Obituaries – Wednesday, December 23rd, 2020

Graveside services for Ronald Eugene Gibbs of Nixa, age 70, will be held this morning at 11:00 at the Dry Fork Cemetery. In lieu of flowers memorial may be made to the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering. All arrangements are under the direction of the Wilson Mortuary of Salem.

Funeral services for Vernon Henry Lamkey of Cuba, age 78, will be Saturday at 1:00 at the Britton-Bennett Funeral Home in Steelville. Visitation will be Saturday from 11:00 until service time. Interment will be in the Reedville Cemetery, Sullivan.

Funeral service for Earlene Stella Fowler of Fenton, age 85, will be held at 2:00 Sunday afternoon in the Wilson Mortuary Salem Chapel. Visitation will be held from 2:00 until 4:00 Saturday afternoon in the Jay B. Smith Funeral Home in Fenton, and on Sunday from 1:00 until service time in the Wilson Mortuary Salem Chapel. Burial will follow in the Green Forest Cemetery.

A Celebration of Life for Libby Sanders of Salem, age 69, will be held at a later date. Interment will be at the North Lawn Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the Bonebrake Center of Nature and History. All the arrangements are under the direction of the James and Gahr Mortuary of Salem.

Funeral services for Richard Gary Smith of Salem, age 81 will be Tuesday at 2:00 at the Salem chapel of the James and Gahr Mortuary. Visitation will be Monday from 5:00 until 8:00. Masonic servies will be Monday evening at 7:00. Interment with military honors will be in the Northlawn Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Spring Creek Golf Club and Salem Masonic Lodge #225 AF and AM.

Funeral services for Sam Gorman of Licking, age 65, will be held Wednesday morning at 11:00 at the Salem Chapel of James and Gahr Mortuary. Visitation will be from 5:00 until 7:00 Tuesday evening. Interment will be in the Patterson Cemetery at a later date.

A private graveside service in the Rolla City Cemetery for Patricia Ellen Mesko of Rolla, age 80, will be held later. Memorials may be made to the charity of your choice or the Rolla Salvation Army. Arrangements are entrusted to the James and Gahr Mortuary of Rolla.

Private family services will be held for Bertha “Marteen” (Glenn) Manjarrez of Salem, age 90. Burial will be in the New Hope Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of the Wilson Mortuary of Salem.