You may be here because you’ve lost someone you love –
or you want to plan your own ceremony. Either way. you are not alone.
Through relaxed, unhurried conversations, I capture a whole life: the small details, the big moments, and the sparkle that’s theirs alone, so their story is told beautifully and authentically.
Every life deserves to be remembered with warmth and care.
And now I write eulogies and life stories too, by video or phone.
Funerals across Doncaster, Rotherham & wider South Yorkshire.
Eulogies and life stories across the UK.
You might be here because you’re planning ahead for your own farewell. If so, we can have a relaxed chat and put something in place that tells your story your way, whenever the time comes. What a beautiful and thoughtful gift to leave your family and friends.
I can also write a fuller life story to keep, or letters for the people you love. All by video or phone, wherever you are in the UK.
Or you might have lost someone you love, and want the right words for their service – perhaps one led by a vicar or minister, where a family member gives the tribute. I can write the eulogy with you, and help you feel ready to read it.
I take the time to really listen, getting to know the person behind the name. Whether the tone is simple and down-to-earth, gently humorous, quietly reflective, or a blend of it all, there’s no single “right way”. Every life is different, and every farewell should be too.
Funerals and celebrations of life
I still take funerals and celebrations of life across Doncaster, Rotherham and wider South Yorkshire. Due to my husband’s health, for now I’m taking these for families I’ve worked with before, and for friends and their families.
If I can’t help you, myself, I can recommend other good local celebrants.
If you’d like to talk things through, just get in touch – I’m always happy to have a chat.
A book can hold your choices. AI can write… something. Family and friends only know so much. It takes a conversation to find your story.
I’ve spent my working life listening, writing and speaking: as an award-winning journalist, through 29 years of teaching writing and speaking, in 41 years of presenting, and in over 350 funerals and celebrations of life. I know how to draw out the details people didn’t know they’d remember – and how to turn them into words that sound like the person.
With a background in education, I can also support neurodivergent needs, both when we talk and as you get ready for the day, helping everyone feel at ease. As an independent celebrant, I can write for any kind of service – religious, spiritual, or none at all.
“It was as though she knew my Mum… Beka managed to weave a little bit of magic into Mum’s tribute..”
A bit about me
I’ve delivered over 350 funerals and celebrations of life, and spent years leading and supporting others through traumatic and difficult times. I’m a member of the Fellowship of Professional Celebrants, and I was trained by Terri Negus, one of the first independent celebrants in the country.
Now, alongside the funerals I still take, I write eulogies and life stories for families across the UK.
Find out more on my Who am I page.
I live in a village a few miles south of the city of Doncaster. For funerals and celebrations of life, I support families I already know and friends and their families across these areas:
For eulogies, life stories, letter writing and vocal coaching, I can work with you wherever you are by video call or phone.
“Beka was amazing; she hit the tone of the service perfectly, her words were put together perfectly and were very fitting for dad’s funeral. ”
“We were fortunate enough to have Beka as the celebrant at my mum’s funeral. The service she gave was just right. It was as though she knew mum. The story she told was not only articulate, but Beka managed to weave a little bit of magic into mum’s tribute too.”
“Beka was the best person to be celebrant at my father’s funeral. She spent time getting to know my dad and was able to listen and understand our family. She was compassionate, interested, professional and has a great sense of humour. She made all the hard parts easy.”
When news broke of Dolly Parton’s death, I found myself more affected than I expected to be for someone I’d never met. Grief rippling out to people who never shook her hand. That had me looking into the research – and once I started, I realised it’s surprisingly normal.
Blog 1: Does it have to be serious? Absolutely not…it just needs to be right for your person. That’s the only rule that matters. The first in a series on writing a tribute.
