Ashley Jill (May) Parr

Ashley Jill (May) Parr

Ashley Jill Parr, age 42, of Metropolis, IL passed away on Saturday, February 25, 2023, at Massac Memorial Hospital in Metropolis.  

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM on Wednesday, March 1, 2023 at Loftus-McManus Funeral Home with Pastor Jerry Parr officiating. Burial will follow at IOOF cemetery in Metropolis.

Jill was born March 26th, 1980 in Evansville, Indiana. She previously worked in medical billing at Massac Memorial Hospital in Metropolis, and Western Baptist Hospital in Paducah.  After years of chronic pancreatitis, she had her pancreas removed along with islet cell transplantation at University of Chicago Medical Center. This provided relief from her pain, but other health problems began. She received much love and encouragement from her support groups dealing with pancreatitis and gastroparesis awareness.  She grew up in, was baptized and confirmed at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Metropolis.

Jill had many interests and hobbies. As a teen she loved to go to church camp where she met some of her best friends. It was there that she first heard and fell in love with the song Awesome God. It remained a lifelong favorite of hers.  She loved being outdoors and was an excellent craftsperson, creating many home goods items as gifts, and for sale at craft shows. She enjoyed shopping with Lauryn, family dinners, beach vacations, and her cats – namely Nash. Her most recent adventure was a treehouse camping trip with her son, Logan and her dad. As her health deteriorated, most of her time was spent at home. She enjoyed listening to music and watching movies with her son, Logan, and preparing for the arrival of her granddaughter in April of this year. She could definitely shop online and had ordered a complete wardrobe for the new baby, along with many other necessary items.  

 Jill is survived by her parents – Steve & Stacey May; daughter - Lauryn Parr (Andrew Penrod); son-Logan Parr; her granddaughter Guinevere Ashley Penrod due April, 2023; brother - Aaron (Sarah) May ; nephew – Landon May ; Aunts and Uncles– Jerry & Carolyn May from Paducah, KY, and Brenda & Chris Whitaker from Anna, IL, and many other great aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends.  

She was preceded in death by her grandparents – Lester & Edna Krueger and Wesley & Florence May, aunts and uncle- Norma Jean & Scott Huss, and JoAnn May.  

Visitation will be held on Wednesday, March 1st, 2023 at Loftus – McManus Funeral Home in Metropolis,  from 9:00 until the funeral hour.

Memorial contributions may be made to National Pancreas Foundation, 3 Bethesda Metro Center,  Suite 700, Bethesda, MD 20814  or online at www.pancreasfoundation.org .

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