Rose M. Easley
Mar 14, 2026
Rose M. Easley, age 71 of Joppa, Illinois passed away at 10:38 am on Saturday, March 14, 2026 at Baptist Health Paducah.
Graveside services will be held at 1 pm on Wednesday, March 18, 2026 at Ohio Chapel Cemetery with Pastor Harvey Baxter officiating.
Rose is survived by her children, Spring Rector, J. Paul Rector,...
Mike Little
Mar 14, 2026
Mike Little, 75 of Brookport, IL, passed away on Saturday, March 14, 2026 at his residence.
A celebration of life will be held at 12:00 noon on Tuesday, March 17, 2026 at Bridge Church in Brookport, IL. Visitation will be held from 11:00 am until the service.
Mike was a member of Bridge Church and...
Mark R. Hornback
Mar 14, 2026
Mark R. Hornback, 60 of Metropolis, IL, passed away on Saturday, March 14, 2026 at Massac Memorial Hospital.
A visitation will be held on Thursday, March 19, 2026 from 10:00 am until 12 noon at Aikins-Farmer-Loftus-McManus Funeral Home.
Mark was a jack of all trades and enjoyed building furniture.
Mark is survived by...
Benjamin Kingsley
Mar 12, 2026
Benjamin Kingsley, age 53 of Metropolis, Illinois passed away on Thursday, March 12, 2026.
Services will be held at a later date.
Benjamin had worked as a chief engineer for BH Towing. He attended Joppa Baptist Church.
Benjamin is survived by his mother, Pamela Kingsley and her significant other, Bob Worthen; brother, Vincent...
Shirley L Faulkner
Mar 10, 2026
Shirley L. Faulkner, age 77 of Metropolis, Illinois passed away at 3:57 am on Tuesday, March 10, 2026, at Massac Memorial Hospital.
Funeral services will be held at 1 pm on Friday, March 13, 2026, at Aikins-Farmer-Loftus-McManus Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Metropolis Memorial Gardens.
Shirley worked at Pizza Inn for over 20 years...
Lois Mae Marlman
Mar 9, 2026
Lois Mae Marlman, 86, of Metropolis, Illinois, and formerly of Spring Hill, Florida, passed away on Monday, March 9, 2026 at Southgate Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.
She was born on July 28, 1939, in Reevesville, Johnson County, Illinois. Her parents were Elmer Maurice Shaw and Anna (Harper) Shaw.
On July 31, 1960, she was united...
Jack J. Hankins
Mar 5, 2026
Jack Hankins, 97 of Metropolis, IL, passed away on Thursday, March 5, 2026 at Baptist Health Paducah. He was born on September 24, 1928 in McCracken County, Kentucky to Clyde and Alta Hankins.
Funeral services will be held at 12 noon on Monday, March 9, 2026 at Metropolis First Baptist Church with Dr. Joe Buchanan and Rev....
Linda "Lynn" Cremeens
Mar 2, 2026
Linda J. "Lynn" Cremeens, age 82 of Johnston City, Illinois passed away at 10:44 pm on Monday, March 2, 2026 at Deaconess Illinois Union County Hospital with her family by her side.
Funeral services will be held at 2 pm on Sunday, March 8, 2026 at Aikins-Farmer-Loftus-McManus Funeral Home with Charlie Kilpatrick officiating. Burial will follow at...
Maurice Lee Pearcy
Mar 2, 2026
Maurice Lee Pearcy, 96, of Brookport, Illinois, passed away peacefully on March 2, 2026.
Maurice was born on August 18, 1929, in the Ashbyburg community in Hopkins County Kentucky. His father Edward B. and mom Emma moved the family to Massac County when he was a young child and raised he and his siblings Edward Ray, Sue,...
Lula Rae (Saylors) Street
Feb 24, 2026
Lula Rae (Saylors) Street, age 76 of Metropolis, Illinois passed away at 11:05 am on Tuesday, February 24, 2026 at her residence surrounded by her family.
Graveside services will be held at 1 pm on Friday, February 27, 2026 at Metropolis Memorial Gardens with Rev. David Deem officiating.
Lula was retired from the United States...
Diane "Di" (Brock) Deckard
Feb 24, 2026
Diane "Di" Deckard, age 80 of Metropolis, Illinois passed away at 5:00 am on Tuesday, February 24, 2026 at her residence surrounded by her family.
Funeral services will be held at 2 pm on Saturday, February 28, 2026 at St. Stephens Lutheran Church with Pastor Tom Emmerson and Jeff Trovillion officiating. Burial will follow at Metropolis Memorial...
Ann (Wooley) Holmes
Feb 20, 2026
Ann Holmes, age 68 of Metropolis, Illinois was born on October 7, 1957 in Aurora Illinois and passed away on Friday morning February 20, 2026.
Funeral services will be held at 2 pm on Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at Aikins-Farmer-Loftus-McManus Funeral Home with Rev. David Wright officiating. Burial will follow at Metropolis Memorial Gardens.
Ann...
Joseph Vibbert
Feb 19, 2026
Joseph "Joppa Joe" Vibbert, age 69 of Joppa, Illinois passed away peacefully at home with Vera by his side on Thursday, February 19, 2026 at 6:15 am.
He is survived by his wife, Vera; brother, Kelly (Danielle) Vibbert; daughters, Cristie Vibbert, Sunshine Vibbert, Misti Vibbert, and Shannon Weisbrod; step children, Veralynn Ellsworth, John Brown, Martin Brown, and...
Jean (Walker) Jones
Feb 17, 2026
Jean Jones, age 88 of Metropolis, Illinois passed away at 7:53 pm on Tuesday, February 17, 2026 at her residence surrounded by her family.
Funeral services will be held at 12 noon on Saturday, February 21, 2026 at Aikins-Farmer-Loftus-McManus Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Mt. Sterling Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery.
Jean was a retired...
Kimberly Ann (Harlan) Laster
Feb 8, 2026
Kimberly Ann (Harlan) Laster, age 62 of Metropolis, Illinois passed away at 3:21 am on Sunday, February 8, 2026 at her residence.
A Celebration of Life will be held at a late date.
Kimberly worked for many years at various hotels as a housekeeper.
Kimberly is survived by her husband of almost 42...
Paula (Griffin) English
Feb 3, 2026
Mrs. Paula Griffin English, 73 of Metropolis, formerly of New Orleans, passed away on Tuesday, February 3, 2026 at Massac Memorial Hospital.
A visitation will be held from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 12, 2026 at Aikins-Farmer-Loftus-McManus Funeral Home. A private graveside service will be held at Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery at a later date....
Norma Ruth (Inboden) Baker
Feb 3, 2026
Norma Ruth Baker of rural Marion, Illinois passed away on February 3, 2026 at her home surrounded by her family.
Norma was born on June 27, 1942 to Harold and Ruth (Russell) Inboden. Norma married Ronald Baker on October 31, 1960 and they had three children, Deon (Angela) Baker, Darrell (Crystal) Baker, and Dawn (Robby) Mapps-Owens.
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James R Dawson
Feb 3, 2026
James R. Dawson, age 93 of Kuttawa, Kentucky formerly of Massac County, Illinois passed away at 12:22 am on Tuesday, February 3, 2026 at the Ray and Kay Eckstein Hospice Care Center.
Masonic Rites will be held at 2 pm on Thursday, February 5, 2026 at Loftus-McManus Brookport Funeral Home followed by a funeral service with Rev....
Carolyn R. (Huss) Bunting
Jan 29, 2026
Carolyn R. Bunting, age 79, of Metropolis, Illinois, died peacefully at home on January 29, 2026, surrounded by those who loved her dearly.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM on Monday, February 2, 2026, at Aikins-Farmer-Loftus-McManus Funeral Home, with Pastor Justin Wolfe officiating. Burial will follow at Metropolis Memorial Gardens.
Carolyn was a...
Norman Goodman
Jan 22, 2026
Norman Goodman, 69 of Metropolis, IL, passed away on Thursday, January 22, 2026 at his residence.
There will be no services.
Norman was a member of First Missionary Baptist Church. He was an all-around great athlete. He played basketball in high school and was a football star. He played for the University of Missouri where...
