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Edgar L. “Pete” Kegley Jr. — Funeral, 11 a.m. Friday, at Crown of Life Lutheran Church, Marietta. Burial, Beverly Cemetery. Visitation, 5-8 p.m. Thursday at McCurdy Funeral Home, Beverly. Masonic service, 7:30 p.m. Rhonda S. Petry — Visitation, 4-8 p.m. Thursday, at Chandler Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Caldwell. Cremation will follow. Harley R. Sanders — Funeral, 1 p.m. Thursday, at McCurdy Funeral Home, Beverly. Burial, Waterford Cemetery with military services at the grave. Visitation, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.

Edgar L. “Pete” Kegley Jr.

Edgar L. “Pete” Kegley Jr., 79, of Beverly, Ohio, died on Monday, January 19, 202, at his home. He was born on December 24, 1946, in Danville, Virginia, son of Edgar Lee Kegley Sr. and Josie B. Boswell Kegley. Pete graduated from Fort Frye High School in 1965 and went to Glenville ...

Rhonda S. Petry

Rhonda S. Petry, 59, of Macksburg, Ohio, passed away Sunday, Jan. 18, 2026, at the Marietta Memorial Hospital in Marietta. Visitation, 4-8 p.m. Thursday, at Chandler Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Caldwell. Cremation will follow.

Harley R. Sanders

Harley R. Sanders, 77, of Waterford, Ohio, died on Sunday, January 18, 2026, at his home. He was born on April 24, 1948, in Buckhannon, West Virginia, son of Harley Richard Sanders Sr. and Elona Andrew Sanders. Harley graduated from Buckhannon Upshur High School in 1966, WV Institute of ...

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Gary Dale Fortney — Friday 2 p.m., Celebration of Life, Barlow Chapel of Cawley & Peoples Funeral Home, 11 White Oak Woods Drive, Vincent. Graveside service at Bartlett Cemetery with military rites. Visitation, noon-2 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.

Charles N. “Charlie” Clark

Charles N. “Charlie” Clark, 67, of Stockport, Ohio, died on Friday, January 16, 2026, at his home. He was born on December 13, 1958 in Beverly, Ohio, son of Eldon D. “Stub” Clark and Janis N. Porter Clark. He is survived by his mother, Janis Clark; his wife, Joann Gillard Clark; five sons, Doug Clark, Eli Clark, Ben Moore, Jacob Porter and Josh Porter; two daughters, Sarah Ware and Carla Clark; three brothers and two sisters. He was preceded in death by his father, Eldon Clark; his first wife, Tina Leach Clark; and one brother and one sister. A memorial service will be held at ...