Dennis "Jack" Johnson
Aug 3, 2017
Mr. Dennis "Jack" Johnson, age 85, of Metropolis, IL, passed away Thursday, August 03, 2017 at his daughter's home. Graveside services will be held at 11am on Monday, August 7, 2017 in Kirkland Memorial Gardens in Point Pleasant, WV with Dr. Joe Buchanan officiating. Friends and family are asked to meet at 10:30am at the Foglesong Funeral Home in Mason,...
Charles "Moose" Griffey
Aug 2, 2017
Charles "Moose" Griffey, 73, of Joppa, IL, passed away at his home August 2nd, 2017. Funeral services will be held at 11am on Monday, August 7, 2017 at Aikins-Farmer Funeral Home in Metropolis with Rev. David Keyes and Bro. Justin Wolfe officiating. Burial will follow in the Metropolis Memorial Gardens. Charlie was an alumni of Joppa High School and enjoyed...
Wilma Altenberger
Jul 31, 2017
Mrs. Wilma Altenberger, age 78, of Metropolis, IL, passed away Monday, July 31, 2017 at her home. Funeral services will be held at 11am on Saturday, August 5, 2017 at the Aikins-Farmer Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Oak Grove Cemetery. Wilma is survived by two daughters, Kathy Jo Little and husband Harvey of Metropolis and Jenny Thomasson and husband...
Steve Johnson
Jul 31, 2017
Mr. Steve Johnson, 66, of Metropolis, IL, passed away Monday, July 31, 2017 at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 1pm on Wednesday, August 2, 2017 at the Living Waters Full Gospel Church in Joppa, IL with Rev. Shane Baker officiating. Burial will follow in IOOF Cemetery in Metropolis. Mr. Johnson was a member of Living Waters Full...
Betty M Sexton
Jul 27, 2017
Betty M. Sexton, 79 of Metropolis, IL, passed away on July 26, 2017 at Baptist Health Paducah. Betty is survived by her husband of 51 years, David L. Sexton of Metropolis, IL; two sons, Joseph L. Sexton of Joppa, IL and Chester "Chez" L. Sexton of Paducah, KY; one daughter, Rebecca L. Hyde of Greenville, SC; 7 grandchildren; 14 great...
Edna Bernice Wiseman
Jul 26, 2017
Mrs. Edna Bernice Wiseman, 99, of Golconda, IL, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July 26, 2017. Funeral services will be held at 1pm on Saturday, July 29, 2017 at the Aikins-Farmer Funeral Home in Metropolis with Bro. Justin Wolfe and Rev. Keith Tilford officiating. Burial will follow in Metropolis Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Wiseman was the oldest member of the First...
Melba Joyce (Copeland) Bacon
Jul 22, 2017
In loving memory, Melba Joyce Copeland Bacon departed this life peacefully on Saturday, July 22, 2017 at Rose Haven Retreat with her husband, Norman, at her bedside. Joyce was born on August 4, 1933 to Joe and Bessie Copeland in Metropolis, Massac County, Illinois. She was raised in Metropolis with her older sister, Joanne and younger brother Glen. She attended...
Mildred L Steinkamp
Jul 19, 2017
Mildred L. Steinkamp, age 90 of Metropolis, Illinois passed away at 5:50 pm on Wednesday, July 19, 2017 at Metropolis Rehabilitation and Health Care Center. Funeral services will be held at 3 pm on Sunday, July 23, 2017 at St. Stephens Lutheran Church. Pastor Tom Emmerson will officiate. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Mildred had worked at the...
Barbara Rose Fulkerson
Jul 17, 2017
Barbara Rose Fulkerson, 89, passed away on July 17, 2017 at 1:29 p.m. at Baptist Health in Paducah, Kentucky. She was born January 8, 1928 in Joppa, Illinois. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 on Thursday, July 20, 2017 in Metropolis Memorial Gardens in Metropolis, IL, with Rev. Keith Tilford officiating. There will be no visitation. Friends are asked...
Patsy Gaye Suddarth
Jul 15, 2017
Patsy "Gaye" Suddarth died at the home of her daughter on ¬Saturday, July 15, 2017 in Metropolis, IL. She was 81 years old. (Mrs. Suddarth or Gaye) was born January 30, 1936 in Braggadocio, MO, to her parents Ode and Ruby Scott. She graduated from Southeast Missouri University in Cape Girardeau, MO with a degree in education. Gaye taught school...
Kenneth Ray Laird
Jul 14, 2017
Kenneth Ray Laird, age 79, of Metropolis, Illinois passed away on Friday, July 14, 2017 Graveside services will be held at 10 A.M. Tuesday July 18, 2017 at the Masonic Cemetery with Dr. Ed Hollis officiating. He was a member of the Metropolis Masonic Lodge 91, and also Bay City Masonic Lodge 771. Kenneth is survived by his wife of...
Kenneth Wayne Phillips
Jul 7, 2017
Kenneth Wayne Phillips, age 85, of Brookport, Illinois passed away at 10:29 am on Friday July 7, 2017 at Baptist Health in Paducah. Funeral services will be held at 12:00 noon on Monday, July 10, 2017 at the Brookport Funeral Home. Bro. Scott Darnell will officiate. Burial will follow in the Pell Cemetery. Kenneth was born on February 15, 1932...
Sandra Belle Clauson
Jul 7, 2017
Sandra Belle Clauson, age 70 of Metropolis, Illinois passed away at 2:02 am on Friday, July 7, 2017 at Baptist Health Paducah. Memorial service will be held at 3 pm on Sunday, July 9, 2017 at the Aikins-Farmer Funeral Home in Metropolis. Tim Pearcy will officiate. Sandra retired from Lourdes Hospital. She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church in...
Pattie Ann Anderson
Jul 6, 2017
Pattie Ann Anderson, age 55 of Brookport, Illinois passed away at 8:25 am on Thursday, July 6, 2017 at her residence. Funeral services will be held at 2 pm on Sunday, July 9, 2017 at the Brookport Funeral Home. Rev. Tom Emmerson will officiate. Burial will follow in the Metropolis Memorial Gardens. Pattie worked at Harrah's Casino as a dealer...
Roger Dean Short
Jul 1, 2017
Mr. Roger Dean Short, age 59 of Metropolis, Illinois passed away on Saturday morning July 1, 2017 at Massac Memorial Hospital. Memorial services will be held at 6 pm on Friday, July 7, 2017 at the Aikins-Farmer Funeral Home in Metropolis. Bro. Penny Emery will officiate. Roger was retired from the City of Metropolis, where he worked as a heavy...
Charles Edwin Culver
Jun 30, 2017
Charles Edwin Culver, age 80 of Metropolis, Illinois passed away at 12:11 pm on Friday, June 30, 2017 at Lourdes Hospital. He was born on September 20, 1936 the son of Willy and Ophia Comer Rushing Culver. Funeral services will be held at 2 pm on Sunday, July 2, 2017 at Aikins-Farmer Funeral Home. Rev. David Deem will officiate. Burial...
Richard "Richie" Sparks
Jun 27, 2017
Richard "Richie" W. Sparks, age 46, of Brookport, IL, died June 27, 2017 from injuries he sustained from a fall at his home. Funeral services will be held at 8pm on Thursday, June 29, 2017 at Seven Mile Baptist Church with Bro. Chris Sielbeck officiating. Richie had a love for mechanics and anything with an engine. He also had a...
Rebecca "Becky" Middleton
Jun 24, 2017
Rebecca "Becky" Ann Middleton age 71 of Paducah, KY passed away Saturday June 24, 2017 at the Lourdes Hospital. She was born to Rufus and Sara L. (Steers) Campbell. She is survived by one son, Tobie "Frank" Wells and wife Denise "Nikki" of Hutsonville, IL; one sister, Linda Richie of Metropolis, IL; several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in...
Kitty S Gullett
Jun 22, 2017
Ms. Kitty Gullett, age 58, of Metropolis, IL, passed away on June 22, 2017 at her residence. A private burial will be held in Michigan. Kitty was an employee at Super Bowl in Metropolis. Kitty is survived by her father, Duane Gullet and wife Martha of Michigan Center, MI; brother, Jack Hackworth and wife Janis of Dallas, TX; two nieces,...
Larry Charles Berry
Jun 18, 2017
Mr. Larry Charles Berry, age 75, of Benton, KY, formerly of Metropolis, passed away Sunday, June 18, 2017 at the Marshall County Hospital in Benton, KY. Funeral services will be held at 1pm on Thursday, June 22, 2017 at Aikins-Farmer Funeral Home in Metropolis, IL with Bro. Anthony Harper and Bishop Angelo Munoz officiating. Burial will follow in Metropolis Memorial...
