Obituaries – Wednesday, August 20th 2025

Funeral services for Catherine “Kathy” Louise (Williams) Forster of Salem, age 68, will be this afternoon at 2:00 at the Wilson Mortuary Salem Chapel. Burial will be in the North Lawn Cemetery.

A Celebration of Life will be held for James Douglas Welch, age 63, of Salem, at 1:00 Friday afternoon in the Wilson Mortuary Salem Chapel.  Visitation will be held from 11:00 in the morning until service time, in the chapel.

Funeral services for Gene Whittaker of Steelville, age 81, will be held Saturday afternoon at 2:00 at the Britton-Bennett Funeral Home in Steelville. Visitation will be from 11:00 Saturday morning until service time. Full military honors will follow the service.

A Celebration of Life for Timothy “Tim” Wayne Crocker, age 68, of Salem, will be held Saturday afternoon, August 23rd at 2:00 until 4:00 in the Wilson Mortuary Salem Chapel.