Obituaries
Recent Obituaries
Trinity L. Sharp
Nov 29, 2022
Trinity L. Sharp, 18 of Metropolis, IL, passed away on Tuesday, November 29, 2022 at Lourdes Mercy Health of Paducah.
Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, December 4, 2022 at the Loftus-McManus Brookport Funeral Home with Bro. David Atwell officiating. Burial will follow in Metropolis Memorial Gardens.
Trinity loved to read,...
Lucy Adams
Nov 29, 2022
Lucy Adams, age 88 of Metropolis, Illinois passed away at 4:06 am on Tuesday, November 29, 2022 at the Metropolis Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center. Lucia Rutzka De Adams was born on May 9, 1934 in Mexico City, Mexico, the daughter of Herman and Lolita De Pauza Rutzka.
A Celebration of Life visitation will be held on Sunday,...
Lorna (Studer) Manley
Nov 25, 2022
Lorna Manley, 65, of Metropolis, IL, passed away on Friday, November 25, 2022 at her residence.
A celebration of life will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, December 1, 2022 at the First Christian Church with Rev. Keith Tilford officiating. A visitation will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at the church.
...
Margaret Ann (Williams) Emerick
Nov 11, 2022
Margaret Ann (Williams) Emerick, of Metropolis, Illinois, formerly of Springfield, Illinois, passed away early on Friday morning, November 11, 2022, ten days before her 89th birthday, at Southgate Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Margaret was born on November 21, 1933, in Enfield, White County, Illinois, the youngest daughter of Chelsea Sigle Williams and Dorothy Clemence (Clark) Williams.
Margaret...
Jim Harris
Nov 9, 2022
Jim Harris, 77 years, of Metropolis, IL, passed away on November 9th, 2022 at his residence in Metropolis, IL, with his Loving Family surrounding him.
Visitation will begin at 1:30 pm on Sunday, November 13th, 2022 at Aikins-Farmer-Loftus-McManus Funeral Home followed by a service at 3:00 pm with Pastor Jake Ervin officiating. Graveside services with military rights...
James "Jimmy" Robert Rodgers
Nov 8, 2022
James Robert "Jimmy" Rodgers, 85 of Metropolis, IL, stepped into eternity on November 8, 2022.
Jimmy gave his heart to Jesus as a young man at Beulah Camp and was a member of Oak Grove United Methodist Church. Jimmy loved his farm and family and will be missed.
Graveside services will be held at 11:00...
Charles Austin
Nov 7, 2022
CHARLES LINDELL AUSTIN
Charles Austin, 90 of Metropolis, IL, passed away at Parkview Nursing Home in Paducah, KY on Monday, November 7, 2022.
Funeral services will be held at 12 noon on Friday, November 18 at Community Christian Church with Rev. Austin Scott officiating. Burial will follow at Metropolis Memorial Gardens.
Charles Lindell...
Karen "Diane" Hike
Nov 1, 2022
Karen "Diane" Hike, 79 of New Columbia, IL, passed away on Tuesday, November 1, 2022 at Oakview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Calvert City, KY. She was born on February 12, 1943 in Trenton, Michigan, the daughter of Floyd and Valeria Jane (Teague)Wiley.
A memorial service will be held at 12 noon on Saturday, November 12, 2022...
Jessica Diane (Bremer) Konemann
Nov 1, 2022
Jessica Diane Konemann, age 42 of Brentwood, TN and formerly of Metropolis, IL passed away November 1, 2022 with her family by her side.
She was born in Paducah, KY to her parents Monte and Diane Bremer. In addition to her parents she is survived by her husband of 19 years, Travis Konemann; children Brady Konemann, Halle...
Charlene (Richardson) Lockard
Oct 31, 2022
Charlene Lockard, 72 of Brookport, IL, passed away on Monday, October 31, 2022 at Continue Care Baptist Health in Paducah, KY.
Per Charlene's wishes, there will not be any services.
Charlene is survived by her children, Diana Warren and husband Nicholas, Susan Kingsley and husband Vincent, and Curtis Leek and wife Jolynda; grandchildren, Raymond Warren,...
Pearley Bradley
Oct 29, 2022
Pearley Bradley, 87 of Metropolis, IL, passed away on Saturday, October 29, 2022 at her residence.
A memorial service will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 12, 2022 at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses.
Pearley was a member of Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses.
Pearley is survived by three sons, Wendell...
Heather Marie May
Oct 24, 2022
Heather Marie May walked into Heaven holding Jesus's hand on October 24, 2022. Wheelchair thrown in the river. Walking in the flowers.
She was born in Lombard, Illinois on August 26, 1977 and accepted Jesus as her Lord and Savior on January 20, 2001.
Heather was a member of Joppa Missionary Baptist Church for twenty-one...
Glenda (Snyder) Dean
Oct 23, 2022
Glenda Dean, age 70 of Brookport, Illinois passed away on Sunday, October 23, 2022 at her residence.
Funeral services will be held at 1 pm on Friday, October 28, 2022 at Aikins-Farmer-Loftus-McManus Funeral Home in Metropolis with Rev. Loren McNair officiating. Burial will follow in the IOOF Cemetery in Metropolis.
Glenda owned and operated several...
Kathy Hinners
Oct 22, 2022
Mrs. Kathy Hinners, of Metropolis, Illinois passed away at 11:20 am on Saturday, October 22, 2022 at Mercy Health Lourdes Hospital.
Graveside services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 26, 2022 at Metropolis Memorial Gardens with Rev. Glenn Coram officiating.
Kathy is survived by her nieces, Darla Fosko and Peggy Walker; and...
Bert (Smallman) Yates
Oct 20, 2022
Bert Yates, age 80 of Metropolis, Illinois went to be with her Lord on Thursday, October 20, 2022.
Funeral services will be held at 2 pm on Sunday, October 23, 2022 at Aikins-Farmer-Loftus-McManus Funeral Home with Dr. Joe Buchanan officiating. Burial will follow in the Metropolis Memorial Gardens.
Bert was a member of First Baptist...
Deborah (Baker) Johnson
Oct 18, 2022
Deborah Johnson, 66 of Metropolis, IL died at 6:55 am on Tuesday, October 18, 2022 at her residence with her family by her side.
A celebration of life will be held at 12 noon on Saturday, October 22, 2022 at Living Waters Full Gospel Church in Joppa, IL, with Rev. Shane Baker officiating.
Deborah was...
Michael "Mike" Sterling Monkman
Oct 16, 2022
Michael Sterling "Mike" Monkman was born on August 3, 1962 to Richard Irvin Monkman and the late Jessie Mae Monkman.
Mike met his late wife and best friend, Lisa Monkman, and married on December 18, 1983. They had two children, Michael Monkman (Kassie Upchurch) and Makaela Johnson (Jarelle). He was blessed with multiple brothers and sisters, Rick...
Diane Marie Davis
Oct 10, 2022
Diane Marie Davis, 58 of Metropolis, IL, passed away on Monday, October 10, 2022.
A visitation will be held on Thursday, October 20, 2022 from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. at the Aikins-Farmer-Loftus-McManus Funeral Home. A memorial service will follow.
Diane was born on August 7, 1964. She attended Joppa High School and was of Christian...
Peggy Ann (Brinker) Watts
Oct 8, 2022
Peggy Brinker Watts, 72 of Brookport, IL, passed away on Saturday, October 8, 2022 at Southgate Health Care Center.
Peggy was a graduate of SIU Carbondale with a degree in education and worked at a day care in her early years. Later, she became a pharmacy technician and worked at The Medicine Chest, Rick's Pharmacy and G...
Kenneth "Poochie" Bowman
Sep 30, 2022
Kenneth "Poochie" Bowman, age 81 of Rosebud, Illinois passed away at 9:05 am on Friday, September 30, 2022 at Baptist Health Paducah.
Funeral services will be held at 2 pm on Tuesday, October 4, 2022 at Antioch Missionary Baptist Church in Rosebud with Bro. Kevin Richerson officiating. Burial will follow in church cemetery with military rites.
...Subscribe
Subscribe to get alerts on new obituaries

A Year of Grief Support
Sign up for one year of weekly grief messages designed to provide strength and comfort during this challenging time.
