Everett Whorton
Aug 10, 2013
Everett L. Whorton age 89 of Metropolis, IL passed away Saturday August 10, 2013 at the Massac Memorial Hospital at 12:15 p.m. Graveside Memorial services will be Wednesday August 14, 2013 at 12 Noon at the Marshall County Memory Gardens in Benton, KY. with entombment to follow. He is survived by wife, Jean of Metropolis, IL; one daughter, Linda Lee...
Emma Jeanie Ellis
Aug 9, 2013
Emma "Jeanie" Ellis. A wonderful wife, mother, and grandmother went to be with her Lord and Savior Friday, Aug 9, 2013. At Metropolis Nursing and Rehabilitation Center surrounded by her family. Jeanie was a nurse for 35 years. She was a homemaker, enjoyed gardening, canning, and being outside. She was a member of FUMC Metropolis.Funeral Services will be 12:00 Noon...
Ernest Rick
Aug 2, 2013
Ernest A. Rick, age 65, of Bridgeview, IL, formerly of Metropolis, passed away on Friday August 2, 2013 at his residence.A memorial service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, August 31, 2013 at the Aikins Farmer Funeral Home in Metropolis. Rev. Russell Gilbert will officiate. Burial will follow in the Masonic Cemetery with military rites.Mr. Rick was a...
Rosetta Harrison
Aug 2, 2013
Our sweet mom, Rosetta Harrison, 91, of Metropolis, IL, passed away at 8:10 a.m. on Friday, August 02, 2013 at her home. She was born November 26, 1921 in Harrisburg, IL. She was very talented lady, and as a child she sang in church and for WEBQ radio in Harrisburg, and also was a gifted poem writer, writing poems for...
John Hudson
Aug 1, 2013
John Hudson, age 76, of Paducah, KY, passed away at 10:38 p.m. on August 1, 2013 at his residence.A private graveside service will be held at a later date.John was a school crossing guard at Paducah Middle and Clark Elementary Schools. He was dearly loved by his students to which he was known as the "man in the hat."John is...
Linda Blankenship
Jul 31, 2013
Linda J. Blankenship, age 73, passed away at 6:15 a.m. on Wednesday, July 31, 2013 at her residence.Graveside services will be at 1:00 p .m. on Friday, August 2, 2013 in the Joppa I.O.O.F. Cemetery. Peter Duley will officiate.Linda is survived by 1 daughter, Rachel Carnes of Metropolis; 2 grandsons, Michael Zervas II of Indianapolis, IN, Kyle Zervas of Paducah,...
Jeanne Fowler
Jul 28, 2013
Ms. Jeanne Fowler, age 77, of Metropolis, IL passed away at 5:25 am on Sunday, July 28, 2013 at the Metropolis Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Memorial services will be held at 2 pm on Saturday, August 3, 2013 at the Miller Funeral Home in Metropolis. Rev. Jon Cockrel will officiate. Jeanne was born and raised in Metropolis. She was an...
Mary Elizabeth Varvel
Jul 25, 2013
Mary Elizabeth Varvel, age 40, of Metropolis, IL, passed away at 5:45 p.m. on Wednesday, July 25, 2013 at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, MO with her mother and husband Paul by her side.Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, July 30, 2013 at the Brookport First Church of God. Rev. Charles Tate will officiate. Burial...
Howard Mark Smith
Jul 25, 2013
Mark Smith, 68, of Metropolis, IL, passed away on July 25, 2013, at his home of complications from COPD and Emphysema.There will be no services.Mark retired as a U.S. Merchant Marine Chief Engineering Officer. He received his Chief Engineering Officer License from the U.S. Coast Guard for all oceans, great lakes, and inland waterways in 1994. Mark started his career...
Mary Elizabeth Mchaney
Jul 23, 2013
Ms. Mary Elizabeth (Hart) McHaney, age 95, of Metropolis, IL, passed away on Tuesday, July 23, 2013 at Massac Memorial Hospital.Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, July 27, 2013, at the First Baptist Church in Metropolis. Rev. Joe Buchanan and Rev. David Wright will officiate. Burial will follow in the Metropolis Memorial Gardens.Ms. McHaney was a...
Lula Dorothy Grimes
Jul 22, 2013
Ms. Lula Grimes, age 76, of Metropolis, IL, passed away on Monday, July 22, 2013, at Southgate Nursing and Rehab Center.Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, July 25, 2013, at Aikins Farmer Funeral Home. Rev. David Deem will officiate. Burial will follow in St. Stephens Church Cemetery.Ms. Grimes attended Lutheran Church of the Cross and Lone...
Kenneth "Casey" Jacobs
Jul 22, 2013
Mr. Kenneth "Casey" Jacobs, 60, of Metropolis, IL, passed away on Monday, July 22, 2013 at Baptist Health of Paducah.There will be no funeral services. Mr. Jacobs was born on May 3, 1953 in Camp Pendleton, CA. He attended Germantown Grade School and Metamora High School, graduating in 1972. Casey was the owner/operator of Trail's Inn Lounge for 37 years...
Rosalie Ashby
Jul 18, 2013
Ms. Rosalie Ashby, age 83, of Metropolis, IL, passed away at 1:10 p.m. on Thursday, July 18, 2013 at Baptist Health of Paducah.Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, July 23, 2013 at the Aikins Farmer Funeral Home. Rev. David Deem will officiate. Burial will follow in the Metropolis Memorial Gardens.Ms. Ashby was a member of the...
Wallace Wolfe
Jul 18, 2013
Mr. Wallace O. Wolfe, age 83, of Metropolis, IL, was born on July 4, 1930 in Richmond, VA, and passed away at on Thursday, July 18, 2013 at Baptist Health in Paducah, KY.Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, July 22, 2013, at the Aikins Farmer Funeral Home Rev. Mike Duncan will officiate. Burial will follow in...
Louise Holley Nunley
Jul 17, 2013
Louise NunleyLouise Holley Nunley, of Warren, MI formerly of Metropolis, IL passed away quietly in the early morning hours of Wednesday, July 17, 2013 at St. John Macomb-Oakland Hospital in Warren, MI.Mrs. Nunley was a loving and beloved mother, grandmother, and great grandmother. She was a member of the Church of Christ.Survivors include two sons, James Kenneth Nunley of Warren,...
Jerry Riegger
Jul 16, 2013
Jerry Riegger, age 65, of Metropolis, IL, passed away peacefully and surrounded by family on Tuesday, July 16, 2013.Jerry was born on March 12, 1948 to Jesse and Bonnie Riegger in Lake Charles, LA.Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 20, 2013 at the First Church of God in Metropolis. Pastors Larry Welch and Everett Shaw...
Mary Helen Copeland
Jul 15, 2013
Mary Copeland, age 83, of Brookport, IL, passed away Monday, July 15, 2013 at her residence.Funeral services will be at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 18, 2013 at the Aikins Farmer Brookport Chapel. Rev. David Atwell will officiate. Burial will follow in the Metropolis Memorial Gardens.Mary was a member of Waldo Baptist Church.Mary is survived by 3 nephews, David Atwell...
Leah Dummitt
Jul 12, 2013
Ms. Leah Marie Dummitt, age 29, of Joppa, IL, passed away on Friday, July 12, 2013 at the Massac Memorial Hospital in Metropolis.A memorial service will be held from 4:00-6:00 p.m. on Saturday, July 27, 2013, at JT's Burgers and More at 825 Joppa North Ave in Joppa, IL. Leah is survived by her father, Bill Dummitt Sr. of Joppa,...
Carolyn Rose Stoker
Jul 6, 2013
Mrs. Carolyn Rose Stoker, 76, of Urbana, IL, formerly of Metropolis, passed away on Saturday, July 6, 2013 at the Champaign County Nursing Home in Urbana, IL.Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, July 10, 2013 at the Aikins Farmer Funeral Home in Metropolis. Rev. Don LaBrot will officiate. Burial will follow in the Metropolis Memorial Gardens.Carolyn...
