Day Funeral Home - History, Sandoval, Illinois, Patoka, IL. On US Rt 50 in Sandoval. Your Funeral Home in Southern Illinois

History of Day Funeral Homes

Since 1949 James R. "Bob" Day has been in the Funeral Service Profession. After His enlistment in the Army Air Corp ( Air Force) ended in W.W. 2 and he received his Mortuary Degree from St Louis School Of Mortuary Science in 1949, he began his career at the Zieren-Day Funeral Home in Carlyle, IL in May of 1949.Tthe Day family, is still very much involved with the Zieren-Day Funeral Home in Carlyle to this very date.

James R. Day was offered the opportunity to Purchase Cox & Martin Funeral Homes in Sandoval and Patoka, Illinois, and Day Funeral Homes began in 1981 when the Day family took over the Cox-Martin Funeral Homes in Sandoval and Patoka from Dean Martin and Mark Cox who had started the firm in 1938. The Day family were fortunate to have the opportunity to work with Dean & Virginia Martin and Mark & Margaret Cox and were able to call on their years of experience with the local community.

Upon the Day Family ownership the funeral home was operated under the name of Cox-Martin & Day Funeral Home until 1994 when it was renamed Day Funeral Homes Ltd. However James R. Day purchasing the funeral Homes in Sandoval brought him back home to Sandoval, His home town. Owing the funeral home two block form where he grew up as a child. John R "Bobby". Day. joined the firm in 1981 at the time of initial purchase and Dennis D. Day joined the firm in 1984. Over the years we have remodeled both buildings to better accommodate the needs of the families we serve. However our main goal has never changed. "We offer the best quality funeral service to the people of our community"

Day Funeral Home is a local, family-owned corporation and all monies are kept locally. We believe in our communities and support many worthy causes within those communities. Day Funeral Homes beleives that being involved is for the betterment of everyone.