjoy taking to shows.

    Clive Sterry

    Funeral Director

    Clive Sterry has over 30 years experience as a funeral director, in which time he has earned an enviable reputation for providing a compassionate yet professional service. Emotional support, expert and practical advice can all be taken as granted from Clive and his dedicated staff.

    Our Values

    Pride

    We take pride in everything we do. Our aim is that everyone who works for Funeral Partners shares our values.

    Helping People

    Our business exists to help the bereaved to make fitting arrangements for their loved one’s last journey and to provide lasting memories for family and friends.

    We do this with a positive, caring and understanding approach.

    Respect for everyone

    We value diversity and treat everyone with the same respect, courtesy and dignity.

    Professional Standards

    We are a professional organisation and we strive to achieve the highest possible standards in everything we do and to improve upon these standards continuously.

    Accept responsibility

    We accept responsibility for our actions both as a company and as individuals.

    Partnership

    We believe that we can only achieve our goals by working together in partnership with client families, suppliers and our employees.

    Our locations

    We're available 24 hours 365 days a year

    Call 0130 327 2525 visit branch or arrange a home visit