Obituaries – Tuesday, February 7th, 2023

A Celebration of Life for Arnie O’Dell Cook of Salem, age 68, will be held at 7:00 this evening in the Wilson Mortuary Salem Chapel. Visitation will be held from 5:00 until 7:00 this evening in the chapel. Memorial Contributions may be made to the Lovepack Backpack Program.

Funeral services for Keith Emil Schescke of Rolla, formerly of Salem, age 61, will be Friday at 12:00 noon at the Null & Son Funeral Home in Rolla. Visitation will also be Friday from 11:00 until service time. Interment will be in the Pea Ridge Cemetery in Doolittle. Memorials are suggested to the family to help with final expenses.

Funeral services for James “Jim” Govro of Steelville, age 88, will be held Friday afternoon at 2:00 at the Britton-Bennett Funeral Home in Steelville. Visitation will be from 11:00 until service time Friday. Interment will be in the Steelville Cemetery with Full Military Honors.

Funeral services for Joseph Franklin Bowen of Salem, age 89, will be Saturday at 1:00 at the McSpadden Funeral Home in Bunker. Visitation will also be Saturday from 11:00 until service time. Burial will be in the Bay Cemetery. In lieu of flowers memorials may be donated to the Bay Cemetery.

Funeral services for Evelyn LaRue, age 83, will be held Saturday afternoon at 2:00 at the First Baptist Church in Salem. Visitation will be held Saturday from 11:00 until service time. Interment will be in the Boss Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the IPF Foundation. Services are under direction of the Salem Chapel of the James and Gahr Mortuary.