Clark & Battoo Ltd
Independent Family Funeral Directors and Embalmers Since 1940
How we work.
Clark & Battoo Ltd is an independent, family-owned funeral home serving Trinidad from its head office at 11 Tragarete Road, Port of Spain. The business traces its origins to 1880, when J. Haynes Clark first established funeral operations on Tragarete Road, and in 1915 the firm introduced Trinidad and Tobago's first motorised hearse. The Battoo funeral home followed in the 1940s, founded by Ethelbert 'Meg' Battoo and Edward 'Del' Battoo, and the two firms merged in the 1950s to become Clark & Battoo Ltd.
“In the company's own words, every loved one is cared for 'with the utmost dignity and respect.' Clark & Battoo treats each family as its own throughout the arrangements.”
In every respect, the company maintains a tradition of personal attention to each family's needs and individual wishes. Services can be directed wherever a family chooses — in the funeral home, church, temple, mosque, synagogue, cemetery, crematorium, mausoleum or private home — and the funeral home's chapels host both religious ceremonies and private, non-religious ones. In the company's own words, 'When you need a friend to do the things that you cannot do... we'll always be there for you.'
Clark & Battoo serves families of every faith, arranging a Minister, Pundit, Priest, Imam, Rabbi, Buddhist Monk, Spiritual Mother or Lay Reader as required and supplying the ceremonial amenities appropriate to each tradition. The main chapel is fully air-conditioned and seats up to 400 guests, with two smaller chapels, a reposing room, a lift for those with limited mobility and private parking. The firm also provides cremation, national and international mortuary shipping, embalming, obituary preparation, floral tributes, marble monuments and engraving, and bereavement counselling.
Alongside the Port of Spain head office, the company operates branches at Montrose in Chaguanas and on Royal Road in San Fernando, offering full day and night service to families across Trinidad.
In the company's own words, every loved one is cared for 'with the utmost dignity and respect.' Clark & Battoo treats each family as its own throughout the arrangements.
'When you need a friend to do the things that you cannot do... we'll always be there for you.' The firm stands beside families to carry the details they are not up to handling themselves.
Ministers, Pundits, Priests, Imams, Rabbis and Lay Readers alike — the company covers the religious needs of every tradition, and also serves families who choose non-religious forms of remembrance.
What we do for our families.
Every arrangement is tailored to the family’s wishes. These are the services most often asked of us — speak with our team for anything not listed here.
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Professional Funeral Direction
Complete direction of the service wherever it is held — funeral home, church, temple, mosque, synagogue, cemetery, crematorium, mausoleum or private home. Chapel services can be arranged as religious ceremonies or as private, non-religious ones.
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Services for All Faiths
Arrangement of a Minister, Pundit, Priest, Imam, Rabbi, Buddhist Monk, Spiritual Mother or Lay Reader, together with the ceremonial amenities — crucifixes, prayer rails, altar settings and more — appropriate to each religious tradition.
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Cremation Services
Cremation facilities for families who prefer an alternative to a traditional burial, with a selection of urns as a tasteful final resting place for the departed.
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Worldwide Mortuary Shipping
Expertise in national and international mortuary shipping, with contacts in almost every city in the United States and many cities worldwide for out-of-town services.
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Advanced Funeral Planning
Pre-arrange your own service so your wishes are recorded and fulfilled, easing the burden on your family when the time comes.
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Marble Monuments & Engraving
Personalised marble monuments, headstones and engraving from the company's own signature factory and trusted brands abroad, plus grave enclosures and vault construction.
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Bereavement Counselling & Family Support
General and bereavement counselling, regular bereavement council meetings open to the public, and staff assistance with insurance, pension and union-benefit paperwork so families can mourn in peace.
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Floral Tributes & Multimedia
Casket sprays, floral sprays, baskets and plant arrangements from an in-house floral expert, plus digital recording and live streaming of services and help selecting acknowledgment cards and service programmes.
The same people, every time.
Ann Marie Samaroo
Company Secretary & Sales Representative — Port of Spain
Mona Palmer
Senior Sales Representative — Port of Spain
Yvonne Boochoon
Senior Sales Representative — Port of Spain
Rosalee (Rose) Alexis-Monsegue
Receptionist, Accounts Clerk & Sales Representative — Port of Spain
Jamie Johnson
Certified Embalmer — Port of Spain
Brother Gregor Florence
Legal Advisor & Chaplain
Terrance Thomas
Senior Driver & Embalmer — Chaguanas
Michelle Jagan
Embalmer, Sales Representative & Supervisor — San Fernando
Luigi Jodhan
Named representative to the Ministry of Health
What families say.
Friendly faces, great hospitality and service.
The regions we travel.
We collect from and conduct services across 3 regions. If your district isn’t listed, please call — we travel further when families ask.
- Named representatives to the Ministry of Health (Trinidad & Tobago)
- Certified embalmers on staff
- Independent family funeral directors and embalmers since 1940
- Introduced Trinidad & Tobago's first motorised hearse (1915)
Speak with us at any hour.
We pick up the phone twenty-four hours a day, every day. Or write below and we will ring you back within the hour.