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Connie Henson

Connie Henson

Sep 25, 2021

Connie Henson, 71 of Brookport, IL, passed away on Saturday, September 25, 2021 at Massac Memorial Hospital.

Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 30, 2021 at Loftus-McManus Brookport Funeral Home with Rev. Trad York officiating. Burial will follow in Mt. Sterling Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery.

Connie was a 1968 graduate...

John Markus

John Markus

Sep 25, 2021

John Markus, 87, of Massac County died Saturday, September 25, 2021 at home surrounded by his family. He was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Paducah.

Graveside services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, September 28, 2021 at St. Stephens Lutheran Church Cemetery with Rev. Jerry Parr officiating. There will be no visitation....

Rose Vaughn

Rose Vaughn

Sep 23, 2021

Rose Vaughn, 68 of Metropolis, IL, passed away on September 23, 2021 at the Veteran's Affairs Medical Center in Marion, IL.

Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Friday, October 1, 2021 at Aikins-Farmer-Loftus-McManus Funeral Home. Burial will follow in I.O.O.F. Cemetery.

Rose had worked at Metropolis Nursing and Rehabilitation Center and loved...

Virginia Martin

Virginia Martin

Sep 22, 2021

Virginia Martin, 85 of Massac County, IL, passed away on Wednesday, September 22, 2021.

Raised on the family farm and being the oldest of a family of five children, Virginia's character was molded at a young age, doing chores expected of a boy as there were no other children old enough to help on the farm. Like...

Lowell "Preach" Konemann

Lowell "Preach" Konemann

Sep 22, 2021

Lowell "Preach" Konemann, 84, of Metropolis, IL, born May 29, 1937 to William and Nina Smith Konemann went home to our Lord and Savior on Wednesday, September 22, 2021. He passed away at the Metropolis Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.

Graveside services will be held at 11:30 am on Saturday, September 25, 2021 at Metropolis Memorial Gardens with...

Russell Mcbride

Russell Mcbride

Sep 20, 2021

Russell McBride, age 84 of the New Columbia community passed away at 10:02 pm on Monday, September 20, 2021 at Baptist Health Paducah.

Funeral services will be held at 11 am on Thursday, September 23, 2021 at New Hope Baptist Church with Pastor Frank Forthman officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.

Russell was...

Arvil "Andy" Gorman

Arvil "Andy" Gorman

Sep 19, 2021

Arvil "Andy" Gorman, 65 of Paducah, KY and Sebring, FL, passed away on September 19, 2021 at Baptist Health Paducah.

A celebration of life will begin at 11:00 a.m. on Sunday, October 3rd, 2021 at Noble Park in Paducah, KY.

Andy was a retired HVAC Technician from his own business and also as an RV...

Roger "Toe Joe" Dale Sharp

Roger "Toe Joe" Dale Sharp

Sep 17, 2021

Roger Dale "Toe Joe" Sharp, age 59 of Joppa, Illinois passed away on Friday, September 17, 2021 at his residence.

Graveside services will be held at 2 pm on Saturday, September 25, 2021 at the Rose Hill Cemetery in Pulaski, Illinois.

Roger is survived by his siblings, Bill Sharp of Vienna, IL, Audrey Burton of...

Lester Noah Krueger

Lester Noah Krueger

Sep 16, 2021

Lester Noah Krueger, age 90, of Metropolis, IL passed away on Thursday, September 16th, at Metropolis Rehab and Health Care in Metropolis.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM on Monday, September 20th, 2021 at St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Metropolis with Rev. Timothy A. Bean officiating. Burial will follow at IOOF cemetery in Metropolis...

Bessie (Ramsey)  Helm

Bessie (Ramsey) Helm

Sep 12, 2021

Bessie "Nana" Helm, age 81 of Metropolis passed away at 5:30 am on Sunday, September 12, 2021 at the Metropolis Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.

Graveside services will be held at 10 am on Tuesday, September 14, 2021 at the Metropolis Memorial Gardens with Rev. Jack Russell officiating.

Bessie was a member of Waldo Baptist Church....

Billy James Burton

Billy James Burton

Sep 11, 2021

Billy James Burton, age 63, of Chatsworth, Georgia, formerly of Belknap, IL, departed this life Saturday afternoon, September 11, 2021 at Redmond Regional Medical Center in Rome, Georgia.

Billy was born on June 28, 1958 in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.  Billy was a retired truck driver for Polyventive Chemical Company in Calhoun, Georgia. He was a member of...

Charles "Doc" Diekroeger, Jr.

Charles "Doc" Diekroeger, Jr.

Sep 10, 2021

Charles "Doc" Diekroeger, age 93 of Metropolis, Illinois passed away at 5:55 am on Friday, September 10, 2021 at the Ray & Kay Eckstein Hospice Care Center with his family by his side. He was born on June 22, 1928 in St. Louis, Missouri the son of Charles and Mary Diekroeger Sr. He married the loved of his life,...

Barbara J. (Konemann)  Johnston

Barbara J. (Konemann) Johnston

Sep 9, 2021

Barbara J. Johnston, 81 of Metropolis, IL, passed away on Thursday, September 9, 2021 at Southgate Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Metropolis.

Graveside services will be at 1:30 p.m. on Monday, September 13, 2021 at I.O.O.F. Cemetery with Rev. Larry Lunsford officiating. There will be no visitation. Friends are asked to meet at the cemetery.

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Jaleah Michelle Bridgewater

Jaleah Michelle Bridgewater

Sep 8, 2021

Jaleah Michelle Bridgewater, infant daughter of LaSonya Bridgewater and Mauricus Haynes, of Brookport, Illinois was born to bloom in heaven at 4:20 am on Wednesday, September 8, 2021 at Memorial Hospital of Carbondale.

Funeral services will be held at 1 pm on Saturday, September 25, 2021 at Aikins-Farmer-Loftus-McManus Funeral Home in Metropolis with Pastor Michael Wade officiating....

Karol (Kidd)  Schmidt

Karol (Kidd) Schmidt

Sep 4, 2021

Karol Kidd Schmidt, age 78 of Metropolis, Illinois passed away on Saturday, September 4, 2021 at Baptist Health Paducah with her family by her side.

Funeral services will be held at 12 noon on Wednesday, September 8, 2021 at Aikins-Farmer-Loftus-McManus Funeral Home with Rev. David Deem officiating. Burial will follow in the Masonic Cemetery.

Karol...

Jack A Yates

Jack A Yates

Sep 2, 2021

Jack A. Yates, age 89 of Metropolis, Illinois passed away Thursday, September 2, 2021 at Baptist Health Paducah.

Funeral services will be held at 1 pm on Thursday, September 9, 2021 at Aikins-Farmer-Loftus-McManus Funeral Home. Burial will follow in IOOF Cemetery with military rites.

Jack served in the United States Air Force, was a member...

Martha Grace

Martha Grace

Sep 1, 2021

Martha Grace, age 92 of Metropolis, Illinois passed away at 8:00 pm on Wednesday, September 1, 2021 at Metropolis Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.

Graveside services will be held at 11 am on Tuesday, September 7, 2021 at Metropolis Memorial Gardens with Rev. Timothy A. Bean officiating.

Martha is survived by her children, Teresa Grace, Ricky...

Samuel Lavern Fitzpatrick

Samuel Lavern Fitzpatrick

Aug 25, 2021

Samuel Lavern Fitzpatrick, age 75 of Metropolis, Illinois met his Lord and Savior face to face and heard the words Well done, good and faithful servant at 5:37 am on Wednesday, August 25, 2021. He was born on March 31, 1946 in Metropolis, Illinois the son of Joseph and Edith Mae (Browning) Fitzpatrick. He married the love of his...

Helen Marie Coburn

Helen Marie Coburn

Aug 24, 2021

Helen Marie Coburn, 88, died Wednesday, August 24, 2021 at Jackson Purchase Medical Center in Mayfield, KY. Ms. Coburn was born on September 21, 1932 in Massac County to Claude and Reba Elizabeth Burnett Warwick and reared in Metropolis.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, August 28, 2021 at Aikins-Farmer-Loftus-McManus Funeral Home in...

Judy (Harman)  Peerman

Judy (Harman) Peerman

Aug 22, 2021

Mrs. Judy Peerman, age 66 of Metropolis, Illinois formerly of Phoenix, Arizona passed away on Sunday, August 22, 2021 at Mercy Health Lourdes Hospital.

No services are scheduled at this time.

Judy is survived by her parents, Gene and Pat Harman of Chino Valley, AZ; husband, Tim Peerman; daughters, Jeanne and Patty; son, Eugene; grandchildren,...

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