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Excellent service for my father's funeral. All staff were very helpful and well presented. Everything ran very smoothly on the day and we are happy to recommend this company.
David Gray
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.
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Meet the Team
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.
Leeanne McClelland
Funeral Arranger
Leeanne joined the team in 2024. As a Funeral Arranger, Leeanne takes pride in helping families through these hard times while treating them with the upmost care and respect.
In her spare time, she like to go on days out and spending time with her 2 children.
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
Morgan joined funeral partners as a casual FSO in June 2016 before progressing to a full time position in 2020. Morgan takes great pride in caring for deceased and they’re loved ones at their time of need. In his spare time, Morgan enjoys travelling and cinema being a member of Ayr Film Society.
George Wright
Funeral Service Operator
George joined ML Williams in 2024. He has enjoyed various careers in baking, driving and manufacturing before joining ML Williams. He takes pride in providing a compassionate service to families who are experiencing bereavement. In his spare time, he is an avid Ayr United supporter regularly attending matches with his son.
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.