About Ian Brown Funeral Directors
Ian Brown Senior took over W M Gray & Sons in 1958 when it was trading as a joiner and undertakers. Ian Brown Junior then joined the business which was rebranded as Ian Brown Funeral Directors in 1988.
Ian Brown Funeral Directors provide funeral services within the community of Carstairs. We have a close, trusting relationship with many Carstairs families as well as those living in the wider Lanark and Carluke communities.
The team at our funeral home will provide advice at every stage of the funeral planning process, and will arrange an individual and unique funeral to help you celebrate the life of your loved one.
Here at Ian Brown Funeral Directors we also offer an affordable prepaid funeral plan, Choice, so that you can arrange and pay for a funeral in advance. This will protect your family from rising costs and remove uncertainty about your wishes.
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.
Meet the Team
Ian Brown
Consultant
At aged 16, Ian joined the family business alongside his dad serving his time firstly as a joiner and then gradually following in his Dad’s Funeral Directing footsteps. Their Funeral business successfully expanded over many years through absolute dedication and hardwork.
Ian has now been a funeral Director for 40 years, still continuing the family business.
Ian is married to Linda and they have two adult children who also have their own careers. Ian is hugely involved within the local community and he is always caring and sensitive to the family’s needs.
Fraser Mackay
Funeral Manager
Fraser has been a Funeral Director for over 20 years and can think of no better, worthwhile or rewarding job to do. It’s both an honour and a privilege to help guide grieving families through a very sad time in their lives.
In his spare time he enjoys the outdoors including hillwalking and exploring hidden gems of Scotland.
Hazel Crawford
Trainee Funeral Director
Hazel is a retired Detective Constable from Police Scotland. She is looking forward to transferring these skills into caring for families and deceased persons in the funeral industry.
Hazel is married with a son, two stepchildren and a fox red labrador. She enjoys candle making and pyrography.
Derek Hume
Trainee Funeral Director
Derek was a police officer for over 20 years before joining Ian Brown Funeral Directors, to begin a new career. He is dedicated to serving families during difficult times, bringing his kind compassionate nature to work.
Outside of work, Derek is married to Eilidh and is a keen sports fan who combines his passion for rugby and a love for travel
Grant Renton (Arry)
Funeral Service Operative
Arry joins Ian Brown’s in the autumn of his working life. After a 38 year career in the military it was the Funeral Partners values and work ethics that encouraged Arry to apply for the position of FSO. No stranger to working in difficult environments he hopes he can add value throughout the business by applying the host of transferable skills he has to offer.
Arry is married with kids and grandkids and any spare time is spent catching up with them. He loves a day at the horseracing and visits Murrayfield when he can. He can turn his hand to most sports, whether or not he’s any good at them anymore is another matter.
Stuart Odell
Funeral Service Operative
As a people person Stu has had a passion to help people. He simply desired to work in a caring profession, looking after people during their most difficult of times. His father passed away in 2016 and his family was looked after professionally and with courtesy which are all the traits her wants to emulate in this profession.
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.