Aug 13, 2011 | The Paducah Sun Online Edition
George E. Femmer Jr., 86, of Evansville, Indiana and formerly of Metropolis, Illinois, passed away Thursday, August 11, 2011, at his residence surrounded by his family.
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Amos Miles Crider, 83, of Metropolis died August 6, 2011, at Lourdes hospital. Miles was born September 9, 1927, in Joppa, Ill., to the late Hugh and Mary Crider.
Fults derailment still under investigation
Clean-up and repairs continue in southern Monroe County Illinois, following a weekend derailment that sent more than dozen cars off the Union Pacific tracks and spilled tons of coal.