Sonya K Schneider
Nov 17, 2016
Sonya K. Schneider, age 63 of Metropolis, Illinois passed away at 1:55 pm on Thursday, November 17, 2016 at Baptist Health Paducah. Funeral services will be held at 2 pm on Sunday, November 20, 2016 at the Aikins-Farmer Funeral Home in Metropolis. Corey Johnston will officiate. Burial will follow in the Metropolis Memorial Gardens. Sonya was of the Baptist Faith....
Terry Ray Babb
Nov 15, 2016
Mr. Terry Ray Babb, age 66, of Brookport, IL, died on Tuesday, November 15, 2016 at his residence. Graveside services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, November 18, 2016, in Pell Cemetery. Odell Allbritten will officiate. Burial will follow. There will be no visitation. Family and friends are asked to meet at the cemetery. Mr. Babb was a...
Michael Wayne Harmon
Nov 13, 2016
Mr. Michael Wayne Harmon, age 62, of Marion, IL, passed away on Sunday, November 13, 2016 at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 16, 2016, at the Aikins-Farmer Brookport Chapel with Rev. Larry Call officiating. Burial will follow in Pell Cemetery. Mr. Harmon was a member of the First Christian Church of Brookport...
Eulene Owens
Nov 11, 2016
Mrs. Eulene Owens, age 72, of Brookport, IL, passed away at 5:10 a.m. on Friday, November 11, 2016 at the Metropolis Rehabilitation and Health Care Center. She was born December 22, 1943 to Lyndoff and Essie (Williamson) Hannah. Funeral services will be Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2016 at 11 a.m. at the Aikins-Farmer Brookport chapel with Bro. Mark Staton officiating. Burial...
Naomi L Verbarg
Nov 5, 2016
Naomi L. Verbarg, 85, of Metropolis, Illinois went home to her eternal rest at 6:20 pm on Saturday, November 5, 2016 at Southgate Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Metropolis, IL. Funeral services will be held at 1 pm on Thursday, November 10, 2016 at the Miller Funeral Home in Metropolis, Illinois. Rev. Tom Emmerson will officiate. Burial will follow in...
Edwin Eugene Varnum
Nov 4, 2016
Edwin Eugene Varnum, 70, passed away on Nov. 4, 2016 at Lourdes Hospice Center in Paducah, KY. He was born in Murphysboro, IL to Howard and Elsie Varnum. He is survived by a son, Mark Varnum (DeAnna) of Metropolis, IL; a daughter, Michelle Varnum Holder (Ken) of Osceola, IN; a sister, Patricia Conrad (Tom) of Murphysboro, IL; a brother Howard...
Mary Jo House
Oct 31, 2016
Mary "Jo" House held Jesus' hand and went to be with the Lord on Oct. 31, 2016 at the age of 72. Mary Jo was born on March 20, 1944. She was a graduate of Joppa High School and the school of cosmetology. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, November 4, 2016 at the Aikins-Farmer Funeral...
Johnny G. Fletcher
Oct 30, 2016
Johnny G. Fletcher, 90, died Sunday, October 30, 2016 at the Colonnade Senior Living Community in O'Fallon, IL. He was born in Saline County IL, at his grandmother's home, the son of Ruth (Serie) Fletcher and John Tucker Fletcher. After graduation, he joined the US Navy serving in the South Pacific during WWII after which he was employed by Peabody...
Jean Meinders
Oct 26, 2016
Mrs. Jean Meinders, age 81, of Metropolis, IL, died at 2:10 p.m. on Wednesday, October 26, 2016 at the Metropolis Rehabilitation and Health Care Center in Metropolis, IL. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, October 30, 2016, at Miller Funeral Home with Rev. David Deem officiating. Burial will follow in the St. John Lutheran Church Cemetery....
Laurel Hamm
Oct 25, 2016
Mrs. Laurel "Lollie" Hamm, age 84, of Metropolis, IL, passed away on October 25, 2016 at the Metropolis Rehabilitation and Health Care Center. There will be no services. Mrs. Hamm was the widow of Ed Hamm of Ed's Lock Shop where she spent many years helping her husband. She is survived by two sons and one daughter. Aikins-Farmer Funeral Home...
John Scott Kennedy
Oct 25, 2016
Scott Kennedy, 79, of Metropolis, Illinois, died at 1:10 a.m., Tuesday, October 25, 2016, at Metropolis Rehabilitation & Health Care Center. Scott was a loving husband, daddy, and pappy. He was a faithful Christian member of Metropolis First Baptist Church for 52 years and a Trustee for many of those years. He retired from USEC on October 30, 1998, after...
Barbara J. Webb
Oct 23, 2016
Barbara J. Webb, age 90, of Metropolis, IL, formerly of Sutherlin, OR, died at 1:46 a.m. on Sunday, October 23, 2016 at Massac Memorial Hospital in Metropolis. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, October 26, 2016 in the New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery with Rev. Frank Forthman Jr. officiating. Burial will follow. There will be no...
Herbert L. Reynolds
Oct 19, 2016
Mr. Herbert L. Reynolds, age 79, of Brookport, IL, passed away on Wednesday, October 19, 2016 at Baptist Health Paducah. Graveside services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 22, 2016 in Pell Cemetery with Rev. Rick Reeder officiating. Burial will follow. Herb was a member of First Baptist Church in Brookport and worked for Dealer Tire and...
Orville Eugene Calhoun Jr
Oct 18, 2016
Mr. Orville Eugene Calhoun Jr., age 74, of Metropolis, IL, formerly of Kankakee, IL, passed away on Tuesday, October 18, 2016 at his residence. Memorial services will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, October 22, 2016 at Faith Lutheran Church in Metropolis, Illinois. Rev. John Kiehl will officiate. Visitation will be held on Sunday, October 23, 2016 from 2...
Phillip Kingsley
Oct 14, 2016
Mr. Phillip Kingsley, age 74, of Metropolis, IL, passed away on Friday, October 14, 2016 at the Metropolis Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center. There will be no services. Aikins-Farmer Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Larry H. Lewis
Oct 13, 2016
Mr. Larry H. Lewis, of Harrisburg, IL, formerly of New Liberty, IL, passed away on Thursday, October 13, 2016 at the Saline County Care Center in Harrisburg, IL. There will be no services. Mr. Lewis was a member of the Bay City Masonic Lodge # 771 and a retired truck driver. Larry is survived by his brother, James Lewis and...
Pauline Rae Frazier
Oct 13, 2016
Pauline Rae Toler Frazier, 85, passed away on Thursday, October 13, 2016 at Baptist Health in Paducah. Visitation will be at Miller Funeral Home in Metropolis from 12 noon to 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 15, 2016 with the funeral service immediately following at 2:00 p.m. Rev. Jon Cockrel will officiate. Burial will follow in Masonic Cemetery. Pauline sold real...
Audrey Vick
Oct 13, 2016
Audrey M. Vick, 90, of Kankakee, IL, passed away October 13, 2016 at her home. She was born September 26, 1926 in Hamletsburg, IL, to James and Jenny (Mosely) Medley. Audrey married Charles V. Vick December 21, 1941 and he passed away February 9, 1986. Audrey worked as an editor for the Readers Digest in NJ and as a clerk...
Ray E Mathews
Oct 13, 2016
Mr. Ray E. Mathews, age 67, of Des Moines, IA, passed away on Thursday, October 13, 2016 in Metropolis, IL. He was born on September 1, 1949 to Margaret Wepel and married Louise Dalrymple on April 5, 1971. No services will be held at Ray's request. Mr. Mathews was a retired truck driver for Des Moines Asphalt and Paving and...
Virginia H. Huss
Oct 12, 2016
Virginia Hall Huss, age 93, passed away on Wednesday, October 12, 2016 at Oakview Nursing and Rehab in Calvert City, KY. Graveside services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, October 18, 2016 at the Masonic Cemetery in Metropolis, IL. Dr. Joe Buchanan will officiate. Burial will follow. Ms. Huss was retired from Iron Workers Local 112 in East...
