Obituaries

Local obituaries for Hancock, MD and surrounding areas.

Penny Cole

Penny Cole

Dec 24, 2020

Hancock, Maryland

Penny Joann (Johnson) Cole, age 57, of Hancock, Md., passed away on Thursday, December 24, 2020 at her home.

Born April 30, 1963, in Hagerstown, Md., she was the daughter of the late Paul H. Johnson, Sr. and Virginia L. (Shoemaker) Johnson; and the wife of Mike Cole.

She was a...

Clarence Jones

Clarence Jones

Dec 16, 2020

Clarence E. (Sonny) Jones, age 83, of Gettysburg, Pa., died suddenly on Wednesday, December 16, 2020.

He was born June 4, 1937, in Hancock, Md., the son of Clarence E. Jones, Sr. and Averda C. (Kammerer) Jones.

He worked as Branch Sales Manager for Johnson Controls, in Baltimore, Md., and Raleigh, NC.

He...

Dorothy Price

Dorothy Price

Dec 13, 2020

Little Orleans, Maryland

Dorothy Elizabeth Price, age 98, of Little Orleans, Md., passed away on Sunday, December 13, 2020 at her home.

Born July 9, 1922, in Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Russell and Ethel (Smith) Leasure; and the widow of Joseph Wellington Price, who passed away on October 4, 2018.

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Vernon Graham

Vernon Graham

Dec 12, 2020

Big Pool, Maryland

Vernon Carl Graham, age 75, of Big Pool, Md., passed away on Saturday, December 12, 2020 at his home.

Born August 8, 1945, in Hagerstown, Md., he was the son of the late Carl Owen and Orpah Agnes (Keefer) Graham.

He was a truck driver; and he farmed for his...

Karin Munson

Karin Munson

Dec 9, 2020

Hancock, Maryland

Karin Ingrid Gerda Munson, age 79, of Hancock, Md., passed away on Wednesday, December 9, 2020, at the Julia Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, in Hagerstown, Md.

Born April 13, 1941, in Stettin, Germany, she was the daughter of the late Arnold and Gertrud (Knittel) Belling; and the widow of Ralph Lee Munson,...

Roger Allen

Roger Allen

Dec 8, 2020

Hancock, Maryland

Roger Dale “Skip” Allen, age 74, of Hancock, Md., passed away on December 8, 2020 at Ruby Memorial Hospital, in Morgantown, W.Va.

Born January 17, 1946, In Martinsburg, W.Va., he was the son of the late Imogene Arbutus (Allen) Golliday, and the step-son of Homer Curtis Golliday; and the husband of Rhodie Ellen (Johnson)...

Stanley Munson

Stanley Munson

Dec 6, 2020

Berkeley Springs, West Virginia

Stanley Nelson Munson, age 64, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., passed away at his home on Sunday, December 6, 2020.

Born July 4, 1956, in Berkeley Springs, he was the son of the late Norman R. and Mary Magdalene (Potts) Munson; and the husband of Eileen M. (Coyle) Munson, with 36 years...

Della Wachter

Della Wachter

Dec 3, 2020

Della Mary Wachter, age 90, a former resident of Hancock, Md. and Hagerstown, Md., passed away on Thursday, December 3, 2020 at the Heritage Springs Memory Care, in Lewisburg, Pa.

Born January 10, 1930, in Hancock, Md., she was the daughter of the late George William and Mary Eva (Spade) Peck; and the wife of Ralph E....

Norma Pittman

Norma Pittman

Nov 27, 2020

Big Cove Tannery, Pennsylvania

Norma Lee (Mellott) Pittman, of Big Cove Tannery, Pa, passed away on Friday, November 27, 2020 at the Fulton County Medical Center, in McConnellsburg, Pa.

She was born on July 29, 1934, in Amaranth, Pa., the daughter of Roy and Gladys (Ekins) Mellott; and the widow of Basil Eugene Pittman, Sr.,...

Stacy Barnhart

Stacy Barnhart

Nov 27, 2020

Clearville, Pennsylvania

Stacy Lynn Barnhart, age 43, of Clearville, Pa., went to be with the Lord on November 27, 2020.

Born October 16, 1977, in McConnellsburg, Pa., she was the daughter of Albert “Tom” and Rebecca E.(Shives) Dase, of Needmore, Pa.; and the wife of Edward Barnhart, Jr.

She was a graduate of...

Betty Jean Mann

Betty Jean Mann

Nov 26, 2020

Little Orleans, Maryland

Betty Jean Mann, age 89, of Little Orleans, Md., passed away on Thursday, November 26, 2020 at UPMC Western Maryland, in Cumberland, Md.

Born May 29, 1931, in Buck Valley, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Rhesa T. and Estella (Beatty) Bowman; and the widow of Marshall Thomas Mann, Jr....

Charles Burnett, Sr.

Charles Burnett, Sr.

Nov 23, 2020

Hancock, Maryland

Charles Albert “Alphas” Burnett, age 78, of Hancock, Md., passed away from complications of pneumonia at the Meritus Medical Center, in Hagerstown, Md., on Monday, November 23, 2020.

Born July 15, 1942, in Baltimore, Md., he was the son of the late Harold A. and Magdalene M. (Fox)  Burnett; and the widower of...

Shirley Sigel

Shirley Sigel

Nov 11, 2020

Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania

Shirley Ann (Wheeler) Sigel was born in Richwood, W.Va. on August 21, 1936, the daughter of Robert Lewis and Goretha Virginia Wheeler.

Following high school, she worked for a time in New York City for Pan American Airlines, helping people make travel arrangements. Soon after, she moved back to Richwood, where she met...

Keshia Bohrer

Keshia Bohrer

Nov 10, 2020

Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania

Keshia Pearle Bohrer, age 29, of Warfordsburg, Pa., passed away on Tuesday November 10, 2020 at the Meritus Medical Center, in Hagerstown, Md.

Born January 17, 1991, in McConnellsburg, Pa., she was the daughter of Floyd S. Bohrer, Jr., of Warfordsburg, and the late Meloney D. (Fink) Bohrer, who died January...

Sherry Trail

Sherry Trail

Nov 9, 2020

Hancock, Maryland

Sherry Rosalie Trail, age 72, of Hancock, Md., passed away on November 9, 2020 at her home, as a result of dementia.

Born September 20, 1948, in Hagerstown, Md., she was the daughter of the late Jesse and Francis (Martin) Lesher.

She attended St. Mary’s Catholic School and North Hagerstown High...

Ira Mellott

Ira Mellott

Nov 3, 2020

Needmore, Pennsylvania

Ira Webster Mellott, age 94, of Needmore, Pa., passed away on Tuesday, November 3, 2020, at the Fulton County Medical Center, in McConnellsburg, Pa.

Born January 18, 1926, in Fulton County, Pa., he was the son of the late Clarence and Frances (Wigfield) Mellott.

In his younger days Ira played the...

Robert Younker

Robert Younker

Nov 2, 2020

Hancock, Maryland

Robert Lee Younker, age 85, of Hancock, Md., passed away peacefully on Monday, November 2, 2020, surrounded by his loving family.

Born December 5, 1934, in Hancock, he was the son of the late Herman Elwood Younker and Pansy Marie (Walls) Younker Coonrod.

He...

Lester Mellott

Lester Mellott

Oct 31, 2020

Hancock, Maryland

Lester George Mellott, age 90, passed away on Saturday, October 31, 2020, at Julia Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, in Hagerstown Md.

Born on July 9, 1930, in Hancock, Md., he was the son of the late George Greenberry and Gladys Leanora (Mann) Mellott; and the widower of Virginia Irene (McInturff) Mellott, whom...

Jill Reynolds

Jill Reynolds

Oct 17, 2020

Berkeley Springs, West Virginia

Jill Marie Reynolds, age 55, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., passed away on Saturday, October 17, 2020 at Blue Ridge Hospice of Winchester, in Winchester, Va.

Born August 4, 1965, in Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Walter and Eva (Kanneberg) Warfle.

She is survived by two sons,...

Robert Scott

Robert Scott

Oct 12, 2020

Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania Robert Wesley Scott, age 81, of Warfordsburg, Pa., passed away on Monday, October 12, 2020, at the University of Maryland Medical Center, in Baltimore, Md. Born March 17, 1939, in Washington, DC, he was the son of the late Earl K. Scott and Marguarite V. Payne; and the husband, for thirty-four years, of Joann L. (Hudson) Scott....