Obituaries

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...

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....

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....

Jan 28, 2017

Little Orleans, Maryland

Beverly Ruth (Ginter) Appel, age 50, died on Saturday, January 28, 2017 at her home, in Little Orleans, Md.

Born Monday, March 21, 1966, in Fort Thomas, Ky., she was the daughter of the late Janet (Batten) Ginter, and her father and step-mother, Harry R. and Christine Ginter, of Cold Spring, Ky.

Jan 26, 2017

Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania

Betty Jean Baum, age 88, died on Thursday, January 26, 2017, at her home in Warfordsburg, Pa.

Born October 7, 1928, in Baltimore, Md., she was the daughter of the late John George and Irene (Josenhans) Milke, and the wife of Charles Baum, whom she married in 1947, in Ellicott City, Md.

Jan 22, 2017

Greencastle, Pennsylvania

Angela Dawn Funt, age 41, of Greencastle, Pa., died on Sunday, January 22, 2017, as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident.

Born Monday, December 15, 1975, in McConnellsburg, Pa., she was the daughter of Jenny Ethel Clark Mills, of Hancock, Md., and her father, the late Lloyd Woodrow Everts, and her...

Jan 17, 2017

Hancock, Maryland

Betty J. (Stallings) Huff, age 85, of Hancock, Md., died on January 17, 2017 at the Julia Manor Nursing Home, in Hagerstown, Md.

Born in Georgia, on Saturday, March 14, 1931, she was the daughter of Roy and Jewell Stallings, who preceded her in death.

She was also preceded in death...

Jan 16, 2017

Hancock, Maryland

Ronald Eugene Hendershot, age 72, of Hancock, Maryland, died on Monday, January 16, 2017 at the Saint Mary's Medical Center, in Huntington, W.Va.

Born Friday, June 23, 1944, in Fulton County, Pa., he was the son of Donald and Helen (Leasure) Hendershot, who preceded him in death.

He is survived by his...

Jan 12, 2017

Hancock, Maryland

Kaleva “Kal” Leino, 90, of Hancock, Maryland, died on Thursday, January 12, 2017 at the War Memorial Hospital, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va.

Born Monday, August 2, 1926, in Baltimore, Md., he was the son of the late Kauko and Hilga Maria Leino; and the widower of his wife, Lucy M. (Pellegrini) Leino, whom...

Jan 12, 2017

Hancock, Maryland

Betty (Cunningham) Barnhart, 93, died on Thursday, January 12, 2017 at the Village of Robinwood Assisted Living facility, in Hagerstown, Md.

Born Tuesday, August 7, 1923, in Hagerstown, Md., she was the daughter of the late Fred and Esta (Hart) Cunningham; and the widow of her husband, Henry Herman Barnhart, whom she married...

Jan 11, 2017

Hancock, Maryland

A. Hart McKinley, Jr, age 81, of Hancock, Md., died on Wednesday, January 11, 2017 at the Meritus Medical Center, in Hagerstown, Md.

Born Thursday, February 21, 1935, in Cumberland, Md., he was the son of the late A. Hart, Sr. and Margaretta (Whorton) McKinley.

In addition to his parents, he...

Jan 7, 2017

Hancock, Maryland

Janet Winifred Shupp, 71, of Hancock, Md., died on Saturday, January 7, 2016 at Meritus Medical Center, in Hagerstown, Md.

Born Saturday, December 8, 1945, in Hancock, she was the daughter of the late Melvin E. and Margaret M. (Bell) Gladhill; and the widow of her husband, Elmer Leroy Shupp, Jr., whom she...

Jan 4, 2017

Hancock, Maryland

Donna Jean Golden, 83, of Hancock, Md., died on Wednesday, January 4, 2017 at War Memorial Hospital, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va.

Born in Berkeley Springs December 28, 1933, she was the daughter of the late Romanus G. and Ida Virginia (Harden) Waugh; and the wife of Herbert I. Golden, Sr., of Hancock, whom she married on...

Jan 3, 2017

Harrisonville. Pennsylvania

Heather Regina Anderson, age 27, of Harrisonville, Pa., died on Tuesday, January 3, 2017 at the Fulton County Medical Center, in McConnellsburg, Pa.

Born Saturday, June 10, 1989, in Hagerstown, Md., she was the wife of Jeremy I. Anderson, Sr., of Harrisonville, and the daughter of Kevin D. Unger, of Hancock, Md., and Laurie...

Jan 1, 2017

Hancock, Maryland

Melvin Eugene Kerns, age 87, of Hancock, Md., died on Sunday, January 1, 2017 at the Williamsport Retirement Village, in Williamsport, Md.

Born Tuesday, May 28, 1929, he was the son of the late Wilbert and Ida G. (Barnhart) Kerns; and was preceded in death by his first wife, Doris Jane Kerns, in 1990; and...

Dec 31, 2016

Hancock, Maryland

Carl William Stumpf, age 88, of Hancock, Md., passed away on Saturday, December 31 at his home.

Born Sunday, April 29, 1928, in Middle River, Md., he was the son of the late William Henry and Freida M. (Fischer) Stumpf, and the loving husband of Patricia (Yeagy) Stumpf for 64 years. They were...

Dec 28, 2016

Hancock, Maryland

Samuel Jacob Shirley, Jr., age 86, of Hancock, died on Wednesday, December 28, 2016 at his home.

Born December 26, 1930, in Clear Spring, Md., he was the son of the late Samuel Jacob, Sr. and Elsie (Pierce) Shirley; and the husband of Robin R. (Starliper) Shirley.

He retired in 1992...