About Us

Victoria has always wanted to be a Funeral Director from a young age. She previously worked in the care sector which has helped her support families in her role as a Funeral Director.

Victoria takes great pride in helping families at their time of need to make their loved ones send off one that they deserve.

She will always try to personalise a funeral for a family and make anything possible to meet the more unusual funeral requests she receives. She strongly believes that a befitting send off for a loved one helps greatly with the grieving process.

Trish Green started working for Henry Ison & Sons Funeral Directors in August 2016, now based in the Binley Road branch, she feels she has finally found her niche in funeral arranging. She displays deep passion & empathy for her work, and looks after families with compassion & care. Trish also has great links within the local community, working closely also with a local charity who supports children with cancer and their families. Before joining the team at Henry Ison’s, Trish worked as a dispenser in a pharmacy and has also worked as a welfare advisor for The Coventry Irish Society. Coming from a large Irish family, Trish enjoys nothing more than family gatherings and socialising with friends. She also enjoys holidays abroad.

Born in Coventry Kim moved to Cheltenham in 1982 and started her career in the licensing trade when her parents started running a public house , she progressed to manager with Whitbread and went on the relief circuit managing pubs all over the south west eventually taking over a pub in Devon. Kim came back to Coventry in 2002 working as assistant manager at a pub in the City.

In 2010 Kim changed direction into the retail trade and started working for Asda as their Community Champion. This saw her building links up with local charities and schools, her hard work and commitment to her role was recognised in 2014 when she was nominated to be an ASDA ambassador and represented the UK in America. Kim joined us in March 2016 as a Funeral Arranger and continues to build links within our local community, she attends The Coventry Resource Centre for the Blind every week as a volunteer and is currently learning British Sign Language which she feels will be a valuable asset and may help to communicate more professionally with a wider range of families that choose to arrange their loved ones funerals with us.

Debbie was born and raised in Coventry. After leaving school, she began her working life as a secretary at Massey Ferguson and later went on to start a family. She went on to raise four children as a housewife.

As her children grew up, she returned to education to study Beauty and Holistic therapy at Mid Warwickshire College and following success, went on to run her own business as a beauty therapist.

After 15 years working in this background, she changed career path and began working in the funeral service industry.
She gained extensive experience working at a local funeral directors in Coventry and later went on to work for the local crematorium.

Outside of her working life, Debbie enjoys walking, swimming, going on family holidays and socialising with friends and family.

Lindsey qualified as an Embalmer in 2010 after studying for 2 years, she has been in the Funeral profession for 20 years and cannot think of doing anything else. She has been with Henry Ison & Sons  for 5 years. In her free time she enjoys walking her dog, going to music concerts and spending time with her family.

Peter joined Henry Ison & Sons Funeral Directors in 2021 as a Funeral Service Operative after working for 18 years as a Funeral Director and Senior Funeral Service Operative.

He says ” I am looking forward to my new role and making a difference for our families.”

In his spare time he helps with re-homing retired greyhounds.

Campbell joined Funeral Partners in May 2019 as a casual Funeral Services Operative after retiring from his 40 year career in the NHS. Having had various positions in Facilities Management in Hospitals throughout the West and East Midlands, he also covers Funeral Arranger duties on a regular basis.

Shropshire born, he has a love for the outdoor life, keeps himself active particularly Hill walking and he has cycled full length of Ireland and Lands end to John O’Groats. Married with three children, he also has three Grandchildren.
He enjoys all aspects of his duties, especially helping families at the most difficult times in their lives as well as working with a happy and professional team.

James started working for Henry Ison & Sons in 2022, having worked in the profession since 2014 at the age of sixteen, following in his father’s footsteps.
James brings knowledge and experience to the team already here at Ison’s. He holds a recognised qualification endorsed by the National Association of Funeral Directors in Funeral Service Awareness.
He believes in providing the highest level of funeral service and care to the communities we serve throughout Coventry and Warwickshire and continuing to build the reputation and legacy Henry Ison and his family built over many years. Funeral Partners, the current owners of Henry Isons continue to build though major investment in employing the best people, modernising, and maintaining its properties and upgrading the ceremonial vehicles to cut the companies carbon footprint.
In his spare time, James enjoys watching and playing sport, supporting Aston Villa and Wasps, going out for drinks and meals with friends and family and travelling the world. He also supports several charities throughout the West Midlands.

Shannon joined the team as she wanted to support people during the most heart-breaking of times, she has previously worked in a receptionist role and in another funeral home.
Shannon works hard to support the families she cares for and endeavours to make each funeral special and unique, incorporating personalisation and paying attention to the smallest details.
In her spare time Shannon enjoys cooking, socialising with friends and relaxing at home.