We have years of experience caring for families, from all walks of life. Each family comes to us because they know we are leaders in our profession, dedicated to excellence in service, and have the highest integrity.
Our History
This funeral business started out as a one room building on
South Main Street in Henderson, Kentucky in the mid-1800’s. In 1926, Sheriff Otis Benton bought the
business at the courthouse doors and renamed it Otis Benton & Son. In 1962, Maynard Glunt purchased the business
and moved it to its current location on Green Street.
Tapp Funeral Home started in 1895 with the Tapp Family at
its helm. The family served Henderson
for more than 80 years before Maynard Glunt purchased the business in
1986.
Mr. Glunt owned the businesses until 1992 when he sold them
to Prime Succession, Inc. Benton-Glunt Funeral Home, Tapp Funeral Home, and
Roselawn Memorial Gardens returned to local family ownership in 2004 when it
was purchased by James and Judy Veccia.
The Veccias shared ownership with the Glunts until their deaths.
In late 2019, the Veccia Family began the conversation of
merging the two funeral homes into one location. Benton-Glunt Funeral Home and Tapp Funeral
Home merged in February 2020 to create Benton-Glunt & Tapp Funeral
Home. Though the doors of the 223 Third
Street location closed, the century of professional funeral service that
defined Tapp Funeral Home continues today and is evident when you walk through
the doors at 629 South Green Street.
Since James’s untimely death in 2020 and Judy’s retirement,
Benton-Glunt & Tapp Funeral Home remains family owned and operated by
son-in-law Eric Harrah and daughter Melanie Veccia Harrah, second generation
funeral directors and owners.
Our Valued Staff
Eric and Melanie Harrah, Owners
Barbara Shiver, Funeral Director
Leo Skaggs, Funeral Director
James O'Nan, Funeral Director
Samuel Phillips, Licensed Funeral Director and Embalmer
Meagan Veccia, Benton-Glunt & Tapp Funeral Home Office Manager
Parker Harrah, Roselawn Memorial Gardens Office Manager
Darrell Powell, Preplanning Counselor, Lead Transport