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Trust A Veteran

Hodgson Family Funeral Home

Durham

Services Include:

๐ŸŒฟ๐Ÿ•Š๏ธ ๐—›๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ด๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—™๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—น๐˜† ๐—™๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—›๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ โ€“ ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด, ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—™๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐——๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—›๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—น | ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ | ๐—™๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—น๐˜†โ€‘๐—ฅ๐˜‚๐—ป | ๐—”๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฐ/๐Ÿณ ๐ŸŒฟ๐Ÿ•Š๏ธ


๐—›๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ด๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—™๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—น๐˜† ๐—™๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—›๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ is an ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜, ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—น๐˜†โ€‘๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ป ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ serving ๐—›๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—น ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜€. Available 24 hours a day, we ensure that from your first call to the final arrangements, you deal directly with our family โ€” not a call centre โ€” providing personal, compassionate care when you need it most.


Led by ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ฎ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐—น, we offer ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—น๐—ฒ, ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ด๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ to families at their time of need, providing a full range of services including ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜€, ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€, ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฒโ€‘๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜€. We take pride in offering a ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด, ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ tailored to each familyโ€™s wishes.


๐Ÿ•Š๏ธ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ, ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜ โ€” ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฐ ๐—›๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜†


Bereavement can feel overwhelming, confusing, and emotionally exhausting. At Hodgson Family Funeral Home, our promise is simple: to listen, guide, and support you with compassion at every stage.


As a trusted, independent funeral home, we take the time to understand your wishes and help you create a meaningful farewell that reflects the life of the person who has died โ€” while respecting your needs, values, and budget.


๐ŸŒฟ ๐—ฃ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—™๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—”๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€


Every person is unique, and we believe their funeral should be too. We work closely with families to create arrangements that feel personal, dignified, and meaningful.


๐ŸŒฟ ๐—”๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—™๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜€


A traditional service where family and friends come together to say goodbye. We guide you through every step with care and sensitivity.


๐ŸŒฟ ๐—จ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—™๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜€ (๐——๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐—–๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป)


A simple, private option without a service. We ensure everything is carried out with dignity and respect.


๐ŸŒฟ ๐—–๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—•๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€


We explain all available options clearly and support you in choosing what feels right for your family.


๐Ÿ’ท ๐—–๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ, ๐—›๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ & ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด


We believe in fairness and clarity. Our pricing is open, transparent, and free from hidden costs, helping you make informed decisions with confidence during a difficult time.


๐Ÿ•Š๏ธ ๐—” ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ, ๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—™๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—น๐˜† ๐—™๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—›๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐Ÿ•Š๏ธ


We are proud to support our community with care, dignity, and compassion, offering guidance from the first call through to aftercare. Leisha & Paul will guide you gently through every step โ€” from first call to final goodbye.

Areas Covered

Hartlepool and surrounding areas.

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01429 802866

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Military Background

Paul is a Royal Navy veteran who served from 2004 to 2009 as an Electronic Warfare Specialist. He deployed on Operation TELIC (Iraq) in 2006 aboard HMS Kent, a Type 23 Frigate, before his promising career was sadly cut short by a medical discharge in 2009. His time in service developed his discipline, resilience, technical capability and leadership โ€” strengths that continue to translate directly into todayโ€™s workplace.

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I can't say enough good things about Leisha and Paul as funeral directors for my mam's service. They were absolutely fantastic. Their professionalism, empathy, and attention to detail made a tough time a little bit easier for our family. From the planning stages right through to the day of the service, Leisha and Paul were by our side, making sure everything went smoothly and just the way we wanted. One thing that really impressed me about Leisha and Paul was how well they listened to us and understood what my mam wanted for her funeral. They really took the time to get to know my mom and our family, and that personal touch made all the difference. Their caring approach made us feel supported and looked after throughout the whole process, which was a huge comfort during such a difficult time. And let me tell you, Leisha and Paul's attention to detail was top-notch. They handled every little thing with precision and professionalism, making sure every aspect of the funeral was just right. From coordinating with the crematorium and cemetery to organising flowers and music, they didn't miss a beat. They went above and beyond to create a service that truly honored my mam's life. In the end, Leisha and Paul went above and beyond our expectations as funeral directors. Their expertise, compassion, and attention to detail made a tough situation a little bit easier for our family, and we are so grateful for everything they did for us. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend Leisha and Paul to anyone in need of funeral services. Their dedication to excellence and personal touch really make them stand out from the rest.

Reviewed by: 

Claire Arnold

average rating is 5 out of 5, based on 5 votes, Overall Rating
average rating is 5 out of 5, based on 5 votes, Value for Money
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