Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Homes

A Story Rich in Service and Support

Service from the Heart

From our founding as Brintlinger Funeral Home in 1883, Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Homes have focused on service from the heart. However, we've always been innovators, developing new ways to serve and support the families who come to us.


The original funeral home established that reputation after only six years in business. A newspaper reported that founder Daniel Brintlinger stocked "the very latest paraphernalia incident to the rites of burial." And, he was known for offering a comprehensive selection of wooden and metallic caskets, coffins, and sarcophagus burial robes.


After the adoption of the automobile, Brintlinger arranged Macon County's first all-automobile funeral procession in 1913. It took eight touring cars and Brintlinger's ambulance 2 1/2 hours to make the 18-mile trip to Friends Creek Cemetery near Argenta, Illinois.

Brintlinger and Earl's innovations continued throughout the years:

  • First motorized coach funeral in Macon County
  • First home with all facilities on one floor
  • First grief recovery program
  • First home with an entire staff of licensed funeral insurance representatives and the first to offer funeral insurance
  • First funeral home to receive the Outstanding Small Business Award for Macon County


Since the beginning, Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Homes have provided innovations, leading the funeral profession to new levels of service and compassion. We do this because we know the right service makes all the difference. And at Brintlinger and Earl, we're focused on service from the heart.

At Brintlinger and Earl, we know the right service makes all the difference.

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