Obituaries – Thursday, June 25th, 2026

Funeral Services for Wayne Hackman of Licking, age 79, will be Friday at 11:00 at the First Baptist Church in Licking. Visitation will be Thursday, June 25th, from 4:00 until 7:00 at the Fox Funeral Home in Licking. Burial will be at the Missouri Veterans Cemetery at Fort Leonard Wood.

Funeral Services for Barbara Ann McCarter of Salem, age 73, will be held at 1:00 Friday afternoon in the Wilson Mortuary Salem Chapel. Visitation will be held from 11:00 Friday morning until service time in the chapel. Burial to follow in the Green Forest Cemetery. Memorials may be made to St. Jude Children’s Hospital.

Funeral Services for Carole Jean Bailey of Licking, age 82, will be Saturday at 11:30 at the Boone Creek Baptist Church. Visitation will be from 10:00 until 11:30. Burial will be at the Boone Creek Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of the Fox Funeral Home of Licking.

Funeral services for James “Jim” Harold Barksdale, age 91, of Steelville will be held Saturday afternoon at 2:00 in the Britton-Bennett Funeral Home in Steelville. Interment will be in the Steelville Cemetery. Visitation will be held at noon until service time at the funeral home.

A Celebration of Life Service with Military Honors for Dale Edward Donovan of Salem, age 84, will be held at 2:00 Saturday afternoon in the Wilson Mortuary Salem Chapel. Visitation will be held from 1:00 until service time Saturday in the chapel.

Funeral Services for Ivan “Dale” Brooks of Salem, age 80, will be Sunday at 1:00 at the Wilson Mortuary Salem Chapel. Visitation will start at 11:00. Burial with Full Military Honors will be in the North Lawn Cemetery.

Celebration of Life Service for Jerry Lee Cramer of Salem, age 82, will be Sunday at 6:00 at the Wilson Mortuary Salem Chapel. Visitation will be from 4:00 until service time.

A Celebration of Life Mass for Ernest “Ernie” William Skiles, JR, age 68, of Steelville, will be held Monday morning at 10:00 in the St. Michaels Catholic Church in Steelville. Visitation will begin at 9:30 in the morning and last until service time at the church. All arrangements are under the direction of the Britton-Bennett Funeral Home in Steelville.

Funeral Services for Doyne A. Johnson of Ozark, Missouri, age 93, will be Wednesday at 2:00 at the Adams Funeral Home in Nixa, Missouri. Visitation will start at 1:00. Burial will be at the Chestnutridge Cemetery. During Doyne’s ministry he pastored at Oak Grove Baptist Church, Bunker First Baptist Church, and Pleasant Valley Baptist Church.

A Celebration of Life service for Kelly Ray Frederick will be held from 1:00 until 3:00 Saturday, July 25th, at the Stone Creek Grill located at 206 Sheridan Rd, in Winthrop Harbor, IL 60096. Memorial Contributions may be made to Save-A-Pet Inc and mailed to 31664 N. Fairfield Rd, Grayslake, IL 60030. Local arrangements are under the direction of the Wilson Mortuary of Salem.