About M L Williams Funeral Directors
M L Williams Funeral Directors was established in Ayr in February 1982 when Mr Michael Leslie Williams was made redundant from large department store Affleck’s of Ayr when it closed. Mike had worked as the in-house Funeral Director in Affleck’s for 11 years. Mike continues to work today as an ambassador and mentor and his care and assistance is invaluable.
Our friendly team at M L Williams looks after the communities of Ayr, Prestwick, Mossblown, Annbank, Drongan, Mauchline, Auchinleck, Troon, Monkton, Dalrymple, Coylton, Hollybush, Denure, Doonfoot, Alloway, Maybole Minishant and New Cumnock.
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 M L Williams 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
Aileen Armitt
Funeral Director
Aileen joined ML Williams team in September 2019, but has been a part of Funeral Partners since 2011 in various roles.
As a funeral director, Aileen’s aim is to help families through the difficult task of arranging a funeral and thereby ensuring they receive an
Excellent service throughout the whole process.
Pauline Ower
Funeral Manager
Pauline has been working in the funeral industry for coming up to 18 years now, she joined Funeral Partners in July 2022 and is the Funeral Manger of 3 branches, James Dykes, ML Williams and John Roach. Caring for families, their loved ones and her staff are always Pauline’s priority, making sure that they are all treated with dignity, compassion, and respect. Family means everything to her, and she spends all her spare time with family & friends.
Rachel Hannan
Funeral Director
Rachel joined the team in 2023. As a Funeral Director, Rachel strives to assist families through these difficult times whilst showing the upmost care and compassion.
Leigh Crawley
Administrator/Funeral Arranger
Leigh joined the team in August 2018.
She previously worked with vulnerable adults for 14 years.
Leigh is a Mum of three young children who in her spare time enjoys family days out and making memories for her children.
Lorraine Gordon
Administrator
Lorraine started working at ML Williams in March 2007 and strives to make a difficult time a little more manageable for grieving families.
She is a mother of 3 and grandmother of 4.
She enjoys spending quality time with her family as well as keeping fit by walking her dog.
Euan Leckie
Funeral Service Operative
Euan started working in the funeral industry in August 2014, joining the ML Williams team in July 2015, after 12 years in hospitality.
He takes great pride in delivering an excellent service for people at a difficult time.
He is a keen ice hockey fan, playing for a local team.
He enjoys watching a wide range of sports and spending time with his children.
David
Funeral Service Operative
David has been with ML Williams since January 2012.
He is passionate about caring for families and their lost loved ones at difficult times.
David takes great pride in his work which also includes looking after the company vehicles.
In his spare time he enjoys spending weekends with his young daughter.
Morgan
Funeral Service Operative
It has long been a dream for Morgan to be part of the funeral industry and that was realised for him when he joined ML Williams in
June 2016.
Morgan takes great pride in looking after families loved ones.
In his spare time he likes to spend it with family and friends.
Alan Hetherington
Funeral Service Operative
Alan joined the ML Williams team in April 2020 after retiring from Police Scotland having served for 30 years.
He is a great believer in treating people the way he would expect to be treated, showing care and compassion.
In his spare time he is a keen road cyclist.
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.