“We were treated with respect and sympathy. We felt very relaxed in the knowledge that we were given time to make appropriate decisions regarding Stan’s funeral arrangements.”

“Our experience with Fred and Shirley is tops. In 2010-11, my Mother passed away during the floods and Fred pulled out all stops to have Mum safely buried. Just before Christmas 2016, our Father passed away, and again, Fred and Shirley were there again to organize Dad’s Funeral, which was around the Christmas holiday period. All costs of the funeral were discussed upfront. Thanks Fred and Shirley for an excellent service.”

“I am so glad I chose everything to do with Michael’s funeral service with you. You made such a difficult time in our lives really quite easy with suggestions and your expertise in this field of work. Under the sad circumstances, Michael’s service was beautifully and very professionally delivered. Couldn’t have asked for more caring and patient people to work with.”

“We found our experience with you a feeling of everything under control with your efficiency and streamlining, yet somber but displaying a very personal touch on such an emotional occasion easing one’s anxiety. Thank you for such a great service.”

“The way everything was carried out at Mum’s funeral was perfect. No-one else could have done any better. I know Mum would have loved it all, right down to the two doves which I know you went to great lengths to find for Dad’s funeral. Thanks from the bottom of my heart. Just keep doing what you are doing.” 

“From the first phone call to Fred, he assured us we didn’t have to worry about anything and then his visit to our home everything was taken care of from the transportation of the body, a beautiful service delivered by Shirley, music, programs, CD images, flowers and catering of food. It was so much more satisfying dealing with local people you know and wouldn’t have changed anything.”

“Childers Woodgate Funeral Services provided exceptional service to our family at our time of need. Fred and Shirley and their staff were dedicated, compassionate, and sensitive to our needs. They exceeded all of our expectations in terms of quality, efficiency, and attention to detail. It is such a distressing time for loved ones, and using Childers Woodgate Funeral Services went a very long way to alleviating a lot of the usual pressures on our family members. This meant we were able to focus on honouring our wife and mother, and grieve her loss, whilst Shirley and Fred took care of everything else. Our sincerest thanks to them and their staff.”

“My late Husband’s funeral service was conducted in an extremely professional, thoughtful and sincere manner. I particularly liked the way Shirley referred to her relationship with our family in her introduction.”

“Childers Woodgate Funeral Services provided not only a very professional, but very friendly service for our family. It was comforting to be able to trust that someone was arranging and organizing such a public occasion, when all you felt you wanted to do was retreat – yet a proud and joyous experience to commemorate someone we love.”

I am still telling my friends how quickly I was able to arrange the funeral service with Fred and so easy. Within a couple of hours of my brother, Hedley, dying on 30 September, Fred had arranged a service, removal of the body and refreshments after the service at 10 am on 1 October at Gunther Village Nursing Home, Gayndah, with the approval of the Manager, Bruce. A special thanks to Gaye Tyler as well.