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Mildred Ann Lassiter

Mildred Ann Lassiter

Oct 13, 2015

Mildred Ann Lassiter, age 88, of Metropolis, IL, passed from this life on Tuesday, October 13, 2015 at her home per her wishes.A brief graveside service gathering family and friends will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 17, 2015, in the Metropolis Memorial Gardens. There will be no visitation.Mildred Ann Johns was born on August 24, 1927 in...

Howard Windhorst

Howard Windhorst

Oct 12, 2015

Mr. Howard S. Windhorst, age 85, of Metropolis, IL, passed away on Monday, October 12, 2015 at the Metropolis Rehab and Health Care Center.Funeral services will be held at 12 noon on Wednesday, October 14, 2015 at the Zion United Church of Christ with Dr. James Nelson officiating. Burial will follow in Metropolis Memorial Gardens.Howard was an operator at Honeywell...

Tammy Harris

Tammy Harris

Oct 12, 2015

Ms. Tammy Harris, age 56, of Paducah, KY, formerly of Brookport, IL, passed away on Monday, October 12, 2015 at her home.Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. at the Brookport Funeral Home on Thursday, October 15, 2015 with Pastor Dale Harrell officiating. Burial will follow in the Harris Family Cemetery in Pope County, IL.Tammy is survived by her...

Stanley Allan Mcduffee

Stanley Allan Mcduffee

Oct 7, 2015

Mr. Stanley Allan McDuffee, age 65, of Metropolis, IL, passed away on Wednesday, October 7, 2015, at his home.Graveside services with military rites will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 10, 2015, at the I.O.O.F. Cemetery with Bro. Chris Sielbeck officiating. Burial will follow.Mr. McDuffee was an US Air Force veteran, retired foreman from Honeywell, and member of...

Margaret Sielbeck

Margaret Sielbeck

Oct 6, 2015

Ms. Margaret Sielbeck, age 79, of Metropolis, IL, passed away on Tuesday, October 6, 2015 at her son's home.Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, October 9, 2015 at the Aikins-Farmer Funeral Home with Rev. Brian Anderson officiating. Burial will follow in the Macedonia Church Cemetery.Margaret is survived by two sons, Chris Sielbeck and wife Tina of...

Timothy Collie

Timothy Collie

Oct 5, 2015

Timothy Steven Collie, age 66, originally from Metropolis, Illinois, passed away on October 5, 2015.Funeral services will be held at 7 pm on Friday, October 9, 2015 at the Aikins-Farmer Funeral Home in Metropolis, Illinois. Pastor Yong Lee will officiate. Private family burial with military rites will be held at a later date.Tim, retired after 35 years of service as...

Betty Lou Randolph

Betty Lou Randolph

Oct 4, 2015

Betty Lou Randolph, age 78, of Metropolis, IL formerly of Joppa, IL passed away on Sunday, October 4, 2015 at the Metropolis Rehabilitation and Health Care Center.Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 8, 2015 at Miller Funeral Home in Metropolis, Illinois. Rev. David Wright will officiate. Burial will follow at the Masonic Cemetery in New...

Frances Kay (Jones) Weber

Frances Kay (Jones) Weber

Oct 4, 2015

Ms. Frances Kay (Jones) Weber age 69 of Metropolis, IL passed away at 2:23 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 4, 2015 at the Metropolis Rehabilitation and Health Care Center.Funeral services will be held at Aikins-Farmer Funeral Home Thursday Oct. 8, 2015 at 11 a.m. with Rev. Johnny Sams officiating. Burial will be held on Friday, Oct. 9, 2015 in Graceland Cemetery...

Janice Pounders

Janice Pounders

Oct 4, 2015

Ms. Janice Pounders, age 67, of Metropolis, IL, passed away on Sunday, October 4, 2015 at Lourdes Hospital in Paducah, KY.A memorial service will be held at 6:00 p.m. on Friday, October 9, 2015 at the Weaver Creek Baptist Church with Revs. Dan Haun and Jake Ervin officiating. Ms. Pounders was a retired office assistant and attended Lighthouse Assembly of...

Charles Leroy Kommer

Charles Leroy Kommer

Oct 1, 2015

Charles Leroy Kommer age 64 of West Paducah, Ky. passed away Thursday Oct. 1, 2015 at Vanderbilt Hospital in Nashville, Tn. with his family by his side. He was born to Charles F. and Lettie Allene (Medley) Kommer on February 23, 1951.Funeral services will be Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2015 at 11 a.m. at the Aikins-Farmer Funeral Home with Bro. Terry...

Ralph E Powell

Ralph E Powell

Sep 16, 2015

Ralph E. Powell age 73 of Metropolis, IL passed away Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2015 at 9:45 a.m. at the Baptist Health in Paducah, KY with his loving Family at his side. He was born in Massac Co., IL, to William Omer and Daisy Aline (Davis) Powell, who preceded him in death.Visitation will be Saturday, Sept. 19, 2015 from 10 a.m....

Scott Huss

Scott Huss

Sep 8, 2015

Mr. Scott Huss, age 65, of Metropolis, passed away on Tuesday, September 8, 2015, at his home.Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 12, 2015 at the Aikins-Farmer Funeral Home with Pastor Gary DeRossett officiating. Burial will follow in the Metropolis Memorial Gardens.Scott was the pastor of Single Tree Church in Brookport. He loved Jesus Christ...

Joe S Sharp

Joe S Sharp

Aug 28, 2015

Mr. Joe Sharp, age 53, of Hillerman, IL, passed away on Friday, August 28, 2015 at Baptist Health Paducah.Visitation will be held on Tuesday, September 1, 2015 at the Metropolis First Baptist Church from 11:00 a.m. until the funeral hour at 1:00 p.m. with Rev. Louis Brinker, Bro. Cliff Easter, and Rev. Terry Mathis officiating.Joe was a member of Metropolis...

John Michael Meyer

John Michael Meyer

Aug 24, 2015

John Michael Meyer, age 62 of Metropolis, IL passed away on Monday, August 24, 2015 at the Massac Memorial Hospital.Funeral services will be held at 11 am on Thursday, August 27, 2015 at the Miller Funeral Home. Rev. Mike Hardison will officiate. Burial will follow in the IOOF Cemetery in Joppa, Illinois.He was retired from the Ft. Massac State Park,...

Marvin Albert Cole

Marvin Albert Cole

Aug 24, 2015

Mr. Marvin Albert Cole, age 78, of Metropolis, died at 11:50 a.m. on Monday, August 24, 2015 at his residence.A memorial service will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, August 28, 2015 at the Aikins-Farmer Funeral Home with Bro. Scott Fletcher officiating. Marvin was born in Metropolis on January 12, 1937. He married Velma Jane Bowman on June 26,...

Lorene Fitch

Lorene Fitch

Aug 19, 2015

Lorene Nolen Fitch, 100, of Metropolis, IL, departed this life at 10:30pm on August 19, 2015, at Misty Meadows of Metropolis.Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, August 23, 2015, at Miller Funeral Home in Metropolis with Rev. Louis Brinker officiating. Visitation will be at 1 p.m. until the hour of the service. Burial will follow at...

Donna Sue Skrine

Donna Sue Skrine

Aug 19, 2015

Sue Skrine, aged 72 (wife of Everett), born June 5, 1943 to Wendell and Ruth Riepe (deceased in 2015 & 2013) of Metropolis and passed away the way she hopeda

Darold Edwards

Darold Edwards

Aug 16, 2015

Mr. Darold Edwards, age 65, of Brookport, IL, passed away on Sunday, August 16, 2015 at his home.Funeral services will be at 1:00 p.m. at the Brookport Church of God on Wednesday, August 19, 2015 with Rev. Charles Tate officiating. Burial will follow in Mt. Sterling Cemetery.Darold attended the Brookport Church of God, was a member of the Fraternal Order...

Thelma Throgmorton

Thelma Throgmorton

Aug 14, 2015

Thelma Marie Throgmorton, 77, of Metropolis, passed away on Friday, August 14, 2015 at Massac Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, August 19, 2015 at Aikins Farmer Funeral Home in Metropolis with Rev. David Wright officiating.Thelma is survived by two children, Linda Ford of Metropolis and Danny Phillips and his wife Lisa of Joppa, IL; one stepson,...

Della Imogene Mcgrew

Della Imogene Mcgrew

Aug 11, 2015

Mrs. Della Imogene McGrew, age 83, of Morocco, IN, formerly of Metropolis, IL, passed away on Tuesday, August 11, 2015 at the Jasper County Hospital in Rensselaer, IN.Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, August 16, 2015, at the Aikins-Farmer Funeral Home with Rev. Glenn Coram officiating. Burial will follow in Masonic Cemetery.Della is survived by three...

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