Obituaries – Friday, April 25th 2025

Funeral services for Franklin Murl Martin of St. James, age 80, will be today at 1:00 at the St. James Chapel of James & Gahr Mortuary. Visitation will start at 11:00. Interment will be at the Vienna Public Cemetery.

Memorial services for Larry Dean Forister, SFC Army Retired, age 82, of Salem will be today at noon in the Wilson Mortuary Salem Chapel. Graveside services with Full Military Honors will be at 2:00 at the Missouri Veterans Cemetery Waynesville. Visitation will begin at 11:00.

Funeral services for Donald “Don” Lee Floyd of Salem, age 84, will be Saturday at 1:00 at the Wilson Mortuary Salem Chapel. Visitation will start at 11:00. Burial will be at the Cedar Grove Cemetery.

A Celebration of Life for Jean Marie Thomasma, nee Bell, of Steelville, age 67, will be held Saturday afternoon at 3:00 in the Steelville Presbyterian Church. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to the Lifeline Pregnancy Care Center of Cuba, MO or Rusty’s Rescue Pets – City Pound of Steelville. All arrangements are under the direction and care of the Britton-Bennett Funeral Home in Steelville.

Funeral services for James Ulysses Curry of Doolittle, age 83, will be Tuesday, at noon in the Wilson Mortuary Salem Chapel. Visitation will start at 11:00. Burial with Military Honors will be at the North Lawn Cemetery.