Obituaries – Friday, August 18th, 2017

Funeral service for Gerald Willard “Jerry” Merritt of Salem, age 71, will be today at 1:00 at Wilson Mortuary Salem Chapel. Visitation will be from 11:00 until time of service. Interment will be in the Carty Cemetery with Full Military Honors. Donations may be made to the Carty Cemetery.

Funeral services for Thomas Eugene Bradley of Vichy, age 56, will be Saturday morning at 11:00 at the James and Gahr Mortuary Chapel in St. James. Visitation will be tonight from 6:00 to 8:00. Interment will be in the Macedonia Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the family to help with burial expenses.

Funeral services for Honorable J. Max Price of Salem, age 81, will be held Saturday at 2:00 at the First Baptist Church in Salem. Masonic services will start at 10:30. Visitation will be from 11:00 until 2:00 at the Church, followed by full military honors. Memorials are suggested in lieu of flowers to Shriner’s Hospital for Children, the American Legion Post #99, the MASTERS (Missouri Association of the State Troopers Emergency Relief Fund) or your favorite charity. All arrangements are under the direction of the James and Gahr Mortuary of Salem.

Funeral services for Edwin Lee Clements of Rolla, age 84, will be held Sunday at 2:00 at the Rolla Chapel of James and Gahr Mortuary. Visitation will be held from 1:00 until service time on Sunday. Interment will be at a later date at the Missouri Veteran’s Cemetery at Ft. Leonard Wood.

A Celebration of Life for Homer Leo Bays of Viburnum, age 71, will be held Tuesday at 12:00 noon at the Wilson Mortuary Viburnum Chapel. Visitation will be held from 10:00 until service time. There will be no interment. Memorials may be made to the family to help with funeral expenses.

Funeral services for Paul Wayne Wilson Lane of Rolla, age 92, will be held Wednesday morning at 11:00 at the Rolla Chapel of James and Gahr Mortuary. Visitation will be held from 5:0 to 8:00. Interment will be in the Ozark Hills Memorial Gardens in Rolla.