The people of Natrona County bid farewell to a much beloved neighbor and public servant today. Sheriff Mark Benton was laid to rest this morning with a service that was evidence of the affection this area held for a man who served in local law enforcement for 40 years.

Benton died last weekend of what his son described as an aggressive form of dementia. He retired in the summer of 2013.

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