Ronnie Summers
Feb 21, 2022
Ronnie Summers age 85 of Metropolis, IL, passed away at 4:15 pm on Monday, February 21, 2022 at the Ray and Kay Eckstein Hospice Care Center in Paducah, KY.
Funeral services will be held at 1:00 pm on Friday, February 25, 2022 at the First United Methodist Church with Rev. Joey Dunning officiating. Burial will follow in...
John "Smiley" L. Burnett
Feb 20, 2022
John L. "Smiley" Burnett, age 78 of Paducah, Kentucky formerly of Bardwell, Kentucky passed away at 4:52 am on Sunday, February 20, 2022 at his daughter's residence.
Graveside services will be held at 11:00 am on Wednesday, February 23, 2022 at Metropolis Memorial Gardens with Bro. Jason Burnett officiating.
John was retired from General Tire...
Wanda (Edwards) Lane
Feb 19, 2022
Wanda (Edwards) Lane, age 85 of Brookport, Illinois passed away at 7:43 pm on Saturday, February 19, 2022 at Baptist Health Paducah.
Graveside services will be held at 1 pm on Saturday, February 26, 2022 at Fooks Cemetery in Possum Trott, Kentucky with Rev. Charles Tate officiating.
Wanda is survived by her daughter, Cheryl Nix...
Gene Stamme
Feb 18, 2022
Gene Stamme
Carl Eugene Stamme, age 86 of Metropolis, Illinois passed away at 7:45 am on Friday, February 18, 2022 at the Metropolis Rehabilitation and Health Care Center.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am on Wednesday, February 23, 2022 at Lutheran Church of the Cross with Rev. David Deem officiating. A private burial...
Ernest F. Foss
Feb 18, 2022
Ernest F. Foss, age 89 of Metropolis, Illinois passed away at 11:48 pm on Friday, February 18, 2022 at Southgate Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. He was born on February 17, 1933 in Massac County the son of Julius and Bertha (Schmidt) Foss.
Graveside services with military rites will be held at 11 am on Monday, February 21,...
Joanne Fort Jones
Feb 16, 2022
Joanne Fort Jones, age 93 of Metropolis, IL, passed away at 11:03 am on Wednesday, February 16, 2022 at the Metropolis Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Joanne Dean was born in Massac County, IL to Joe and Hazel Dean on June 21, 1928.
Graveside services will be held at 1:00 pm on Saturday, February 19, 2022 at the...
Ervin "Speedy" Quint
Feb 15, 2022
Ervin "Speedy" Quint, 83 of Metropolis, IL, went to his heavenly home on Tuesday, February 15, 2022 at Southgate Health Care Center.
Ervin Lawrence Otto Quint was born on August 16, 1938 to Willie and Dora (Hasfeld) Quint in Massac County, Illinois where he remained a resident throughout his life. He was a farmer, worked at Good...
Herman John Rathje
Feb 15, 2022
Herman John Rathje, 95 of Kendallville, IN, formerly of Metropolis, IL, passed away on Tuesday, February 15, 2022 at Chandler Place Senior Living.
A memorial service will be held for Herman this spring.
Herman was born on July 29, 1926 to Herman Frank and Coradina (Holt) Rathje in Chicago, IL. He married Blanche Bakehouse on...
Irene (Jones) Graman
Feb 14, 2022
Irene Jones Graman, 93 of Metropolis, IL, passed away on Monday, February 14, 2022 at Massac Memorial Hospital.
A funeral mass will be held at 12 noon on Friday, February 18, 2022 at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church with Father Michael Mujule and Rev. David Deem officiating. Entombment will follow in Metropolis Memorial Gardens.
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Ruby Belle Alley
Feb 11, 2022
Ruby Belle Alley, 92, died on Friday, February 11, 2022. Ruby was born on August 25, 1929 in Golconda, Illinois. She was the daughter of Roy William Alley and Ethel Belle Ramsey.
Ruby came with the rest of her family to Rockford, Illinois in the mid-1940's. After graduating from West High School, Ruby got a job with...
Marla (Mizell) Foster
Feb 9, 2022
Ms. Marla (Mizell) Foster died on Wednesday, February 09, 2022 at Integrity Healthcare of Anna in Anna, IL.
Funeral services for Ms. Foster will be on Saturday, February 12, 2022, at 1:00 pm at the First United Methodist Church in Metropolis, IL with Pastor Joey Dunning presiding. Visitation will be at 12:00 pm until the time of...
Alice V (Davis) Harris
Feb 8, 2022
Alice V. Harris, age 93 of Metropolis, Illinois passed away at 8:52 pm on Tuesday, February 8, 2022 at her residence.
Graveside services will be held at 2 pm on Saturday, February 12, 2022 at Pell Cemetery with Pastor Chris Strong officiating.
Alice retired from the Elgin State Hospital and then returned to Metropolis and...
Tony Mcclelland
Feb 7, 2022
Tony McClelland, 25, of Paducah, KY, the father of Kelton, Addie, and Bella, left this earth surrounded by family at Baptist Health, on February 7th, 2022. If you were blessed to meet King Tony, you knew he was the life of any party. From the laughs he created to the smiles he spread wherever he went. He LOVED LSU,...
Janice Rae English
Feb 6, 2022
Janice Rae English, 78 of Metropolis, IL, passed away peacefully on February 6, 2022.
Funeral services will be held at 7:00 pm on Friday, February 11, 2022 at Aikins-Farmer-Loftus-McManus Funeral Home with Rev. DeAnn Thompson officiating. A private family burial will be held at a later date.
Janice was an RN for 40 years. She...
Hazel L. (Stokes) Schaffer
Feb 3, 2022
Hazel L. Schaffer, age 91 of Metropolis, Illinois passed away at 6:35 pm on Thursday, February 3, 2022 at Reflections Memory Care.
Funeral services will be held at 1 pm on Thursday, February 10, 2022 at Aikins-Farmer-Loftus-McManus Funeral Home with Rev. David Deem officiating. Burial will follow in the Metropolis Memorial Gardens.
Hazel attended Lutheran...
Donna Stites
Feb 2, 2022
Donna Stites, age 77 of Metropolis, Illinois passed away at 6:59 pm on Wednesday, February 2, 2022 at her residence with her family by her side.
She was born to the late Luke Edward and Sarah Catherine (Tadlock) Stites. She attended Seven Mile Baptist Church and was a member of First Baptist Church. She worked at Nationwide...
Shirley Holder
Jan 31, 2022
Shirley Holder, 89, lifelong resident of Metropolis, passed away peacefully on Monday, January 31, 2022, at home surrounded by family.
Shirley was born on August 22, 1932. She was the youngest child born to Ras Vernon Owens and Doris (Franklin) Owens. She was a longtime member of the First Baptist Church.
Shirley attended Clark Elementary...
William "Bill" Parrish
Jan 31, 2022
William "Bill" Parrish, 88 of Metropolis, IL, formerly of Murray, KY, passed away on Monday, January 31, 2022 at Southgate Health Care Center surrounded by family.
Services will be held at 11:00 am on Saturday, February 5th, 2022 at Aikins-Farmer-Loftus-McManus Funeral Home with Bro. Justin Wolfe officiating. Burial with military rites will follow in Metropolis Memorial Gardens....
Eleanor Ann Williamson
Jan 31, 2022
Eleanor Ann Williamson, 76 of Brookport, IL, passed away peacefully on Monday, January 31, 2022 surrounded by loved ones.
A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, February 3rd, 2022 at the Loftus-McManus Brookport Funeral Home with Pastor David LeNeave, Pastor Steve Shauf, and Warner Reynolds officiating. A private burial will be held at...
Rickie E Wooten
Jan 28, 2022
Rickie E. Wooten, age 66 of Metropolis, Illinois passed away on January 28, 2022 at his residence.
A private family service will be held at a later date.
Rickie was a retired river boat pilot.
He is survived by several cousins and close friends.
He was preceded in death by his...
