Robert "Sonny" Wilson Jr
Oct 21, 2014
Mr. Robert "Sonny" Wilson Jr., age 43, of Metropolis, IL, passed away Tuesday, October 21, 2014 at his residence.A memorial gathering will be held from 6-8 p.m. on Friday, October 24, 2014, at the First Baptist Church in Metropolis.Sonny had a love for the guitar, drums and music, fishing and hunting. He also had a love for photography in which...
Mary Ruth Medley
Oct 20, 2014
Mary Ruth Medley, age 94, of Metropolis, IL, passed away at 8:24 p.m. on Monday, October 20, 2014 at Massac Memorial Hospital.Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, October 23, 2014 in the Seven Mile Baptist Church Cemetery with Rev. David Siere officiating. Burial will follow. Friends are asked to meet at the cemetery.Mary was a loving...
Lana Sue Hutchison
Oct 18, 2014
Lana Sue Hutchison, age 69, of Metropolis, IL, passed away on Saturday, October 18, 2014 at Lourdes Hospital in Paducah.Graveside services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 22, 2014 at the Metropolis Memorial Gardens with Rev. Charles Tate officiating. There will be no visitation. Friends are asked to meet at the cemetery.Lana is survived by her husband,...
Dimple Lenoris Russell
Oct 10, 2014
Ms. Dimple Lenoris Russell, age 90, of Metropolis, IL, passed away at 5:50 a.m. on Friday, October 10, 2014 at the Southgate Health Care Center.Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, October 12, 2014, at the Aikins-Farmer Funeral Home with Rev. John Schneider officiating. Burial will follow in the Metropolis Memorial Gardens.Lenoris is survived by her daughter,...
Leonard "Ben" Copley
Oct 10, 2014
Mr. Leonard "Ben" Copley, age 98 of Metropolis, Illinois passed away at 1:50 a.m. on Friday, October 10, 2014 at Southgate Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.Funeral services will be held at 2 pm on Sunday, October 12, 2014 at the Miller Funeral Home in Metropolis, Illinois. Rev. Alan Milligan will officiate. Burial will follow in the Kingston Cemetery in Massac County,...
Blaine Kennedy
Oct 6, 2014
Mr. E. Blaine Kennedy, age 95, of Metropolis, IL, passed away on Monday, October 6, 2014 at his home.Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 9, 2014 at the Metropolis First Baptist Church with Revs. Joe Buchanan and Louis W. Brinker officiating. Burial will follow in the Masonic Cemetery with Military Rites.Mr. Kennedy was born on...
James Leonard Quint
Oct 5, 2014
Mr. James Leonard Quint, age 64, of Massac County, IL, passed away Sunday, October 5, 2014 at his home. Jimmy was born on July 28, 1950 to Leonard and Billie Jean Quint. Jimmy was a retired farmer and a member of First United Methodist Church in Metropolis. Jimmy also served in the Army as a military policeman and was stationed...
Emma (Henson) Parkins
Oct 3, 2014
Ms. Emma (Henson) Parkins, age 94, of Metropolis, IL, passed away on Friday, October 3, 2014 at her home.Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Monday, October 6, 2014, at the Aikins-Farmer Funeral Home with Steve Karraker officiating. Burial will follow in the Masonic Cemetery in Metropolis.Emma was born February 3, 1920, in Pope County. She was the...
Wendell Bremer
Sep 30, 2014
Wendell Bremer age 77 of Metropolis, IL passed away Sept. 30, 2014 at his home.Private family graveside and burial services will be Friday Oct. 3, 2014, with Rev. Tom Emmerson officiating, with burial in the Metropolis Memorial Gardens.He is survived by his wife Jean, Two daughters, Holly Browning and husband Keith of Metropolis, IL, Susan Zacheretti and husband David of...
Marty Ray Jacobs
Sep 29, 2014
Mr. Marty Jacobs, age 56, of Brookport, IL, passed away Monday, September 29, 2014 at his home.Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, October 3, 2014 at the Brookport Funeral Home with Rev. Doug Hughes officiating. Burial will follow in the Mt. Sterling Church Cemetery.Mr. Jacobs was a member of the Bay City Masonic Lodge Post 771...
Norma L Ham
Sep 25, 2014
Mrs. Norma L. Ham, age 86, of Metropolis, IL, passed away Thursday, September 25, 2014 at Baptist Health Paducah.Graveside services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, September 28, 2014, in the Metropolis Memorial Gardens with Rev. Louis W. Brinker officiating.Norma Copley was united in marriage with Rudy Ham on December 24, 1948. Mrs. Ham was a member of...
Frieda Koch
Sep 24, 2014
Mrs. Frieda Koch, age 97 of Metropolis, Illinois passed away at 4:57 p.m. on Wednesday, September 24, 2014 at the home of her nephew.Funeral services will be held at 11 am on Saturday, September 27, 2014 at the St. John's Church on Waldo Church Road in Massac County, Illinois. Rev. Jeff Bremer will officiate. Burial will follow at the church...
William "Bill" Dummitt
Sep 24, 2014
Mr. William "Bill" Dummitt Sr., of Joppa, IL, passed away on Wednesday, September 24, 2014 at his residence.A memorial service will be held on Sunday, October 5, 2014 from 5:30 until 7:30 p.m. at the Joppa City Hall.Bill is survived by 2 daughters, Dandi Burgess and husband Matt of Metropolis and Amy Tate of Colorado; grandson, Dylan Dummitt; granddaughter, Courtney...
Kenneth "Dale" Morris
Sep 22, 2014
Mr. Kenneth "Dale" Morris, age 69, of Brookport, passed away on September 22, 2014 at Baptist Health in Paducah.Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, September 26, 2014, at the Aikins-Farmer Brookport Chapel in Brookport, IL. Burial will follow in Maplelawn Cemetery in Paducah.Mr. Morris was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Metropolis and...
Alma Guthrie Dillard
Sep 21, 2014
Alma Guthrie Dillard, 90, formerly of Metropolis, died Sunday, September 21, 2014, in Searcy, Arkansas. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, September 25, 2014, at the Metropolis Memorial Gardens with Ron Gulley officiating. There will be no visitation. Family and friends are asked to meet at the cemetery.Alma was born in Tamms, Illinois, on October 7,...
Thomas E Shelton
Sep 20, 2014
Thomas E. Shelton 90, of Metropolis passed away Saturday, September 20, 2014 at his residence.Graveside services will be 2:00 P.M. Monday, September 22, 2014 at Metropolis Memorial Gardens with Rev. Jon Cockrel officiating. There will be no visitation, friends are asked to meet at the cemetery.Mr. Shelton is survived by his wife of over 71 years, Frances Meeks Shelton of...
Jack Earl Cook
Sep 17, 2014
Mr. Jack Earl Cook, age 87 of Brookport, Illinois passed away at 1:32 am on Wednesday, September 17, 2014 at Baptist Health Paducah.Private family graveside services will be held at the Pell Cemetery in Brookport, Illinois.Jack was retired after 31 years of service from the Colonial Bakery in St. Louis, MO. He was of the Christian faith and a veteran...
Wilma Marie Laird
Sep 14, 2014
Mrs. Wilma Marie Laird, age 91, of Metropolis, IL, passed away at 7:25 p.m. on Sunday, September 14, 2014 at the Metropolis Rehab and Health Care Center.Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, September 17, 2014, at the Aikins-Farmer Funeral Home with Rev. Mike Hardison officiating. Burial will follow in the Metropolis Memorial Gardens.Wilma Walters married Fred...
Merlene (Kreuter) Sumner
Sep 14, 2014
Merlene (Kreuter) Sumner, age 79, of Metropolis, IL, passed away Sunday evening, September 14, 2014 in Metropolis.Graveside services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 18, 2014 in the Metropolis Memorial Gardens with Rev. Louis W. Brinker officiating. Burial will follow.She was born November 19, 1934 in Franklin County, IL, to John Myrel and Warrenetta (Harvey) Kreuter. In...
Velma Lee (Childress) Kemnitz
Sep 11, 2014
Velma Lee (Childress) Kemnitz, age 77 of Grantsburg, IL passed away on September 11, 2014 in her home with her family at her side.Velma was born on May 25, 1937 in Metropolis, IL and raised by her parents Andrew and Thelma Reineking. She moved to Kirkland, IL where she raised her four children. She married Lyle E. Kemnitz on February...
