Our team
Known throughout our local communities for the highest standards of compassionate care
When you place your trust in William Purves you can expect the highest standards of professionalism, and a truly distinct service. The role of your local funeral director is to ease the stress and burden of decision-making, to listen carefully so that we may offer you expert guidance and provide you with a single point of contact who is always on hand to ease any worries or uncertainty with compassion and practical help.
Funeral directors
Tim Purves
Funeral Director
James Morris
Funeral Director
Roger Pagan
Funeral Director
Andrew Purves
Funeral Director
Colin Brown
Funeral Director
David Pudney
Funeral Director
Paul Brown
Funeral Director
Chris Harkess
Funeral Director
Graeme Whitlie
Funeral Director
Ben Thomson
Funeral Director
Keith Thomson
Funeral Director
Leslie Stewart
Funeral Director
Syd Stevenson
Funeral Director
Jonny Scott
Funeral Director
Jamie Reece
Funeral Director
Mark Sutherland
Funeral Director
Gregor Currie
Funeral Director
Izabella Izsak
Funeral Director
Ian McKernan
Funeral Director
William Purves branches
Oakvale Funeral Home
Hazel Strachan,
Senior Administrator
Oakvale Funeral Home
Sharon Hook,
Client Support Coordinator
Chesser
Marilyn Higgins,
Administrator
Craigentinny
Mark Sutherland,
Funeral Director
Craigmillar
Marie McCubbin,
Administrator
Currie
Tracy McKenzie,
Administrator
Dalkeith
Pauline Dickson,
Administrator
Goldenacre
Paul Brown,
Funeral Director
Haddington
Chris Harkess,
Funeral Director
Leith
Arlene Logan,
Administrator
Morningside
Andrew Purves,
Funeral Director
Peebles
Emma Betram,
Administrator
Penicuik
Lesley Anderson,
Administrator
St Andrews
Syd Stevenson,
Funeral Director
Latest Posts
How to support someone grieving in a post-coronavirus world?
Grief just got harder. In this blog, MD James Morris, explains how the new normal post Covid has just raised the stakes for bereaved families up and down the country. Before the coronavirus pandemic, when I gave talks to schools, curates, hospice and nursing...
What should I wear to a funeral?
It’s a question we get asked frequently so James Morris, our MD, provides some helpful pointers. In my 30 years of funeral arranging, trends have come and gone as have fashion highs and lows. But one rule remains as important today as it was when I started out....
What to do with Mum’s ashes?
Whether you’re in the midst of arranging a funeral or immediately after, the challenge of what to do with the ashes of a loved one is often the final hurdle in, what may have felt like a marathon of decisions. In this blog we explore the different options to consider....
