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Ellen Marie Carpenter - Service, 6 p.m. today at Matheny Whited Funeral Home of Elizabeth W.Va. Visitation, 4 - 6 p.m. Roger F. Earley Sr. - Celebration of Life, 2 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 3, 2025, at First Presbyterian Church, 300 Front Street, New Matamoras, Ohio..Online condolences may be made to www.hadleyfh.com.

Ellen Marie Carpenter

Ellen Marie Carpenter, 91, of Parkersburg, WV, passed away Friday, April 25, 2025, surrounded by her loving family. Marie is the daughter of the Late James “Fred” and Rosa (Stanley) Reynolds. She was a graduate of Marietta High School, retired from Marietta Memorial Hospital and worked in Patient Registration. She enjoyed crocheting, reading, puzzles, her animals and her grandchildren. She will be dearly missed by her daughter Linda Burton, grandchildren: Brandi Braden (Jason), Amy Waterman and Jesse Burton (Joslyn). great grandchildren: Carley Miller (Kwan), Jaden Waterman, ...

Roger F. Earley Sr.

Roger F. Earley Sr., 91, passed away peacefully on May 2, 2025, with his children by his side. He was born October 22, 1933, to Jessie and Harold Earley. On April 23, 1954, he married Jo-Ann Holdren in Lawrenceburg, Indiana. A man of faith, Roger was Presbyterian by belief and lived a ...

Funerals

John William Blackburn III — Memorial service and Celebration of Life, 2 p.m. Thursday, Kennonsburg Church, 57599 Kennonsburg Road, Salesville, Ohio. Esther Lucille Edington — Visitation, 10:30 - 11:30 a.m Wednesday at Bauer-Turner Funeral Home, Woodsfield. Wilbur “Russ” Overly — Graveside service, 1 p.m. Sunday, May 25, Halley’s Ridge Cemetery.

John William Blackburn III

John William Blackburn III, 72, of Quaker City, Ohio, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Friday, May 2, 2025. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Wednesday at Chandler Funeral Home & Cremation Service, 609 West St., Caldwell. A memorial service and Celebration of Life will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Kennonsburg Church, 57599 Kennonsburg Road, Salesville, Ohio, with Pastor Mark Slay officiating.

Esther Lucille Edington

Esther Lucille Edington, 91, of Woodsfield passed away Thursday, May 1, 2025. Calling hours are 10:30 a.m. until time of funeral service at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Bauer-Turner Funeral Home, Woodsfield.