Locations throughout the region
The seeds of the present business were sown in 1826 when Richard Walter Parson was apprenticed to a carpenter and joiner at Stoke Climsland, Cornwall.
In 1842 he came to Plymouth and set up his own business as a builder and undertaker. In the mid 1880s his son, John Walter, took over the business and he was in turn succeeded by his son Oscar Walter in 1923. In 1932 Oscar’s son, Walter, purchased the business from his father. In 1940 to 1945 he served as a pilot in the Royal Air Force, during which time Walter’s wife Beryl ran the business. On Walter’s return in 1945 he decided to specialise exclusively in Funeral Directing.
Plymstock, Barton
Barton, Horn Lane, Plymstock, Plymouth, PL9 9BR
Office Opening Hours
Mon-Fri, 9.00 am - 5.00 pm
Tel 01752 404042
Callington, The Old Police Station
1 Saltash Road, Callington, Cornwall, PL17 7BB
Office Opening Hours
Mon – Fri 10.00am – 4.00pm
Tel 01579 382 000
Exeter, Decimus
206 Topsham Road, Exeter, Devon, EX2 6AA
Office Opening Hours
Mon – Fri 9.30am – 4.30pm
Tel 01392 433333

Tavistock, The Stables
32 West Street, Tavistock, Devon, PL19 8JY
Office Opening Hours
Mon - Fri 10.00 am - 4.00 pm
Tel 01822 617300

Ivybridge, Riverside
9 Costly Street, Ivybridge, Devon, PL21 0DB
Office Opening Hours
Mon - Fri 10.00 am - 4.00 pm
Tel 01752 690909

Torquay, Babbacombe Road
147 Babbacombe Road, Torquay, Devon, TQ1 3SU
Office Opening Hours
9.00 am - 4.00 pm
Tel 01803 329494

Torpoint, Pidgen & Son
4 Trevol Business Park, Torpoint, Cornwall, PL11 2TB
Office Opening Hours
Mon-Fri 10.00 am - 4.00 pm
Tel 01752 812479
St. Judes, Salisbury House
11 Tothill Avenue, St Judes, Plymouth, PL4 8PJ
Office Opening Hours
9.00 am - 5.00 pm
Tel 01752 665438

Saltash, Pengelly Funeral Service
139 Fore Street, Saltash, Cornwall, PL12 6AB
Office Opening Hours
9.00 am - 5.00 pm
Tel 01752 848838

Plympton, St. Mary’s View
2 Market Road, Plympton, Plymouth, PL7 1QW
Office Opening Hours
Mon-Fri 9.00 am - 5.00 pm
Tel 01752 343848

Newton Abbot, Kings House
Kings House, King Street, Newton Abbot, TQ12 2LG
Office Opening Hours
Mon-Fri 9.00 am - 5.00 pm
Tel 01626 334444

Crownhill, The Firs (Head Office)
702 Budshead Road, Crownhill, Plymouth, PL6 5DY
Office Opening Hours
Mon-Fri 9.00 am - 5.00 pm
Tel 01752 767676
