Geneva Frances Pennington
Mar 13, 2016
Geneva Frances Pennington, age 75 of Metropolis, Illinois, passed away at 10:05 am on Sunday, March 13, 2016 at Lourdes Hospital.Graveside services will be held at 10 am on Wednesday, March 16, 2016 at the Kingston Cemetery in Massac County. Rev. Larry Lunsford will officiate.Geneva was of the Baptist Faith. She formerly worked at the Good Luck Glove Factory and...
Georgia Lorene Farris
Mar 10, 2016
Mrs. Georgia Lorene Farris, 69, of Metropolis, IL, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, March 10, 2016.Graveside services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, March 14, 2016 at the Metropolis Memorial Gardens. Burial will follow. There will be no visitation. Friends are asked to meet at the cemetery.Georgia is survived by her husband Robert Farris;...
Katherine Cunningham
Mar 9, 2016
Katherine L. Cunningham age 63 of Brookport, IL, passed away Wednesday, March 9, 2016 at 2:52 a.m. at Baptist Health in Paducah, KY. She was born September 16, 1952.Private family services will be held at a later date.She is survived by her daughter, Stephanie-Gentry Holder of Lincoln, NE; two granddaughters, Jacey Campbell and Brecksyn Clark both of Paducah, KY; one...
Charles F Kommer
Mar 4, 2016
Charles F. Kommer, age 91 of Metropolis, IL formerly of Kevil, KY passed away at 11:50 pm on Friday, March 4, 2016 at Southgate Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.Funeral services will be held at 1 pm on Monday, March 7, 2016 at Miller Funeral Home in Metropolis. Rev. Everett Shaw will officiate. Burial will follow in the Metropolis Memorial Gardens with...
George Owens
Mar 3, 2016
Mr. George Owens, age 70, of Metropolis, IL, passed away on Thursday, March 3, 2016.Graveside services will be held at 12 noon on Saturday, March 5, 2016, at the Metropolis Memorial Gardens with Rev. Bobby Parker officiating. Burial will follow.George is survived by his daughter, Kimberly Astin and husband Shawn of Metropolis; brother, Frankie Owens of Anna, IL; former wife,...
Cheryl Ann Isom
Mar 2, 2016
Ms. Cheryl Ann Isom, age 56, of Metropolis, IL, passed away on Wednesday, March 2, 2016 at her home.There will be no services at this time. Memorial services will be set at a later date.Cheryl is survived by her companion, Thomas E. Sims, Jr.; daughter, Wendy Kay Yates; and granddaughter, Maya Koelsch. She was preceded in death by her parents,...
Mary "Polly" Buchanan
Feb 26, 2016
Mrs. Mary "Polly" Buchanan, age 88, of Metropolis, IL, passed away Friday, February 26, 2016 at Baptist Health Paducah. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, February 28, 2016, at the Aikins-Farmer Funeral Home in Metropolis, IL, with Dr. Jason Browning officiating. Burial will follow in the Metropolis Memorial Gardens.Polly was born April 13, 1927 in Paducah,...
R. Allan Bass
Feb 25, 2016
Mr. R. Allan Bass, age 71, of Metropolis, IL, passed away on Thursday, February 25, 2016 at the Massac Memorial Hospital in Metropolis.Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 1, 2016 at the Aikins-Farmer Funeral Home with Terry Foster officiating. Burial will follow with military rites in the Masonic Cemetery in Metropolis.Allan was a US Air...
William Horace Shelton
Feb 24, 2016
William Horace Shelton, age 88 of Metropolis, Illinois passed away at 8:30 pm on Wednesday, February 24, 2016 at Southgate Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.Graveside services with military rites will be held at 3 pm on Sunday, February 28, 2016 at Rose Hill Memorial Gardens in Tullahoma, TN. Galen Shelton will officiate.William was a US Navy Veteran and retired from Honeywell.He...
Frances Sims
Feb 23, 2016
Mrs. Frances Sims, age 68, of Metropolis, IL, passed away on Tuesday, February 23, 2016 at her home. There will be no services at this time. A memorial service will be held at a later date.Frances is survived by her husband, Timothy Sims Sr.; three stepchildren, Ennis Sims, Timothy Sims II and wife Angel, and Kellie Latham; seven grandchildren; several...
Andy Evans
Feb 22, 2016
Mr. Andy Evans, age 79, of Brookport, IL, passed away on Monday, February 22, 2016, at his home with his loving family by his side. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 25, 2016 at the Brookport Funeral Home in Brookport, IL, with Rev. David Siere officiating. Burial will follow in Pell Cemetery.Mr. Evans was a...
Mary Hempler
Feb 22, 2016
Mrs. Mary Hempler, age 93, of Cleveland, OH, formerly of Metropolis, IL, passed away on Monday, February 22, 2016 in Cleveland, OH.Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, February 29, 2016, at the Aikins-Farmer Funeral Home with Rev. Timothy A. Bean officiating. Burial will follow in Anderson Cemetery. Mary is survived by her daughter, Mary Jane Ruttinger...
Robert L. "Bob" King
Feb 18, 2016
Robert L. "Bob" King, age 84 of Metropolis, Illinois passed away at 3:00 am on Thursday, February 18, 2016 at the Ray and Kay Eckstein Hospice Care Center at Lourdes Hospital.Funeral services will be held at 2 pm on Sunday, February 21, 2016 at Waldo Baptist Church. Rev. Trad York, Rev. David Deem, and Rev. Jack Russell officiating. Burial will...
James Arch Walbright
Feb 17, 2016
Mr. James Arch Walbright, 71, of Metropolis, IL, passed away on Wednesday, February 17, 2016 at the Mike Conley Hospice House in Clermont, FL.Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 27, 2016 at the First United Methodist Church in Metropolis with Rev. Shalom Renner and Rev. Jon Cockrel officiating. Burial will follow in the Metropolis Memorial...
Nancy Kathryn Oliver
Feb 17, 2016
Mrs. Nancy Kathryn (Walters) Oliver, age 77, of Metropolis, IL, passed away unexpectedly and went home to be with the Lord with her loving family by her side on Wednesday, February 17, 2016 at Baptist Health Paducah. She was born on May 15, 1938 in Metropolis to Jessie Irene (Yates) and James Marion Walters, Sr.Funeral services will be held at...
Harold Ray Kennedy
Feb 16, 2016
Mr. Harold Kennedy, age 79, died Tuesday, February 16, 2016, at the Ray and Kay Eckstein Hospice Care Center in Paducah, KY. Harold was born January 9, 1937 in Pope County, IL to Martha Slankard and Clifford Kennedy.Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, February 19, 2016 at the Immanuel Baptist Church in Metropolis, where Harold was...
Mildred Irene Hogue
Feb 14, 2016
Mildred Irene Hogue, 99, of Jefferson City, MO, formerly of Carbondale and Metropolis, Illinois, passed away Sunday, February 14, 2016, at Heisinger Bluffs in Jefferson City. Missouri.She was born December 24, 1916, in Brookport, IL, the daughter of the late John Decator and Sarah Jane (Owens) Vick.Mildred was united in marriage on January 5, 1936, in Anna, IL to Robert...
Patricia Babb
Feb 14, 2016
Mrs. Patricia Darlene Babb, 63, of Brookport, IL, passed away Sunday, February 14, 2016 at her daughter's home in Paducah, KY.Funeral services will be held at 12 noon on Thursday, February 18, 2016, at the Brookport Funeral Home with Rev. David LeNeave officiating. Burial will follow in Pell Cemetery.Patricia was a member of Mt. Sterling Cumberland Presbyterian Church.Patricia is survived...
Ruth Eileen (Schluter) Trampe
Feb 13, 2016
Ruth Eileen (Schluter) Trampe died Saturday, February 13, 2016, at 9:15 am at Massac Memorial Hospital in Metropolis, IL. She was born July 20, 1920 in Dongola, IL to Clyde Leland Schluter and Velma Alleyna (Johnson) Schluter. She was united in marriage to Leonard (Penny) George Trampe on January 21, 1940.Funeral services will be held at 11 am on Thursday,...
Lawanda Sue Ann Richardson Bennett
Feb 12, 2016
Lawanda Sue Ann Richardson Bennett, age 42 of Metropolis, Illinois passed away at 8:40 am on Friday, February 12, 2016 at Massac Memorial Hospital.Funeral services will be held at 1 pm on Monday February 15, 2016 at the Aikins-Farmer Funeral Home in Metropolis. Edwin Bates will officiate. There will not be a burial.Lawanda attended World of Pentecost Church in Metropolis.She...
