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Charles T. Pridgeon Jr.

Charles T. Pridgeon Jr., 86, of Marietta, passed away at 9:35 a.m., Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026, at Harmar Place. A complete obituary with information concerning a memorial service will appear at a later date. McClure-Schafer-Lankford Funeral Home is assisting the family and messages of sympathy may be sent at www.Lankfordfh.com.

Eric E. Stillion

Eric E. Stillion, 53, of Walhonding, Ohio, passed away January 27, 2026 at Genesis Hospital in Zanesville. Cremation will be observed with no additional services held at this time. Chandler Funeral Home, Caldwell has been entrusted to care for the family. Please join us in remembering Eric by visiting his memorial at www.ChandlerFuneralHome.net.

Mary Lou Vaughn

Mary Lou Vaughn, 87, of Caldwell, passed away Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026, at Altercare of Cambridge. Visitation, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, at Chandler Funeral Home, 609 West St., Caldwell. Funeral, 1 p.m. Friday, including an Eastern Star Service, in the Chandler Funeral Home Chapel, with Pastor Michael McGuire officiating. Burial, Dudley Cemetery.

Susan J. Wendell

August 1, 1942 January 24, 2026 Just as the snow began to fall on Saturday evening, Susan “SJ” Wendell, 83, passed away peacefully at Crown Pointe Care Center in Columbus, Ohio. Susan was born in Ripley, WV, the only child of Helen and Howard “Win” Wendell. She graduated from St Mary’s High School in St Mary’s, WV in 1960 and attended business school in Parkersburg, WV before taking her first job with the FBI in Washington, DC. She slipped away on her lunch break to attend the historic March on Washington in 1963, a day that would forever shape her life as a friend and ...

Funerals

Donna Marie Bridgman - Visitation, 4-8 p.m., today, Chandler Funeral Home. Rosary service, 7:30 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial, 10 a.m. Friday, St. Stephen Catholic Church, 1036 Belford St., Caldwell. Burial, Mt. Olivet Catholic Cemetery. Tyler Joseph Carte - Visitation, 3-7 p.m. Feb. 3, 2026, at Chandler Funeral Home, Caldwell. Funeral, 11 a.m. Feb. 4, 2026, Chandler Funeral Home Chapel. Burial, Sharon Cemetery.

Donna Marie Bridgman

Donna Marie Bridgman, 89, of Caldwell, Ohio, passed away Jan. 25, 2026. Visitation, 4-8 p.m. Thursday, Chandler Funeral Home. Rosary service, 7:30 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial, 10 a.m. Friday, St. Stephen Catholic Church, 1036 Belford St., Caldwell with the Rev. Father Thomas Nelson and the Rev. Father Chester Pabin officiating. Burial, Mt. Olivet Catholic Cemetery.