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Visitation:
Friday February 13, 2026, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at
Holland Barry & Bennett Funeral Home.
Service:
Friday, February 13, 2026, at 1 p.m. at the funeral
home.
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Obituary
Steven Ray
Benedict, 54, of Lincoln, passed away February 2,
2026, at home surrounded by his family.
Visitation is from 11 AM until 1 PM Friday, February
13, 2026, at Holland Barry & Bennett Funeral Home.
Funeral services will be at 1 PM with Pastor Josh
from Abundant House of Praise officiating. Burial
will follow in Elkhart Cemetery.
"Stevie" was born November 20, 1971, in Lincoln,
IL., the son of Raymond Benedict Sr. and Beverly
(Harris) Phillips. He was an avid Chicago Bears, St.
Louis Cardinals, and Michigan fan. He was formerly
employed as a brick mason. He was a free spirit and
lived his life wide open with no regrets.
Survivors include
his two children: Dylan Benedict, and Kaylie
Benedict (Morgan), his mother Beverly Phillips, his
siblings Tina Benedict-Guzman (Larry), Dawn
Phillips-Osborn (Jason), Barb Ferguson, and Beverly
Geriets (Jody); |

grandson Stetson; very
close friend Waylon Turner; nieces and nephew Sara
Baker, Mason Baker, and Destiny Hart; caretaker
Emilee Frakes, and numerous cousins and friends.
He was preceded in
death by his grandparents, his father, his brother
Raymond "Bubby" Benedict, and great niece Novalee.
Memorial donations may be made to Holland Barry &
Bennett funeral Home to assist the family with
funeral expenses.
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