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John A Guynn

John A Guynn

Jan 15, 2025

John A. Guynn, age 75 of Massac County, Illinois passed away at 11:15 pm on Wednesday, January 15, 2025 at Mercy Health Lourdes Hospital.

Services will be held at a later date.

John was retired from Riverwood International in Kankakee, Illinois. He was a member of the Machinist Union, Veterans of Foreign Wars, and was...

William "Sam" S. Ballard

William "Sam" S. Ballard

Jan 14, 2025

William S. "Sam" Ballard, age 75 of Metropolis, Illinois passed away at 10:12 am on Tuesday, January 14, 2025 at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

Funeral services will be held at 9 am on Saturday, January 18, 2025 at the Aikins-Farmer-Loftus-McManus Funeral Home with Rev. Russell Gilbert officiating. Entombment will follow at the Woodlawn Memorial Gardens.

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Robert Dale Wrye

Robert Dale Wrye

Jan 13, 2025

Robert Dale Wrye, 66 of Metropolis, IL, passed away on Monday, January 13, 2025 at the Ray and Kay Eckstein Hospice Care Center in Paducah, KY, surrounded by family.

Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, January 17, 2025 at the Aikins-Farmer-Loftus-McManus Funeral Home with Rev. Frank Forthman officiating. Burial will follow in I.O.O.F....

Clara "Polly" Pauline Ragland

Clara "Polly" Pauline Ragland

Jan 8, 2025

Clara Pauline "Polly" Ragland, age 104 of Metropolis, Illinois passed away on Wednesday, January 8, 2025 at the Southgate Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born in Metropolis on February 23, 1920 the youngest of eight siblings to John "Butch" and Lillie Mae (Williamson) Williams.

Funeral services will be held at 1 pm on Thursday, January 16,...

Frances "Sally" Miller

Frances "Sally" Miller

Jan 7, 2025

Frances "Sally" Miller, 84 of Metropolis, passed away on Tuesday, January 7, 2025 at her residence.

Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, January 13, 2025 at Aikins-Farmer-Loftus-McManus Funeral Home with Bro. Justin Wolfe officiating. Burial will follow in Metropolis Memorial Gardens.

Sally was a member of First Baptist Church and a...

Pearl M. Schultz

Pearl M. Schultz

Jan 5, 2025

Pearl M. Schultz, 97 of Metropolis, IL, formerly of Chicago, IL, passed away on Sunday, January 5, 2025 at Southgate Nursing Home.

Burial will be held at a later date at Metropolis Memorial Gardens.

Pearl is survived by 5 nieces and one nephew.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Julius and...

Randy Kaye Knapp

Randy Kaye Knapp

Jan 4, 2025

Randy Kaye Knapp, 72 of Metropolis, IL, passed away on Saturday, January 4, 2025 at his residence.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, January 12, 2025 at St. Stephen's Lutheran Church with Rev. Tom Emmerson officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery with military rites.

Randy was a veteran of...

Tammy Smith

Tammy Smith

Jan 4, 2025

Tammy Smith, 52 of Metropolis, IL, passed away on Saturday, January 4, 2025 at Massac Memorial Hospital.

Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, January 10, 2025 at Macedonia Baptist Church with Bro. Justin Wolfe officiating. Burial will follow in Round Springs Cemetery.

Tammy worked for 6 years for LYNX services as...

Louia Vernon Smith

Louia Vernon Smith

Jan 4, 2025

Louia Vernon Smith, 75 of Paducah, Kentucky, passed away on Saturday, January 4, 2025.

Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 8, 2025 at the Loftus-McManus Brookport Funeral Home with Rev. Ben Hottel officiating. Burial will follow at Mt. Sterling Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery.

Louia was retired from Liquid Services after...

Lawrence Gibbs

Lawrence Gibbs

Dec 31, 2024

Lawrence Gibbs, Jr., age 72 of Metropolis, Illinois passed away at 2:42 pm on Tuesday, December 31, 2024 at his residence.

Family and friends are asked to meet at Joppa Missionary Baptist Church where funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 9, 2025 with Bro. David Wright officiating. Burial will follow in the...

Sharon Kay (Parker)  Borden

Sharon Kay (Parker) Borden

Dec 31, 2024

Sharon Kay Borden, age 81 of Metropolis, Illinois passed away at 1:42 pm on Tuesday, December 31, 2024 at the Massac Memorial Hospital.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, January 5, 2025 at the Aikins-Farmer-Loftus-McManus Funeral Home with Rev. Glenn Coram officiating. Burial will follow in the Metropolis Memorial Gardens.

Sharon...

Terri Melvin

Terri Melvin

Dec 29, 2024

Terri Ann Melvin, age 70, of Metropolis, Illinois, formerly of Los Angeles, California, passed away peacefully on Sunday evening, December 29, 2024, at her residence.

Terri was retired from the United States Postal Service. She was known for her love of classic movies and TV, as well as her passion for mystery novels. A kind and devoted...

David L. Mason

David L. Mason

Dec 25, 2024

David L. Mason, 77 of Metropolis, IL, passed away on Wednesday, December 25, 2024 at his residence.

Visitation will be held from 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 4, 2024 at the Aikins-Farmer-Loftus-McManus Funeral Home.

David was an Army veteran and of Christian faith. He worked for Burlington Northern Santa Fe for 30 years...

James "Jim" Hambrick

James "Jim" Hambrick

Dec 22, 2024

James "Jim" Michael Hambrick age 70, of Metropolis, IL (formerly of Los Angeles, CA) passed away Sunday, December 22, 2024.

A memorial service will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 25, 2025 at the First Methodist Church in Metropolis.

A larger celebration of life will be held in June 2025 during the Superman...

Ricky Whalen

Ricky Whalen

Dec 9, 2024

Ricky Whalen, age 63 of Metropolis, Illinois passed away on Monday, December 9, 2024 at his residence surrounded by his family.

A Celebration of Life will be held at 2 pm on Saturday, December 14, 2024 at The Refuge Church in Metropolis with Pastor Tony Morris officiating.

Ricky worked at Kotter Ready Mix for many...

Tammy Story

Tammy Story

Dec 8, 2024

Tammy Story, 61 of Metropolis, IL, passed away peacefully with her friends by her side on Sunday, December 8, 2024 at Baptist Health Paducah. She bravely fought a courageous battle against multiple life-threatening illnesses with dignity and grace.

Tammy was born the only child to Tom and Gloria Story on April 9, 1963 in California. As a...

Robert "Buddy Man" Gallagher

Robert "Buddy Man" Gallagher

Dec 7, 2024

Robert "Buddy Man" Gallagher, 68 of Metropolis, IL, passed away at his residence on Saturday, December 7, 2024.

There will be no services per his wishes, but he requested that donations be given to Project Hope Humane Society in the form of bagged dog food. Monetary donations can be mailed to P.O. Box 125, Metropolis, IL 62960....

Verna Marie (Oliver)  Comer

Verna Marie (Oliver) Comer

Dec 6, 2024

Verna Marie Comer, age 95, of Metropolis, Illinois passed peacefully from this life at 5:45 am on December 6, 2024 at Southgate Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Metropolis.

Marie was born to Raymond and Nona Bell Oliver on June 11, 1929.

One day in 1943, at the age of 14, Marie accompanied her dad to...

Stephen Wilkey

Stephen Wilkey

Dec 5, 2024

Stephen Wilkey, age 53 of Metropolis, Illinois passed away at 9:10 am on Thursday, December 5, 2024 at his residence.

Per his wishes there will not be any services.

Stephen worked in maintenance at Misty Meadows Senior Living Center in Metropolis and was an avid fan of the Chicago Cubs and Dallas Cowboys.

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Lillian Irene (Finney)  Parker

Lillian Irene (Finney) Parker

Nov 30, 2024

Our beautiful wife, mother, and grandmother, Lillian Irene Parker, 84 of Metropolis, IL, went to her eternal reward on Monday, February 24, 2025 surrounded by her family.

Graveside services will be held at 12 noon on Thursday, February 27, 2025 in Kingston Cemetery with Pastor Jim Duncan and Pastor Bob Wetherington officiating. There will be no visitation....

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