Obituaries
Local obituaries for Hancock, MD and surrounding areas.
Edward Barnhart, Sr.
Apr 27, 2017
Needmore, Pennsylvania
Edward Elwood Barnhart, Sr., age 72, of Needmore, Pa., died on Thursday, April 27, 2017 at his home.
Born June 6, 1944, in Hancock, Md., he was the son of the late Harry I. and Esther (Younker) Barnhart.
He was a 1962 graduate of Hancock High School.
He was...
Bruce Douglas
Apr 24, 2017
Hancock, Maryland
Bruce Edward Douglas, age 82, went to be with the Lord, at his home surrounded by his family, on Monday, April 24, 2014.
Born Monday, November 10, 1934, in McConnellsburg, Pa., he was the son of the late Ora and Mattie (Winters) Douglas.
He was a veteran of the cold war,...
Gladys Fling
Apr 24, 2017
Hancock, Maryland
Gladys Harriet “Babs” Fling, age 86, of Hancock, Md., died on Monday, April 24, 2017, at the Golden Living Center, in Hagerstown, Md.
Born December 7, 1930, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Riley and Harriet (Layton) Stotler, and the widow of John Edward Fling, who died September...
Lucy Sterner
Apr 23, 2017
Hancock, Maryland
Lucy Jane (Rupp) Sterner, age 68, passed away at her home in Hancock, Md., on Saturday, April 22, 2017.
Born Saturday, January 22, 1949, in Allentown, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Russell and Lillian Rupp.
Lucy graduated from Northwestern Lehigh High School, in New Tripoli, Pa. in 1966, and Hood College,...

Ralph Mason
Apr 21, 2017
Mercersburg, Pennsylvania
Ralph Lee "Jim" Mason, age 72, of Mercersburg, Pa., died on Friday, April 21, 2017 at his home.
Born June 7, 1944, in Mercersburg, he was the son of the late John and Vada (Sieders) Mason.
He was a laborer in the wood cutting business.
He is...
Gary Weller
Apr 15, 2017
Needmore, Pennsylvania
Gary Allen Weller, age 62, of Needmore, Pa., died on Saturday, April 15, 2017 at the Winchester Medical Center, in Winchester, Va.
Born Tuesday, April 27, 1954, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., he was the son of the late Michael B. and Frances (Johnson) Weller, and the husband or Shirley (McDonald) Weller, whom he...
Lou Belle Owens
Apr 15, 2017
Hedgesvile, West Virginia
Lou Belle (Wolfe) Owens, age 62, of Hedgesville, W.Va., died on Saturday, April 15, 2017, at the Morgan County War Memorial Hospital, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va.
Born Thursday, August 5, 1954, in Hagerstown, Md., she was the daughter of the late Elmer E. and Virginia (Carnack) Wolfe, and the widow of Harry...
Larry Trail
Apr 15, 2017
Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania
Larry Glen Trail, age 72, of Warfordsburg, Pa., died on Saturday, April 15, 2017, at the Winchester Medical Center in Winchester, Va.
Born Saturday, August 5, 1944, in Hancock, Md., he was the son of the late John W. and Rintha G. (Clingerman) Trail, and the husband of Cynthia A. (Golden) Trail, whom...
Ruby Boden
Apr 11, 2017
Hancock, Maryland
Ruby Bettie Lee (Crouse) Boden, age 82, of Hancock, Md., died on Tuesday, April 11, 2017 at the Meritus Hospital near Hagerstown, Md.
Born Sunday, October 14, 1934, in Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Eva (Puffenberger) Crouse. She was the widow of Elmer Thomas Boden, whom she married...
William Gorsuch, Sr.
Mar 26, 2017
Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania
William Arthur Gorsuch, Sr., age 76, of Warfordsburg, Pa., died on Sunday, March 26, 2017 at his home.
Born Monday, January 6, 1941 in Baltimore City, Md., he was the son of the late Arthur L. Gorsuch and Hazel J. (Brooks) Gorsuch, and the husband of Christine E. (Lovett) Gorsuch.
He graduated...
Arcie Harvey
Mar 23, 2017
Hancock, Maryland
Arcie Lambert Harvey, age 74, of Hancock, Md., died on Thursday, March 23, 2017 at Meritus Medical Center, in Hagerstown, Md.
Born Saturday, January 9, 1943, in Garrett County, Md., he was the son of the late Charles Arthur and Pearl Adilia (Martin) Harvey, and the husband of Fannie Lee (Wyant) Harvey, of...
Allan Fletcher
Mar 20, 2017
Little Orleans, Maryland
Allan Franklin Fletcher, age 93, of Little Orleans, Md., died on Monday, March 20, 2017 at his home.
Born September 12, 1923, he was the son of the late Philip Howard and Etta (Price) Fletcher, and the widower of Anna Jane (Hollenbaugh) Fletcher, who died March 20, 1997. They were married fifty...
Michael Mccusker
Mar 20, 2017
Hancock, Maryland
Michael Bernard McCusker, age 78, of Hancock, Md., died on Monday, March 20, 2017 at his home.
Born September 17, 1938, in Little Orleans, Md., he was the son of the late Bernard L. and Katherine (Sullivan) McCusker. He was the husband of Linda S. (Mason) McCusker, whom he married September 13, 1967...
Harry Taylor
Mar 16, 2017
Hancock, Maryland
Harry Herbert Taylor, age 88, of Hancock, Md., died on Thursday, March 16, 2017, at his home.
Born November 28, 1928, in Hancock, he was the son of Jesse and ElizabethTaylor, and the widower of Ruth (Truax) Taylor, who died December 28, 2014.
He was a graduate of Hancock High School....
Charles Baum, Jr.
Mar 5, 2017
Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania
Charles Herbert Baum, Jr., age 93, died at his home in Warfordsburg, Pa., on Sunday, March 5, 2017. He was born on October 3, 1923, in Baltimore, Md.
He was preceded in death by his beloved wife of seventy years, Betty J. (Milke) Baum; his mother, Florence A. Baum; and sisters, Elizabeth Trempe,...
Mary Gray
Feb 15, 2017
Needmore, Pennsylvania
Mary Gladys Gray, age 81, of Needmore, Pa., died on Wednesday, February 15, 2017 at the Fulton County Medical Center, McConnellsburg, Pa.
Born July 26, 1935, in Warfordsburg, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Jeremiah and Ida (Gordon) Golden; and the wife of Clayton E. Gray, whom she married on September 15, 1956.
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Reed Flowers
Feb 10, 2017
Hancock, Maryland
Reed Elsworth Flowers, age 92, of Hancock, Md., died on Friday, February 10, 2017 at the Berkeley Springs Center, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va.
Born September 26, 1924, in Hancock, he was the son of the late John Edward and Jeannie May (Brady) Flowers; and the husband of his...
Chester Feagley, Sr.
Feb 2, 2017
Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania
Chester Dewey Feagley, Sr., age 77, died on Thursday, February 2, 2017, at the Meritus Medical Center, in Hagerstown, Md.
Born April 14, 1939, in Big Cove Tannery, Pa., he was the son of the late William Chester and Ruth (Truax) Feagley. He was the widower of his first wife, the late Beverly (Souders) Feagley; and...
Philip Fletcher
Jan 31, 2017
Little Orleans, Maryland
Philip Francis Fletcher, age 95, of Little Orleans, Md., died on January 31, 2017 at Homewood in Williamsport, Md.
Born September 16, 1921, he was the son of the late Philip Howard and Etta (Price) Fletcher.
He was a member of the Hancock Assembly of God Church, in Hancock, Md....

Shirley Northcraft Stoner
Jan 29, 2017
Cumberland, Maryland
Shirley Patricia (Jewell) Northcraft Stoner, age 81, died on Monday, January 29, 2017, at the Western Maryland Health System, in Cumberland, Md.
Born on Tuesday, December 31, 1935 in Cumberland, Md., and raised in Bedford Valley, Pa., she was the youngest of twelve children born to William B. and Rosa Lee (Jenkins) Jewell....