Daughter of funeral director joins fathers business
Both Kemp’s father John and grandfather, Hedley, were funeral directors and now she is following in their footsteps
The daughter of a well-known retired funeral director John Way has joined J H Way Funeral Services.
Linsie Kemp has become a funeral arranger at the company in Dawlish which was founded by her father John back in 1990.
This is her first job in funeral services after a varied career where she has previously worked as a teaching assistant and run local taxi company Dawlish Cabs.
Way retired 10 years ago, selling the business to Funeral Partners who have retained the name and the level of service families have come to expect.
Kemp said: “I don’t think I would’ve been emotionally ready, and I’m not sure I would still be doing it now if I had started as a teenager. But now I absolutely love it – it’s the best thing I have ever done. It’s such a pleasure to help people with the last thing they’ll ever do for their loved one which is to arrange their funeral and see their wishes through to the end.
“No two funerals are the same – you might be arranging one funeral in the morning when you’re crying your eyes out with a family and arranging a different one in the afternoon when you’re all laughing away.”
Both Kemp’s father John and grandfather, Hedley, were funeral directors and now she is following in their footsteps.