Obituaries – Friday, December 5th 2025

Funeral Services for David Clayton Smith, age 89, of Willow Springs, formerly of Salem, will be this afternoon at 1:00 at the Wilson Mortuary Salem Chapel. Visitation will be from 12:00 until service time. Burial with Full Military Honors will be in the Cedar Grove Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association. 

Funeral Service for John Paul Wade, age 49, will take place Saturday morning at 10:00 at the Licking Christian Church with Mr. Rick Mosher officiating. Visitation will take place tonight from 5:00 to 8:00 at the Licking Christian Church. Arrangements are entrusted to Fox Funeral Home. 

Graveside Services for Steven Paul Duckworth, age 67 of Tulsa, Oklahoma will be held at 1:00 in the afternoon on Saturday, December 6, 2025, in the Cedar Grove Cemetery. All arrangements are under the direction and care of Wilson Mortuary of Salem.

Funeral Services for Richard Allen Purcell Sr., age 77, of Salem will be held at 12:00 noon on
Tuesday, December 9, in the Wilson Mortuary Salem Chapel. Burial to follow in the Akers Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 10:00 in the morning until time of service. Memorial Contributions may be made in memory of Richard Purcell to Akers Cemetery.