Kenneth Lee Girtman
May 23, 2016
Mr. Kenneth Lee Girtman, age 88, of Metropolis, IL, passed away on Monday, May 23, 2016 at the Metropolis Rehabilitation and Health Care Center. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 28, 2016 at the Metropolis Memorial Gardens with Rev. Tom Emmerson officiating. There will be no visitation. Friends and family are asked to meet at...
Billy David Fithian
May 18, 2016
Mr. Billy Fithian, 53, of Metropolis, IL, formerly of Owensville, IN, passed away Wednesday, May 18. 2016 at his residence. Memorial services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 28, 2016, at the Fairhaven Christ Fellowship in Cynthiana, IL. Mr. Fithian was a U.S. Air Force Veteran, serving for 13 years. Billy is survived by his mother, Carol...
Alice Jacquline Pollard
May 16, 2016
Alice Jacqueline (Mizell) Pollard, age 86 of Metropolis, Illinois passed away at 8:56 am on Monday, May 16, 2016 at her residence. Graveside services will be held at 12 noon on Saturday, May 21, 2016 at the IOOF cemetery. Robin Mizell will officiate. Alice was a member of the Park Street Church of Christ in Metropolis. Alice is survived by...
John Benjamin "J.B." Buchanan
May 15, 2016
John Benjamin "J.B." Buchanan, of Metropolis, Illinois was born on December 29, 1921 to Ben and Anna Buchanan and passed away at 4:49 pm on Sunday, May 15, 2016 at Metropolis Rehabilitation Center surrounded by his family. Funeral services will be held at 1 pm on Wednesday, May 18, 2016 at the First Baptist Church in Paducah, KY. Dr. Jason...
Dolores "Dee" Beene
May 14, 2016
Dolores "Dee" Beene, age 72 of Mt. Vernon, IL formerly of Metropolis, IL passed away at 11:05 am on Saturday, May 14, 2016 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Mt. Vernon. Funeral services will be held at 12 noon on Wednesday, May 18, 2016 at the Aikins-Farmer Funeral Home in Metropolis. Carl Stewart will officiate. Burial will follow in the IOOF...
Mary Taylor
May 11, 2016
Mrs. Mary Taylor, age 100, of Joppa, IL, passed away at 1:20 p.m. on Wednesday, May 11, 2016, at the Southgate Nursing and Health Care Center. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, May 16, 2016, at the Aikins-Farmer Funeral Home in Metropolis with Rev. Pete Ryan officiating. Burial will follow in Metropolis Memorial Gardens. Mary was...
Steven Ray Bowman
May 8, 2016
Mr. Steven Ray Bowman, age 50, of Metropolis, IL, passed away on Sunday, May 8, 2016, at his residence. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, May 22, 2016, at the Roland Cemetery in Dixon Springs, IL. There will be no visitation. Friends are asked to meet at the cemetery. Steven was a member of the Teamsters...
Brenda Sue Lane
May 8, 2016
Ms. Brenda Sue Lane, age 69, of Metropolis, IL, formerly of Chicago, IL, passed away at 4:07 p.m. on Sunday, May 8, 2016 at her residence. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 14, 2016, at the Aikins-Farmer Funeral Home in Metropolis with Chris Sielbeck officiating. There will be no burial. Brenda was of the Baptist...
Leonard George "Penny" Trampe
May 4, 2016
Mr. Leonard George "Penny" Trampe, 99, of Metropolis, passed away at 1:10 p.m. on Wednesday, May 4, 2016 at the Southgate Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Metropolis, IL. He was born October 19, 1916 to Otto Earnest and Margaret (Mitchell) Trampe on the Trampe farm near St. Stephens Lutheran Church at Midway. His mother died when he was three, and...
Ada Marie Childers
Apr 30, 2016
Ada Marie Childers, 98, of Metropolis, Illinois was born on May 14, 1917 and passed away on April 30, 2016 at Metropolis Health Care Center. Funeral services will be held at 12 noon on Wednesday, May 4, 2016 at Aikins-Farmer Funeral Home in Metropolis. Rev. Larry Lunsford will officiate. Burial will follow in the Metropolis Memorial Gardens. Marie worked for...
Danny C Williams
Apr 27, 2016
Danny Williams, 71, of Metropolis, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday April 27, 2016 at home with his family by his side. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, May 1, 2016, at the Aikins-Farmer Funeral Home with Pastor Larry Welsh officiating. Burial will follow in the IOOF Cemetery in Metropolis with military rites. Danny...
Lindolph Croft
Apr 26, 2016
Lindolph Croft, age 85 of Grantsburg, IL passed away at 8:30 am on Tuesday, April 26, 2016 at Southgate Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Funeral services will be held at 11 am on Friday, April 29, 2016 at the New Hope Baptist Church with Rev. Frank Forthman officiating. Burial will follow in the Metropolis Memorial Gardens. Lindolph is a member of...
Jordan Durant Lee Doyle
Apr 26, 2016
Jordan Durant Lee Doyle, infant son of Shane Doyle and Jessica Johnston, of Metropolis, IL passed away at 7:58 pm on Tuesday, April 26, 2016 at Heartland Regional Medical Center in Marion, IL. Services will be held at a later date. Jordan is survived by his parents, several grandparents and great grandparents; 2 sisters, Keyara and Atraya; 2 brothers, Kedian...
Everett Fulkerson
Apr 20, 2016
Mr. Everett Elton Fulkerson, 62, of Clinton, IN, formerly of Metropolis, passed away at 3:20 a.m. Wednesday, April 20, 2016 at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 23, 2016 at the Aikins-Farmer Funeral Home in Metropolis. Burial will follow in I.O.O.F. Cemetery in Metropolis. He was born October 14, 1953 in Paducah, KY,...
Henrietta Wemhoener
Apr 18, 2016
Mrs. Henrietta Wemhoener, 97, of Metropolis, IL, formerly of Golconda, IL, passed away on Monday, April 18, 2016 at Lourdes Hospital in Paducah, KY. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 21, 2016, at the Dixon Springs Baptist Church in Golconda, IL, with Rev. Ron Jackson officiating. Burial will follow in Temple Hill Cemetery. Henrietta was...
Lewis C Bowles
Apr 14, 2016
Mr. Lewis Bowles, age 74, of Metropolis, IL, died on Thursday, April 14, 2016 at his residence. He was born on March 19, 1942 to LeRoy and Ida Mae Bowles. Graveside services will be held at 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, April 17, 2016, at the Metropolis Memorial Gardens with Rev. Trad York officiating. Burial will follow. Lewis was Vice President...
Mr. David W Lagore
Apr 13, 2016
Mr. David W. LaGore, age 60, of Metropolis, passed away on Wednesday, April 13, 2016, at the Massac Memorial Hospital. Graveside services will be held at 12 noon on Friday, April 15, 2016, at the I.O.O.F. Cemetery with Joe Meyer officiating. Burial will follow with military rites. There will be no visitation. Friends are asked to meet at the cemetery....
Norma Jean Rich
Apr 10, 2016
Norma Jean Rich, age 87 of Metropolis, Illinois passed away at 3:09 pm on Sunday, April 10, 2016 at her residence. Private burial will be held at the Round Springs Cemetery. Norma was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith. Norma is survived by her daughter, Joellen Crouch and husband Jim of Lower Lake, CA; 2 nephews, Rodney Brugger and...
Jackie Lee Anderson
Apr 9, 2016
Mr. Jackie Lee Anderson age 44 of Brookport, IL passed away Saturday April 9, 2016 at 10:22 a.m. at Baptist Health Hospital in Paducah, KY with his family by his side. He was born March 21, 1972 to Jack and Cindy (Larimer) Anderson. Funeral services will be Tuesday, April 12, 2016 at 1 p.m. at the Waldo Baptist Church with...
Helen O Eckenberg
Apr 1, 2016
Helen O. Eckenberg, age 88 of Metropolis, Illinois passed away at 3:00 am on Friday, April 1, 2016 at Metropolis Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Funeral services will be held at 2 pm on Sunday, April 3, 2016 at Trinity Presbyterian Church in Metropolis. Rev. Dan Whitfield will officiate. Burial will follow in the St. John Cemetery on Waldo Church Road....
