Helen (Flora) Bowman
Jul 20, 2021
Helen Bowman, age 75 of Metropolis, Illinois passed away in her home on Tuesday, July 20, 2021 after a long battle with cancer surrounded by her family.
Celebration of Life will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, July 23rd, 2021 at Aikins-Farmer-Loftus-McManus Funeral Home with Bro. Chris Sielbeck officiating.
Helen was a dear wife,...
Mike Stepter
Jul 14, 2021
Mike Stepter, 59 of Metropolis, IL, passed away at 12:53 a.m. on July 14, 2021 at Mercy Health-Lourdes Hospital in Paducah, KY. He was born on October 7, 1961 in Paducah, KY to William and Joyce (Lauderdale) Stepter.
A funeral service will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, July 20th, 2021 at the Aikins-Farmer-Loftus-McManus Funeral Home...
David L. Baggett
Jul 12, 2021
David L. Baggett, 72, of Metropolis, IL, passed away at 4:50 p.m. on July 12, 2021 at Southgate Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.
Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 15, 2021 at Aikins-Farmer-Loftus-McManus Funeral Home with Rev. Joey Dunning and Rev. David Deem officiating. Burial will follow in Metropolis Memorial Gardens with military...
Gary "Rube" Gentry
Jul 10, 2021
Gary "Rube" Gentry, 67 of Metropolis, passed away on Saturday, July 10, 2021 at his residence surrounded by his family.
A celebration of life service will be held at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 15, 2021 at the Loftus-McManus Brookport Funeral Home with Bro. Kelly Glass officiating.
Gary was a carpenter from 1978 to 2006...
John F. Cochran
Jul 10, 2021
John F. Cochran, 62 of Metropolis, IL, passed away on Saturday, July 10, 2021 at his residence.
A private celebration of life will be held at a later date.
John was a retired mechanic and of the Baptist faith. He was an avid fisherman and pet lover, especially of his cats. John enjoyed spending time...
Robby Thompson
Jul 7, 2021
Robby Thompson, age 73 of Metropolis, Illinois passed away at 10:22 pm on Wednesday, July 7, 2021 at the Heartland Regional Medical Center in Marion, Illinois.
A Celebration of Life will be held at 11 am on Saturday, July 17, 2021 at Community of Christ Church, 1309 Commercial Park Road, Metropolis, Illinois with Ivan Woods officiating.
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Charles Hopkins Barfield, Jr.
Jul 7, 2021
Charles Hopkins Barfield, Jr., 86, of Metropolis, IL, passed away on July 7, 2021 with his beloved wife Sue by his side.
Charles was born June 29, 1935 to Charles Sr. and Mary Minner Barfield. He was complemented in life by two brothers, Jack D. and Dwight C., and three sisters, Mary Virginia, Betty Charlene and Ruth...
Jack Mizell
Jul 7, 2021
Jack Mizell, age 84 of Metropolis, Illinois passed away at 10:14 am on Wednesday, July 7, 2021 at the Massac Memorial Hospital.
Graveside services will be held at 11 am on Saturday, July 10, 2021 at the IOOF Cemetery in Metropolis with Robin Mizell officiating.
Jack was a member of 4th and Park Street Church...
Donna Lee (Turner) Strange
Jul 3, 2021
Donna Lee Strange, age 84 of Metropolis, Illinois formerly of La Center, Kentucky passed away at 3:24 pm on Saturday, July 3, 2021 at her residence.
Graveside services will be held at 1 pm on Monday, July 12, 2021 at La Center Gardens Cemetery with Chaplain Jim Smith officiating.
Donna was a supervisor with Players...
Donald L Russell
Jul 3, 2021
Donald L. Russell, age 87 of Metropolis, Illinois was born on January 8, 1934 in Massac County, Illinois the son of George Jr. and Mabel (Paust) Russell. He passed away at 4:45 am on Saturday, July 3, 2021 at the Southgate Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.
Funeral services will be held at 11 am on Wednesday, July 7,...
Betty Jo (Mcdaniel) Fritch
Jul 1, 2021
Betty Jo Fritch, age 84 of Metropolis, Illinois passed away at 11:25 pm on Thursday, July 1, 2021 at her residence surrounded by her loving family.
Graveside services will be held at 11 am on Monday, July 5, 2021 at the Metropolis Memorial Gardens with Dr. Joe Buchanan and Rev. Steve Heisner officiating.
Betty Jo...
Donna Fay Land
Jul 1, 2021
Donna Fay Land, 78 years old, of Brookport, Illinois passed away peacefully on July 1, 2021 with her loving family by her side.
Donna loved her family, her church, and church family. She loved to garden, loved her flowerbeds, and loved to feed the many humming birds that showed up at her house every year.
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Darlene (Stallings) Reynolds
Jun 29, 2021
Darlene Reynolds, 65, of Brookport, IL, passed away on Tuesday, June 29, 2021 at the Ray and Kay Eckstein Hospice Care Center.
Funeral services will be held at 12 noon on Friday, July 2, 2021 at the Loftus-McManus Brookport Funeral Home with David Atwell officiating. Burial will follow in Metropolis Memorial Gardens.
Darlene is survived...
David Koenigsmark
Jun 28, 2021
David Koenigsmark, 56, of Paducah, KY, formerly of Metropolis, IL, passed away on Monday, June 28, 2021.
A celebration of life will be held at a later date. At this time, the family asks for your prayers for peace and comfort.
David was a plant manager at NRE, formerly VMV, where he worked for 25...
Twila (Bowman) Burrows
Jun 27, 2021
Twila Burrows, 46, of Metropolis, IL, passed away on Sunday, June 27, 2021 at Mercy Health Paducah.
Celebration of life will be held at 1 pm on Saturday, July 3rd, 2021 at Weaver Creek Baptist Church.
Twila was a member of Weaver Creek Baptist Church who enjoyed fishing and listening to music.
Twila...
Jessie Mae Monkman
Jun 19, 2021
Jessie Mae Monkman, 80, of Metropolis, went peacefully into the arms of our father in heaven on June 19, 2021, at Baptist Health Hospital in Paducah while surrounded by her loving family.
Jessie was born on June 27, 1940, in Clinton, Illinois, the daughter of John O. and Frances B. Alwood. She married Richard Monkman on July...
Larry James Underburger
Jun 10, 2021
Larry James "Underdog" Underburger, age 65 of Brookport, Illinois passed away at 11:17 pm on Thursday, June 10, 2021 at the Ray and Kay Eckstein Hospice Care Center.
A Celebration of Life will be held at 6 pm on Wednesday, June 16, 2021 at Anchor of Hope Pentecostal Church in Metropolis with Rev. Cletus McLane officiating.
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Elizabeth "Lizzy" Elifritz
Jun 10, 2021
Elizabeth "Lizzy" Elifritz, 40, of Metropolis, IL, passed away on Thursday, June 10, 2021 at her residence.
A celebration of life will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, August 8th, 2021Â at the New Beginnings Baptist Church in Metropolis. All are invited, but there will be a live stream of the service from the church for...
Ludene Wilcox
Jun 9, 2021
Ludene Wilcox, age 89 of Paducah, Kentucky formerly of Metropolis, Illinois passed away at 10:06 pm on Wednesday, June 9, 2021 at the Ray and Kay Eckstein Hospice Care Center.
Graveside services will be held at 11 am on Tuesday, June 15, 2021 at the Metropolis Memorial Gardens with Rev. Bob Martin officiating.
Ludene was...
Rev. Jon Edward Cockrel
Jun 8, 2021
Rev. Jon Edward Cockrel, 79, of Metropolis, went peacefully into the arms of his Lord on June 8, 2021, at the Ray & Kay Eckstein Hospice Care Center in Paducah, from complications following a stroke.
Jon was born on November 20, 1941, in Metropolis, the son of Wayne and Mary Ethel (Call) Cockrel. He married Betty Jean...
