All Obituaries

Paulette Parmely, age 66, of Brookport, IL, passed away on Sunday, January 19, 2020 at her home. A celebration of life will be held at 1 pm on Monday, January 27, 2020 at Aikins-Farmer-Loftus-McManus Funeral Home with Bobby Parker officiating. Paulette worked at Dairy Queen for over 20 years. Paulette is survived by her husband of 34 years, Robert Parmely Jr.; nine children, Clayton Parmely, Robert Lee Parmely III, Jimmie Kimberlin, Wendy Loverkamp,  Michelle Lynch and husband Paul,...

Jay Hunter Trovillion, age 53, of Metropolis, Illinois passed away on Friday, January 17, 2020 at his home surrounded by loved ones. A memorial service will be held at 12:00 pm on Tuesday, January 21, 2020 at St. Stephens Church in Massac County with Pastor Tom Emmerson officiating. Visitation will be held from 11:00 am until the funeral hour at the church. Jay was known for installing car audio in the area for many years. He loved fishing and the outdoors. Jay is survived by his...

Carl E. Mescher, 99, of Metropolis, IL passed away on Wednesday, January 15, 2020 at his home on the family farm where he was born on August 12, 1920. Funeral services will be held at 1 pm on Tues, January 21, 2020 at St. John’s Church at 6201 Waldo Church Road, Metropolis, IL, with Reverend Jeff Bremer officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery with military rites. Carl was a World War II Navy veteran serving on the battleship USS Pennsylvania during the attack on Pearl...

Margie Dell (May) Bailey, 79, of Metropolis, IL, passed away at 11:37 pm on Saturday, January 11, 2020 at Mercy Health Lourdes. Funeral services will be at 11 am on Friday, January 17, 2020, at Aikins-Farmer-Loftus-McManus Funeral Home in Metropolis with Rev. David Deem officiating. A private burial will be held later. Margie was retired from Harrah’s Casino as a housekeeper and a member of Weaver Creek Baptist Church. Margie is survived by 2 sons, James Alan Bailey and wife Mindy...

Jake Sellers, age 19, of Cypress, IL, formerly of Metropolis, IL, passed away at 5:07 am on Saturday, January 11, 2020 in Johnson County, IL. Funeral services will be held at 11 am on Thursday, January 16, 2020 at the Aikins-Farmer-Loftus-McManus Funeral Home in Metropolis with Jay Franklin and Scott Darnell officiating. Burial will follow in Cypress Masonic Cemetery. Jake was employed at Kotter Ready Mix in Metropolis and a member of Mt. Sterling Cumberland Presbyterian Church. He was an...

Anna Jean (Story) Darnell, age 89 of Metropolis, Illinois passed away at 1:55 pm on Saturday, January 11, 2020 at her residence. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, January 14, 2020 from 1 pm to 4 pm at Loftus-McManus Brookport Funeral Home with burial to follow in Pell cemetery with Bro. Justin Wolfe officiating. Anna worked for many years at Crown Burger, Charlie’s Drive In, and Montego’s. She was of the Baptist faith and a member of the Eastern Star. Anna is survived by her...

Jeffery Garrett, 55, of Metropolis, IL, formerly of Bourbonnais, IL, passed away on Monday, January 13, 2020 at his home. A service will be held at a later date. Aikins-Farmer-Loftus-McManus Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Jon A. Dean, 86, of Metropolis, IL, formerly of Louisville, KY, passed away on Friday, January 10, 2020 at Southgate Health Care Center in Metropolis. Private services will be held at a later date. Mr. Dean was a Colonel in the Army Reserves, serving 17 years for his country. He was also named a Kentucky Colonel and a guitarist who loved to write songs and poetry. Jon made his career as a high-end retail salesman, then retired as a supervisor from the Louisville Welcome Center. Jon...

Shirley A. Cole, age 77 of Metropolis, Illinois passed away at 9:54 am on Saturday, January 4, 2020 at the Metropolis Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 pm on Thursday, January 9, 2020 at Aikins-Farmer-Loftus-McManus Funeral Home. There will be no funeral. A private burial will be held at a later date. Mrs. Cole was a homemaker and attended Cherry Street Pentecostal Church. Shirley is survived by four sons, Jerry Bradley and wife Gerri, Jimmy Bradley...

Beau Michael Shales became a guardian angel to his parents, Taylor Souders and Trenten Shales, on Wednesday, January 8, 2020. A private graveside was held. Besides his parents, Beau is survived by his grandparents, Louis Shales, Amy Nemeth, and Chad and Mendi Souders; aunt, Callie Souders; great grandparents, Louis Shales, Rhonda and Jimmy Hamm, Bill and Vickie Souders, and Judy Neely; great-great grandmother, Marilyn Wilke.  He was preceded in death by his great grandma, Juanita...