SALEM — Jim Venters, 82, of Salem, Illinois formerly of Odin passed away January 12, 2023, at Carlyle Healthcare with family at his side.

Born July 31, 1940, in Fairfield, he was the son of Delbert A. and Esther M. (Canfield) Venters.

Celebration of Life services have now been re-set for 12:00 O’clock noon, Saturday, March 18, 2023 in the chapel of Sutherland – Rankin Funeral Home in Salem. Visitation will be from 11:00 am until the service hour. Burial will be private. Military honors will be accorded at the funeral home by the Salem American Legion Post #128. Jim was a Viet Nam and Iraq veteran having served faithfully in both the Marine Corp and the U. S. Army. There will be a time of visitation from 11:00 am until the service hour.

For further information, you may contact Sutherland – Rankin Funeral Home, P.O. Box 97, Salem, IL 62881 618-548-1234, entrusted with the family’s care. Online condolence may be left at sutherlandfuneralhome.com.