Obituaries

Dec 27, 2021

Damon Acuff, age 53 of Metropolis, Illinois passed away on Monday, December 27, 2021 at Mercy Health Lourdes Hospital.

Visitation will be held on Friday, December 31, 2021 from 5 pm to 7 pm at the Aikins-Farmer-Loftus-McManus Funeral Home in Metropolis.

Damon was the Warden at the Pulaski County Detention Center, a member of Ducks...

Dec 27, 2021

Wilma Guice Anderson, age 86 of Metropolis, IL, passed away at 7:56 a.m. on Monday, December 27, 2021 at her residence surrounded by her family.

Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, December 30, 2021 at Metropolis Memorial Gardens with Rev. Jack Russell officiating. There will be no visitation. Family and friends are asked...

Dec 26, 2021

Dallas "Bosco" Stafford, age 80 of Metropolis, Illinois passed away at 1:25 am on Sunday, December 26, 2021 at Baptist Health Paducah.

Graveside services will be held at 11:30 am on Thursday, December 30, 2021 at Mt. Olive Cemetery in Renshaw, Illinois with Joshua Stafford officiating.

Dallas was retired from Allied Signal/Honeywell, where he worked...

Dec 25, 2021

Kay Lawler, age 67 of Metropolis, Illinois passed away on Saturday, December 25, 2021 at the Metropolis Rehabilitation and Health Care Center.

Funeral Mass will be held at 10 am on Friday, January 7, 2022 at St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church in Paducah, KY with Father Gary Clark officiating. Burial will be in Kerley Cemetery in...

Dec 25, 2021

Karen Logeman, age 54 of Massac County, Illinois passed away  on December 25, 2021 in Louisville, KY.

Funeral services will be held at 11 am on Friday, December 31, 2021 at New Hope Baptist Church with Pastor Frank Forthman Jr. officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.

Karen was a former dental hygienist for...

Dec 22, 2021

Chuck Tirey, 66, of Metropolis, IL, passed away on Wednesday, December 22, 2021 at Mercy Health Paducah.

A visitation with the family will be held from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, December 26, 2021 at Aikins-Farmer-Loftus-McManus Funeral Home.

Chuck was a retired carpenter who enjoyed listening to music and going to the beach with...

Dec 19, 2021

Betty Jean Meadows, 56, of Metropolis, IL, passed away Sunday, December 19th, 2021, at her home.

Funeral services will be held at 1:00 pm on Tuesday, December 28th, 2021, at Aikins-Farmer-Loftus-McManus Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Masonic Silver Crown Cemetery in Metropolis.

Betty Jean Meadows was a devoted follower of Christ and a loving...

Dec 18, 2021

Oron "Tom" Souders, Jr. age 69 of Brookport, IL, passed away at 1:48 a.m. on Saturday, December 18, 2021 at Massac Memorial Hospital.

A celebration of life will be held at 6:00 pm on Thursday, January 13, 2022 at the Loftus-McManus Brookport Funeral Home starting with Masonic rites.

Tom was retired from Yellow Freight Lines...

Dec 16, 2021

Gregory Wayne "Greg" Randolph, age 43 of Joppa, Illinois passed away on Thursday, December 16, 2021 at his residence.

Funeral services will be held at 1 pm Monday, December 20, 2021 at Joppa Missionary Baptist Church with Pastor David Wright officiating. Burial will follow in the Oak Grove Cemetery.

Greg worked as a caretaker at...

Dec 14, 2021

James Edward "Jim" King, age 91 of Joppa, Illinois was called home on December 14, 2021 at approximately 7:20 a.m.  He was surrounded by his loving family in the comfort of his own home. He was born December 16, 1929 in Metropolis, Illinois. He was a 1947 graduate of Joppa High School. He joined the Marine Corp and served...

Dec 14, 2021

James O. "Jim" Phelps, age 74 of Metropolis, Illinois passed away at 12:30 am on Tuesday, December 14, 2021 at Southgate Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.

A Celebration of Life will be held at 11 am on Saturday, March 12, 2022 at the Metropolis Memorial Gardens.

Jim was the retired owner/operator of Jim Phelps Stables, a...

Dec 11, 2021

John Tanner, 61 of Metropolis, IL, passed away on Saturday, December 11, 2021 at his residence.

Graveside services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 15, 2021 at I.O.O.F. Cemetery in Metropolis. There will be no visitation. Family and friends are asked to meet at the cemetery.

John was a skilled carpenter. He...

Dec 10, 2021

Adam Edward Schneider, 39, of Metropolis, Illinois, passed away on December 10, 2021, at home with family by his side.

Adam was born in Paducah, Kentucky to Larry LaVelle Schneider and Mary (Riggio) Schneider on January 3, 1982. He attended Vienna High School and Massac County High School where he graduated in the year 2000. Adam then...

Dec 10, 2021

Roger Keith Krone, 83 of Brookport, IL, passed away peacefully at his home on Friday, December 10, 2021.

Graveside services were held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, December 12, 2021 at the Metropolis Memorial Gardens with Rev. Dee Ann Thompson officiating and military rites.

Keith was retired from the Kentucky Department of Transportation and a...

Dec 9, 2021

Trisha Lee Edwards, 43, of Lexington, NC passed away on Thursday, December 9, 2021 at Atrium Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston Salem, NC.

Ms. Edwards was born on September 11, 1978 in McCracken County, Kentucky to David Lee Edwards and Sandra Joanne Edwards. She was employed at DDCC as Lead Accounts Receivable Specialist. In her...

Dec 6, 2021

Michael W. Reineking, age 69, left to enter his heavenly home on Monday, December 6, 2021. He was born to the late Bill and JoAnn Reineking on August 6, 1952, in Marysville, California. He was of the Christian faith. He married the love of his life, Patricia Quint, on August 28, 1971, and was blessed to share 50 years...

Dec 6, 2021

Charles "Chuck" Wood, 77 of Metropolis, passed away on Monday, December 6, 2021.

A celebration of life will be held at 9:00 am on Saturday, May 28, 2022 at the Metropolis Country Club Clubhouse.

Chuck was a retired traveling electrician. He was a member of the Metropolis Country Club where he served on the board...

Dec 4, 2021

Coy Austin Mitchell, 59 of Gilbertsville, KY, died Saturday, December 4, 2021 at his residence.

Funeral services will be held at 12 noon on Saturday, December 11, 2021 at Aikins-Farmer-Loftus-McManus Funeral Home in Metropolis, IL with Shane Baker officiating. Burial will follow in Hillerman Baptist Church in Massac County, IL, with military rites.

Coy was...

Dec 2, 2021

Evelyn Hausman, age 83 of Metropolis, Illinois passed away at 10:30 pm on Thursday, December 2, 2021 at the Metropolis Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.

Funeral services will be held at 1 pm on Tuesday, December 7, 2021 at Aikins-Farmer-Loftus-McManus Funeral Home with Rev. Timothy A. Bean officiating. Burial will follow in the Metropolis Memorial Gardens. Eastern Star...

Dec 1, 2021

Bradley Bauer and Brian Bauer

Rural Brookport, Illinois

Bradley Bauer, age 62 passed away at 5:44 pm on Thursday, November 25, 2021 at Baptist Health Paducah.

Brian Bauer, age 63 passed away at 6:04 pm on Wednesday, December 1, 2021 at Baptist Health Paducah.

A joint graveside service will be held...