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About Harpin's Funeral Service
Harpin's Funeral Service has been providing services within the local area for over 90 years.
In 1930, Leonard and Vera Harpin purchased their first Rolls Royce and started to work within the funeral industry in around 1932. Through hard work, the fleet soon increased to consist of two hearses and thirteen limousines. The limousines were originally used for a variety of purposes, such as weddings, and not kept just for funeral work. They also hired the fleet to Funeral Directors in the area who didn’t own their own vehicles.
Leonard and Vera were helped in the running of the business by their fourteen children and numerous friends.
Our first Chapel of Rest was on Arundel Street, Wakefield but in 1977 a purpose built Funeral Home was opened at Back Mount Pleasant, Wakefield. This was followed by further Funeral Homes at Ledger Lane, Outwood and Cluntergate, Horbury.
Over the years, there have been many changes. Our fleet has become smaller but more modern as the size of funeral corteges has decreased. Leonard and Vera have passed away but their grand children, Sean and Sara, now work for the company as Senior Funeral Director and Business Principal. In 2026, we opened a new branch in Normanton.
Harpins Funeral Service has gained a reputation for being a professional yet caring business coming a long way from our humble beginnings.
Here at Harpin's Funeral Service we offer an affordable prepaid funeral plan, Choice, so that you can arrange and pay for a funeral in advance.
If you would like to talk to us about planning a funeral, or our Choice plan, please come and see us in any of our funeral homes, or if you’d rather we can arrange a home visit. We’re also available 24 hours a day on the phone so if you need anything please don’t hesitate to call your local funeral home.
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Meet the Team
Sara Harpin-Shipley
Business Principal
Sean Harpin
Senior Funeral Director
Georgina Shipley
Funeral Director
Louise Saxon
Funeral Director
Paul Fawcett
Funeral Service Operative
Our Values
Pride
We take pride in everything we do. Our aim is that everyone who works for Funeral Partners shares our values.
Helping People
Our business exists to help the bereaved to make fitting arrangements for their loved one’s last journey and to provide lasting memories for family and friends. We do this with a positive, caring and understanding approach.
Respect for everyone
We value diversity and treat everyone with the same respect, courtesy and dignity.
Professional Standards
We are a professional organisation and we strive to achieve the highest possible standards in everything we do and to improve upon these standards continuously.
Accept responsibility
We accept responsibility for our actions both as a company and as individuals.
Partnership
We believe that we can only achieve our goals by working together in partnership with client families, suppliers and our employees.