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Maurice Pansing
Jan 7, 2015
Mr. Maurice Gilbert Pansing, age 71, of Metropolis, IL, passed away on Wednesday, January 7, 2015, at Baptist Health Paducah.Graveside services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, January 11, 2015, at the I.O.O.F. Cemetery with Rev. Timothy A. Bean and Henderson Hawkins officiating. Burial will follow.Maurice is survived by his wife of 50 years, Helen Pansing of Metropolis;...
Wanda Elliott
Jan 7, 2015
Mrs. Wanda Elliott, age 79, of Metropolis, IL, passed away at 4:16 a.m. on Wednesday, January 07, 2015, at her residence. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Friday, January 9, 2015 at the Aikins-Farmer Funeral Home with Rev. Shane Baker officiating. Burial will follow in the Metropolis Memorial Gardens.Mrs. Elliott was a member of the Immanuel Baptist...
Jane Elizabeth (Rodgers) Thomas
Jan 5, 2015
Jane Elizabeth (Rodgers) Thomas, age 94 of Metropolis, Illinois passed away at 1:00 pm on Monday, January 5, 2015 at Parkview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Paducah, Kentucky.Funeral services will be held at 2 pm on Thursday, January 8, 2015 at the Miller Funeral Home in Metropolis. Rev. Buford McGuire and Rev. Mark Staton will officiate. Burial will follow in...
Charles Edward Cummins
Jan 4, 2015
Charles Edward Cummins, age 87 of Metropolis, Illinois passed away at 3:03 am on Sunday, January 4, 2015 at the Christian Care Center in Kuttawa, Kentucky.Graveside services will be held at 3 pm on Tuesday, January 6, 2015 at the Metropolis Memorial Gardens. Rev. Jon Cockrel will officiate.Charles was a retired pilot for Panhandle Eastern, the former owner of Custom...
Helen Harbin
Jan 3, 2015
Ms. Helen (McGhee) Harbin, age 72, of Brookport, IL, passed away on Saturday, January 3, 2015 at her residence.Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 7, 2015 at the Brookport Funeral Home with Rev. Louis W. Brinker officiating. Burial will follow in Pell Cemetery.Helen graduated from Murray State University and worked for the Massac County School...
Joe L Wiley
Jan 3, 2015
Joe L. Wiley, 28 days, of Metropolis, IL, passed away on Saturday, January 3, 2015 at the St. Mary's Medical Center in Evansville, IN.A memorial service was held on Wednesday, January 21, 2015 at 12 noon at Aikins-Farmer Funeral Home with Rev. Penny Emery officiating. A balloon release in his memory was held immediately after.Joe is survived by his mother,...
James Evans
Dec 30, 2014
Mr. James Evans, age 78, of Metropolis, IL, passed away Tuesday, December 30, 2014 at his residence.A memorial service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, January 10, 2015 at the Victory Full Gospel Church in Metropolis. Burial will follow at the Metropolis Memorial Gardens.Other arrangements are incomplete with Aikins-Farmer Funeral Home in Metropolis.Online condolences may be left at...
Alma Lou Souders
Dec 30, 2014
Alma Lou Souders, age 88, of Brookport, IL, passed away on Tuesday, December 30, 2014 at Baptist Health of Paducah.Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, January 4, 2015 at the Brookport Funeral Home with Rev. Jeff Bealmear and Rev. Jon Cockrel officiating. Burial will follow in Pell Cemetery.Mrs. Souders was a founding member of the Brookport...
Timothy Todd Winding
Dec 30, 2014
Mr. Timothy Todd Winding, age 50, of Mermet, IL, passed away Tuesday, December 29, 2014 in Kansas City, MO.Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, January, 6, 2015, at the Aikins-Farmer Funeral Home in Metropolis. Burial will follow in the Winding Family Cemetery.Tim was a member of the IL State Police Dive Team, the Millwright/Carpentry Local 640...
Delcie Robbins
Dec 29, 2014
Delcie Robbins, age 86 of Metropolis, Illinois formerly of Acton, TN passed away at 9:27 pm on Monday, December 29, 2014 at the Massac Memorial Hospital.Graveside services will be held at 3 pm on Wednesday, December 31, 2014 at the Metropolis Memorial Gardens. Rev. Tim Turner will officiate.Delcie was a member of the Upper Salem Baptist Church.Delcie is survived by...
Jean Hammond
Dec 29, 2014
Mrs. Jean Hammond, age 79, of Temple Hill, IL, passed away on Monday morning, December 29, 2014, at the Southgate Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 31, 2014, at Aikins-Farmer Funeral Home with Rev. Mike Hardison officiating. Burial will follow in Temple Hill Church Cemetery.Jean was a member of the Dixon...
Elsie Mcmurtry
Dec 29, 2014
Mrs. Elsie McMurtry, age 88, of Metropolis, IL, passed away Monday, December 29, 2014 at the Metropolis Rehab and Health Care Center.Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, January 2, 2015, at the Victory Full Gospel Church in Metropolis with Bro. Penny Emery officiating. Burial will follow in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery.Elsie was a loving mother and grandmother...
Helen Margaret Henderson
Dec 26, 2014
Mrs. Helen Margaret Henderson, age 99, of Grantsburg, IL, passed away Friday, December 26, 2014 at the Metropolis Rehabilitation and Health Care Center in Metropolis.Funeral services will be held at 12 noon on Monday, December 29, 2014, at the Aikins-Farmer Funeral Home with Rev. Frank Forthman officiating. Burial will follow in Masonic #10 Cemetery in New Columbia, IL.Helen was a...
Robert Alan Mccluskey
Dec 23, 2014
Mr. Robert A. McCluskey, age 70, of Metropolis, IL, passed away on Tuesday, December 23, 2014, at his residence.A memorial service will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, January 4, 2015 at the First United Methodist Church in Metropolis with Pastor Jeff Bealmear officiating. Mr. McClusky was a member of the Metropolis First United Methodist Church and an Army...
Roberta Nell Dillow
Dec 23, 2014
Mrs. Roberta N. Dillow, age 81, of Metropolis, IL, passed away on Tuesday, December 23, 2014, at the McCracken Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Paducah, KY.Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, December 30, 2014, at the Aikins-Farmer Funeral Home with Pastor Jeff Bealmear and Rev. Jon Cockrel officiating. Burial will follow in the Metropolis Memorial Gardens.Roberta...
Keith Harris
Dec 22, 2014
Mr. Keith Harris, age 47, of Metropolis, IL, passed away on Monday December 22, 2014, at Baptist Health Paducah.Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, December 26, 2014 at the Brookport Funeral Home with Rev. Mike Hunt and Rev. Encil Edmonds officiating. Burial will follow in Hastings Cemetery.Mr. Harris was a member of the Gospel Assembly Church...
Vernon "Peck" Kineman
Dec 21, 2014
Mr. Vernon Earl KinemanVernon Earl "Peck" Kineman, age 76, of Unionville, IL, passed away on December 21, 2014 at Metropolis Rehabilitation and Health Care Center.Graveside services will be held at 12:30 p.m. on Monday, December 29, 2014 in the Mt. Sterling Cemetery with Rev. David LeNeave officiating. Burial will follow. There will be no visitation. Friends are asked to meet...
Betty Ann Cockrel
Dec 21, 2014
Mrs. Betty Ann Cockrel, age 64, of Metropolis, IL, passed away at 12:00 a.m. on Sunday December 21, 2014 at her residence.A memorial service will be held at a later date.Mrs. Cockrel attended the Frist Church of God in Metropolis.Betty is survived by her daughter, Stacey Clark of Metropolis; her son, Jason Mizell of Ocean Side, CA; 4 grandchildren; 1...
Carolyn Sue Foss
Dec 20, 2014
Carolyn Sue (Cromeenes) Foss, age 72 of Grantsburg, IL passed away at 6:38 am on Saturday, December 20, 2014 at her residence.Funeral services will be held at 1 pm on Tuesday, December 23, 2014 at the Aikins-Farmer Funeral Home in Metropolis. Rev. Roy Lee Baker will officiate. Burial will follow in the St. John Lutheran Church Cemetery.Carolyn was retired from...
Kimberly Lee Brown
Dec 20, 2014
Kimberly Lee Brown, age 48 of Metropolis, IL passed away at 11:58 p.m. on Saturday, December 20, 2014 at her residence.Funeral services will be held at 11 am on Wednesday, December 24, 2014 at the Metropolis First Baptist Church. Rev. Shane Baker will officiate. Burial will follow in the IOOF Cemetery.Kimberly was the manager of the Metropolis Sonic for 14...
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