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Funeral Directors for Rushey Mead

I’m Sam Ward.I’ll care for your loved one and arrange the funeral with you.

If you’re arranging a funeral in Rushey Mead, I’d like to hear which parts of the day your family wants to take care of. You may have someone you want to lead prayers, or you may want a simple farewell with no religious service. I’ll take my lead from you.

Free on site parking at our funeral home in Blaby.

120 Google reviews
Gleneagles Avenue in Rushey Mead curving past a building with a tall green roof
Gleneagles Avenue in Rushey Mead
Photo creditGleneagles Avenue, Rushey Mead, Leicester by Kate Jewell.CC BY-SA 2.0. Cropped for display.
Samantha Ward in her funeral director’s uniform
Samantha Ward Caring for local families since 2017

I’ll look after your loved one

At our funeral home in Blaby, I do most of their personal care myself, with help from one other lady on my team. If there’s a favourite shirt they always wore, or a way they liked their hair, you can tell me.

Getting the funeral ready

Call me and we’ll arrange a time to come in. We can talk about suitable dates, music and readings. I’ll check availability with the people involved and put the costs in writing before you decide. My family helps me on the day.

Time to say goodbye

If you’d like to see your loved one, I’ll arrange a private visit and talk you through what to expect before you come.

Making time for prayers and the journey

If your family worships at the BAPS mandir on Gipsy Lane, you may already have someone there you’d like to speak with. Tell me whose guidance you would like me to follow, where prayers will take place and who will travel with your loved one. I can check the crematorium time around those plans.

Choosing who leads prayers and how the family takes part

What families say about Bay Tree

Five star reviews
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Ken Brown
Google
★★★★★

The whole process was handled in a very caring and sensitive way. Many thanks to Samantha and her team.

Kirstie Potts
Google
★★★★★

No one ever wants to need the services of a funeral directors but Sam made a very difficult experience as pain-free as possible. Following the initial meeting there was no pressure to book with Bay Tree. Every step was carefully explained and no question was too silly. Katie the celebrant was excellent too. She really captured the essence of our loved one. We felt we were in very safe hands throughout the entire process. I honestly can’t recommend Bay Tree enough.

Alan Zanker
Google
★★★★★

Bay Tree Funeral Directors provided the full service for my deceased uncle last year. They were highly professional, diligent, caring and kept me fully informed of the process in organising the funeral and the back office admin. I am based in belfast and my uncle who passed away lived in thurlaston. Sam the director was always available and I know they treated my uncle with respect and dignity. I have no hesitation in recommending their services for any family who has lost a loved one. Alan J. Zanker

Nicola Monk
Google
★★★★★

My sister and I can’t say enough about how great Sam was during such a difficult time. Sam was very open and honest with us when it came to planning the funeral and helped us say goodbye to our Mum in our own special way. Thank you Sam and team.

Rebecca Rees
Google
★★★★★

The team at Bay tree are brilliant and very professional, and Sam you are just so kind, compassionate. So supportive from the moment we rang all the way through to Caring so well for our loved one, and ensuring the funeral ran so smoothly. The support and kindness you gave really supported our family through this very difficult time. It was clear to see the respect and kindness they show to those in their care. You were brilliant and taking the pressure off us and organised everything so well, we couldn’t have done it without your and your team. Thank you.

Jane Turner
Google
★★★★★

So very compassionate....Sam was at my side when I needed her when I lost my Husband Steve ...& I needed a shoulder .

Sue
Google
★★★★★

My mum died at the grand old age of 90 and I wanted to celebrate her life not mourn and Sam was amazing. She didn’t start with ‘Sorry for your loss’ and look all sad, which I would have hated. Instead she was really upbeat and friendly and in the end it was a really great send off for my mum. Thanks Sam and all your team for being so brilliant.

Liz Oneill
Google
★★★★★

It was so important to us to find a family-run funeral director, not only one that we as a family felt comfortable with, but one that we knew our dad would have liked too. After ringing several funeral directors, I knew almost immediately, from the moment Sam answered the phone, even whilst she was on holiday, that this was the funeral director we wanted to take care of our dad. We wanted somewhere local so that Dad could remain close to home, and we were able to drive past every evening while he was in their care and say goodnight as we drove past. Sam works incredibly hard behind the scenes, orchestrating everything in a way that turns your wishes into something even more special than you could imagine. She listened to everything we wanted and followed our wishes perfectly, making what was such a difficult time feel so much easier. We are so grateful to Sam and her lovely family, who do a job that perhaps doesn't always receive the recognition it truly deserves. Their compassion, professionalism and attention to detail were exceptional from start to finish. One memory I will never forget is seeing Dad's hearse approach our home and hearing the song we had asked Sam to play for his final journey. That song means so much to both me and my brother. Not only did she play it outside our family home, but she played it while taking Dad to the church and then on to the crematorium. A special thank you to the lovely pallbearers, who probably had that song playing in their heads for the rest of the day! Thank you to you all for carrying our dad with such, care and respect. Thank you, Sam, from the bottom of my heart. We will never forget the kindness, compassion and dignity you showed our dad and our family. You helped us give him the farewell he deserved, and for that we will always be thankful. Our dad's farewell was so special because of your hard work, dedication and attention to detail. Your kindness and professionalism did not go unnoticed. Thank you all for helping us give him the perfect farewell.

Keith Rayner
Google
★★★★★

Amazing professional and caring . Samatha help us so much at a difficult time and guided us to arrange the most perfect funeral for my mum . I would highly recommend to use Baytree Funeral Services and will always recommend them

Wendy Connolly
Google
★★★★★

We cannot thank Sam enough for her support, empathy, and understanding at what was a very very difficult few weeks after the unexpected passing of my husband / father. Sam shown us total kindness and listened to our requests. Not once did we feel rushed into making decisions.Everything Sam did for us was exceptional. Thank you from the bottom of my heart Sam. Wendy Wayne Tracey & Tina x

Marie Stringer
Google
★★★★★

The owner was absolutely lovely , I would highly recommend this funeral directors. Hopefully I don’t have anymore losses anytime soon but when I do this will be where I shall go! Thank you so much Sam ! X

Carolej Brombley
Google
★★★★★

Very good and very helpful and very friendly not to deer. If any of my family passed away I would go to bay tree. They are very good.

Sue Keel
Google
★★★★★

Sam is such an amazing person who looked after me and assisted me through the process of losing someone so close and would definetly recommend Bay Tree for there personal and professional assistance and nothing was too much, so a massive thank you.

Latest reviews and total checked 8 November 2026

You can ring me before you’ve made any decisions

If someone you love is very ill, we can make a note of their wishes together. If they’ve died, I can help you work out what needs doing first.

Call Sam on 0116 278 8868

Cremation near Rushey Mead

Distances are approximate, measured in a straight line from the centre of Rushey Mead. If you’d like to leave from home or church, I can help you plan the journey.

If your family would like to go back to a crematorium further afield, tell me which one you have in mind. I can check what’s possible there too.

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You can call before a date is fixed. That gives us time to talk about the customs your family wants to follow.

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