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Robert Truman Cook

Robert Truman Cook

Jul 12, 2015

Mr. Robert Cook, age 64, of Louisville, KY, formerly of Brookport, IL, passed away on Sunday, July 12, 2015 at Baptist Health East in Louisville, KY.Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, July 16, 2015, at the Brookport Funeral Home with Rev. Larry Call officiating. Burial will follow in Pell Cemetery.Robert was a member of the Okolona...

Donna Lindsey

Donna Lindsey

Jun 30, 2015

Mrs. Donna Lindsey, age 72, of Metropolis, passed away Tuesday, June 30, 2015 at Massac Memorial Hospital.Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, July 4, 2015, at the Highway 45 Church of Christ with Craig Simon officiating. Burial will follow in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery in Joppa, IL.Mrs. Lindsey was a member of the Highway 45 Church of...

Joyce Light

Joyce Light

Jun 29, 2015

Mrs. Joyce Light, age 76, of Metropolis, IL, passed away on Monday, June 29, 2015, at her residence.Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, July 2, 2015, at the Community Christian Church with Rev. Mike Hardison officiating. Burial will follow in the Metropolis Memorial Gardens.Joyce was a member of the Community Christian Church and past Worthy Matron...

Rebecca J. Coiley

Rebecca J. Coiley

Jun 29, 2015

Ms. Rebecca Coiley, age 93, of Metropolis, IL, passed away on June 29, 2015 at Baptist Health of Paducah.Funeral services will be held at 12 noon on Saturday, July 4, 2015, at the First Missionary Baptist Church with Dr. Orlando McReynolds officiating. Burial will follow in the Masonic Cemetery.Rebecca worked at the Massac County Probation Office until retirement. She was...

Helen Harris

Helen Harris

Jun 26, 2015

Helen Harris age 89 of Metropolis, IL passed away Friday June 26, 2015 at the Metropolis Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Metropolis, IL, with her family by her side. She was born February 17, 1926 to Alta and Maggie (Lisaius) Winters.Graveside and burial services will be Sunday, June 28, 2015 at 1 p.m. at the Oak Grove Methodist Church Cemetery...

Jane A Mcginnis

Jane A Mcginnis

Jun 21, 2015

Jane McGinnis, 79, of Metropolis, passed away Sunday, June 21, 2015 at Lourdes Hospice Center of Paducah. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 P.M. on Tuesday, June 23, 2015 at New Hope Baptist Church with Rev. Frank Forthman officiating. Burial will follow at the New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery. Mrs. McGinnis is survived by three children, David McGinnis and...

Owen Hoyer

Owen Hoyer

Jun 17, 2015

Owen Hoyer, age 78, of Brookport, IL, passed away early on the morning of June 17, 2015 at Baptist Health Paducah. He was surrounded by his wife of nearly 56 years, his four children, and family.Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, June 22, 2015, at the Brookport Funeral Home with Don Campbell officiating. Burial will follow...

Melvin William Bremer

Melvin William Bremer

Jun 15, 2015

Mr. Melvin William Bremer, age 86, of Metropolis, IL, passed away Monday, June 15, 2015 at the Metropolis Rehab and Health Care Center.Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 18, 2015, at Zion United Church of Christ with Dr. James Nelson officiating. Burial will follow in the Zion UCC Cemetery.Melvin is survived by one brother, Truman...

Kara Michelle Bradley

Kara Michelle Bradley

Jun 15, 2015

Kara Michelle Bradley, age 23, of Metropolis, IL, passed away on Monday, June 15, 2015 at her home.Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, June 19, 2015 at the Victory Full Gospel Church with Jack Rushing and Penny Emery officiating. Burial will follow in the Metropolis Memorial Gardens.Kara attended Victory Full Gospel Church.Kara is survived by her...

Virginia L Turner

Virginia L Turner

Jun 14, 2015

Mrs. Virginia "Ginny" Lynn Turner, age 57, of Metropolis, IL, formerly of DuQuoin, IL, passed away on Sunday, June 14, 2015 peacefully at home after fighting the good fight for serval years.Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, June 18, 2015, at the Aikins-Farmer Funeral Home with Rev. Galen Stewart officiating. Burial will follow in the Metropolis...

Mary L Lang

Mary L Lang

Jun 14, 2015

Mrs. Mary Louise Lott Lang, age 61, of Metropolis, IL, passed away on Sunday, June 14, 2015 at her residence.Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, June 17, 2015 at the Aikins-Farmer Funeral Home with Randy Lott officiating. Burial will follow in the Metropolis Memorial Gardens.Mary is survived by her husband for 44 years, Billie Joe "BJ"...

Arthur O Bunch

Arthur O Bunch

Jun 12, 2015

Arthur O. Bunch 71, of Paducah KY, peacefully went home to be with his lord on Friday June 12, 2015 at Lourdes Hospital of Paducah.Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday June 15, 2015 at Aikins Funeral Home with Rev. Gary Derossett officiating. Burial will follow at Memorial Gardens in Metropolis IL.Mr. Bunch was born June 26, 1943...

Orville E Jordan

Orville E Jordan

Jun 12, 2015

Orville E. Jordan 87, of Brookport, Illinois was called home by our lord on June 12, 2015 at Jackson Purchase Medical Center in Mayfield where he was hospitalized.Funeral services will be 1:00P.M. Monday, June 15, 2015 at The Brookport Funeral Home with Rev. Joe Buchanan officiating. Burial will follow at the Maplelawn Park Cemetery in Paducah. Mr. Jordan was born...

Charles Larry "Tennessee" Edwards

Charles Larry "Tennessee" Edwards

Jun 11, 2015

Charles Larry "Tennessee" Edwards, age 71, of Metropolis, IL, passed away on Thursday, June 11, 2015 at his home with his loving family by his side.Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, June 14, 2015 at the Aikins-Farmer Funeral Home with Linwood Mathis officiating. Burial will follow in Metropolis Memorial Gardens.Tennessee was a member of the Mt....

Catherine "Kay" Burzynski

Catherine "Kay" Burzynski

Jun 9, 2015

Mrs. Catherine "Kay" Burzynski, age 89, of Metropolis, IL, passed away on Tuesday, June 9, 2015 at the Massac Memorial Hospital.Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, June 12, 2015, at the Aikins-Farmer Funeral Home with Dr. Joe Buchanan officiating. Burial will follow in the Metropolis Memorial Gardens.Kay was retired from the Metropolis Planet and was a...

John H Steele

John H Steele

Jun 7, 2015

John H. Steele, age 74 of Metropolis, Illinois passed away at 3:31 pm on Sunday, June 7, 2015 at the Ray and Kay Eckstein Hospice Care Center in Paducah, Kentucky.Funeral services will be held at 11 am on Friday, June 12, 2015 at the First Church of God in Metropolis. Rev. Dustin Boos and Rev. Cindy Shaw will officiate. Burial...

Kelly Peters

Kelly Peters

Jun 5, 2015

Kelly Peters, age 58 of Metropolis, IL passed away at 2:35 pm on Friday, June 5, 2015 at his residence.Graveside services will be held at 11 am on Tuesday, June 9, 2015 at the Metropolis Memorial Gardens. Rev. Larry Lunsford will officiate.Kelly is survived by his brother, Ronald Peters and wife Cindy of Metropolis, IL; aunt, Lou Ann Armstrong of...

Jane Marie Williams

Jane Marie Williams

Jun 4, 2015

Jane Marie Williams, age 62 of Metropolis, Illinois passed away at 8:15 pm on Thursday, June 4, 2015 at her residence. She was the loving wife of Arnold Williams for an amazing 43 years.She was a member of Waldo Baptist Church and Frontier Homemakers.She was known as Ms. Williams to her MCHS and MES Students and Miss Jane to her...

Mildred Marie Little

Mildred Marie Little

Jun 1, 2015

Mrs. Mildred Little, age 86, of Joppa, IL, entered her heavenly home on Monday, June 1, 2015.Graveside services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 4, 2015 in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery in Joppa, IL, with Rev. David Wright officiating. Burial will follow.Mildred Marie Burnside was born on January 23, 1929 in Wray, CO to Andrew and Mildred (McIrvin)...

Alton E. Carter

Alton E. Carter

Jun 1, 2015

Rev. Alton E. Carter, age 73, of Metropolis, IL, passed away on Monday, June 1, 2015 at his home.Funeral services will be held at 12 p.m. on Saturday, June 6, 2015, at the First Missionary Baptist Church with Dr. Orlando McReynolds officiating. Burial will follow in the Metropolis Memorial Gardens.Alton was born on October 29, 1941 at home in Baton...

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