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The Peter Smith & Son Family

About us

Peter Smith & Son Funeral Directors are proud to be a fully independent funeral directors with family values at its heart and over 40 years’ experience. Below you can read more about us and how we've grown to provide a personal service in which we pride ourselves.

 We're a member of The National Society of Allied and Independent Funeral Directors (SAIF).

Peter Smith

Peter is our principle Funeral Director, and has been working in the funeral industry for over 30 years.

Peter was born and grew up in Cote, Oxfordshire. He spent his early years working on a local farm, where he had his first experience of being part of a small, independent, family run business. After spending some years working in the service industry, Peter decided to follow his dream of becoming a Funeral Director.

The quality of Peter’s work and his commitment to providing families with a personal and considerate service has, over more than two decades, led to Peter becoming one of the most respected Funeral Directors in Oxfordshire.

Peter married Angela in 1987, and together they have two boys – Sean and Daniel.
Peter Smith

Sean Smith

As Peter’s eldest son, Sean grew up watching his Dad fulfil a passion for working as a Funeral Director. After training as a mechanic and working at another family run firm, Sean decided to follow in his father’s footsteps, and to join him in the local funeral business.

After nearly seven years of working together, Peter and Sean made the decision to create Peter Smith & Son Funeral Directors Ltd, and to build a business that stood for all of the family values that they had learned over the years.

Through his work, Sean met Jessica. They married in 2011 and together they have three Children - Amber is thirteen, Charlie is ten, and Liam who is one.
Sean Smith

Jason Shailer

Jason is a highly respected Funeral Director, having spent over 14 years in the Funeral Industry within Oxfordshire & Gloucestershire.

Jason joined the Funeral Industry after an extensive career in the Agricultural sector, working as a Farm Manager on both arable and livestock farms. Jason worked his way up to the privileged role of Funeral Director by starting as a Pall Bearer, gaining experiences and knowledge in all aspects of the industry. He is currently working towards his official NAFD qualifications.

In his spare time, Jason enjoys running and is an active member and committee member of his local running club, where he is also a volunteer run leader. He is also a regular volunteer and participant at parkrun and is also on the core team for his local Junior Parkrun. Jason has completed various Triathlons and Marathons.

Jason is engaged to Hazel and together with Lewis, Spencer and their Golden Retriever Tallulah, they are a very active family, normally found running, walking or cycling in any open space enjoying the great outdoors.
Jason Shailer

Angus Silman

Angus joined us as a Funeral Service Operative in March 2020. You will often see him as a key member of the Pall bearer team on a funeral service.
Angus Silman
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