Obituaries – Wednesday, June 26th, 2019

Funeral services for Evelyn Marie (Pursley) Shook of Salem, age 71, will be held today at noon at the Wilson Mortuary Salem Chapel. Visitation will be held from 10:00 until service time. Burial will be at the Sligo Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Ronald McDonald House.

Funeral services for Alta “Peggy” Gott of Salem, age 89, will be held Thursday morning at 11:00 at the Salem James and Gahr Chapel. Visitation will be held Thursday morning from 10:00 until service time. Interment will be in the North Lawn Cemetery.

Funeral services for Laura Mae Copeland of St. James, age 101, will be Thursday at 1:00 at the St. James Chapel of James and Gahr. Visitation will from 11:00 until 1:00 on Thursday. Interment will be in the Skaggs Cemetery.

A Celebration of Life for Elaine McElfresh Kropp of Salem, age 69, will be Friday at 11:00 at the Salem Eagles Club. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the James and Gahr Mortuary in Salem to help with the final funeral costs.

Memorial services for Randolf S. Cramer of Salem, will be held Tuesday morning, July 9th at the Salem Chapel of James and Gahr Mortuary. Visitation will be held that morning from 10:00 until service time.

Funeral services for Arthur “Art” Lee Pilkington of will be Friday afternoon at 1:00 at the Wilson Mortuary Salem Chapel. Visitation will be Thursday from 5:00 until 8:00. Burial will be in the Round Pond Cemetery.

Memorial service for Larry “Scott” Smith of Bourbon, age 40, will be Saturday afternoon at 2:00 at the Britton-Bennett Funeral Home in Steelville. Visitation will be Saturday morning at 11:00 at the funeral home.

Memorial service for Leland Jerod Nathanial Coombs of Steelville, age 23, will be Sunday afternoon at 2:00 at the Britton-Bennett Funeral Home in Steelville. Visitation will be from 11:00 until service time at the funeral home.