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Benton funeral home owned and operated by a Benton family, with a lineage running back to the Freeman Funeral Home of 1921, known as Leffler-Poulson until it took the Leffler name. The chapel was enlarged in 2013 for large services, and the home has a family lounge with refreshments, a children's area and an outdoor garden.

BurialCremationVeterans servicesPre-need arrangements

Benton funeral home serving Southern Illinois since 1928, with its own crematory and refrigeration unit on site and a chapel seating up to 150. The owner and funeral director lives on site, and the building has private arrangement rooms, a family lounge and a children's play area.

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Death Certificates and the Coroner in Franklin County

Vital Records Office Record

County Clerk

Franklin County · Franklin County Clerk / Recorder

Office

901 Public Square, Benton, IL 62812

Certified copies

At the counter

Certified copy fee

$27 first copy, $13 each additional

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Coroner or Medical Examiner Record

Coroner

Franklin County · Franklin County Coroner's Office

Office

407 East Washington Street, Benton, IL 62812

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