J E Hackett and Sons is a long standing family firm providing a funeral service over 8 decades however they appreciate the need for change and improvement. This caring family business who themselves are no stranger to heartache provide a personal service and appreciate and understand the needs of the bereaved. They are extremely proud of their high standard of care and compassion instilled down the generations.
This family business has been established since 1922 and over four generations first starting with the founder, John Edward Hackett. John Edward started out as a builder/carpenter, conducting the occasional funeral as most builders did in those days. He built houses mostly in the Longford area and also built this their family funeral home.
John and his wife, Annie Louisa had five children Eva, John Hugh (who sadly died at 6 weeks) Jack, Joan and William (Bill Snr).
Joan married Alan and helped him run his family newsagents in Coventry and they had two children John and Yvonne.(who sadly died aged 30 years)
Jack, Eva and Bill helped their Father in the Funeral Business. During the war, Jack was called away, leaving a young Eva to assist with the running of the business being one of the first ever lady funeral conductor in Coventry. Eva dedicated her life to the family business especially during the war when she had to take responsibility for all aspects of the funeral especially during the Coventry blitz…
Bill (Snr) married Margaret and had five children Emma, Jane, Kate, Sally and Thomas (who sadly died aged 18 months). On leaving school Jane joined her dad in the funeral business.
Jack and his wife Ethel moved to 93 Leicester Road Bedworth. This was not only a family home but also a branch office. Jack and Ethel had six children, Ann, John, (who sadly died aged 19, William, (Bill Jnr) Janice, Elaine and Hugh, (Thomas) who were all brought up in and around the family business.
In 1972 the Bedworth office was extended, and in 1993 the opportunity arose to further extend and extensively refurbish these premises, with additional offices, waiting room and chapels of rest and on completion a dedication service was held.
Jack’s sons William (Bill Jnr) and Hugh (Thomas) with the support of their wives’ Patience and Hilary carry on the family business today.
Bill lives at Longford with his wife Patience and their three children William, Edward and Charles and Thomas lives at Bedworth with his wife Hilary and their three children John, Honor and Jorj.
The premises at Longford remained unchanged for many years but now as the family grows with Bill (Snr) daughter Jane, Bill (Jnr) son’s William, Edward and Charles, Elaine’s daughter Hayley and Thomas’ son John follow their fathers and forefathers footsteps the premises have been extended and refurbished to carry on through the next generations.
On Saturday, 15th October 2011, they held a dedication service to commemorate the refurbishment of their Longford funeral home, inviting The Bishop of Coventry, The Right Reverend Dr Christopher Cocksworth, the The Lord Mayor of Coventry, Councillor Keiran Mulhall, the National President, and the Coventry and District President of the National Association of Funeral Directors, local clergy, colleagues, family, friends and neighbours to attend this special celebration.
