Obituaries

Sep 12, 2025

Jack William Anderson, age 74 of Brookport, Illinois passed away at 7:13 am on Friday, September 12, 2025 at Vanderbilt University Medical Center surrounded by his family.

Funeral services will be held at 1 pm on Thursday, September 18, 2025 at the Harry Statham Brookport Gymnasium with Rev. Trad York officiating. Burial with military rites will follow...

Sep 11, 2025

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Paul Frederick Henry of Metropolis, Illinois died Thursday, September 11, 2025 at the age of 74. He was preceded in death by his parents, Luke and Virginia (Keys) Henry and five of his siblings: Luke Francis Henry, Jr; Charles Patrick Henry; Michael Shawn Henry; John Joseph Henry; and Patricia Lane Henry; and his wife...

Sep 10, 2025

Billie Korte, 88 of Metropolis, IL, passed away on Wednesday, September 10, 2025 at his residence surrounded by his loving family.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, September 15, 2025 at Faith Lutheran Church with Donald Strong and Zack Browning officiating. Burial will follow in Metropolis Memorial Gardens.

Billie was an...

Sep 9, 2025

Stephen R. Woods, 80, of Paducah, Kentucky passed away Tuesday, September 9, 2025 at the Ray and Kay Eckstein Hospice Care Center.

Funeral services will be held at 3:30 pm on Sunday, September 14, 2025 at Lone Oak Church of Christ with Paul Wingfield and Jamey Boone officiating. Burial with military rites will follow in Metropolis Memorial...

Sep 9, 2025

Dorothy Jean Travis, age 95, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, September 9, 2025. Jean was born to Maynard and Cora (McBride) Lindsey on June 22, 1930 in Massac County.

Funeral services will be held at 1 pm on Saturday, September 13, 2025 at New Hope Baptist Church with Rev. Frank Forthman Jr. officiating. Burial will follow at...

Sep 7, 2025

Sandra Sue (James) Sundmacker of Rosebud, Illinois was born October 28, 1941. She went on to her reward in Heaven on September 7, 2025. She was 83 years old.

Sandra was a life long active member of Antioch Baptist Church in Rosebud, IL where she served her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ in many ways. She has...

Sep 7, 2025

Gloria Evans-McMinn, age 61 of Metropolis, Illinois passed away on Sunday, September 7, 2025 at her residence.

Visitation will be held on Tuesday, September 16, 2025 from 12 noon to 1 pm with a celebration of life to follow at St. Thomas More Catholic Church in Paducah with Father Mike Clark officiating.

Gloria is survived...

Sep 7, 2025

Judith (Thomas) McClure, age 87 of Metropolis, Illinois passed away at 10:00 am on Sunday, September 7, 2025 at her residence surrounded by her family.

Graveside services will be held at 11 am on Tuesday, September 9, 2025 at Liberty Ridge Cemetery with Bro. Justin Wolfe officiating.

Judith was a member of the World Wide...

Sep 5, 2025

Stan Windhorst, 73 of Metropolis, IL, passed away at 7:15 a.m. on Friday, September 5, 2025 at his home, Windy Hill Farm.

Funeral services will be held at 1:00 pm on Thursday, September 11, 2025 at St. Stephen's Lutheran Church with Rev. Tom Emmerson officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.

Stan retired from...

Sep 3, 2025

Gregory "Todd" Thomas, 62 of Metropolis, IL, passed away on Wednesday, September 3, 2025 at Axiom Healthcare in Rosiclare, IL.

There will be no services.

Todd is survived by his cousins, Darrell Thomas, Billy Meyers, Elsie Greer and Emma Greer.

He was preceded in death by his parents, William C. and Flora Thomas...

Sep 1, 2025

Carolyn (Butler) Fox, age 74 of Brookport, Illinois passed away on Saturday, September 1, 2025 at Southgate Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.

Funeral services will be held at 1 pm on Thursday, September 4, 2026 at Loftus-McManus Brookport Funeral Home with Rev. Tom Quimby officiating. Burial will follow in the Cothran Cemetery.

Carolyn was retired from...

Sep 1, 2025

Alice "Donna" Schmidt, 83 of Metropolis, IL, passed away on Monday, September 1, 2025 at Southgate Healthcare Center in Metropolis.

A memorial service will be held at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses in Metropolis on Saturday, September 20, 2025 at 1:00 p.m. A zoom option through the Kingdom Hall will be available for the service.

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Aug 31, 2025

Robin Todd Williams, age 61 of Cairo, Illinois passed away at 9:14 am on Sunday, August 31, 2025 at Southgate Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.

Per his wishes there will not be any services.

While living in Boynton Beach, Florida, Robin worked as a scuba diving instructor at Palm Beach Marine Institute. He served in the...

Aug 28, 2025

Virginia "Jinny" Belle (Rixie) Gullett, 86, of Walnut, Illinois, passed away on August 28, 2025. She was born to parents Barney Rixie and Daisy (Henson) Rixie, on August 19, 1939 in Brookport, Illinois.

She graduated from Pope County Community High School in 1957.

Jinny met Marvin Gullett, Jr. on her daddy's farm, and they married....

Aug 26, 2025

Connie Sumner, age 77 of rural Golconda, Illinois formerly of Metropolis, Illinois passed away at 6:34 am on Tuesday, August 26, 2025 at her residence.

Per her wishes there will not be any services.

Connie is survived by her daughters, Marietta Sloan and husband Ken, Wanda Dukes and husband David, and Allison Sauerhage and husband...

Aug 23, 2025

Yolanda Sue (Neill) Blanton, age 67 of Pueblo, Colorado formerly of Metropolis, Illinois passed away at 1:41 pm on Saturday, August 23, 2025 at the Joni Fair Hospice House surrounded by her family.

Funeral services will be held at 2 pm on Wednesday, September 3, 2025 at Aikins-Farmer-Loftus-McManus Funeral Home with Rev. Matt Snell officiating. Burial will...

Aug 18, 2025

Jimmy O. "Bimbo" Sawyers, age 71 of Metropolis, Illinois passed away on Monday, August 18, 2025 at his residence.

Private family services will be held at a later date.

Jimmy was a retired carpenter, of the Baptist faith, and served his country in the United States Army.

Jimmy is survived by his son,...

Aug 16, 2025

Marsha Gail (Riepe) Burnham, 74 of Metropolis, IL, passed away on Saturday, August 16, 2025 with her loving family by her side.

Funeral services will be held at 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at the Aikins-Farmer-Loftus-McManus Funeral Home with Paul Wingfield, Jamey Boone and Charlie Kilpatrick officiating. Burial will follow in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.

Aug 16, 2025

Jerry Sullivan, 81 of Golconda, IL, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Saturday, August 16, 2025 at Deaconess Gateway Hospital in Evansville, IN.

Funeral services will be held at 12 noon on Friday, August 22, 2025 at Macedonia Baptist Church in Metropolis with Bro. Justin Wolfe officiating. Burial will follow in Liberty Ridge Cemetery....

Aug 14, 2025

Gladly J. Blaine, age 89 of Metropolis, Illinois passed away at 8:20 pm on Thursday, August 14, 2025 at Southgate Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.

Per his wishes there will not be any services.

Gladly was retired from River Cement in Festus, MO, was a member of the Church of Christ faith, and served his country...