Obituaries

May 30, 2016

Hancock, Maryland

Elton Louise Shoemaker, age 75, of Hancock, Md., died on Monday, May 30, 2016 at Meritus Medical Center, in Hagerstown, Md.

Born April, 8, 1941, in Little Orleans, Md., she was the daughter of Joseph W. and Dorothy E. (Leasure) Price, of Little Orleans. She is the wife of Robert L. Shoemaker, of...

May 19, 2016

Hancock, Maryland

Margaret “Peggy” Rose Ann (Mills) McAllister, age 81, of Hancock, died onThursday, May 19, 2016 at her home.

Born November 21, 1934, in Fulton County, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Harry and Wavy (Stotler) Mills. She was the widow of her first husband, Donald F. Burnett, and her second husband, William Wayne...

Apr 30, 2016

Mercersburg, Pennsylvania

Marsha Ann Dyer, age 79, of Mercersburg, passed away on Saturday, April 30, 2016, at Lakeland Regional Memorial Hospital, in Lakeland, Fl.

Born June 24, 1936, in Hancock, Md., she was the daughter of the late Guy and Rhoda Belle (Younker) Vantz, and the wife of Walter R. “Bud” Dyer, Jr., for 64...

Apr 26, 2016

Hancock, Maryland

Denise Lynne Potter, age 54, of Hancock, died on Tuesday, April 26, 2016, at the Johns Hopkins Hospital, in Baltimore, Md.

Born November 25, 1961, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Chester and Naomi (Shives) Younker. She was the wife of Stanley W. Potter, whom she married August 9,...

Apr 22, 2016

Little Orleans, Maryland

Linda Ann (Joy) Fletcher, age 58, of Little Orleans, died on April 22, 2016.

Born in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., on April 27, 1957, she was the daughter of the late Lewis Joy and Margaretta (McCusker) Joy. She was the widow of Roy Allan Fletcher, who died on February 7, 2016.

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Apr 21, 2016

Hancock, Maryland

Homer Eugene Schetrompf, Jr., age 66, of Hancock, died on Thursday, April 21, 2016, at the VA Medical Center, in Martinsburg, W.Va.

Born in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., on March 10, 1950, he was the son of the late Homer E., Sr. and Charlene (Stotler) Schetrompf, and the widower of Donna Marie (Moats) Schetrompf, who...

Apr 16, 2016

Hancock, Maryland

Magdalene Martha Burnett, age 96, passed away on Saturday, April 16, 2016, at Greenfield Senior Living, in Hagerstown, Md.

The youngest of twelve children, she was born January 20, 1920, in Sleepy Creek, W.Va., the daughter of the late Albert and Amanda (Kemp) Fox, and the widow of Harold A. Burnett, who passed away November...

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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