Obituaries

Sep 20, 2014

Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania

Kenneth Ritz Hixon, age 81, of Warfordsburg, died on Saturday, September 20, 2014 at his home.

Born November 17, 1932, in Clyde, N.Y., he was the son of the late Clyde and Lily Ritz Hixon.

He was a 1950 graduate of Warfordsburg High School.

He was co-owner and operator...

Sep 20, 2014

Big Cove Tannery, Pennsylvania

Herman Delay True, Jr., age 63, of Big Cove Tannery, died on Saturday, September 20, 2014 at his home.

Born November 19, 1950, in Baltimore City, Md., he was the son of the late Herman Delay True, Sr. and Charlotte A. Mulligan True.

He was a Master Electrician, retiring...

Sep 18, 2014

Needmore, Pennsylania

Mary R. McFadden, age 86, of Needmore, died at her home on Thursday, September 18, 2014, after a long illness. At the time of her passing, she was surrounded by her children and several of her grandchildren.

She was born April 29, 1928, on Sipes Mill Road, Harrisonville, Pa. She was united in marriage...

Sep 5, 2014

Hancock, Maryland

John William Cubbage, age 85, of Hancock, died on Friday, September 5, 2014 at his home.

Born June 20, 1929, at Pearre, Md., he was the son of the late George William and Audrey Mildred Harris Cubbage, and the husband of the late Patricia Ann Clay Cubbage, who died August 3, 1999.

Aug 31, 2014

Berkeley Springs, West Virginia

Janice Nadine Bageant, age 82, formerly of Berkeley Springs, and more recently of Donahoe Manor, in Bedford, Pa., died on Sunday, August 31, 2014 at Donahoe Manor.

Born November 15, 1931, she was the daughter of the late Harvey J. and Viola T. Pleasants.

She was of the Lutheran...

Aug 30, 2014

Hancock, Maryland

Hayley R. "Nikki" Morris, age 52, of Hancock, died on Saturday, August 30, 2014, at the War Memorial Hospital in Berkeley Springs, W. Va.

Born January 4, 1962, in McConnellsburg, Pa., she was the daughter of Peggy F. Earley Martin, of Greencastle, Pa., and the late Theodore M. Martin.

She was...

Aug 29, 2014

Needmore, Pennsylvania

Lena Belle Stahle Berkstresser, age 84, of Needmore, died on Friday, August 29, 2014 at her home.

Born February 8, 1930, in Amaranth, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Lewis and Martha Garland Stahle.

She was a 1949 graduate of Warfordsburg High School, and she was a homemaker.

Aug 28, 2014

Hancock, Maryland

Janet Elaine Mellott, age 61, of Hancock, died on Thursday, August 28, 2014 at her home.

Born September 8, 1952, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Arnold F. and Mary Jane Trail Munson.

She was a 1970 graduate of Hancock High School.

She was...

Aug 25, 2014

Hancock, Maryland

Carolyn Ellen "Karren"  Bowers, age 52, of Hancock, died on Monday, August 25, 2014, at Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown, Md.

Born March 9, 1962, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., she was the daughter of Ellen Hixon, of Warfordsburg Pa.

She was a 1980 graduate of Southern Fulton High School, in Warfordsburg,...

Aug 23, 2014

Hancock, Maryland

Cletus E. Kerns, age 82, of Hancock, died on Saturday, August 23, 2014 at his home.

Born February 6, 1932, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., he was the son of the late Gilbert and Mary Peck Kerns.

He was a veteran who served in the U.S. Air force.

He was...

Aug 18, 2014

Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania

Allan Dale Hixon, Sr., age 80, of Warfordsburg, died on Monday, August 18, 2014, at his home.

Born May 20, 1934 in Amaranth, Pa., he was the son of the late Charles Calvin, Sr. and Francina Whitfield Hixon.

He was a veteran, serving in the U.S. Army from 1956 to 1958....

Aug 18, 2014

Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania

Marvin Gene Cavender, age 85, of Warfordsburg, and recently of Williamsport Nursing Home, in Williamsport, Md., went to be with his Lord and Savior on Monday, August 18, 2014, surrounded by his loving family.

He was born January 14, 1929, at Braddock Hospital, in Pittsburgh, Pa., to Chester McKinley Cavender and Mildred Dudley...

Aug 3, 2014

Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania

Dorothy Mae Turner, age 76, of Warfordsburg, died on Sunday, August 3, 2014, at the Berkeley Springs Rehabilitation and Nursing, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va.

Born April 16, 1938, in Fulton County, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Andy H. and C. F. Beatrice Engle Schriever.

She was a homemaker...

Jul 24, 2014

Hancock, Maryland

John William Norris, Jr., age 58, of Hancock, died on Thursday, July 24, 2014, at NMS Healthcare of Hagerstown, Md.

Born July 27, 1955, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., he was the son of Ellen Belle Payne Norris of Milford, Oh., and the late John William Norris, Sr.

He was a graduate...

Jul 21, 2014

Dallas, Pennsylvania

Clarence Louis Whiting, age 92, a resident of Mercy Center, in Dallas, Pa., and formerly of Hancock, Md. and Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Monday, July 21, 2014, at Mercy Center.

Born June 25, 1922, in McHenry, Illinois, he was the son of the late Clarence D. and Marion E. Knox Whiting.

Jul 9, 2014

Hancock, Maryland Jean Estaline Yonker, age 81, of Holly Place Assisted Living, Hagerstown, Md., and formerly of Hancock, died on Wednesday, July 9, 2014 at Holly Place. Born October 15, 1932, in Fulton County, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Clifford and Viola Lanehart Miller, and wife of Ralph M. Yonker, Sr., who...

Jul 5, 2014

Hancock, Maryland

Larry Eugene Keebaugh, age 71, of Hancock, Md., died Saturday, July 5, 2014 at the Golden Living Center, in Hagerstown, Md.

Born August 31, 1942, in Fulton County, Taylor Township, Pa., he was the son of the late Melvin Eugene and Dorothy Blanche Henry Keebaugh.

He was a retired truck driver, from...

Jun 21, 2014

Hancock, Maryland

Danielle Genette Yost, age 28, of Hancock, died Saturday, June 21, 2014, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident in Warfordsburg, Pa.

Born February 20, 1986, she was the loving daughter of Greg and Mary Ann (Corbett) Yost; the granddaughter of Ronald and Faye (Shoemaker) Corbett, and Laura (Shaw) Creek.

She...

Jun 16, 2014

Hancock, Maryland

James Glenn Stahle, age 89, formerly a resident of Hancock, and presently of The Village of Laurel Run, Fayetteville, Pa., died on Monday, June 16 at Chambersburg Hospital, in Chambersburg, Pa.

Born October 29, 1924 in Fulton County, Pa., he was the son of the late Charles Daniel and Ethel Venetia Colvin Stahle....

Jun 15, 2014

Hancock, Maryland

Shawn A. Tasker, age 47, of Hancock, died at UPMC Hospital, Altoona, Pa., on Sunday, June 15, 2014, from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident.

Born July 14, 1966, in Cumberland, Md., he was the son of the late Daniel L....