Carl Philpott
Funeral Services Team Member
Carl started working at Hogben & Partis on 15th August 2022. Despite his initial apprehension about working in the funeral industry, he loves this job and cannot see himself working anywhere else. He continues to learn and improve every day and is very passionate about looking after our families and their loved ones and giving them the care that they deserve.
Before Hogben & Partis Carl spent nearly 23 years in mail order sales for historical motorsport car parts and tools. Outside of work Carl enjoys spending time with his family and socialising with friends. He also has a keen interest in football. Carl married Anna in 2015 and they have 2 amazing children together.
Daniel Bryan
Funeral Services Team Member
Daniel joined Hogben and Partis at the end of June 2023 after spending 15 years in the Hairdressing Industry. Daniel enjoys learning from such an experienced team who have the highest standards.
He feels a great responsibility to make sure we offer the best possible care for the families loved one, and provide the best service to the family throughout their difficult time.
Daniel is newly married as of August 2022 and enjoys being active with his partner, going on adventures together and trying new things. He enjoys challenging himself and has done 5 multi day Charity bike rides, and 2 Charity boxing matches.
Jack Davis
Principal Funeral Director
Jack started work for Hogben & Partis in 2014. He is passionate about looking after families in their hour of need.
Jack is our Principal Funeral Director and is proud to conduct most of our services.
Katie Didcock
Funeral Arranger
Katie has spent the last 10 years building up and running a laundry and ironing service for customers in and around Ashford. After losing her husband unexpectedly during Covid, she wanted a change in career and wanted to help and support families get through the worst time of their lives and make it as easy as possible for them.
Katie has three older children who she loves spending time with, and a chihuahua who always wants cuddles. She loves to travel and would love to see more of the world.
Lucy Howard
Funeral Director
Lucy joined Hogben & Partis in June 2023 and has been looking after families for over 24 years, starting out as a funeral home assistant as a Saturday job at the age of 15. Upon leaving school, Lucy trained first as an embalmer before training as a funeral arranger and finally a funeral director. Lucy obtained her diploma in funeral service in 2022 and is a member of the British Institute of Funeral Directors.
She is a proud mum of two girls and loves nothing more than spending time with them.
Stephen Bartlett
Funeral Director & Operations Leader
Steve is one of our Funeral Directors and also our Operations Leader. He ensures that everything runs smoothly on the day of the funeral for all our families.
Steve started working for Hogben & Partis in 2020 after a career as a motor mechanic.
Tracey Buckley
Tracey has been with Hogben & Partis since 2014 as a Funeral Arranger.
She loves to help people with every aspect of arranging a funeral.
Wendy Barnes
Wendy joined Hogben and Partis in 2005 as a Funeral Arranger. After 17 years in the business, she is still as passionate to helping families with organising the best send off for their loved ones as she was when she first started.
Wendy enjoys spending time with her grandchildren and going for long walks at weekends.
