Obituaries

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...

Jan 1, 2016

Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania

Robert Dale Hixon, Sr., age 74, of Warfordsburg, died on Friday, January 1, 2016 at the Meritus Medical Center, in Hagerstown, Md.

Born April 26, 1941, in Buck Valley, Pa., he was the son of the late Phillip W. and Pauline (Mann) Hixon, and the husband of Betty Jane (Moats)...

Dec 25, 2015

Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania

Wallace (Buck) E. Wertz, age 92, of Warfordsburg, Pa., died on Friday, December 25, 2015, at the Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown, Md.

Born September 21, 1923, he was the son of the late William and Bessie Wertz, and the widower of Dorothy Jane (Unger) Wertz, who died June 24, 2009.

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Dec 21, 2015

Berkeley Springs, West Virginia

Wanda J. Bivens, age 91, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Monday, December 21, at the Hospice of the Panhandle, in Kearneysville, W.Va.

Born January 21, 1924, she was the daughter of the late Willis E. and Edith L. Culp Shives, and the widow of Grant V. Bivens, who died January...

Dec 19, 2015

Berkeley Springs, West Virginia

Barry Ray Hull, age 60, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., passed away on Saturday, December 19, 2015 at the home of his daughter in Berkeley Springs.

Born April 28, 1955, in McConnellsburg, Pa., he was the son of the late Richard and Dorothy (Mills) Hull, of Hancock, Md.

He was...

Dec 15, 2015

Hancock, Maryland

Kay Frances Douglas, age 75, of Hancock, died on Tuesday, December 15, 2015 at the Winchester Medical Center, in Winchester, Va.

Born May 2, 1940, in Hancock, she was the daughter of the late Bruce and Leona (Miller) Keefer.

She was a member of St. Peter Catholic Church, in Hancock.

Dec 11, 2015

Needmore, Pennsylvania

Kenneth W. “Kenny” Howell, age 49, died on Friday, December 11, 2105 at his home.

Born October 25, 1966, in McConnellsburg, Pa., he was the son of Linda D. (Hinckle) Howell, of Hancock, Md., and the late Elwood Arlo Howell. He was the husband of Vicki D. (Gordon) Howell.

He attended...