James & Gahr Mortuary

Obituary for Gene Day Gene Day of Bunker, Missouri passed away on Tuesday, October 27, 2020 at the Salem Hospital at the age of 82. Gene was born in St. Louis, Missouri on November 9, 1937 to the late Arthur and Elsie (Swiney) Day. Gene was united in marriage to the late Lois (Parker) Day and this union was blessed with three children. Gene owned and operated his own independent trucking business and spent 61 years driving all over the country. He lived on the family farm sin...ce he was seven years old. Gene raised cattle and at one time, he and Lois owned the Day Feed Store in Bunker. He was also a cattle buyer and trader back in the day. In the 70's he was the Second District Road Commissioner of Reynolds County and in the 80's was the rodeo judge for the CARA circuit. Gene enjoyed playing checkers and pitch. He loved to go to the river during gigging season but you wouldn't find him out gigging. Instead he was there for the fish fry's they would have when they came to shore with their catch. He was a proud member of the Bunker Masonic Lodge. Gene loved his family and spending time with the grandchildren and will be lovingly missed by all that knew and loved him. He was a drove a truck 61 years He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, Lois June (Parker) and infant son, James Eric Day Gene is survived by: his daughter, Laura Whelan and husband, Tom, of Salem, Missouri; son, Arthur Day of Bunker, Missouri and step-daughter, Dyna Corzine, of Farmington, Missouri; grandchildren: Jennifer Smith of Arnold Missouri; TJ Young and wife, Brittany, Cory Young, and Leah Nash and husband, Zeb, of Salem, Missouri; great grandchildren: Jory Young, Clyton Young and Gus Young, JT, Jaden and Kade, and a host of extended family and friends. A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, October 31, 2020 at 12:00 pm at the Salem Chapel of the James and Gahr Mortuary at 12:00 p.m. with Ronnie Parker officiating.

James and Gahr Family Center is available for rental for gatherings, showers, reunions, and birthdays in addition to funeral dinners. Built in 2019, this outstanding facility offers 1400 square feet that features seating for up to 100 with tables and chairs on-site, a commercial kitchen with double ovens, five burner gas stove, dishwasher, and commercial refrigerator along with a 500 pound ice maker and handicapped accessible restrooms. Catering is also available. To reserve the Family Center, call 573-729-3117.

Thank you to our friends at the Walker Roney Post of the American Legion in Salem for the beautiful, new American flag flying at North Lawn Cemetery.

At James & Gahr we are excited to announce that some restrictions have been lifted. That said, we are now back open with the following guidelines to make sure that everyone stays safe. The Governor of Missouri has made the following restrictions for now. Allowing funerals and visitations to take place per square footage, Salem will be allowed to have 60 persons in building, Rolla is allowed 80, and St. James is also 60. Social distancing is still required. If you are sick,ple...as, for the safety of everyone in attendance as well as our staff, stay home. We are excited to take this step to get our community back to some kind of "normal". As always, we are here for you 24 hours a day, with three locations to serve your needs. Donn & Connie James Chris Raulston Kristin Williams