Dover funeral home, the main location of Bennie Smith Funeral Home's five Delaware locations, serving Kent County and central Delaware. Its staff includes licensed funeral directors, embalmers and certified crematory operators, with a designated pre-need team.
More Funeral Homes in Kent County
Dover funeral home opened in 1969, a civilian contract funeral service for the Dover Air Force Base Mortuary since 1971 that has cared for more than 3,000 deceased military personnel and dependents. Its clients include the Department of Defense and clergy of the Wilmington Diocese.
Downtown Dover funeral home of the Torbert family, serving from this site since 1919, with a chapel added in 1955 that seats about 120. Four generations of the family have run the firm, which founded its own Capitol Crematory Service in 1989.
South Dover branch chapel of the Torbert family firm, opened in November 1999, seating 250 with a large on-site parking lot. The family has served Dover since 1918 and founded its own Capitol Crematory Service in 1989.
Dover funeral home founded in 1953 by the Trader family and run by the founders' two sons, in its present building since 1955. Its chapel seats over 120, and it has a casket showroom.
Harrington funeral home founded in 1887 and on its present site since 1930, with a main chapel, an arrangements room that serves as a second chapel, and a dining room for added seating. It shares its owners with Lofland Funeral Home in Milford.
Death Certificates and the Medical Examiner in Kent County
Vital Records Office Record
Delaware Department of Health and Social Services - Office of Vital Statistics
Kent County · State vital records office
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Verified October 15, 2026 · Source
Coroner or Medical Examiner Record
State Medical Examiner
Kent County · Division of Forensic Science, Medical Examiner Unit
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Verified November 3, 2026 · Source
