{"id":6355,"date":"2025-04-07T10:23:43","date_gmt":"2025-04-07T15:23:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/?p=6355"},"modified":"2025-04-08T10:47:26","modified_gmt":"2025-04-08T15:47:26","slug":"carol-kaye-shafer-bridges-82-of-jewett","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/obits\/6355-carol-kaye-shafer-bridges-82-of-jewett\/","title":{"rendered":"Carol Kaye Shafer Bridges (82) of Jewett"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-post pdfprnt-top-right\"><a href=\"javascript: window.print()\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_self\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/print.png\" alt=\"image_print\" title=\"Print Content\" \/><span class=\"pdfprnt-button-title pdfprnt-button-print-title\">Print<\/span><\/a><\/div><p>Carol Kaye Bridges (n\u00e9e Shafer), beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend, passed away peacefully after a courageous battle with Alzheimer&#8217;s disease. She was surrounded by her loving family.<br \/>\nBorn to Frank and Frances Shafer, November 4, 1942, Carol was a devoted daughter and sister.<br \/>\nShe was preceded in death by her parents, her beloved husband, Carroll Richard Bridges Jr., and her infant grandson, Ian Matthew Bridges.<br \/>\nCarol is survived by her loving siblings: Steve Shafer, Connie Kingery (Alvin Kingery), and Scott Shafer (Jan Shafer). She will be deeply missed by her children: Richard Bridges (Maria Bridges), Daniel Bridges (Dawn Bridges), and Shannon Sidwell (Chris Sidwell). Her legacy continues through her cherished grandchildren: Jacob Bridges, Joshua Bridges, and Ethan Bridges (children of Richard and Maria); Sean Bridges (Keziah Stutzman), Sara Melsa (Daniel Melsa), Zach Benaitis, Ben Benaitis, and Addi Benaitis (children of Daniel and Dawn); Andrew Metzger, Kaleb Elzey, and Max Sidwell (children of Shannon and Chris).<br \/>\nCarol was a dedicated member of Northside Christian Church in Vandalia, IL, where her faith provided her with strength and community. She was known for her warm hospitality and exceptional culinary skills, especially her legendary Thanksgiving feasts, which brought her entire extended family together each year.<br \/>\nAbove all, Carol was the epitome of a loving mother and grandmother. Her unwavering love for her family and her deep faith were the cornerstones of her life. She shared these gifts generously with everyone she knew, leaving a lasting impact on all who were fortunate enough to be a part of her life.<br \/>\nVisitation will be held from 9:00-11:00AM, Saturday, April 12, 2025, at Northside Christian Church, Vandalia. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM, following visitation at the church. Graveside Service and Interment will take place at 3:00PM, Saturday, April 12, 2025, in the Jewett Cemetery, Jewett, Cumberland County, IL.<\/p>\n<p>In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Nourishing Greatness, a program in Vandalia providing weekend meals to our students who experience food insecurity.<\/p>\n<p>Hohlt &#038; File Funeral Home of Vandalia is in charge of arrangements, online condolences can be expressed at www.hohltandfilefh.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Carol died in recent days<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":6356,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6355","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-obits"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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