All Obituaries

Mr. Cecil Henry Westerman, age 92 of Metropolis, Illinois passed away at 1:32 pm on Thursday, January 17, 2019 at Massac Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 3 pm on Monday, January 21, 2019 at St. Stephen’s Lutheran Church with Pastor Tom Emmerson officiating. Burial with military rites will follow in the church cemetery. Cecil was retired from Electric Energy, Inc., was a life-long member of St. Stephen’s Lutheran Church, and served his country in the United...

Mr. Adolphus T. Temple, 82, of Metropolis, Illinois, passed away at 3:20 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019, at Massac Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, Jan. 18, 2019, at Aikins-Farmer-Loftus-McManus Funeral Home in Metropolis with Amon White and Jim Faughn officiating. Burial will follow in Metropolis Memorial Gardens with military rites. Mr. Temple was a retired Navy veteran and worked at Thane’s Building Service for many years. Adolph was a member of...

Dale Clayton, 89, of Metropolis, IL, passed away Thursday, January 10, 2019, at Massac Memorial Hospital. A memorial service will be held at 1pm on Monday, January 14, 2019 at the Aikins-Farmer-Loftus-McManus Funeral Home in Metropolis with Chris Sielbeck officiating and military rites following. Mr. Clayton was an Army veteran serving in the Korean War. Dale was retired from EEI and of the Baptist faith. Dale is survived by two sons, Jeff Clayton and Todd Clayton both of Metropolis; one...

Jo Ann Skees, age 76, of Metropolis, IL, passed away at 7:56 am on Tuesday, January 8, 2019 at her residence. Funeral services will be held at 11 am on Friday, January 11, 2019 at the Loftus-McManus Brookport Funeral Home with Charles Kilpatrick officiating. Burial will follow in Pell Cemetery. Jo Ann worked at Walmart for several years and was a member of Mt. Pleasant Church of Christ. Jo Ann is survived by the love of her life, Larry Metcalf of Metropolis; three daughters, Sherri Troutt...

Mr. Jerry Meyer, age 66, of Metropolis, IL, passed away on Sunday, January 6, 2019 at Baptist Health Paducah. Funeral services will be held at 1 pm on Friday, January 11, 2019 at the Aikins-Farmer-Loftus-McManus Funeral Home with Joe Meyer officiating. Burial will follow in St. Stephen’s Lutheran Church Cemetery. Jerry was a self-employed mechanic that worked for farmers all over Southern Illinois. Jerry is survived by his wife, Libby Meyer; four children, Michael Meyer and wife...

Mr. Lee Douglas Miller, 82, of Metropolis, IL passed away on Sunday, January 6, 2018 at his home. There will be no visitation. Private burial services will be held. Mr. Miller was a retired electronics technician. Lee was a Korean War veteran serving in the Air Force. He was a member of the American Legion Post 306, and was a life member of the VFW, AmVets and Jackson Purchase Rifle and Pistol Club. Lee was the District 15 Commander of IL in 1988, National Aide-De-Camp from 1989-1990,...

Geraldine Whitelock, of Metropolis, Illinois passed away at 4:00 am on Friday, December 28, 2018 at Metropolis Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was 97 years old and was born in rural Johnson County. She was the daughter of Abner and Gertrude (Taylor) McFatridge. She taught school for twenty-four years mostly in the Joppa Maple Grove Schools. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Metropolis and the Illinois Retired Teachers Association. Funeral services will be...

Glenda Rae Smith age 65 of Metropolis, IL passed away Dec. 28, 2018 at 6:25 am at the home of her brother, surrounded by her family and loved ones.  She was born May 19, 1953 to Henry Clay and Dellar Mae (Burns) Smith. Memorial services will be Monday Dec. 31, 2018 at 2 p.m. at the Lions Club, 4903 Old Mayfield Road Paducah, KY 42003. She is survived by her children, Cynthea Vanvalkenburg, Rose Marie Smith, Henry Smith, Lisa Smith and Roberta (Bobby) Mallory, 7 grandchildren and 6...

Dorothy Bremer, age 88, of Metropolis, IL, passed away on Friday, December 28, 2018 at her home. Funeral services will be held at 3 pm on Sunday, December 30, 2018 at St. John Church on Waldo Church Road with Pastor Jeff Bremer officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Mrs. Bremer was a paralegal secretary and a member of St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church. Dorothy is survived by her husband of 63 years, Reuben Bremer; two daughters, Sue Bremer and Kay Jennings and...

Maurice Cox, age 92 of Metropolis, Illinois passed away at 3:10 pm on Tuesday, December 25, 2018 at his residence. Visitation will be held on Saturday, December 29th, from 10 am to 12 noon at the Aikins-Farmer-Loftus-McManus Funeral Home. Burial will follow in the Metropolis Memorial Gardens with military rites. Maurice was born on June 6, 1926 in Alton, IL and raised in Renshaw, IL. He moved to Chicago at 15, graduated Lane Tech Technical Institute where after he held multiple jobs....