Obituaries – Friday, November 22nd, 2019

Funeral services for Bonnie Mathis of Rolla, age 72, will be Saturday at 11:00 at the Rolla Chapel of James and Gahr. Memorials are suggested to World Wildlife Fund or Whisker Stop.

Funeral services for Peral Pursifull-Blasingame of Licking will be held on Monday at 12:00 noon at the Boone Creek Baptist Church in Licking. Visitation will begin at 10:00 Monday morning at the church. Interment will follow at Boone Creek Cemetery. All the arrangements are under the direction of Fox Funeral Home, Licking.

Graveside services for Alonzo “Lon” Leonard LeFever, formerly of Rolla, age 91, will be held Monday at 2:00 at the Edgar Springs Cemetery in Edgar Springs. Memorials may be made to the Edgar Springs Cemetery. All the arrangements are under the direction of the James and Gahr Mortuary of Rolla.

Funeral services for Leona Lea (Boyher) Schafer of Salem, age 93, will be held Tuesday at 12:00 noon at the Wilson Mortuary Salem Chapel. Visitation will be held from 11:00 until service time Tuesday morning. Burial will be in the Green Forest Cemetery.

A memorial service for Nellie Elvira (Schafer) Klipfel, of New Castle, Colorado, formally of Salem,  age 100, will be held Saturday at 1:00 in the Wilson Mortuary Salem Chapel. Visitation will be held prior to the time of service beginning at 11:00.  Memorials are suggested to the Breast Cancer Foundation. All the arrangements are under the direction of Wilson Mortuary of Salem.

A non traditional celebration of life service for U.S. Army National Guard (Retired) SGT Wendell Gerald Parker, of Salem, age 79, will be held Saturday from 1:00 until 3:00 in the Wilson Family Center. Military honors will be held at 3:00.   Memorials are suggested to the Lovepack Backpack program. All arrangements are under the direction of Wilson Mortuary of Salem.