All Obituaries 

Shirley L. Faulkner, age 77 of Metropolis, Illinois passed away at 3:57 am on Tuesday, March 10, 2026, at Massac Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 1 pm on Friday, March 13, 2026, at Aikins-Farmer-Loftus-McManus Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Metropolis Memorial Gardens. Shirley worked at Pizza Inn for over 20 years and was a member of Park Avenue Baptist Church. Shirley is survived by her husband, Gary Faulkner; daughter, Kathy Walters; granddaughter, Taylor ...

Lois Mae Marlman, 86, of Metropolis, Illinois, and formerly of Spring Hill, Florida, passed away on Monday, March 9, 2026 at Southgate Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born on July 28, 1939, in Reevesville, Johnson County, Illinois. Her parents were Elmer Maurice Shaw and Anna (Harper) Shaw. On July 31, 1960, she was united in marriage to Kenneth Dale Trovillion and was blessed with two sons, Kevin Dale Trovillion and Kent David Trovillion. Later in life, on April 18, 1993, she ...

Benjamin Kingsley, age 53 of Metropolis, Illinois passed away on Thursday, March 12, 2026. Services will be held at a later date. Benjamin had worked as a chief engineer for BH Towing. He attended Joppa Baptist Church. Benjamin is survived by his mother, Pamela Kingsley and her significant other, Bob Worthen; brother, Vincent Kingsley and wife Susan; stepdaughter, Evelyn Smith; niece, Caitlin Kingsley; nephew, Devon Kingsley; aunts, Pattye Lockard and Pam Fletcher; great aunt, Edith ...

Jack Hankins, 97 of Metropolis, IL, passed away on Thursday, March 5, 2026 at Baptist Health Paducah. He was born on September 24, 1928 in McCracken County, Kentucky to Clyde and Alta Hankins. Funeral services will be held at 12 noon on Monday, March 9, 2026 at Metropolis First Baptist Church with Dr. Joe Buchanan and Rev. Terry Mathis officiating. Burial will follow in Metropolis Memorial Gardens. Jack was the general manager of Firestone in Paducah, KY for several years. In 1963, he ...

Linda J. “Lynn” Cremeens, age 82 of Johnston City, Illinois passed away at 10:44 pm on Monday, March 2, 2026 at Deaconess Illinois Union County Hospital with her family by her side. Funeral services will be held at 2 pm on Sunday, March 8, 2026 at Aikins-Farmer-Loftus-McManus Funeral Home with Charlie Kilpatrick officiating. Burial will follow at IOOF Cemetery. Linda was retired from Dyno Nobel, of the Baptist faith, enjoyed shopping and flower gardening. After retirement, her ...

Maurice Lee Pearcy, 96, of Brookport, Illinois, passed away peacefully on March 2, 2026. Maurice was born on August 18, 1929, in the Ashbyburg community in Hopkins County Kentucky. His father Edward B. and mom Emma moved the family to Massac County when he was a young child and raised he and his siblings Edward Ray, Sue, Inas, and Verla in the Unionville area. He was a veteran of the Korean war. Maurice married Sylvia Adkinson in 1955, and Terry, Karen and Tim were born to them. He moved ...

Joseph “Joppa Joe” Vibbert, age 69 of Joppa, Illinois passed away peacefully at home with Vera by his side on Thursday, February 19, 2026 at 6:15 am. He is survived by his wife, Vera; brother, Kelly (Danielle) Vibbert; daughters, Cristie Vibbert, Sunshine Vibbert, Misti Vibbert, and Shannon Weisbrod; step children, Veralynn Ellsworth, John Brown, Martin Brown, and Thomas Williams; grandchildren, Codi, Colton, Cori, Gabrielle, Ayden, Iyan, Ashlynn, Jagar, Dakota, Tiffany, Jerrad, ...

Diane “Di” Deckard, age 80 of Metropolis, Illinois passed away at 5:00 am on Tuesday, February 24, 2026 at her residence surrounded by her family. Funeral services will be held at 2 pm on Saturday, February 28, 2026 at St. Stephens Lutheran Church with Pastor Tom Emmerson and Jeff Trovillion officiating. Burial will follow at Metropolis Memorial Gardens. Diane was a retired cosmetologist and a member of Hindsboro Christian Church. Diane is survived by her husband of 62 years, ...

Lula Rae (Saylors) Street, age 76 of Metropolis, Illinois passed away at 11:05 am on Tuesday, February 24, 2026 at her residence surrounded by her family. Graveside services will be held at 1 pm on Friday, February 27, 2026 at Metropolis Memorial Gardens with Rev. David Deem officiating. Lula was retired from the United States Postal Service as a rural mail carrier. Lula is survived by her daughters, Deshae Hale and Deann “Pooh” Metcalf and husband Dusty; step sons, Josh ...

Ann Holmes, age 68 of Metropolis, Illinois was born on October 7, 1957 in Aurora Illinois and passed away on Friday morning February 20, 2026. Funeral services will be held at 2 pm on Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at Aikins-Farmer-Loftus-McManus Funeral Home with Rev. David Wright officiating. Burial will follow at Metropolis Memorial Gardens. Ann worked as a Teacher’s Aide at Southern Seven Head Start and was a member of Joppa Missionary Baptist Church. Ann was a loving wife, mother, ...