218 South Metter Avenue
Columbia, Illinois 62236
Phone: 618-281-4123
Fax: 618-281-4124
From Collinsville, IL - I-55/70
Take the I-255 South exit and continue south on I-255 for several miles (about 15-20 minutes) and as you pass the Dupo, IL, exit, work your way into the left lane. Watch for signage for Rt. 3 south (which is an exit ramp from the left lane) and take this exit. NOTE: If you miss this exit you will go across the Jefferson Barracks Bridge into MO. Take Rt. 3 south to the first stop light (about a mile or so). At the stop light, turn left onto Main St. (this is the Main St. in Columbia), and continue on Main St. for about 1.7 miles. At this point, you will see a sign on the left side of the street - Lawlor Funeral Home - this sign also has an arrow pointing left. Turn left onto Liberty St. and go one block. The funeral home is on the left, parking on the right. You are at the corner of Liberty and Metter. NOTE: If you are on Main St., and pass a large Catholic Church, you went past the Lawlor Funeral Home sign.
From Jefferson Barracks Bridge
You will be eastbound on I-270, leaving MO and entering IL. In IL, I-270 is now called I-255. Once in IL, the first exit to the right is Rt. 3 south. Take Rt. 3 south to the first stop light (about a mile or so). At the stop light, turn left onto Main St. (this is Main St. in Columbia), and continue on Main St. for about 1.7 miles. At this point, you see a sign on the left side of the street - Lawlor Funeral Home - this sign also has an arrow pointing left. Turn left onto Liberty Street and go one block. The funeral home is on the left, parking on the right. You are at the corner of Liberty and Metter.
NOTE: If you are on Main St., and pass a large Catholic Church, you went past the Lawlor Funeral Home sign.
From Millstadt, IL
Take Highway 158 south/west out of Millstadt for several miles until you come to the Rt. 3 interchange. Take the first exit to the right, which is the Rt. 3 north exit ramp. Once on Rt. 3 stay in the right lane and you will soon be at a stoplight. Turn right from Rt. 3 on to Main St., then continue on Main St. up a hill and past an older residential area, then past a large Catholic Church. After passing the church, you will make the very next right (you will see a Lawlor Funeral Home sign at this point) which is Liberty St.. Turn right on to Liberty St., and go one block on Liberty St.. The funeral home is on the left, parking on the right. You are at the corner of Liberty and Metter.
From Poplar Street Bridge
You will be eastbound on I-64,55,70, leaving MO and entering IL. While on the bridge, work your way to the righthand lane, and take the Rt. 3 south exit. This exit will empty into Sauget, IL, which is a heavy manufacturing plant area. Continue south on Rt. 3 through Sauget and into Cahokia (these towns run together and you may not notice that you are in a different town).Continue on Rt. 3 south through Cahokia, and you will pass through several stop lights. On the south side of Cahokia, Rt. 3 goes up a slight grade and over a bridge. On the other side of the bridge will be a stop light. Go straight, and the highway will become Rt. 3/I-255 south. Take this highway south for a couple of miles and as you pass the Dupo exit, work your way into the left lane. Watch for signage for Rt. 3 south (which is an exit ramp from the left lane) and take this exit. NOTE: If you miss this exit you will go across the Jefferson Barracks Bridge and back into MO. Take Rt. 3 south to the first stop light (about a mile or so). At the stop light, turn left onto Main St. (this is Main St. in Columbia), and continue on Main St. for about 1.7 miles. At this point, you will see a sign on the left side of the street - Lawlor Funeral Home - this sign also has an arrow pointing left. Turn left onto Liberty Street and go one block. The funeral home is on the left, parking on the right. You are at the corner of Liberty and Metter. NOTE: If you are on Main St., and pass a large Catholic Church, you went past the Lawlor Funeral Home sign.
From Rt. 15/west end of Belleville, IL
Take Rt. 15 west/north to I-255. Take the I-255 south exit, and continue south on I-255 for several miles and as you pass the Dupo exit, work your way into the left lane. Watch for signage for Rt. 3 south (which is an exit ramp from the left lane) and take this exit. NOTE: If you miss this exit you will go across the Jefferson Barracks Bridge and back into MO. Take Rt. 3 south to the first stop light (about a mile or so). At the stop light, turn left onto Main St. (this is the Main St. in Columbia), and continue on Main St. for about 1.7 miles. At this point, you will see a sign on the left side of the street - Lawlor Funeral Home - this sign also has an arrow pointing left. Turn left onto Liberty St. and go one block. The funeral home is on the left, parking on the right. You are at the corner of Liberty and Metter. NOTE: If you are on Main St., and pass a large Catholic Church, you went past the Lawlor Funeral Home sign.
From Waterloo, IL
Take Rt. 3 north for about 9 miles. After passing under the Highway 158 overpass, get into the right lane, and you will soon be at a stoplight. Turn right from Rt. 3 onto Main St., then continue on Main St. up a hill and past an older residential area, then past a large Catholic Church. After passing the church, you will make the very next right (you will see the Lawlor Funeral Home sign at this point)which is Liberty St.. Go one block on Liberty St.. The funeral home is on the left, parking on the right. You are at the Corner of Liberty and Metter.
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