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He had served the county since 2010, according to the Pulaski County Sheriff&#8217;s Office.<br \/>Funeral arraignments are being made through\u00a0<span>Aikins-Farmer-Loftus-McManus Funeral Home.<\/span><br \/><span>To read Acuff&#8217;s full obituary, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aikinsfarmer-millerfh.com\/obituary\/Damon-Acuff\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">click here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/span><br \/>{{description}}<br \/>Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items.<br \/>Currently in Paducah<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"env\"><a href=\"\/site\/forms\/online_services\/submit_a_news_tip\/\">Submit a News Tip<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"videocam\"><a href=\"\/request-story-seen-local-6\/request-a-story-seen-on-local\/article_d9cd293e-a411-11e9-afcb-eb90860d8041.html\">Request a News Story Dub<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"cake\"><a href=\"\/site\/forms\/online_services\/send_us_your_birthday\/\">Send Us Your Birthday<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpsdlocal6.com\/news\/southern-illinois-jail-administrator-dies-from-covid-19-complications\/article_cbe5ffb4-6a55-11ec-9078-67ca2a54cbdc.html\">source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Pulaski County Sheriff&#8217;s Office is mourning the loss of 53-year-old Damon Acuff, who died Monday from COVID-19 complications at Mercy Health Lourdes Hospital.Acuff, a Metropolis resident, was the warden at the Pulaski County Detention Center. 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