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Catherine Laura (Wilhide) Rice
Nov 25, 2013
Mrs. Catherine Laura (Wilhide) Rice, age 86 of Metropolis, Illinois passed away at 4:59 p.m. on Monday, November 25, 2013 at the Massac Memorial Hospital.Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, December 3, 2013 at the Metropolis Memorial Gardens. Rev. Dr. Lynn Shurley will officiate.Catherine was a member of the First Baptist Church in Metropolis. She graduated...
James Doug Bates
Nov 21, 2013
Mr. James "Doug" Bates, age 14, of Metropolis, IL passed away on Thursday morning November 21, 2013 at his residence.Funeral services will be held at 2 pm on Tuesday, November 26, 2013 at the Broadway United Methodist Church in Paducah, KY. Rev. Joe Beal will officiate. Private burial will be held in Lower Salem Cemetery in Massac Co., IL.Doug was...
Larry Green
Nov 20, 2013
Mr. Larry Green, age 77, of Metropolis, IL, formerly of Danville, IL, passed away at 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, November 20, 2013 at his residence. Larry was born in Metropolis on July 11, 1936 but spent over 20 years in Danville, IL. Mr. Green married Eilene Bailey on August 31, 1957.Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday,...
Freida Helen (Alley) Barger
Nov 18, 2013
Mrs. Freida Helen (Alley) Barger, age 87 of Brookport, IL peacefully went to be with the Lord with her family by her side at 9:15 pm on Monday, November 18, 2013 at her residence.Graveside services will be held at 1 pm on Friday, November 22, 2013 at the New Liberty Cemetery in Pope County, IL. Rev. Frank Forthman will officiate.Freida...
Robert Harmon
Nov 17, 2013
Mr. Robert Oakley Harmon, age 56, of Brookport, IL passed away on Sunday, November 17, 2013.Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, November 23, 2013, at the Aikins Farmer Funeral Home with Bro. David LeNeave will officiating. Burial will follow in the Hamletsburg Cemetery.Mr. Harmon worked as a field technician for Whayne Caterpillar in Paducah. Robert is...
Vernon Norwood
Nov 17, 2013
Mr. Vernon Lee Norwood, age 71, of Metropolis, IL, passed away at 12:00 a.m. on November 17, 2013 at his residence.Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, November 25, 2013 at the First United Methodist Church in Metropolis. Rev. Jon Cockrel and Rev. Paul McCormick will officiate. Burial will follow in the Metropolis Memorial Gardens.Mr. Norwood was...
Lettie Allene Kommer
Nov 15, 2013
Mrs. Allene Kommer, age 83 of Kevil, KY formerly of Metropolis, IL passed away at 8:30 am on Friday, November 15, 2013 at the Southgate Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.Funeral services will be held at 11 am on Monday, November 18, 2013 at the Miller Funeral Home in Metropolis. Rev. Everett Shaw will officiate. Burial will follow in the Metropolis Memorial...
Lucille Teckenbrock
Nov 14, 2013
Mrs. Lucille Teckenbrock, age 76, of Metropolis, IL, passed away on Thursday, November 14, 2013 at Southgate Nursing and Rehab Center.Funeral services will be held on Saturday, November 16, 2013 at 11 a.m. at the Zion United Church of Christ. Dr. James Nelson and Rev. David Krueger will officiate. Burial will follow in the Zion E&R Cemetery.Lucille worked for 21...
Wanda Douglas
Nov 13, 2013
Ms. Wanda Douglas, age 76, of Metropolis, IL, passed away on Wednesday, November 13, 2013.A memorial service will be held at a later date.Ms. Douglas was a member of the Moose Lodge, AmVets, and American Legion Auxiliary.Wanda is survived by 2 sons, John Scheuler and wife Melissa and Larry E. Fischer; 2 grandchildren, Johnathan Scheuler and MeKenzie Scheuler all of...
Valerie Ann Caulfield
Nov 11, 2013
Valerie Ann Caulfield Meyers, age 47 of Joppa, IL passed away at 4:21 P.M. on Monday, November 11, 2013 as a result of a motorcycle accident.Funeral services will be held at 12 noon on Friday, November 15, 2013 at the Miller Funeral Home in Metropolis. Father Michael Christopher Mujule will officiate. Burial will follow in the IOOF Cemetery in Metropolis,...
Joseph Michael Rushing
Nov 4, 2013
Mr. Joseph Michael Rushing, age 51, of Tabernacle Township, NJ, formerly of Metropolis, IL, passed away on Monday, November 4, 2013 at his residence.A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 9, 2013 at the Aikins Farmer Funeral Home. Rev. Frank Forthman will officiate. Mike served in the US Army as a Staff Sergeant for 10...
Rodney Parmley
Nov 3, 2013
Mr. Rodney R. Parmley, 89 years old, of Metropolis, IL, departed this life to go to his heavenly home at 8:15 a.m. on Sunday morning, November 3, 2013 with his wife of 40 years, Jean Parmley, by his side.Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, November 6, 2013 at the Aikins Farmer Funeral Home with Rev. Charles...
Lyndell Caldwell
Nov 1, 2013
Mr. Lyndell "K Woody" Caldwell, age 84, of Metropolis, IL, passed away at 1:50 a.m. on Friday, November 01, 2013 at Massac Memorial Hospital.Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday November 4, 2013 at the Aikins Farmer Funeral Home in Metropolis. Rev. Terry Moore will officiate. Burial will follow in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery with military rites.Mr. Caldwell...
Pearline Kickasola
Oct 30, 2013
Mrs. Pearline Kickasola, age 89, of Brookport, IL, passed away on Wednesday, October 30, 2013 at the Metropolis Nursing and Rehab in Metropolis.Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, November 2, 2013 at the Mt. Sterling Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Brookport. Rev. David LeNeave and Rev. Doug Hughes will officiate. Burial will follow in the Mt. Sterling...
Dolly Eddington
Oct 29, 2013
Ms. Dolly M. Eddington, age 80, of Metropolis, IL, passed away Tuesday evening, October 29, 2013 at 5:29 p.m. at Massac Memorial Hospital. She was born August 13, 1933 to Benjamin Franklin and Thelma (Yoacum) Gamble. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, November 2, 2013 at the Aikins Farmer Funeral Home with Pastor Ken Sharp officiating....
Bartow Garland Rickman Jr
Oct 28, 2013
Mr. Bartow Rickman Jr., age 71, of Metropolis, IL, passed away at 9:34 a.m. on Monday, October 28, 2013 at Baptist Health of Paducah.Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, November 1, 2013 at Weaver Creek Baptist Church with Pastor Shawn Vandergriff officiating. There will be no burial.Mr. Rickman was a member of the VFW Post 3847...
Alberta L. Swinford
Oct 26, 2013
Mrs. Alberta L. Swinford, age 99 of Metropolis, IL passed away at 2:33 am on Saturday, October 26, 2013 at Southgate Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.Graveside services will be held at 11 am on Tuesday, October 29, 2013 at St. Stephens Lutheran Church Cemetery in Massac County. Bro. Kevin Richardson will officiate. Beth Clanahan will be the soloist.Alberta was a member...
Ladislau "Les" Hanak
Oct 23, 2013
Mr. Les Hanak, age 94, of Brookport, IL, formerly of Ronkonkoma, NY, passed away on Wednesday evening October 23, 2013 at Southgate Health Care Center.Funeral services will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 26, 2013 at the Aikins Farmer Brookport Chapel. Tim Pearcy will officiate. Les was a manager of the Ronkonkoma Pirates baseball team for 25 years,...
Catherine Walden
Oct 22, 2013
Mrs. Catherine Walden, age 103 of Metropolis, IL passed away at 11:00 am on Tuesday, October 22, 2013 at her residence.Burial will be held at a later date in Haskell, Oklahoma.Catherine was a member of St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church.Catherine is survived by 3 daughters, Dianna Jaramillo and husband Frank of Belknap, IL, Betty Taylor of Denver, CO, and...
Charles "Sonny" Clapp
Oct 16, 2013
Mr. Charles E. "Sonny" Clapp, age 71, of Metropolis, IL, passed away on Wednesday, October 16, 2013 at Baptist Health of Paducah after a short buy courageous battle with cancer.Memorial services will be held at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 19th, 2013 at Trinity Presbyterian Church with Rev. James Wright officiating.Sonney is survived by his wife of 47 years, Cindy...
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