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Dylan James Eickholz
Feb 16, 2021
Dylan James Eickholz, age 28 of Metropolis, Illinois passed away at 8:58 am on Tuesday, February 16, 2021 at Mercy Health Lourdes Hospital.
Funeral services will be held at 1 pm on Saturday, February 20, 2021 at Zion Evangelical Church with Pastor Jim Duncan officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. We ask that you would...
Norma (Burrus) Varvel
Feb 8, 2021
Norma Varvel, age 66 of Brookport, Illinois passed away at 2:36 am on Monday, February 8, 2021 at Baptist Health Paducah.
Graveside services will be held at 1 pm on Friday, February 12, 2021 at Otterbein Cemetery in Pope County, Illinois with Rev. Jeremy Beggs and Rev. Cornell Shackelford officiating.
Norma was a member of...
Joyce (Cochran) Guynn
Feb 7, 2021
Joyce (Cochran) Guynn, age 66 of Massac County, Illinois passed away at 6:55 pm on Sunday, February 7, 2021 at her residence with her family by her side.
Services will be held at a later date.
Joyce was retired from the American Red Cross and was a member of Waldo Baptist Church.
Joyce...
Doris E. (Gower) Bell
Feb 6, 2021
Doris E. Bell, age 88 of Paducah, Kentucky formerly of Brookport, Illinois passed away at 6:35 pm on Saturday, February 6, 2021 at Southgate Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.
Funeral services will be held at 1 pm on Wednesday, February 10, 2021 at Loftus-McManus Brookport Funeral Home with Rev. David Siere officiating. Burial will follow in Mt. Sterling...
Betty Jo Elam
Feb 3, 2021
Mrs. Betty Jo Elam, 85, of Saline County, IL, formerly of Rosebud, IL, passed away on Wednesday, February 3, 2021 at her home with her family by her side.
Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, February 6, 2021 in Antioch Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery in Rosebud, IL, with Brother Kevin Richerson officiating. There...
Peggy L (Troutt) Bacon
Feb 2, 2021
Peggy L. Bacon, age 82 of Metropolis, Illinois passed away at 6:20 pm on Tuesday, February 2, 2021 at Massac Memorial Hospital.
Following Peggy's wishes there will not be any services.
Peggy was a member of Weaver Creek Baptist Church.
Peggy is survived by her children, John O. Bacon Jr. and wife Toni...
Louis A. Pearcy
Jan 31, 2021
Louis A. Pearcy, 57, of Metropolis, IL, formerly of Brookport, IL, passed away on Sunday, January 31, 2021 at his residence.
There will be no services at this time. A memorial service will be announced at a later date. The family asks at this time to share any photographs, memories or stories with them on his tribute...
Gary E English
Jan 28, 2021
Gary English, 76, of Metropolis, IL, passed away at 11:50 p.m. on Thursday, January 28, 2021 at his residence.
Private graveside services will be held with Dr. Joe Buchanan officiating.
Gary was a United States Army veteran. He retired from Allied Chemical after 38 years and was a member of First Baptist Church Metropolis.
...Elinore T. (Trehey) Lewis
Jan 28, 2021
Elinore T. Lewis, 93, of Metropolis, IL, passed away on Thursday, January 28, 2021 at her home surrounded by her family.
Graveside services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 30, 2021 in Lewis Cemetery in Joppa, IL. There will be no visitation. Friends and family are asked to meet at the cemetery.
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Chester Ule Nelson Iii
Jan 26, 2021
Chester "Chet" Nelson III, 57, of Paducah, KY, formerly of Temple City, CA, passed away on Tuesday, January 26, 2021.
Funeral services will be held at 1 pm on Thursday, February 4, 2021 at Aikins-Farmer-Loftus-McManus Funeral Home in Metropolis with Steve Karraker officiating. Burial will follow in the Metropolis Memorial Gardens. Everyone attending the service or visitation...
Stanley Ray Owens
Jan 26, 2021
Stanley Owens, 67, of Brookport, IL, quietly departed this life on January 26, 2021 at home with those he loved surrounding him. He was born on August 13, 1953 to the late Harley and Jeanie (Cordes) Owens. He was married to Debbie Owens on May 23rd, 1998 and they were blessed with two sons.
Graveside services will...
Debbie (Kelly) Tirey
Jan 23, 2021
Mrs. Debbie Tirey, age 60, of Metropolis, IL, passed away on Saturday, January 23, 2021 at Continue Care Hospital in Paducah, KY.
There will be no services.
Debbie retired from CSI after 20 years of service.
Debbie is survived by her mother, Raye Kelly; husband of 42 years, Charleton Tirey; two sons, Zachary...
Wilson Kruger
Jan 22, 2021
Wilson Kruger, age 82 of Metropolis, Illinois departed this life to meet his Lord and Savior at 3:02 pm on Friday, January 22, 2021, with his family by his side, at the Ray and Kay Eckstein Hospice Care Center. He was born and baptized on March 20, 1938 in Massac County, Illinois the son of Amos and Beatrice (Reineking)...
Clayton Eugene Hickman
Jan 19, 2021
Clayton Eugene Hickman, 96, of Paducah, KY, formerly of Metropolis, IL, passed away on Tuesday, January 19, 2021 at Mills Health and Rehabilitation in Mayfield, KY.
Visitation will be held from 12 noon until 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 23, 2021, at Aikins-Farmer-Loftus-McManus Funeral Home with funeral services following at 1 p.m. Steve Karraker will officiate. Burial...
Clara Emily (Hutchens) Jackson
Jan 19, 2021
Clara Emily Jackson, age 90, was born July 24, 1930, in a log cabin outside Murray, Kentucky to William and Mary Hutchens. She passed peacefully from this life into the arms of Jesus on Tuesday, January 19, 2021, at home surrounded by her loving family.
Graveside services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, January 22,...
Reuben W. Maess
Jan 17, 2021
Reuben W. Maess, age 97 of Brookport, Illinois passed away at 7:20 am on Sunday, January 17, 2021 at his residence with his family by his side. Reuben was born on June 28, 1923 the son of Henry George and Anna L. (Wemhoener) Maess. He married Vida Mae Kickasola on March 10, 1945 and they shared 73 years of...
Ambus Whittaker Bradley Jr.
Jan 15, 2021
Mr. Ambus Whittaker Bradley, Jr. age 84, departed this life on Friday, January 15, 2021 at Lourdes Hospital in Paducah, KY with his family by his side.
Ambus Jr. was a resident of Metropolis, IL and lived his early life in Joppa, IL. He was a graduate of Joppa High School where he was the first black...
Robert E. Coffel Jr.
Jan 13, 2021
Robert E Coffel JR, (Bob) age 61 years, of Metropolis IL and formerly of Sesser, IL passed to his heavenly home on Wednesday, January 13, 2021 while surrounded by his loving family. On Thursday, November 12, 1959 in the state of California, Robert became the first-born son of Robert E Coffel Sr. (deceased) and Wanda Elaine (Dickey) Shaw, of...
Genevieve (Sullivan) May
Jan 10, 2021
Genevieve May, age 86 of Metropolis, Illinois passed away at 12:00 am on Sunday, January 10, 2021 at Baptist Health Paducah.
Private graveside services will be held.
Genevieve retired from Massac Memorial Hospital where she was the purchasing supervisor. She was a member of First United Methodist Church and enjoyed quilting.
Genevieve is...
Annie Gladys (Brown) Gentry
Jan 9, 2021
Annie Gladys Brown Gentry, age 93 of Metropolis, Illinois went to her heavenly home at 11:20 pm on Saturday, January 9, 2021 from Southgate Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born on December 19, 1927 in Savannah, Tennessee the daughter of John H. and Cora Lee Brown. She married Frank Gentry on September 15, 1943 in Hayti, Missouri.
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