Obituaries – Tuesday, February 24th 2026

Celebration of Life Service for James Ronald Powell, age 65, of Salem will be held at 2:00 Wednesday afternoon in the Wilson Mortuary Salem Chapel. Visitation will be from noon until service time at the chapel.

Funeral services for Richard Lee Meyer of Salem, age 93, will be held at 1:00 Thursday afternoon in the Wilson Mortuary Salem Chapel. Visitation will be held from 12:00 noon until service time in the chapel. Burial will be in the Dry Fork Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude Children’s Hospital.

Memorial services for infant Anthony “J.J.” Joseph Bates Jr., will be held at 11:00 Friday morning in the Wilson Mortuary Salem Chapel. Visitation will be held from 10:00 until service time in the chapel.

A Celebration of Life Service for Kevin Leon Maxwell, age 53, of Salem, will be held at 12:00, noon, Tuesday, March 3rd at New Harmony Church in Salem. Visitation will be held from 11:00 in the morning until service time at the Church. All arrangements for are under the direction of Wilson Mortuary of Salem.

Celebration of Life services for Leona Marie (Hinkle) Hastings Walker of Salem, age 75, will be announced at a later date. Arrangements are under the direction of the Wilson Mortuary of Salem.