Obituaries – Friday, August 28th, 2026

Funeral Services for Charles Gordon Younce, Sr., age 78, will be today at 1:00 at the Britton-Bennett Funeral Home in Steelville. Visitation will be from 11:00 until service time. Interment will be in the Martin-Trask Cemetery, Cherryville. Memorials may be made to the Martin-Trask Cemetery, P.O. Box 92, Steelville, MO 65565.

Funeral Services for Sonja Farrar, age 78, of Salem, will be held at 1:00 Saturday afternoon in the Wilson Mortuary Salem Chapel. Burial to follow in the Mitchell Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 11:00 in the morning until service time at the chapel.

A Celebration of Life Services will be held for Timothy Allan and Michelle Ruth Tompkins of Salem, at 5:00 Monday afternoon at the New Home Baptist Church. Visitation will be held from 3:00 until 5:00 Monday afternoon at the New Home Baptist Church on Highway W in Salem. Memorial contributions may be made to help with final expenses. All arrangements are under the direction of the Wilson Mortuary of Salem.

Funeral Services for Daniel Sharp, age 75 of Salem, will be held at 12:00 Noon Tuesday, in the Wilson Mortuary Salem Chapel. Burial to follow in the Jadwin Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 11:00 Tuesday morning until service time at the chapel.

Funeral services for Twyla Lee Riley of Salem, age 81, will be held at 2:00 Thursday afternoon in the Wilson Mortuary Salem Chapel. Visitation will be held from 12:00 noon until 2:00 Thursday afternoon in the chapel. Burial will be in the Cedar Grove Cemetery.

Celebration of Life Services for Joyce Fern (Sisco) Brisco of Salem, age 84 will be Friday, Sept. 4th, at 12:00 noon at the Wilson Mortuary Salem Chapel. Visitation will be from 10:00 until service time.