About Us

Today, as the head office of Jepson Funerals Limited, we take pride in showing our experience and care through our seven branches in Derbyshire and Staffordshire. We hope as a company we help the bereaved and make their journey a little more bearable.

Tom, Roger, Russell and Alexander are here to guide you through the difficult decisions to be made when arranging a funeral combining traditional values with a modern approach.

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Our History

Your local Funeral Director in Matlock

Thomas Greatorex started his business in Matlock in 1892 aged 34. He also married Mary the same year and they had nine children, three sons and six daughters. The original firm were joiners, wheelwrights and blacksmiths who made horse drawn carts, but as times changed and horses and carts gave way to motor vehicles the emphasis changed to joiners and undertakers. Two of the sons, Raymond and Roland joined the business.

Thomas died on February 9th 1939 aged 81, his wife Mary, had redeceased him only three weeks earlier aged 73.
With their father’s death Raymond and

Roland became directors and the business became known as Thomas Greatorex & Sons Ltd.

Raymond continued the joinery part of the business and Roland assumed the main responsibility for dealing with funerals. Major development of the undertaking business took place in the 1950’s as a new chapel of rest and offices were opened at Matlock Green on our existing site.

The Jepson family acquired the business in 1980 and Roger Jepson continues to lead the firm.