Obituaries

Apr 5, 2016

Hancock, Maryland

James Edward McKenzie, Sr., age 72, died on Tuesday, April 5, 2016 at his home.

Born August 26, 1943, in Frostburg, Md., he was the son of the late Hubert Nelson and Virgie Catherine Minich McKenzie, and the husband of Mary Cecilia Keating McKenzie, whom he married on June 3, 1967 at St. Michaels...

Mar 31, 2016

Hancock, Maryland

Roy Lee Lynch, Jr., age 61, of Hancock, died on Thursday, March 31, 2016 at Meritus Medical Center, in Hagerstown, Md.

Born December 8, 1954, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., he was the son of the late Roy Lee Lynch, Sr. and Margaret Marie Fling Lynch.

He was a graduate of Hancock...

Mar 30, 2016

Big Cove Tannery, Pennsylvania John Andrew Murray, age 29, died on Wednesday, March 30, 2016.

Born June 1, 1986, he was the son of Trixy Ann (Younker) Murray, of Big Cove Tannery, Pa., and John Marshall Murray, of North Dakota. He was the grandson of Charlotte (Moats) Younker, of Big Cove Tannery, and Vaughn Younker, of Falling Waters, W.Va....

Mar 25, 2016

Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania

Kathy Jean Miley, age 63, of Warfordsburg, Pa., died on Friday, March 25, 2016, at her residence.

Born June 20, 1952, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., she was the daughter of Jackie (Payne) Divelbiss Mellott, of Hancock, Md., and the late Millard Clarence (Mel) Divelbiss. She was widow of Terry Lee Miley, who died Nov. 3, 2003....

Mar 20, 2016

Needmore, Pennsylvania

Danny Mack Crouse, age 55, of Needmore, Pa., died on Sunday, March 20, 2016, near Fort Littleton, Pa.

Born March 12, 1961, in McConnellsburg, Pa., he was the son of Estalene Yvonne ( Mellott) Crouse, of Needmore, and the late Leonard Mack Crouse. He was the husband of Denise K. (Shank) Crouse, whom he...

Mar 17, 2016

CW4 Paul Richard Mellott, U.S. Army (Ret), age 89, died on March 17, 2016 at Homewood at Crumland Farms, in Frederick, Md., where he was currently residing. He had formerly lived in Bowie and Hancock, Md., and Largo, FL., before taking up residence in Frederick.

Born in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., on December 20, 1926, he was a...

Mar 11, 2016

Berkeley Springs, West Virginia

Lester Ross Garland, Jr., age 48, of Berkeley Springs, died on Friday, March 11, 2016 at the University of Maryland Medical Center, in Baltimore, Md.

Born May 31, 1967 in Killeen, Tx., he was the son of Russell and Glenda May (Didawick) Duvall,  of Warfordsburg Pa., and the late Lester Ross...

Mar 1, 2016

Hancock,Maryland

Howard Earl “Bus” Weller, age 69, of Hancock, Md., died on March 1, 2016, at his residence.

Born in Hagerstown, Md. March 27, 1946, he was the son of the late Howard James Weller Jr. and Henrietta (Hose) Weller.

Mr. Weller was a former employee of Garden State Tanning, in Williamsport, Md., and retired...

Feb 7, 2016

Hancock, Maryland

Evangeline Zimmerman Dyer Pelton, age 96, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, February 7, 2016 in Hagerstown, Md.

She was born August 23, 1919, in Fulton County, Pa., the daughter of the late Walter and Pleasant Zimmerman Dyer, and the widow of C. Hoover Pelton.

She was a...

Feb 7, 2016

Little Orleans, Maryland

Roy Allan Fletcher, Sr., age 62, of Little Orleans, Md., died on Sunday, February 7, 2016 at his home.

Born February 10, 1953, in Cumberland, Md., he was the son of Allan Fletcher, of Little Orleans and the late Anna Jane ( Hollenbaugh) Fletcher, and husband of Linda A. (Joy) Fletcher, of...

Feb 5, 2016

Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania

Alton Elwood Lanehart, age 90, of Warfordsburg, died on Friday, February 5, 2016 at the Williamsport Retirement Village.

Born June 27, 1925, in Hancock, Md., he was the son of the late Charles and Bessie (Mills) Lanehart.

He was a former member of the VFW in McConnellsburg, Pa., and the Webster...

Feb 3, 2016

Hagerstown, Maryland

Robert William Flowers, age 53, of Hagerstown, Md., died on Wednesday, February 3, 2016 at his home.

Born July 11, 1962, in Springfield, Ma., he was the son of the late Homer and Geraldine M. (Simpson) Flowers.                          .

He...

Feb 3, 2016

Hancock, Maryland

Alma G. Carpenter, age 93, of Hancock, died on Wednesday, February 3, 2016 at her home.

Born February 12, 1922, in Gettysburg, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Franklin B. and Bertha Brady Bernhard, and the wife of Richard B. Carpenter, of Hancock.

She was a Christian.

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Jan 31, 2016

Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania

George Robert (Bobby) Kirk, age 80, died on Sunday, January 31, 2016. Born on November 24, 1935, in Warfordsburg, Pa., he was the son of the late Robert George Kirk and Fairy (Vangosen) Kirk.

He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Dorothy Ann (Gordon) Kirk, of Waynesboro, Pa.; two sisters, Alice...

Jan 28, 2016

Hancock, Maryland

Darwin Thomas Mills, Jr., age 51, of Hancock, Md., died on Thursday, January 28, 2016, at the War Memorial Hospital, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va.

Born August 10, 1964, in Berkeley Springs, he was the son of Darwin T. Mills, Sr., and Carol (Reed) Sanchuck, of Warfordsburg, Pa.

He was a 1982...

Jan 28, 2016

Hagerstown, Maryland

Beverly Lee Faith, age 80, of Hagerstown, died on Friday, January 29, 2016 at the MedStar Washington Hospital Center, in Washington, D.C.

Born September 29,1935, in Greensboro, N.C., she was the daughter of the late Ralph Burke, Sr. and Ima Burke Wisner, and the wife of Reuben E. Faith for 62 years.

Jan 28, 2016

Boonsboro, Maryland

Alice Jean Baker, age 72, of Fahrney-Keedy Memorial Home, in Boonsboro, Md., died on January 28, 2016. Born in Washington D.C., January 22, 1944, she was the daughter of the late William Glenn and Dorothy Stoner Johnson.

She was a homemaker.

She was of the Protestant faith.

She is...

Jan 22, 2016

Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania

Carl Dean Breakall, age 67, of Warfordsburg, Pa., died on Friday, January 22, 2016, at his residence.

Born in Warfordsburg, December 20, 1948, he was the son of the late George H. and Anna Alta (Caldwell) Breakall.

In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by one brother,...

Jan 14, 2016

Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania

Margaret Lee Biddinger Johns, age 70, of Warfordsburg, went home to the Lord on Thursday, January 14, 2106.  She passed away while at home with her family.

Born July 2, 1945, she was the daughter of the late Robert Lee and Dorothy Ellen Frye Biddinger.

She is survived by...

Jan 6, 2016

Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania

Ada Laverne Hill Golden, age 90, loving wife, mother, and grandmaw, died on Wednesday, January 6, 2016, at the Meritus Medical Center, in Hagerstown, Md.

Born September 27, 1925, in Thompson Township, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Job and Bertha Shaw Hill.

She was a lifelong...