All Obituaries

Mrs. Wilma Mohr, age 88 of Metropolis, Illinois passed away at 5:35 pm on Thursday, May 24, 2018 at Parkview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Funeral services will be held at 3 pm on Sunday, May 27, 2018 at the St. Stephen’s Lutheran Church with Rev. Tom Emmerson officiating. Burial will follow in the Metropolis Memorial Gardens. Wilma was a member of St. Stephen’s Lutheran Church and retired from National State Bank. Wilma is survived by her...

Gerald “Jerry” Ray Stepter, 79 of Metropolis, passed away on Thursday, May 17th, 2018, at Baptist Health Hospital in Paducah, KY, with his family by his side. Mr. Stepter was an employee at Allied Chemical, owned and operated a fuel truck for Mobil Oil Company, and owned B & S Bus Service with his son for 36 years. They provided transportation for Massac County and Joppa Schools. He was a member of Twelve Oaks Baptist Church. In his spare...

Verla (Adkinson) Owens, age 83 of Metropolis, IL formerly of Brookport, IL passed away at 12:18 pm on Wednesday, May 16, 2018 at Southgate Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Graveside services will be held at 11 am on Saturday, May 19, 2018 at Pell Cemetery in Brookport with Bro. Harvey Baxter officiating. Verla was a member of Mt. Sterling Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Verla is survived by her daughter, Glenda Neftzger and husband Richard of Paducah, KY; 6...

Mr. Melvin “Randy” Moss, age 58, of Grand Chain, IL, passed away on Monday, May 14, 2018 at his home. He was born in Wood River, IL on April 30, 1960 to Carmen E. and Paul Hayes. Funeral services will be held at 11am on Saturday, May 19, 2018 at the Aikins-Farmer-Loftus-McManus Funeral Home in Metropolis with Rev. Ben Hottel officiating. Burial will follow in Hillerman Baptist Church Cemetery with military rites. Mr. Moss was a US Marine Veteran. Randy...

Harry Junior Russell age 83 of Metropolis, IL passed away Saturday, May 12, 2018 at 9:40 p.m. at the Metropolis Nursing and Rehab. Care Center.  He was born Aug. 25, 1934 to John and Allie Russell. Harry worked locally as a laborer in the construction business. There will be no funeral services. Aikins-Farmer Loftus-McManus Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Myra Loraine (Faughn) Buchanan, age 82 of Moweaqua, Illinois formerly of Brookport, Illinois was welcomed home to Jesus’ loving arms at 6:50 pm on Sunday, May 6, 2018 at St. Mary’s Hospital Decatur, Illinois. Funeral services will be held at 11 am on Wednesday, May 9, 2018 at the Loftus-McManus Brookport Funeral Home with Rev. Glenn Coram officiating. Burial will follow in Pell Cemetery. Myra was born in Brookport, Illinois on November 1, 1935 the daughter of...

Mae Frances Dunn, age 95 of Beecher, Illinois formerly of Centralia, Illinois passed away at 5:40 am on Tuesday, May 1, 2018 at Beecher Manor Nursing and Rehab in Beecher, Illinois. Graveside services will be held at 1:30 pm on Friday, May 4, 2018 at New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery in Massac County, Illinois with Rev. Jon Cockrel officiating. Mae Frances was of the Methodist faith, where she was active in the United Methodist Women and was a member of the United...

Mrs. Jane Hooper Cathers, age 74, of Metropolis, IL, died on Monday, April 30, 2018 at her home.Funeral services will be held at 1pm at the Aikins-Farmer-Loftus-McManus Funeral Home in Metropolis on Thursday, May 3, 2018 with Rev. Shalom Renner officiating. Burial will follow in Mt. Kenton Cemetery in Paducah, KY. Mrs. Cathers was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Metropolis. Jane is survived by 3 children, Kimberley (Everett) Mounts, Scott...

Mrs. Betty J. Wade, of Metropolis, IL, formerly of the Brookport and Unionville area, passed away on April 28, 2018 at St. Louis University Hospital in St. Louis, MO, at the age of 81 years. She was born on April 1, 1937 in Gibson County, TN to Lloyd and Bertie Odom who preceded her. Graveside services will be held at 2pm on Thursday, May 3, 2018 in the Metropolis Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Wade lived and worked in several states but settled in her beloved Metropolis in early...

Shirley Jean Grothman Beck Heine age 82 of Metropolis passed away April 24, 2018 at the Southgate Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born May 3, 1935, in Massac County to William and Alfreda Hall Grothman, who preceded her in death.Funeral services will be Saturday, April 28, 2018 at 2 p.m. at the First Baptist Church in Metropolis, IL with Dr. Joe Buchanan officiating. Burial will follow in the Metropolis Memorial Gardens.Shirley is survived by, Her Husband of 18...