Carolyn G. Hollowell
Oct 18, 2017
Mrs. Carolyn G. Hollowell, age 80, of Brookport, IL, died Wednesday, October 18, 2017 at Baptist Health Paducah. Funeral services will be held at 2pm on Sunday, October 22, 2017 at the Brookport Funeral Chapel with Rev. David LeNeave officiating. Burial will follow in Mt. Sterling Cemetery. Mrs. Hollowell was a devoted Christian who attended New Life Baptist Church. Carolyn...
Walter J Iber
Oct 16, 2017
Walter J. Iber, age 89, of Metropolis, IL, formerly of Pekin, IL, died Monday, October 16, 2017 at Massac Memorial Hospital. Graveside services with military rites will be held at 10am on Friday, October 20, 2017 at the Metropolis Memorial Gardens. Rev. David Deem will officiate. Walter was born the son of Walter Iber and Leona Carlson Iber. He graduated...
Patricia Ferrero
Oct 11, 2017
Patricia Ferrero, age 62, of Metropolis, IL, passed away Wednesday, October 11, 2017 at her residence. A private family service will be held at a later date. Mrs. Ferrero was employed at Walmart for 20+ years and a member of the Zion United Church of Christ. Patricia is survived by her son, Jason Hillebrand and wife Morgan of Karnak; two...
Bobbie Jean Lowery
Oct 10, 2017
Bobbie Jean Lowery, age 84 of Joppa, Illinois passed away at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, October 10, 2017 at her home. Funeral services will be held at 2pm on Sunday, October 15, 2017 at the Aikins-Farmer Funeral Home in Metropolis. Rev. David Wright will officiate. Burial will follow in the Metropolis Memorial Gardens. Bobbie was a homemaker while her four...
Ernestine Hastings
Oct 9, 2017
Mrs. Ernestine Hastings, age 94, of Metropolis, IL, passed away on Monday, October 9, 2017 at Massac Memorial Hospital. Graveside services will be held at 11am on Wednesday, October 11, 2017 at Metropolis Memorial Gardens with Rev. Shalom Renner officiating. There will be no viewing. Family and friends are asked to meet at the cemetery. Mrs. Hastings was a member...
Charles Allen Massie
Oct 7, 2017
Mr. Charles Allen Massie, age 59, of Brookport, IL, passed away on Saturday, October 7, 2017 at his residence. Visitation will be held on Friday, October 13, 2017 from 6 to 8 pm at the Brookport Funeral Home. There will be no service. Charles is survived by his mother, Melba Massie of Paducah, KY; daughter, April Massie of Maryland; son,...
Rodger D Barnhill
Oct 3, 2017
Mr. Rodger D. Barnhill, age 63, of Metropolis, IL, passed away on Tuesday, October 3, 2017 at the University of Arkansas Medical Center in Little Rock, AR. Funeral services will be held at 11am on Saturday, October 7, 2017 at the Aikins-Farmer Funeral Home with Bro. Justin Wolfe officiating. Burial will follow in IOOF Cemetery. Mr. Barnhill worked for Lafarge...
Michael D Scherer
Oct 2, 2017
Mr. Michael D. Scherer, age 61, of Metropolis, died Monday, October 2, 2017, at his home. Private services will be held at a later date. Michael is survived by two sons, Mark Scherer and wife Colleen and Michael Scherer and companion Amy Stevens all of Louisiana; two sisters, Mary Vincent of Wappapello, MO and Robin Branch of Bloomington, IN; four...
Mary Sue Croft
Sep 28, 2017
Mrs. Mary Sue Croft, 79, of Metropolis, IL, passed away on Thursday, September 28, 2017 at the Oak View Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Calvert City, KY. Funeral services will be held at 11am on Tuesday, October 3, 2017 at Aikins-Farmer Funeral Home in Metropolis. Burial will follow in Metropolis Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be held from 6 to 8pm...
Mattie Louise Spears
Sep 23, 2017
Mattie Louise Spears, 83, of Metropolis, IL formerly of Gobler, Missouri died Saturday, September 23, 2017. Born on October 31, 1933 in Okolona, Mississippi. Mrs. Spears was a member of First Missionary Baptist Church of Metropolis. Survivors include 3 daughters, Gaytel (RC) Gates of Wardell, MO, Viola (Paul) Brown of West Memphis, AR, Adella (Bruce) Meadows of Metropolis, IL; two...
Elenor "Jane" Martin
Sep 22, 2017
Elenor "Jane' Martin age 79 of Metropolis, IL passed away Friday Sept. 22, 2017 at the Massac Memorial Hospital. She was born December 14, 1937 to George Ike and Esther Iona (Woods) Miner. She was a very faithful member of the Cherry Street Pentecostal Church. Funeral services will be at 11am Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2017 at the Cherry Street Pentecostal...
Joseph B. "Jody" Bryant
Sep 20, 2017
Retired newspaper editor Joe B. "Jody" Bryant of Metropolis passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 20, at Lourdes Hospital in Paducah, KY, due to complications from Kennedy's Disease. Born April 19, 1939, to Joe B. and Stelsa Evers Bryant, Joe married Virginia K. Schaffer on July 29, 1959, in Eldorado, Illinois and she survives in Metropolis, IL. Other survivors include children...
Ronald Blane Wyatt
Sep 18, 2017
Ronald Blane Wyatt, age 69, of West Paducah, KY, died Monday, September 18, 2017. He was born to Howard and Sadie (Bridges) Wyatt on September 11, 1948. Graveside services will be held at 1:30pm on Friday, September 22, 2017 at the Cypress Masonic Cemetery in Cypress, IL with Marc Glass officiating and military rites. Mr. Wyatt served in the Vietnam...
Melvin Ellerbusch
Sep 18, 2017
Mr. Melvin Ellerbusch, age 90, of Metropolis, IL, died at 8:55 p.m. on Monday, September 18, 2017 at Massac Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 11am on Saturday, September 23, 2017 at St. John's Lutheran Church with Rev. Kent Hollis officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery with military rites. Melvin married Mildred Horman on August 20,...
Dolly Wade Mallan
Sep 15, 2017
Dolly Mallan, age 90 of Palm Beach Gardens, FL formerly of Metropolis, IL passed away at 7:16 am on Friday, September 15, 2017 at Good Samaritan Medical Center's Hospice Unit. Funeral Mass will be held at 10 am on Friday, September 22, 2017 at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Metropolis. Father Michael Chris Mujule will officiate. Burial will...
Thelma Faughn Sisk
Sep 8, 2017
Thelma Faughn Sisk, age 96 of Metropolis, Illinois passed away at 9:50 pm on Friday, September 8, 2017 at the Metropolis Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center. Graveside services will be held at 11 am on Monday, September 11, 2017 at the Metropolis Memorial Gardens. Rev. Marc Glass will officiate. Thelma was a dedicated pianist/organist at Mt. Sterling Cumberland Presbyterian Church. She...
Glenn Louis Ridge
Sep 4, 2017
Mr. Glenn Louis Ridge, age 48, of Metropolis, IL, passed away Monday, September 4, 2017 at his home. A private service will be held at a later date. Glenn was a toy and antique collector and enjoyed the being outdoors, especially hunting and searching for arrow heads. Glenn is survived by his mother, Pam Grant and husband Charles of Stafford,...
James R. "Jim" Conley
Sep 3, 2017
Mr. James R. "Jim" Conley, age 75, of Joppa, IL, went to be with the Lord Sunday, September 3, 2017. Funeral services will be held at 12 noon on Monday, September 11, 2017 at Aikins-Farmer Funeral Home. Burial will follow in the Metropolis Memorial Gardens with military rites. Visitation will be held from 11am to 12 noon on Monday, September...
William Lloyd Donaldson
Aug 28, 2017
Mr. William Lloyd Donaldson, age 88, of Metropolis, IL, died on August 28, 2017 at Massac Memorial Hospital. There will be no services at this time. Mr. Donaldson was born April 19, 1929 and graduated with the class of 1948 at Herrin High School. He married Alice Marie Carney on November 3, 1950 in Piggott, AR. He was a retired...
Gerald D Haverkamp
Aug 25, 2017
Gerald D. Haverkamp, age 81 of Metropolis, Illinois passed away on Friday, August 25, 2017 at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 11 am on Tuesday, August 29, 2017 at the Aikins-Farmer Funeral Home. Bro. Scott Darnell will officiate. Burial will follow in the Kingston Cemetery. Gerald was retired from Electric Energy Inc. in Joppa, IL after 25...
