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Benton A. Staley was an active businessman and community leader for many years, continuing the family tradition of pioneering Frisco. His ancestors had settled in Frisco in 1870.

Benton began working for undertaker W. T. Byrum as a boy and later became an undertaker and funeral director. He and his wife, Maureen Carter Staley, purchased the funeral home from Byrum in 1949 and sold the business in 1971. The funeral home has since been demolished and was located on the corner of North County Road and Maple.

Benton was active in many local organizations including the Lions Club, of which he served as the first president. Maureen was president of the Frisco Garden Club from 1953-54. Benton was also the first president and chairman of the board for the Frisco Youth Center and served as mayor of Frisco for three terms.