Samuel Clarke founded S Clarke and Son Funeral Directors in 1918. In 1940 John clarke joined his father and together they saw the business increase, resulting in the building of their Funeral Church at Court Square in 1970. After Samuel's death in 1979, his son Jim joined John in the business. The steady growth in business necessitated the moving of all operations to their present address at Court Square in 1990.

In December 2004 they opened their latest branch at 64 Newtownards Road, Bangor, Co. Down. Known as The Bereavement Centre, it provides the complete range of funeral services, including Memorial Services and their new state of the art Online Services. This new service allows funeral services to be viewed live via the internet on a private, secure system for family and friends around the world.

The latest additions to their thriving business are two E220 CDi 'Elegance' Mercedes based Hearses and three E280 CDi 'Elegance' Mercedes based Limousines, which left the coleman Milne factory on the 17th May 2007 on the long journey to their new home in Northern Ireland. These prestigious vehicles will further enhance the exceptional services that S Clarke & Son Funeral Directors currently provide.