Obituaries – Monday, June 30th 2025

A Funeral Mass for Paul Gene Wilson of Salem, age 64, will be held at 8:30 this morning at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Graveside Services will follow at 10:00 in the Mt. Hermon Cemetery. All arrangements are under the direction of the Wilson Mortuary of Salem.

Celebration of Life Service for William “Bill” Benford Major, Jr. will be this morning at 10:00 in the Steelville Presbyterian Church. Visitation will start at 9:00. Inurnment Service will be at 2:30 in the Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery in St. Louis. Memorials may be given in lieu of flowers to the Steelville Presbyterian Church. Arrangements are under the direction of the Britton-Bennett Funeral Home, Steelville.

Graveside Services for Eula Maxine Wilson of Salem, age 96, will be this morning at 10:00 in the Mt. Hermon Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of the Wilson Mortuary Salem Chapel.

Funeral Services for Beverly “Bev” Lynn (Farrar) Drury, age 67, of Salem will be held at 12:00 Noon on Tuesday, in the Wilson Mortuary Salem Chapel. Burial to follow in the Dry Fork Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 11:00 in the morning until time of service. Memorial Contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society.

Funeral Services for Davie Lee Biele, Sr., will be Tuesday at 1:00 at the Salem Chapel of James & Gahr Mortuary. Visitation will be from 11:00 until service time. Interment will be in the North Lawn Cemetery.

Graveside services for Brenda Sue Paine of Golden Valley, Arizona, age 72, will be held at 2:00 Wednesday afternoon in the Jadwin Cemetery. All arrangements are under the direction of the Wilson Mortuary of Salem.

Funeral services for Eula Mae Dodson Medley of Boss, Missouri, age 80, will be held Thursday at 12:00 noon in the Wilson Mortuary Salem Chapel. Visitation will be held from Thursday morning from 10:00 until service time at the chapel. Burial will be in the Boss Cemetery.

A Memorial Gathering for John Thomas Stephens, age 85, of Salem will be held Wednesday evening from 4:00 until 7:00 in the Wilson Mortuary Salem Chapel. Memorial Contributions may be made to the Tunnels to Tower Foundation and left with Wilson Mortuary.