All Obituaries

David E. Gragg age 89 of Metropolis, Illinois, passed away Sunday, September 23, 2018 at Baptist Health of Paducah, KY.  David was born September 11, 1929 to Eugene and Eva (Poindexter) Gragg in Lexington, KY.  His parents preceded him in death.   Funeral services will be Wednesday, September 26, 2018 at 1 P.M. at the Aikins-Farmer-Loftus-McManus Funeral Home with Pastor David Krueger officiating.  Burial will follow in the Metropolis Memorial Gardens. Mr. Gragg is...

Mr. Bernard Reineking, age 79 of Metropolis, Illinois passed away at 6:10 pm on Saturday, September 22, 2018 at Massac Memorial Hospital. Graveside services will be held at 10 am on Wednesday, September 26, 2018 at St. John Lutheran Church Cemetery in Massac County with Rev. Frank Forthman officiating. Bernard was a veteran of the United States Army, member of St. John Lutheran Church, a farmer, woodworker, had worked at Bonifield Brothers Trucking, Missouri Portland, and retired from the...

Mrs. Marcie Lynn (Comer) Woods, age 62, of Metropolis, Illinois, passed away at 11:17 am on Monday, September 17, 2018 at Vanderbilt Hospital in Nashville, Tennessee. Funeral services will be held at 11 am on Friday, September 21, 2018 at the Aikins-Farmer-Loftus-McManus Funeral Home with Ivan Woods officiating. A committal service will follow in the Metropolis Memorial Gardens. Marcie worked for the United States Postal Service in Metropolis for most of her life. She was a member of St....

Mrs. Elizabeth Czarnecki, age 64, of Metropolis, IL, passed away at 2:07 am on Sunday, September 9, 2018 at the Ray and Kay Eckstein Hospice Care Center in Paducah, KY. Funeral services will be held at 11 am on Friday, September 14, 2018 at the Miller-Loftus-McManus Funeral Home in Metropolis with Rev. Michael Schearer officiating. Burial will follow in Metropolis Memorial Gardens. Ms. Czarnecki was a member of Powers United Methodist Church. Elizabeth is survived by her husband, John. M....

Robert A. Fairfield, 88 years, of Brookport, IL, passed away Sunday, September 9, 2018 with his wife of 68 years, Edith Kingsley Fairfield, by his side. Funeral services will be held at 2pm on Thursday, September 13, 2018 at Loftus-McManus Brookport Funeral Home with Pastor Bill Ogden officiating. Burial will follow in Otterbein Cemetery in Pope County, IL. Robert was a native of New Liberty, IL. He was a semi driver his entire life. He hauled pulp wood for Westvaco for many, many years,...

Mrs. Betty J. Grace, age 82, of Paducah, KY, died at 2:36 pm on Sunday, September 9, 2018 at the Ray and Kay Eckstein Hospice Care Center in Paducah, KY. Funeral services will be held at 1 pm on Wednesday, September 12, 2018 at the Aikins-Farmer-Loftus-McManus Funeral Home in Metropolis, IL with Rev. Terry Mitcheson and Penny Emery officiating. Burial will follow in Metropolis Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Grace was a member of the Ohio Valley Baptist Church in Ledbetter, KY. Betty is survived...

Ms. Rhonda (Bowman) Shales, age 55, of Metropolis, IL, died on Thursday, September 6, 2018 at Massac Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 8pm on Sunday, September 9, 2018 at the Aikins-Farmer-Loftus-McManus Funeral Home with Chris Sielbeck officiating. Rhonda was an RN at Southgate Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, worked at the Shawnee Correctional Center for 15 years and a member of Grace Church in Metropolis. Rhonda is survived by her parents, Ron and Helen Bowman; two...

Mrs. Eleanor “Ellie” Blasdel, age 81, of Metropolis, IL, died Wednesday, September 5, 2018, at her residence. Graveside services will be held at 2 pm on Sunday, September 9, 2018 in the Metropolis Memorial Gardens with Rev. Timothy A. Bean officiating. There will be no visitation. Family and friends are asked to meet at the cemetery. Ellie was born on March 31, 1937 to the late Nick and Jennie (Paweski) Bairunas. On June 14, 1955, she married the late Darrel Blasdel and two...

Mrs. Joyce (Black) Flynn, 61 of Belknap, IL, passed away on Wednesday, September 5, 2018 at Baptist Health Paducah. Her visitation will be held from 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM with a funeral service to follow at 11 am on Saturday, September 8, 2018 at New Hope Baptist Church.  Rev. Frank Forthman will be officiating.  A private burial will be held following the service.  Mrs. Flynn was born on December 5, 1956 to Theodore and Virginia (Smith) Black. She graduated from...

Mr. Frank A. Sommer, age 54, of Metropolis, Illinois, passed away on Tuesday, September 4, 2018 at his home. Private family services will be held at a later date. Frank had worked for the City of Metropolis for many years. Frank is survived by his father, Amos Sommer and stepmother Irma of Metropolis; sons, Kevin B. Sommer, Scott A. Sommer and Dustin C. Sommer all of Metropolis; sister, Renee Sexton of Metropolis; brother Michael Wayne Sommer and wife Trace of Paducah; 2 nieces; 1 nephew;...