Obituaries
Local obituaries for Hancock, MD and surrounding areas.
Alda Delores Swain Black
Sep 8, 2026
Alda D. Swain Black, age 91, passed Tuesday, September 8, 2026, at Winds of Mattern Orchard, Duncansville, PA.
Born Tuesday, June 11, 1935, in Warfordsburg, PA to Lloyd H. and Margaret Rae Fisher Swain.
She was a 1952 graduate of Southern Fulton Hight School. She was a secretary for many years with the coal and fuel distributorship with her husband and his...
Madeline Marie Ward
Sep 3, 2026
Madeline Marie Ward, 95, of Warfordsburg, PA, passed away Thursday, September 3, 2026, at her residence.
Born Monday, September 8, 1930, in Fulton County, PA, she was the daughter of the late Carl and Marie Fischer Hendershot.
Madeline was a graduate of Southern Fulton High School Class of 1948. She worked as a teacher’s aid and special tutor for over thirty-two years...
Frances Louise Trail
Sep 1, 2026
Frances Louise MacCumbee Trail, 89, passed away at home surrounded by loved ones on Tuesday, September 1, 2026.
Born June 11, 1937, in Little Orleans, MD, she was the daughter of the late Gilbert and Orpha Fox MacCumbee and stepmother Susie Barnhart MacCumbee.
Frances graduated from Hancock High School, class of 1955. She went on to be a seamstress, making baby clothes...
Alice Pearl Truax
Aug 31, 2026
Alice Pearl Truax, 87, of Warfordsburg, PA, passed away Monday, August 31, 2026, in Williamsport, MD.
Born Tuesday, June 27, 1939, in Fulton County, PA, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Ruth Bathelow Everts.
Alice worked for London Fog as a seamstress for over twenty-four years. She was of Christian faith. She enjoyed camping and loved her cats.
She is...
Ludwell "Onsie" Onsolow Fling
Aug 29, 2026
Ludwell “Onsie” Onsolow Fling, 97, of Hancock, Md, passed away, Saturday, August 29, 2026, in Berkeley Springs, WV.
Born January 19, 1929, in Hancock, MD, he was the son of the late Edward and Olive Mitchell Fling.
Onsie attended Hancock Area School. He served in the United States Air Force, serving in WWII and the Korean War. He worked and retired as...
Louise Edna Golden
Aug 29, 2026
Louise Edna Golden, age 90, of Hancock, MD, passed away Saturday, August 29, 2026, at her home surrounded by her loving family.
Born September 15, 1935, in Millstone, MD, she was the daughter of the late Roger Elwood and Kittie Irene Younker Weller.
She was a 1953 graduate of Hancock School.
She was a professional seamstress retiring from London Fog Factory after at...
Joyce Ann Younker
Aug 28, 2026
Joyce Ann Younker 74, of Hancock, MD passed away on Friday, August 28, 2026, at her residence.
Born Saturday, March 15, 1952, in Berkeley Springs, WV, she was the daughter of the late George W. and Wanda L. Vanorsdale Fleece Sr.
Joyce attended Berkeley Springs School. She enjoyed playing bingo, knitting, quilting and visiting friends at the Senior Life Services Center in...
Lewis (Lew) Harvey Miller
Aug 24, 2026
Lewis (Lew) Harvey Miller, 82, of Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania, passed peacefully from his earthly home on Monday, August 24, 2026.
Lew was married to the love of his life and best friend, Susan, for 46 years. Together, they raised two children, Amanda and Kenneth. He is also survived by a son, Robert and his wife, Julie; daughter, Sherri and her husband, Jimmy....
William Benjamin Little
Aug 14, 2026
William B. Little, age 83, died on August 14, 2026, surrounded by his family in Bowling Green, Virginia.
Born on December 31, 1942, in Hancock, Maryland, he was the son of the late Chlorous L. Hovermale Little and the late Philip N. Little.
He was a born-again Christian; a graduate of Hancock High School, class of 1960; and a member of the...
Norma "Sally" Payne
Aug 13, 2026
Norma “Sally” Payne, 89, of Berkeley Springs, peacefully went home to be with the Lord on August 13, 2026.
Born on July 27, 1937, Sally was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend. Her faith in the Lord was exceptionally strong and served as the foundation of her life. She trusted God wholeheartedly and found strength, comfort, and...
Wilma Jean Yost
Aug 4, 2026
Wilma Jean Yost, age 84, of Hancock, MD, passed away on Tuesday, August 4, 2026, in Winchester, VA.
Born Thursday, October 16, 1941, in Hancock, MD, she was the beloved daughter of the late Jacob Mitchell and Esther Landers.
Wilma worked for Hepburn Orchards until they closed. She then went to work at London Fog in Hancock until their closing.
She was a...
Marlin Leroy Whitfield
Jul 29, 2026
Marlin Leroy Whitfield, Age 87, of Little Orleans, MD, passed away on July 29 at Doey’s House in Hagerstown Md.
Survived by his wife of 66 years, Darle (Dorrier) Whitfield, three children, Danny Whitfield, Yvonne Gish (spouse Jeffrey), Sean Whitfield (spouse Nichole), grandchildren Morgan Gish, Lindsey Sipala (spouse Tony), Payton Gish, Thomas Broadwater, Dakota Whitfield, Nevada Elyse Whitfield, Ethaniel Whitfield, Graysen...
Wanda Lee Blair
Jul 29, 2026
Wanda L. Blair, 55, of Hancock, MD passed away Wednesday, July 29, 2026, at her residence.
Born Wednesday, March 3, 1971, in Hagerstown, MD, she was the daughter of the late Pauline Eccard Smith.
Wanda was a member of the Valley Grace Church, Hagerstown, MD. She was a graduate of Clear Spring High School and worked for several years at Hardees Restaurant...
Belvin Leroy Mann
Jul 18, 2026
Belvin Leroy Mann, 82, of Hancock, MD, passed away on Saturday, July 18, 2026, at his residence surrounded by his loving family.
Born Sunday, August 1, 1943, in Washington County, MD, he was the son of the late Espey and Margaret Roman Flowers Mann.
Belvin was a 1961 graduate of Hancock High School. He was the founder of Mann’s Construction and worked...
Lori Ann Cross
Jul 8, 2026
Lori Ann Cross, 59, passed away on Wednesday, July 8, 2026, in Needmore, PA.
Born Saturday, March 18, 1967, in Chambersburg, PA, she was the daughter of the late Daniel and Vada Carbaugh.
Lori attended Boonsboro and Hancock Schools. She worked as a caregiver for Community Resources for Independence - CRI, McConnellsburg, PA. She also worked as a cook for many years...
Gregory Arlo Howell
Jul 5, 2026
Gregory A. Howell, 64, of Warfordsburg, PA, passed away on Sunday, July 5, 2026, Hagerstown, MD.
Born May 2, 1962, in Berkeley Springs, WV, he was the son of the late Elwood ”Arlo” and Linda “Dean” Howell.
Greg was a 1980 graduate of Hancock High School. He retired after serving thirty-three years as a Highway Surveyor with the Maryland State Highway Administration.
He...
Carol Lee Smith
Jul 4, 2026
Carol L. Smith, 79, of Warfordsburg, PA, passed away on Saturday, July 4, 2026, at Doey’s House, Hagerstown, MD.
Born Wednesday, May 7, 1947, in Hagerstown, MD, she was the daughter of the late Violet Marie Keefer Harris.
Carol was a graduate of Southern Fulton High School, Class of 1965. She went to work in Washington D.C. for one year until her...
Shirley Marie Ray
Jun 15, 2026
Shirley Marie Ray, 86, of Warfordsburg, PA, passed away on Monday, June 15, 2026, at Conemaugh Memorial Hospital, Johnstown, PA.
Born Monday, June 3, 1940, in Cumberland, MD, she was the daughter of the late James Weimer and Amanda Sowers, and the wife of the late Elmer P. Ray.
Shirley was a graduate of Flintstone Schools. She attended the First Evangelical Methodist...
Belva Eugenia Schriever
Jun 15, 2026
Belva Eugenia Schriever, age 100, peacefully passed away on Monday, June 15, 2026, at her home, surrounded by her loving family.
Belva is survived by her five children: Walter (Linda), Lois (Arlen) Morgan, Diana, Maxine (Ralph) Willett, and Daniel (Karen) Schriever; 16 grandchildren; and 37 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, Roy and Ada Plessinger; brothers Blair, Cloyd,...
Melvin "Jimmy" James Shives, Jr.
Jun 9, 2026
Melvin J. Shives, Jr. (Jimmy), born September 5, 1932, died June 9, 2026, he was the son of Melvin and Rosella Shives of Needmore, PA. He was married to Doris Wagner on June 2, 1952.
Jimmy was owner and operator of Shives Excavating and Shives Building for sixty-seven years.
Surviving are his children Rebecca (Tom) Dase of Needmore, Alvin (Peggy) Shives of...
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