Obituaries – Friday, January 2nd 2026

Funeral Services for Deloris Gale Stricklin, nee Crocker, age 67, of Cherryville will be at 2:00 this afternoon in the Britton-Bennett Funeral Home in Steelville. Visitation will be at the funeral home at 11:00 in the morning until service time. Interment will be in the New Home Cemetery.

Memorial Services for Jorge Rodriguez Rojas, age 62, will be at 3:00 this afternoon at the Rolla Chapel of James & Gahr Mortuary. Visitation will start at 11:00 in the morning.

Funeral service for Chase Jordon Hopkins of St. James, age 16, will be Saturday at 2:00 at the St. James Chapel of James & Gahr Mortuary. Visitation will be from 10:00 until service time. Memorials are suggested to the St. James High School FFA.

A Celebration of Life for Carl McCord, age 75, of Salem, will be held at 5:00 Saturday evening at the American Legion Post 99 in Salem. A Memorial Gathering for Carl McCord will be held from 3:00 in the afternoon until 5:00 in the Wilson Mortuary Salem Chapel.

Graveside services for Leona Lorraine Caldwell of Salem, age 71, will be held at 1:30 Monday afternoon in the Gladden Empire Cemetery.  Visitation will be held from 12:00 noon until 1:00 Monday afternoon in the Wilson Mortuary Salem Chapel.

Funeral Services for for Paul Holzschuh, age 85, of Salem will be held at 1:00 Tuesday afternoon, in the Wilson Mortuary Salem Chapel. Burial with Military Honors to follow in the Mt. Hermon Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 11:00 in the morning until service time in the Chapel.

Funeral Services for James Franklin Ball, age 73, of Bunker, are pending and will be announced at a later date. All arrangements are under the direction and care of Wilson Mortuary of Salem.