Sherman H. Finke, 80, of Crawfordsville, AR, formerly of Metropolis, IL, passed away at 5:08 p.m. on Monday, April 1, 2013, at his residence.Funeral services will be held at 2 pm on Sunday, April 7, 2013 at the Lutheran Church of the Cross in Metropolis, IL. Rev. David Deem will officiate. Burial will follow in the St. John's Lutheran Church Cemetery.Sherman was the owner operator of Sherman H. Finke Company, a contract drilling firm that operated in the Illinois Basin and Rocky Mountain states of Wyoming, Montana, Colorado, and New Mexico, and a mining equipment distributor for Nagaoka, Inc. of Osaka, Japan. Sherman and his son, Douglas are co-owners of a farm in Massac County, IL.He applied for and received an appointment from U.S. Senator Everett Dirksen of Illinois to attend the Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland but declined the offer to pursue other interests. He was an Army veteran of the Korean War serving in Europe with US Army Combat Corp of Engineers. Sherman was a licensed pilot. Flying and helping others were his greatest pleasures.Sherman was baptized and confirmed at St. John Lutheran Church, Metropolis, IL, and had been a former member.Sherman is survived by one son, Douglas (Debbie) and grandson, Eric of West Memphis, AR, a brother, Leonard (Pearl) Finke of Paducah, KY, four nephews and one niece.He is preceded in death by his parents, August and Marie (Foss) Finke.Visitation will be held on Saturday evening April 6, 2013 from 6 to 8 pm at the Miller Funeral Home in Metropolis and on Sunday after 12:30 pm at the church.Memorials may be made to St. John Lutheran Church Cemetery Fund, 5187 Old Marion Road Metropolis, IL, 62960 or the Lutheran Church of the Cross, 2601 North Ave Metropolis, IL, 62960.Pallbearers- David Finke, John Finke, Daniel Finke, Glenn Finke, Mike Little, and Gary Yewell.