Obituaries – Monday, June 9th 2025

Funeral services for Donna Kay Nelson of Salem, age 75, will be today at 12:00 at the Wilson Mortuary Salem Chapel. Visitation will start at 10:00. Burial will be in the North Lawn Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the ALS Association.

Funeral services for Leisa Baker of Licking, age 61, will be held at 2:00 this afternoon at the Evans Chapel in Houston. Visitation will be from noon until service time in the Chapel. A graveside service will follow at 3:15 at the Hickory Ridge Cemetery in Bucyrus.

Funeral services for Katherine “Kathy” Elaine Koehnen of Salem, age 63, will be held at 7:00 this evening in the Wilson Mortuary Salem Chapel. Visitation will be held from 5:00 until 7:00, in the chapel. Burial to follow at a later date in the Jadwin Cemetery.

Funeral services for Ernie Turner Jr. of Licking, age 65, will be held on Tuesday at 1:00 in the afternoon in the Evans Funeral Home in Houston. Visitation will be held at the funeral home from noon until service time. Interment will be at the Boone Creek Cemetery in Licking, MO at 2:30 in the afternoon.

Funeral Services for Virgil Wayne McWhorter, of Salem, age 91, will be held at Thursday morning at 11:00 in the Wilson Mortuary Salem Chapel. Burial with Military Honors to follow in the Morrison Cemetery. Visitation will be held Wednesday evening from 5:00 until 7:00 in the chapel. Memorial Contributions may be made to the Association of International Gospel Assemblies and left with Wilson Mortuary. Memorial Envelopes will be available.

Funeral services for Mildred Jane Cowan of Bunker, age 90, will be Friday at 1:00 at the Ohlman Church in Bunker. Visitation will be held at the Church Friday starting at 11:00. Interment will be at the Westfork Cemetery in Bunker. All arrangements are under the direction of the Salem Chapel of James & Gahr Mortuary.

Memorial service for Jim Stephens of Licking, age 84, will be Saturday, June 28th, at 2:00 at the Licking United Methodist Church. Visitation will start at 1:00. Memorial contributions are suggested to the New Hope Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of the Fox Funeral Home in Licking.