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.
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Benton funeral home, family owned and operated and providing funeral services in Southern Illinois since 1973.
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.
Crematory of Benton's Pate Funeral Home, run inside the funeral home as Southern Illinois Crematory and opened in November 2011. A Matthews International cremation unit was installed in May 2017, and the home keeps its own refrigeration unit on site.
Christopher funeral home with a sister location, Brayfield-Gilbert Funeral Home, in Sesser.
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