Ruth A Metcalf
Nov 23, 2015
Mrs. Ruth A. Metcalf, age 91, of Metropolis, IL, passed away on Monday, November 23, 2015, at the Metropolis Rehabilitation and Health Care Center. Graveside services will be held at 1:00 pm on Wednesday, November 25, 2015 in the Metropolis Memorial Gardens with Rev. Glenn Coram officiating. Burial will follow.Ruth was a member of the Immanuel Baptist Church and a...
Mary Jones
Nov 17, 2015
Mrs. Mary Reeves Jones, age 84, of Grand Chain, IL, passed away at 11:05 p.m. on Tuesday, November 17, 2015 at the Ray and Kay Eckstein Hospice Care Center in Paducah, KY.Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, November 21, 2015 at the Aikins-Farmer Funeral Home in Metropolis with Rev. Ben Hottel officiating. Burial will follow in...
Frances Shelton
Nov 15, 2015
Mrs. Frances Shelton, age 91, of Metropolis, IL, passed away on Sunday, November 15, 2015 at the Ray and Kay Eckstein Hospice Care Center in Paducah, KY.Graveside services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 18, 2015, in the Metropolis Memorial Gardens with Rev. Pete Ryan officiating. Burial will follow. There will be no visitation. Friends are asked...
Harold Warren Fry
Nov 14, 2015
Mr. Harold Warren "Pud" Fry, age 88, of Joppa, IL, formerly of Robinson, IL, passed away on Saturday, November 14, 2015 at his residence.Memorial services will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 19, 2015, at the Joppa Missionary Baptist Church with Dr. Richard Wayne Fry officiating. There will be no visitation.Harold graduated with the Class of 1945 from...
Donald Lee Laird
Nov 11, 2015
Mr. Donald Lee Laird, age 84, of Metropolis, IL, passed away on Wednesday, November 11, 2015 at Metropolis Rehabilitation and Health Care Center. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 14, 2015 in the Metropolis Memorial Gardens with Rev. Frank Forthman officiating. Burial will follow with military rites.Mr. Laird was born August 19, 1931 in Massac...
Amy Sherman
Nov 11, 2015
Ms. Amy Brinker Sherman, age 68, of Calvert City, KY, formerly of Brookport, IL, passed away at 10:44 a.m. on Wednesday, November 11, 2015 at Lourdes Hospital.Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, November 14, 2015 at St. John's Church on Waldo Church Road in Metropolis with Rev. Louis Brinker officiating. Burial will follow in the church...
Maurice Harmon
Nov 9, 2015
Mr. Maurice Harmon, age 86, of Metropolis, IL, passed away on November 9, 2015 at the Ray and Kay Eckstein Hospice Care Center in Paducah, KY.Graveside services with military rites will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 11, 2015 in the Anderson Cemetery. Burial will follow.Maurice was an Army Korean War Veteran.Maurice is survived by his wife of...
Kimberly Renee Reynolds
Nov 5, 2015
Ms. Kimberly Reynolds, age 48, of Brookport, IL, passed away on Thursday, November 5, 2015 at the Ray and Kay Eckstein Hospice Care Center in Paducah, KY. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, November 8, 2015 at the Brookport Funeral Home with Rev. Charles Tate officiating. Burial will follow in Pell Cemetery.Ms. Reynolds was attended the...
Mary Alice Wells
Nov 4, 2015
Mrs. Mary Wells, age 96, of Metropolis, IL, formerly of rural Grand Chain, IL, passed away at 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, November 4, 2015, at Southgate Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.Graveside services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, November 8, 2015 in the Metropolis Memorial Gardens. Rev. Gerell Cain will officiate. Burial will follow. There will be no visitation....
Laverne D Kruger
Nov 4, 2015
LaVerne D. Kruger, 76, of Metropolis, IL son of Albert and Mata Kruger, died Wednesday, November 4, 2015 at the Lourdes Hospice Center in Paducah, KY. He was born April 5, 1939, in Massac Co., IL. He retired after 36 years of service from Allied Signal.Survivors include his wife of 52 years, Betty Bremer Kruger; 1 son, Ken Kruger and...
Norman Eugene Harris
Nov 4, 2015
Mr. Norman E. Harris, age 85, of Brookport, IL, passed away on Wednesday, November 4, 2015 at his home.Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, November 9, 2015, at the Brookport Funeral Home with Rev. Mark Staton and Rev. Bob Craig officiating. Burial will follow in the Home Place Cemetery on Bay City Road in Pope Co.,...
Marion Brezger
Nov 3, 2015
Mrs. Marion D. Brezger, age 87 of Metropolis, Illinois formerly of Belleville, Illinois passed away at 8:40 p.m. on Tuesday, November 3, 2015 at the Southgate Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, November 7, 2015 at the Miller Funeral Home with Chaplin Brent Easton officiating. Burial will be at 1:45 p.m. on Monday,...
Harvey B. "Gene" Parker Jr
Oct 31, 2015
Harvey B. "Gene" Parker Jr., age 95 of Metropolis, Illinois passed away at 5:17 pm on Saturday, October 31, 2015 at his residence.Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 7, 2015, at the Aikins-Farmer Funeral Home with Pastors Bobby Parker and Tom Ferguson officiating. Military rites will be held immediately following the service. A private burial...
Debra Jenkins
Oct 30, 2015
Debra "Debbie" Jenkins, age 58 of Metropolis, Illinois passed away at 3:15 pm on Friday, October 30, 2015 at the Ray and Kay Eckstein Hospice Care Center.Funeral services will be held at 12 noon on Wednesday, November 4, 2015 at the Aikins-Farmer Funeral Home. Rev. Don Carlton will officiate. Burial will follow in the Maplelawn Park Cemetery in Paducah, KY.Debbie...
Frances Dee Burris Duley
Oct 28, 2015
Frances Dee Burris Duley, age 71 of Joppa, Illinois passed away at 3:45 am on Wednesday, October 28, 2015 at her residence.Funeral services will be held at 1 pm on Saturday, October 31, 2015 at the Aikins-Farmer Funeral Home. Rev. David Keyes will officiate. Burial will follow in the Hillerman Baptist Church Cemetery.Frances was born in Metropolis, IL and raised...
Bruce Wayne Neill
Oct 26, 2015
Mr. Bruce Wayne Neill Sr., age 64, of Metropolis, went to be with our Lord on Monday, October 26, 2015 at his home. Bruce was born August 15, 1951 to Lavell "Dub" and Ruth (Herreld) Neill.Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, October 30, 2015 at the Aikins-Farmer Funeral Home with Buford McGuire officiating. Burial will follow...
Paula Mae White
Oct 25, 2015
Mrs. Paula M. White, age 57, of Metropolis, IL, passed away on Sunday, October 25, 2015 at Massac Memorial Hospital.Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 29, 2015 at the Aikins-Farmer Funeral Home. Entombment will follow in the Metropolis Memorial Gardens.Paula was born on August 1, 1958 to Carnie and Ella (Yager) McCandless. She married William...
Ronald Koch
Oct 24, 2015
Ronald William "Ronnie" Koch, of Metropolis died Saturday October 24th at Lourdes Hospital in Paducah, KY, at the age of 57. Ronnie had been valiantly battling cancer for three years.A service to celebrate his life will be held Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2015 at 11 a.m. at the Stephens Lutheran Church with Pastor Tom Emmerson officiating. Burial will follow in the...
Phyllis Gene Huckleberry
Oct 23, 2015
Phyllis Gene Huckleberry, age 88 of Metropolis, Illinois passed away at 6:20 pm on Friday, October 23, 2015 at the Southgate Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.Funeral services will be held at 1 pm on Tuesday, October 27, 2015 at the Aikins-Farmer Funeral Home with Rev. David Godfrey officiating. Burial will follow in the Metropolis Memorial Gardens.Phyllis was retired from Massac Memorial...
Charles E. Anderson
Oct 23, 2015
Mr. Charles E. Anderson, age 71, of Brookport, IL, passed away on Friday, October 23, 2015, at his home.Funeral services will be held at 11a.m. on Tuesday, October 27, 2015 at Brookport Funeral Home with Rev. Vernon Giltner officiating. Burial will follow in I.O.O.F. Cemetery.Charles is survived by four sons, Mike Anderson and wife Paula of Brookport, Ben Anderson of...
