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Anna Faye Heflin
Jan 31, 2020
Anna Faye Heflin age 67 of Paducah, KY formerly of Metropolis, IL died Jan. 31, 2020 at the Mercy Lourdes Hospital in Paducah, KY.
Graveside and burial service will be Friday, February 7, 2020 at 2 p.m. at the I.O.O.F. Cemetery in Metropolis, IL with Bro. Justin Wolfe officiating.
Anna is survived by one ½...
Phyllis Ann (Eichorn) Mittendorf
Jan 31, 2020
Phyllis Ann Mittendorf, age 87, of Metropolis, IL, passed away on January 31, 2020 at Mercy Health Paducah.
Visitation will be held from 1 to 2 pm on Sunday, February 9, 2020 at Trinity Presbyterian Church in Metropolis. A memorial service will be held at 2 pm with Rev. Mike Duncan officiating.
Mrs. Mittendorf was...
Betty June Morris
Jan 28, 2020
Mrs. Betty June Morris, age 89, of Metropolis, passed away on Tuesday, January 28, 2020 at Massac Memorial Hospital.
Funeral services will be held at 11 am on Saturday, February 1, 2020 at First Baptist Church Metropolis with Dr. Joe Buchanan officiating. Burial will follow in Metropolis Memorial Gardens.
Betty was a member of First...
Elizabeth Ruth (Pennell) Lewis
Jan 25, 2020
Elizabeth "Ruth" Lewis, age 90, of Metropolis, IL, died at 10:17 pm on January 25, 2020 at Mercy Health Lourdes in Paducah, KY.
Funeral services will be held at 11 am on Thursday, January 30, 2020 at Aikins-Farmer-Loftus-McManus Funeral Home with Russell Gilbert officiating. Burial will follow in Metropolis Memorial Gardens.
Ruth is survived by...
Robert "Bob" Wind
Jan 19, 2020
After a long hard battle from the effects of a stroke 27 years ago, Robert A. "Bob" Wind, age 77 of Metropolis, Illinois passed away at 1:35 pm on Sunday, January 19, 2020 at Mercy Health Lourdes.
Funeral services will be held at 11 am on Saturday, January 25, 2020 at the First United Methodist Church in...
David Michael Hannan
Jan 19, 2020
David Michael Hannan, age 41, of Metropolis, IL, formerly of Vienna, IL, passed away at 11:15 pm on Sunday, January 19, 2020 at his home, surrounded by family.
A memorial visitation will be held from 4 pm to 7 pm on Thursday, January 30th at the Aikins-Farmer-Loftus-McManus Funeral Home in Metropolis. A celebration of life service will...
Jerrell D. Phillips
Jan 19, 2020
Jerrell D. Phillips, age 65, of Brookport, IL, passed away quietly on Sunday, January 19, 2020 after suffering a stroke on January 2, 2020. Mr. Phillips was born October 1, 1954 in Brookport, IL.
Funeral services will be held at 3 pm on Wednesday, January 22, 2020 at the Loftus-McManus Brookport Funeral Home with Scott Darnell officiating....
Paulette M (Johnston) Parmely
Jan 19, 2020
Paulette Parmely, age 66, of Brookport, IL, passed away on Sunday, January 19, 2020 at her home.
A celebration of life will be held at 1 pm on Monday, January 27, 2020 at Aikins-Farmer-Loftus-McManus Funeral Home with Bobby Parker officiating.
Paulette worked at Dairy Queen for over 20 years.
Paulette is survived by...
Jay Hunter Trovillion
Jan 17, 2020
Jay Hunter Trovillion, age 53, of Metropolis, Illinois passed away on Friday, January 17, 2020 at his home surrounded by loved ones.
A memorial service will be held at 12:00 pm on Tuesday, January 21, 2020 at St. Stephens Church in Massac County with Pastor Tom Emmerson officiating. Visitation will be held from 11:00 am until the...
Carl Edward Mescher
Jan 15, 2020
Carl E. Mescher, 99, of Metropolis, IL passed away on Wednesday, January 15, 2020 at his home on the family farm where he was born on August 12, 1920.
Funeral services will be held at 1 pm on Tues, January 21, 2020 at St. John's Church at 6201 Waldo Church Road, Metropolis, IL, with Reverend Jeff Bremer...
Jeffery Garrett
Jan 13, 2020
Jeffery Garrett, 55, of Metropolis, IL, formerly of Bourbonnais, IL, passed away on Monday, January 13, 2020 at his home.
A service will be held at a later date.
Aikins-Farmer-Loftus-McManus Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Margie Dell (May) Bailey
Jan 11, 2020
Margie Dell (May) Bailey, 79, of Metropolis, IL, passed away at 11:37 pm on Saturday, January 11, 2020 at Mercy Health Lourdes.
Funeral services will be at 11 am on Friday, January 17, 2020, at Aikins-Farmer-Loftus-McManus Funeral Home in Metropolis with Rev. David Deem officiating. A private burial will be held later.
Margie was retired...
Jake Sellers
Jan 11, 2020
Jake Sellers, age 19, of Cypress, IL, formerly of Metropolis, IL, passed away at 5:07 am on Saturday, January 11, 2020 in Johnson County, IL.
Funeral services will be held at 11 am on Thursday, January 16, 2020 at the Aikins-Farmer-Loftus-McManus Funeral Home in Metropolis with Jay Franklin and Scott Darnell officiating. Burial will follow in Cypress...
Anna Jean (Story) Darnell
Jan 11, 2020
Anna Jean (Story) Darnell, age 89 of Metropolis, Illinois passed away at 1:55 pm on Saturday, January 11, 2020 at her residence.
Visitation will be held on Tuesday, January 14, 2020 from 1 pm to 4 pm at Loftus-McManus Brookport Funeral Home with burial to follow in Pell cemetery with Bro. Justin Wolfe officiating.
Anna...
Jon A. Dean
Jan 10, 2020
Jon A. Dean, 86, of Metropolis, IL, formerly of Louisville, KY, passed away on Friday, January 10, 2020 at Southgate Health Care Center in Metropolis.
Private services will be held at a later date.
Mr. Dean was a Colonel in the Army Reserves, serving 17 years for his country. He was also named a Kentucky...
Beau Michael Shales
Jan 8, 2020
Beau Michael Shales became a guardian angel to his parents, Taylor Souders and Trenten Shales, on Wednesday, January 8, 2020.
A private graveside was held.
Besides his parents, Beau is survived by his grandparents, Louis Shales, Amy Nemeth, and Chad and Mendi Souders; aunt, Callie Souders; great grandparents, Louis Shales, Rhonda and Jimmy Hamm, Bill...
Shirley A Cole
Jan 4, 2020
Shirley A. Cole, age 77 of Metropolis, Illinois passed away at 9:54 am on Saturday, January 4, 2020 at the Metropolis Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 pm on Thursday, January 9, 2020 at Aikins-Farmer-Loftus-McManus Funeral Home. There will be no funeral. A private burial will be held at a later...
Jackie Laird
Dec 31, 2019
Jackie Laird, age 48 of Metropolis, Illinois passed away on Tuesday evening December 31, 2019 at Massac Memorial Hospital.
Graveside services will be held at 1 pm on Tuesday, January 7, 2020 at the Metropolis Memorial Gardens with Rev. Frank Forthman Jr. officiating.
Jackie is survived by his sister, Ginger Meeker and husband Michael; niece,...
Emma Lee (Henson) Armstrong
Dec 25, 2019
Emma Lee Armstrong, age 69, of Metropolis, formerly of Carmi, IL, passed away on Wednesday, December 25, 2019 at Baptist Health Paducah.
There will be no services.
Ms. Armstrong was a member of Zion UCC and a Registered Nurse.
Emma is survived by her daughter, Brooke Armstrong; mother, Ann Henson; two sisters, Karen...
Tommy Wilke
Dec 24, 2019
Tommy Wilke, age 68 of Metropolis, Illinois formerly of Karnak, Illinois passed away at 4:26 pm on Tuesday, December 24, 2019 at the Ray and Kay Eckstein Hospice Care Center.
Graveside services will be held at 1 pm on Saturday, December 28, 2019 at Metropolis Memorial Gardens with Rev. David Deem officiating.
Tommy was retired...
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