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Lowell Loverkamp
Feb 2, 2019
Lowell Loverkamp, age 81, passed thru the gates of Heaven early Saturday morning February 2, 2019. He was born to Lester and Caroline (Maedaker) Loverkamp on March 12, 1937. Having lost his mother at age 10, he learned early to walk by faith and continued in such all of his life. He was a life-long member of St. Stephens...
Lelbert "Leb" H Dunning
Jan 26, 2019
Lelbert H. "Leb" Dunning, age 90 of Metropolis, Illinois passed away at 6:45 am on Saturday, January 26, 2019 at Southgate Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.
Funeral services will be held at 11 am on Monday, January 28, 2019 at Aikins-Farmer-Loftus-McManus Funeral Home with Pastor Joey Dunning and Pastor Steve Heisner officiating. Burial will follow in the Metropolis...
Carl R Swenney
Jan 23, 2019
Carl R. Swenney, age 69 of Metropolis, Illinois passed away at 5:58 pm on Wednesday, January 23, 2019 at Baptist Health Paducah.
Memorial services will be held at 12 noon on Saturday, January 26, 2019 at Living Waters Full Gospel Church in Joppa with Rev. Shane Baker officiating.
Carl was a laborer in the construction...
Andrew Pruitt
Jan 23, 2019
Andrew Pruitt, age 70 of Metropolis, Illinois passed away at 5:30 pm on Wednesday, January 23, 2019 at Independent Living Services 4.
Private burial will be held.
Andrew is survived by his Independent Living Family and a brother, Thomas Pruitt.
Andrew was preceded in death by his parents, Samuel and Agnes (Nelson) Pruitt....
Jeffery Harris
Jan 21, 2019
Mr. Jeffrey Harris, age 55, of Metropolis, IL, passed away Monday, January 21, 2019 at Massac Memorial Hospital.
Graveside services will be held at 1 pm on Thursday, January 24, 2019 in Hastings Cemetery in Pope County, IL, with Encil Edmonds and Mike Hunt officiating. There will be no visitation. Friends and family are asked to meet...
Jo "Jodi" Ann (Lang) Lang-Griffin
Jan 20, 2019
Jo Ann "Jodi" Lang-Griffin, age 47, of Metropolis, IL, passed away on Sunday, January 20, 2019 at Massac Memorial Hospital.
Funeral services will be held at 1 pm on Wednesday, January 23, 2019 at the Aikins-Farmer-Loftus-McManus Funeral Home in Metropolis. Burial will follow in Metropolis Memorial Gardens.
Jodi owned and operated The Treasure Chest.
...William "Billy" Stokes
Jan 20, 2019
William "Billy" Stokes, age 82 of Metropolis, Illinois passed away at 9:30 am on Sunday, January 20, 2019 at the Ray and Kay Eckstein Hospice Care Center.
Funeral services will be held at 1 pm on Friday, January 25, 2019 at Lighthouse Assembly of God in Metropolis with Rev. Mark Russell and Rev. Bobby Strong officiating. Burial...
Cecil H. Westerman
Jan 17, 2019
Mr. Cecil Henry Westerman, age 92 of Metropolis, Illinois passed away at 1:32 pm on Thursday, January 17, 2019 at Massac Memorial Hospital.
Funeral services will be held at 3 pm on Monday, January 21, 2019 at St. Stephen's Lutheran Church with Pastor Tom Emmerson officiating. Burial with military rites will follow in the church cemetery.
...Adolphus T. Temple
Jan 16, 2019
Mr. Adolphus T. Temple, 82, of Metropolis, Illinois, passed away at 3:20 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019, at Massac Memorial Hospital.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, Jan. 18, 2019, at Aikins-Farmer-Loftus-McManus Funeral Home in Metropolis with Amon White and Jim Faughn officiating. Burial will follow in Metropolis Memorial Gardens with military rites....
Dale Clayton
Jan 10, 2019
Dale Clayton, 89, of Metropolis, IL, passed away Thursday, January 10, 2019, at Massac Memorial Hospital.
A memorial service will be held at 1pm on Monday, January 14, 2019 at the Aikins-Farmer-Loftus-McManus Funeral Home in Metropolis with Chris Sielbeck officiating and military rites following.
Mr. Clayton was an Army veteran serving in the Korean War....
Jo Ann (Huckleberry) Skees
Jan 8, 2019
Jo Ann Skees, age 76, of Metropolis, IL, passed away at 7:56 am on Tuesday, January 8, 2019 at her residence.
Funeral services will be held at 11 am on Friday, January 11, 2019 at the Loftus-McManus Brookport Funeral Home with Charles Kilpatrick officiating. Burial will follow in Pell Cemetery.
Jo Ann worked at Walmart...
Lee Douglas Miller
Jan 6, 2019
Mr. Lee Douglas Miller, 82, of Metropolis, IL passed away on Sunday, January 6, 2018 at his home.
There will be no visitation. Private burial services will be held.
Mr. Miller was a retired electronics technician. Lee was a Korean War veteran serving in the Air Force. He was a member of the American Legion...
Jerry Meyer
Jan 6, 2019
Mr. Jerry Meyer, age 66, of Metropolis, IL, passed away on Sunday, January 6, 2019 at Baptist Health Paducah.
Funeral services will be held at 1 pm on Friday, January 11, 2019 at the Aikins-Farmer-Loftus-McManus Funeral Home with Joe Meyer officiating. Burial will follow in St. Stephen's Lutheran Church Cemetery.
Jerry was a self-employed mechanic...
Glenda Rae Smith
Dec 28, 2018
Glenda Rae Smith age 65 of Metropolis, IL passed away Dec. 28, 2018 at 6:25 am at the home of her brother, surrounded by her family and loved ones.
She was born May 19, 1953 to Henry Clay and Dellar Mae (Burns) Smith.
Memorial services will be Monday Dec. 31, 2018 at 2 p.m. at...
Geraldine Whitelock
Dec 28, 2018
Geraldine Whitelock, of Metropolis, Illinois passed away at 4:00 am on Friday, December 28, 2018 at Metropolis Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was 97 years old and was born in rural Johnson County. She was the daughter of Abner and Gertrude (Taylor) McFatridge. She taught school for twenty-four years mostly in the Joppa Maple Grove Schools. She was a...
Dorothy (Sundmacker) Bremer
Dec 28, 2018
Dorothy Bremer, age 88, of Metropolis, IL, passed away on Friday, December 28, 2018 at her home.
Funeral services will be held at 3 pm on Sunday, December 30, 2018 at St. John Church on Waldo Church Road with Pastor Jeff Bremer officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Bremer was a paralegal...
Maurice Cox
Dec 25, 2018
Maurice Cox, age 92 of Metropolis, Illinois passed away at 3:10 pm on Tuesday, December 25, 2018 at his residence.
Visitation will be held on Saturday, December 29th, from 10 am to 12 noon at the Aikins-Farmer-Loftus-McManus Funeral Home. Burial will follow in the Metropolis Memorial Gardens with military rites.
Maurice was born on June...
Deloris (Buldtman) Stratmeyer
Dec 24, 2018
Mrs. Deloris Stratmeyer, age 96, of Metropolis, IL, passed away at 9:10 pm on Monday, December 24, 2018 at the Southgate Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.
Funeral services will be held at 12 noon on Saturday, December 29, 2018 at Zion United Church of Christ with Pastor David Krueger officiating. Burial will follow in Zion E & R...
Dorothy Meinders-Greene
Dec 21, 2018
Dorothy Meinders-Greene, age 85 of Metropolis, passed from this life on Friday, December 21, 2018 at the Massac Memorial Hospital. Dorothy was the youngest child of Otto and Verna Lynn Wymer and was born on July 23, 1933 in Massac County. She graduated from the Metropolis High School in the Class of 1950, was a member of the Unionville...
Bradley Joe Holley
Dec 20, 2018
Mr. Bradley Joe Holley, 58, of Paducah, KY, formerly of Metropolis, IL, passed away on Thursday, December 20, 2018 at Baptist Health Paducah.
Graveside services will be held at 11 am Sunday, December 23, 2018 in Metropolis Memorial Gardens. There will be no visitation. Friends and family are asked to meet at the cemetery.
Mr....
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