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Our Team

Meet the friendly and dedicated team here at Neil & Sonya Milsted Funeral Directors.

Neil & Sonya

Neil & Sonya

Funeral Directors

Neil has over 30 years of experience in the Funeral and Memorial service together with expertise in all the legal requirements required for Burial / Cremation and repatriation services.

Sonya has built the business up alongside Neil. She has 13 years experience within the funeral industry and works within every aspect of the industry. Sonya looks after and cares for the female deceased, this we believe is the ultimate in reverence and respect which reflects on the dignified and personal touches of the service we provide.

James Smithson

James Smithson

Funeral Director

James has joined our team and has 6 years experience as a Funeral Director in the Harrogate and surrounding area . Since James has been with us he has worked very hard and has proved to be a valuable member of our team . He has a vast extent of knowledge within the funeral industry and is well known . In his spare time James enjoys local heritage sites.

Paul Render

Paul Render

Relief Funeral Director, Driver & Bearer

Paul is a retired Station Officer for the fire-brigade having served over 35 years in the service. In his younger days, Paul was a keen footballer having played for Harrogate Railway for 17 years. Paul has worked with Neil & Sonya for over 8 years and is considered to be a valued member of our team.

George Burton

George Burton

Driver & Bearer

A retired Staff Sergeant in the Royal Signals and was an active member of the PeaceKeeper force in Northern Ireland. George has been working with us for over 12 years and works well as part of the team.

Darren West

Darren West

Driver & Bearer

Retired photographer for the RAF and Graphic Designer. Darren is a keen runner in the Harrogate Harriers and has completed 52 half marathons raising £5500.00 for the Martin House Children's Hospital. Darren has worked with us for over 8 years, in his spare time he enjoys running with his three Dalmatian dogs.