Obituaries – Thursday, January 2nd 2025

Funeral Services for Freda Nadine Stricklin of Bixby, age 70, will be held at 11:00 tomorrow morning, in the Wilson Mortuary Viburnum Chapel. Visitation will be held from 5:00 until 7:00 this evening in the chapel. Burial will be in the Dotson Cemetery in Bixby.

A Celebration of Life for Grace Elizabeth Sexton of Salem, age 72, will be held at 12:00 noon Saturday in the Wilson Mortuary Salem Chapel with Full Military Honors to follow. Visitation will be held from 10:00 Saturday morning until service time at the chapel.

Funeral services for Shirley Ruth Sapaugh of Salem, age 85, will be Saturday at noon at the Salem First Baptist Church. Visitation will be from 10:00 until service time. Burial will be in the North Lawn Cemetery.

Funeral service for Ardell Evans of Steelville, age 95, will be held at 12:00 noon Saturday at the Britton-Bennett Funeral Home in Steelville. Visitation will be from 10:00 Saturday morning until time of the service. Interment will be in the Shoal Creek Cemetery in Berryman, MO. Memorials may be made to the Shoal Creek Cemetery in Berryman.

Memorial Services for Jessica Elaine Mason of Viburnum, age 77, will be held on Saturday afternoon at 5:00 in the Wilson Mortuary Viburnum Chapel. Visitation will be held from 3:00 in the afternoon until service time. Burial will be at a later date in the Arcadia Valley Memorial Park, Ironton, Missouri. Memorial Contributions may be made to St. Jude Children’s Hospital or Shriners Children’s Hospital.

Funeral Services for Chantell Young of Salem, age 56, will be held at noon, Monday, in the Wilson Mortuary Salem Chapel. Visitation will be held from 10:00 until service time in the chapel. The family of Chantell is asking that you wear bright colored clothing in her honor. Burial will be in the Miner Cemetery. Memorial Contributions may be made to Wilson Mortuary to help the family with final expenses.

Funeral Services for James Richard Pax, age 76, of Salem will be held Saturday January 11th in the morning at 11:00 in the Wilson Mortuary Salem Chapel. Burial with Military Honors to follow in the Cedar Grove Cemetery. Visitation will be held Friday January 10th in the evening from 5:00 until 8:00 in the Wilson Mortuary Salem Chapel.