Nancy Marie (Tolen) Douglas
Feb 28, 2021
Nancy Marie Douglas, 80, of Brookport, IL, passed away on Sunday, February 28, 2021 at her home surrounded by family. Mrs. Douglas was born July 9, 1940 to the late Olpha and Dorothy Crews Tolen.
Mrs. Douglas was married to Charles Leary Douglas on December 26, 1959 at Waldo Baptist Church and has remained a long-time member...
Lela (Hannah) Henson
Feb 27, 2021
Lela Henson, age 70 of Brookport, Illinois passed away at 6:36 am on Saturday, February 27, 2021 at the Ray and Kay Eckstein Hospice Care Center.
Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, March 4, 2021 at Otterbein Cemetery in Pope County, Illinois with Rev. Mark Staton officiating.
Lela is survived by...
Charley Short
Feb 24, 2021
Charley Short, age 87 of Metropolis, Illinois passed away at 4:00 pm on Wednesday, February 24, 2021.
Graveside services will be held at 1 pm on Monday, March 1, 2021 at Metropolis Memorial Gardens with Bro. Penny Emery officiating. We ask those that attend the service to please practice customarily accepted social distancing and to wear a...
Floyd O Horstmann
Feb 24, 2021
Floyd O. Horstmann, age 81 of Paducah, Kentucky formerly of Massac County, Illinois passed away at 9:15 am on Wednesday, February 24, 2021 at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
Graveside services will be held at 1 pm on Saturday, February 27, 2021 at Metropolis Memorial Gardens with Pastor Tom Emmerson officiating. We ask that those attending the service...
Shirley F (Snyder) Maess
Feb 21, 2021
Shirley F. Maess, age 85 of Metropolis, Illinois passed away at 2:05 am on Sunday, February 21, 2021 at Metropolis Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.
Graveside services will be held at 2 pm on Thursday, February 25, 2021 at Pell Cemetery with Steve Karraker officiating. We ask that everyone attending the service practice customarily accepted social distancing and...
Kathy Lee (Massie) Benard
Feb 19, 2021
Kathy Lee Benard, age 66 of Brookport, Illinois passed away on Friday, February 19, 2021 at St. Louis University Hospital.
Graveside services will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, February 24, 2021 at Pell Cemetery with Rev. Jack Russell officiating. There will be no visitation. Friends and family are asked to meet at the cemetery.
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Robert Eugene Ramer
Feb 18, 2021
Robert Eugene Ramer, age 75 of Metropolis, Illinois passed away at 6:12 am on Thursday, February 18, 2021 at Mercy Health Lourdes Hospital.
Funeral services will be held at 1 pm on Tuesday, February 23, 2021 at Aikins-Farmer-Loftus-McManus Funeral Home with Rev. Charles Tate officiating. Burial will follow in the Pell Cemetery.
Bobby was retired...
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.
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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)...
