The Bentley House, where the Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home is currently located, stands at the northwest corner of Elm and Butler Streets.

Matthew Bentley and his family, English Jews who immigrated to the United States in 1843, built the home. The Bentley family initially took up residence in Ohio, but they moved to Kentucky in 1846 and purchased a lot in Ludlow. On this property, plus an additional parcel purchased in 1850, the Bentley House was constructed in 1849-1850.

For many years, Matthew Bentley Sr. operated a liquor dealership from the home. In the formative period of Ludlow's history, Matthew Bentley served on the city council. Matthew and his wife Mary were the parents of six children: Lewis (b. 1840), Rosa (b. 1842), Matthew Jr. (b. 1844), Isabelle (b. 1846), Charles (b. 1849), and Louisa (b. 1853).

Of their six children, only the oldest, Lewis Bentley, remained in Ludlow. Following his parents' deaths, Bentley House became his. Lewis, his wife Alice, and their children lived in the home for many years. Alice died on February 24, 1922, and Lewis followed her on June 6, 1931. Both are buried in Spring Grove Cemetery in Cincinnati.

The home was sold to Peter “Pete” Manchikes and his wife Amy. Around 1946, Raymond P. Catherman purchased the house for use as a funeral home, which eventually became Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home.

Sources: Tenkotte, Paul, Rival Cities to Suburbs, University of Cincinnati Dissertation, 1989, Vol. I, p. 321; United States Federal Census, 1860; Kentucky Death Certificates 1922 and 1931.