METROPOLIS
Carl Eugene Landis, 68, died at 6:25 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2009, at his home.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 7, 2009, in Miller Funeral Home, with the Rev. Jack Russell officiating.
Burial will be in Ebenezer Hall Cemetery at Lick Creek near Anna.
Visitation will be held after 6 p.m. Friday, Feb. 6, 2009, at the funeral home.
Born Nov. 29, 1940, in Anna, he graduated from Anna-Jonesboro High School in 1959.
Mr. Landis moved to Ohio and worked as a machinist at AKKO Fastener Screw Co. for 30 years until he retired in 2006.
His passion was restoring his home in Metropolis, where he and his wife would drive down every weekend and work on fixing up their retirement home.
Carl's other hobbies were bowling, golfing and camping.
He is survived by his wife of 25 years, Patricia A. Ranes Landis of Metropolis.
He is survived by his daughter, Pamela Davis of Newport, Ky.; sons, Tracy Landis of Lake Geneva, Wis., Todd Landis of Fall City, Neb., Alex Landis of McHenry, and John McCoy and wife, Tonya of Lebanon, Ohio; grandchildren, Rachelle Mound, Sara Landis, Erika Stout, Kyle Stout, Barbara McCoy and Johnny McCoy; great-grandchildren, Arianna and Alexia Peterson; and brothers, Chester L. Landis and wife, Karen, of Huntly, William E. Landis and wife, Cheryl, of Bourbonais, Larry W. Landis and wife, Wendy, of Rockford and Calvin L. Landis and wife, Evelyn, Du Quoin.
Mr. Landis was preceded in death by his parents, Carl M. and Mary L. Davis Landis; and brother, Robert Landis.
Published in The Southern Illinoisan from 2/4/2009 - 2/5/2009