All Obituaries

Albert J. Willey, 62 of Metropolis, IL, passed away on Monday, May 9, 2022 at the Ray and Kay Eckstein Hospice Care Center in Paducah, KY. A memorial service will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 18, 2022 at the Aikins-Farmer-Loftus-McManus Funeral Home with Jimmy Franks officiating. Albert was a great mechanic and liked to fix cars. He enjoyed going to Happy Hearts and working on computers. Albert is survived by his beloved aunt, Rosie Hannon; and cousins, Roseanne Henderson...

Gary D. Dassing, age 80 of Metropolis, Illinois passed away at 5:34 am on Wednesday, May 11, 2022 at his residence. Graveside services will be held at 2 pm on Tuesday, May 17, 2022 at St. John Lutheran Church Cemetery with Rev. David Deem officiating. Gary had previously owned and operated along with his father the Standard  Oil station in Brookport before going to work at Electric Energy, Inc. where he retired in 2000 as a maintenance mechanic. He was an avid fisherman and Nascar...

Opal Alvena Riepe, 97 of Metropolis, IL, passed away on Tuesday, May 10, 2022 at her residence surrounded by family. Opal was born on August 16, 1924 to Albert and Attie (Hinners) Tilker. On September 30, 1945, she was united in marriage to Virgil Riepe. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 pm on Monday, May 16, 2022 at St. Stephens Lutheran Church in Metropolis, IL with Rev. Tom Emmerson officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Opal was a lifelong member of St. Stephens...

Nikki (Foss) Joyner, 62 of Grantsburg, IL, passed away on Monday, May 2, 2022 at Massac Memorial Hospital. A visitation will be held from 1:00 to 3:00 pm on Saturday, May 14, 2022 at St. John Lutheran Church. A graveside service will be held at 3:30 pm in the church cemetery with Rev. Timothy A. Bean officiating. Nikki loved spending her time outside and enjoying nature. She loved all animals, but particularly horses. She most enjoyed spending her days with her family and many friends. Her...

John D. Davis, age 89 of Brookport, Illinois met his Lord and Savior face to face at 5:59 pm on Tuesday, May 10, 2022 at his residence surrounded by his family. Funeral services will be held at 1 pm on Friday, May 13, 2022 at Waldo Baptist Church with Rev. Jack Russell and Rev. Trad York officiating. Burial will follow in Pell Cemetery. John was a member of Waldo Baptist Church. He retired as a Pipefitter from Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 142 and as an Autobody Technician, having worked...

Alfredia Horman of Metropolis passed away Monday, May 9th, 2022, at the Ray and Kay Eckstein Hospice Center in Paducah.    Alfredia was a wife,  mother, beloved family member, and friend. Most importantly, she was a child of God who loved and served Him her whole life. Alfredia was born to Allen and Magda Rottmann in Arlington, SD, on March 30, 1932. She was the second of four children, two of whom are still living. When Alfredia was a young girl, her parents moved to rural...

Larry Dale Meyer, 62 of Metropolis, IL, passed away on Wednesday, May 4, 2022 at the Ray and Kay Eckstein Hospice Care Center in Paducah, KY. A celebration of life will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, May 12, 2022 at the Fort Massac State Park 1912 Pavillion. Larry was retired as a janitor from Massac County High School. He loved to fish and hunt and most recently, he enjoyed woodworking. Larry is survived by his son, Anthony Gonzalez; sisters, Paulette Yeatts, Stelza Bowman and Becky...

Lloyd Kruger, age 92 of Metropolis, Illinois passed away at 5:17 am on Thursday, May 5, 2022 at the Southgate Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 11, 2022 at St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church with Rev. Timothy A. Bean officiating. Burial will follow in the St. John Lutheran Church Cemetery. Lloyd was a member of St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church and served his country in the United States Army. He was a...

Glenn Hooks, a proud veteran of the United States Navy passed away peacefully on April 21, 2022 with his devoted wife by his side. He was born, May 12, 1965, in Hillsboro, Illinois and was the youngest of eight. Following graduation from Massac County High School, he joined the Navy. While in the Navy he earned an Associates in Art from Florida Community College. He met his bride while deployed to Italy and they married in 2008 with whom he had two beautiful daughters. Glenn served in the...

Julia Rose Smith, 84, passed away Tuesday, May 3, 2022 at her daughter’s home in Metropolis. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 7, 2022 at the First Baptist Church in Metropolis with Dr. Joe Buchanan and Rev. Trad York officiating. Burial will follow in Metropolis Memorial Gardens. Julia was a member of First Baptist Church Metropolis and a dedicated member of her Sunday school class, which she loved. She enjoyed going to the beach with her late husband...