Obituaries
Local obituaries for Hancock, MD and surrounding areas.
Bonnie Haynes
Dec 1, 2016
Hancock, Maryland
Bonnie Ann Haynes, age 72, of Hancock, Md., died on Thursday, December 1, 2016, at Meritus Medical Center, in Hagerstown, Md.
Born Monday, November 6, 1944, in Keyser, W. Va., she was the daughter of the late Asbury and Maxine (Wheeler) Hoopengardner; and the widow of Joseph Carl Haynes, whom she married on...
Gerald French
Nov 25, 2016
Hancock, Maryland
Gerald Dewey French, age 91, of Hancock, died on Friday, November 25, 2016 at the War Memorial Hospital, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va.
Born Tuesday, October 6, 1925, in Hancock, he was the son of the late William Dewey and Nellie May (King) French. He was the husband of Connie Lucille (Bowers) French, whom he married...

Robert Wolford
Nov 22, 2016
Hancock, Maryland
Robert Andrew (Andy) Wolford, age 52, died on Tuesday, November 22, 2016, at his home.
He was born Saturday, January 18, 1964, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., the son of Joseph Theodore Wolford, Sr. of Ocala, Florida, and the late Barbara Ann (Breakall) Wolford.
He was a life-long resident of Hancock, Md.
In...
Joseph Hockman, Jr.
Nov 22, 2016
Hagerstown, Maryland
Joseph H. Hockman, Jr., age 47, of Hagerstown, Md., died on Tuesday, November 22, 2016 at his home.
Born Wednesday, January 29, 1969, in Baltimore, Md., he was the son of Evelyn V. (Ritchie) Hockman, and the late Joseph H. Hockman, Sr.
In addition to his mother, he is survived by...
Glenn Ward
Nov 21, 2016
Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania
Glenn Charles “Pappy” Ward, age 89, of Warfordsburg, Pa., passed away at his home on Monday, November 21, 2016.
Born January 8, 1927, in Buck Valley, Pa., he was the son of the late Charles and Ruie Ward; and the husband of his loving wife, LaVonne “Bonnie” Shaw Ward, whom he married on...
Debra Ray
Nov 20, 2016
Hancock, Maryland
Debra Ann (Hess) Ray, age 67, of Hancock, Md. died on Sunday, November 20, 2016, at Meritus Medical Center, in Hagerstown, Md.
Born Sunday, July 3, 1949, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late William Howard ”Bubber” and Maude Virginia (Brannon) Hess; and the widow of Glenn Ambrose Ray, Sr.,...
Ruth Sipes
Nov 18, 2016
Hancock, Maryland
Ruth May (Clem) Sipes, age 85, of Hancock, Md., died on Friday, November 18, 2016, at the Fahrney-Keedy Nursing Home and Village, in Boonsboro, Md.
Born January 12, 1931, in Slanesville, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late William and Nora (Miller) Clem; and the widow of Marvin Clay Sipes, whom she...
Charles Kave, Jr.
Nov 13, 2016
Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania
Charles H. “Chuck” Kave, Jr., age 49, of Warfordsburg, died on Sunday, November 13, 2016, in Warfordsburg.
Born Saturday, June 3, 1967, he was the son of Polly A. (Ward) Mills, of Warfordsburg, and the late Charles H. Kave, Sr.
He was a 1986 graduate of Southern Fulton High School.
...Joseph Haynes
Nov 10, 2016
Hancock, Maryland
Joseph Carl Haynes, age 72, of Hancock, died on Thursday, November 10, 2016 near his home.
Born Sunday, March 19, 1944, in Salt Lake City, Ut., he was the son of the late John Leslie and Dorothy Grace (Swindler) Haynes; and the husband of Bonnie A. (Hoopengardner) Haynes,...
Thomas Strong, Sr.
Nov 8, 2016
Clinton, Maryland
Thomas Jackson “Pop” Strong, Sr., age 75, of Clinton, Md., died on Tuesday, November 8, 2016, at the residence of his daughter, Deborah Cohill, of Hancock, Md.
Born Saturday, October 11, 1941, in Louisa County, Va., he was the son of the late John William Strong and Thelma (Sprouse) Strong; and...

Russell Francis
Nov 4, 2016
Hancock, Maryland
Russell Junior Francis, age 58, of Hancock, died on Friday, November 4, 2016, near Big Pool, Md. as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident.
Born March 16, 1958, in Hagerstown, Md., he was the son of Ethel Mae (Miller) Francis, of Hancock, and the late Russell Francis; and the husband...
Hilda Norris
Nov 1, 2016
Little Orleans, Maryland
Hilda Jane (Fletcher) Norris, age 90, passed away on Tuesday, November 1, 2016, at her home in Little Orleans.
Born Saturday, December 12, 1925, in Piney Grove, Md., she was the daughter of the late Russell C. and Verda M. (Price) Fletcher, and the widow of her husband, Albin C. Norris
...
Cleo Baker
Oct 31, 2016
Hagerstown, Maryland
Cleo Sara (Mellott) Baker, age 95 died on Monday, October 31, 2016, at the Coffman Nursing Home, in Hagerstown, Md.
Born Monday, September 5, 1921, she was the daughter of the late Howard J. and Zoah B. (Garland) Mellott; and the widow of Charles Edgar Baker, whom she married September 16, 1942 and...
Kristina Skolimovskaya
Oct 19, 2016
Hancock, Maryland
Kristina Skolimovskaya, age 37, of Hancock, died on Wednesday, October 19, 2016, at her home.
Born December 20, 1978, in Parnu, Estonia, she was the daughter of Sergei Sentjuljov and Tamara (Zaborskaja) Sentjuljova, of Hancock; and the wife of Yuri Skolimovkiy, whom she married on June 5, 1999, in Parnu.
She...
Audrey Roman
Oct 10, 2016
Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania
Audrey J. Roman, age 71, of Warfordsburg, died on Monday, October 10, 2016, at her home.
Born Friday, October 13, 1944, in Amaranth Pa., she was the daughter of the late John and Emma (Barney) Hixon, and the wife of Steven E. Roman, whom she married April 30, 1984.
She graduated...
Martha Bernhard
Oct 8, 2016
Needmore, Pennsylvania
Martha Marie Bernhard, age 97, of Needmore, died Saturday, October 8, 2016, in Clearville, Pa.
Born in Dott, Pa. on Sunday, January 26, 1919, she was the daughter of the late Maple and Bertha Truax Winter, and the widow of Leonard V. Bernhard.
She was a graduate of Warfordsburg High School...
Harry Strock, Jr.
Oct 8, 2016
Hancock, Maryland
Harry Edgar Strock, Jr., age 93, of Hancock, died on Saturday, October 8, 2016, at his home.
Born Thursday, May 10, 1923, in Hagerstown, Maryland, he was the son of the late Harry Edgar, Sr. and Margaret (Snyder) Strock, and the husband of Dolores (McKinley) Strock, whom he married April 16, 1950.
...Darwin Mills, Sr.
Oct 5, 2016
Hancock, Maryland
Darwin Thomas Tobias Mills, Sr., age 75, of Hancock, died on Wednesday, October 5, 2016, at War Memorial Hospital, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va.
Born Friday, August 1, 1941, he was the son of the late Bruce J. Mills, Sr. and Lulu Irene Shoemaker Mills. He was the widower of June Delores Mills, whom...
Edward Bivens
Oct 2, 2016
Hancock, Maryland
Edward Ralph “Eddie” Bivens, age 62, of Hancock, died on Sunday, October 2, 2016, at his home.
Born December 5, 1953, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., he was the son of the late Paul and Helen (Leader) Bivens, and his step-father, the late Robert Hovermale. He was the husband of Barb (Roman) Bivens, of...
Rosalie Wyant
Oct 2, 2016
Little Orleans, Maryland
Rosalie Faith (Whitacre) Wyant, age 73, of Little Orleans, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, October 2, 2016, at the Winchester Medical Center, in Winchester, Va.
Born Saturday, March 6, 1943, in Cumberland, Md., she was the daughter of the late Lloyd G. and Dorothy M. Carr Whitacre, and the...