Obituaries

Apr 27, 2015

Hancock, Maryland

Louis Olan Close, age 78, of Hancock, died on Monday, April 27, 2015, at Meritus Medical Center, in Hagerstown, Md.

Born September 18, 1936, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., he was the son of the late Robert and Cleda Swaim Close.

He was a 1954 graduate of Berkeley Springs High School.

Apr 22, 2015

Hancock, Maryland

Lawrence Franklin “Pete” Fiorita, age 82, of Hancock, Md., died on Wednesday, April 22, 2015, at his home.

Born January 20, 1933, in Barrellville, Md., he was the son of the late Raymond and Rosella Bridges Fiorita.

He graduated from Beall High School in 1951, and studied Criminal Justice at Hagerstown...

Apr 19, 2015

Hancock, Maryland

Ricky Lynn Snow, II, age 30, of Hancock, died on Sunday, April 19, 2015, in Baltimore, Md.

Born March 17, 1985, in McConnellsburg, Pa., he was the son of Ricky L. Snow and Patricia Lynn Carbaugh Snow, of Hancock.

He was a 2003 graduate of Hancock High School, where he was an...

Apr 3, 2015

Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania

James Walter DeShong, age 87, of Warfordsburg, died on Friday, April 3, 2015 at his home.

Born May 26, 1927, in Needmore, Pa., he was the son of the late Riley and Linnie DeShong.

He was a graduate of Warfordsburg High School.

He served in the U.S. Air Force....

Mar 22, 2015

Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania

Ellis Edward “Pappy” Douglas, age 79, of Warfordsburg, died on Sunday, March 22, 2015, at the Fulton County Medical Center in McConnellsburg, Pa.

Born December 28, 1935, in Ditch Run, Fulton County, Pa., he was the son of the late Jacob Walter and Annie Catherine Hiett Douglas.

Pappy’s mother, Annie Catherine...

Mar 20, 2015

Hancock, Maryland

Naomi Virginia Shives Younker Hendershot, age 86, of Hancock, Md., died on Friday, March 20, 2015, at War Memorial Hospital, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va.

Born December 4, 1928, in Hancock, Md., she was the daughter of the late Ashby P. and Margaret Yost Shives.

She was preceded in death by her...

Mar 14, 2015

Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania

Robert James “Bobby” Hendershot, age 71, of Warfordsburg, died on Saturday, March 14, 2015 at his home.

Born March 27, 1943, in Hancock, Md., he was the son of the late Elmer C. and Helen Swauger Hendershot.

He was a member of the Buck Valley New Testament Church.

He...

Mar 13, 2015

Little Orleans, Maryland

Lois Patricia "Bobbi" McFarland, went to be with her Lord on Friday, March 13, 2015, surrounded by loved ones, at her home, after a long courageous battle with cancer and multiple sclerosis.

Born July 30, 1947, in Hagerstown, Md., she was the daughter of the late David and Jean Williams Robinson.

Mar 13, 2015

Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania Paul W. Schriever, age 78, of Warfordsburg, died on Friday, March 13, 2015, at his home.

Born February 21, 1937, in Buck Valley, Pa., he was the son of the late Ellis and Mary Barnhart Schriever, and the widower of Elizabeth A. Casper Schriever, who died in 2003.

He was formerly employed with T.H....

Mar 12, 2015

Hagerstown, Maryland

Jack Orville Hill, III, age 54, passed away on Thursday, March 12, 2015 in Hagerstown, Md. Jack was born on November 22, 1960, in Hagerstown, to Jack O. Hill, Jr. and Marian Coonts Hill, of Hancock, Md. He attended Smithburg schools and graduated high school from Highland View Academy. He earned an Associate Degree from...

Mar 7, 2015

Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania

Michael Lee Spinoe, age 71, of Warfordsburg, died on Saturday, March 7, 2015, at his home.

Born November 19, 1943, in Washington, D.C., he was the son of Pearl Brubaker Spinoe Russakoff, of Warfordsburg, and the late Michael M. Spinoe.

He had been employed with Fairchild Industries, in Hagerstown, Md., and...

Mar 2, 2015

Little Orleans, Maryland

Edward O. Winfield, age 66, of Little Orleans, Md., died on Monday, March 2, 2015, at his home.

Born December 15, 1948, in Frostburg, Md., he was the son of the late Paul and Anna Ruth Robeson Winfield.

He was employed as a meat cutter by Safeway, in Leesburg, Va.

Feb 23, 2015

Clear Spring, Maryland

Hazel M. McAllister, age 98, of Clear Spring, Md., died on Monday, February 23, 2015, at her home.

Born September 21, 1916, in Big Pool, Md., she was the daughter of the late Clarence Grant and Bessie Irene Hart Turner, and the widow of Floyd C. McAllister, who died May 7, 1983....

Feb 16, 2015

Hancock, Maryland Terrence (Terry) Lee Truax, a native of Hancock and long-time resident of Towson, passed away peacefully in Chantilly, Virginia on Monday, February 16, 2015. He was 70 years old. "Coach T" as he is fondly remembered, spent the majority of his career as a basketball coach at the collegiate and scholastic levels. A 1968 graduate of the University...

Feb 7, 2015

Mercersburg, Pennsylvania

Laura Mildred Landers, age 96, of Mercersburg, Pa., died on Saturday, February 7, 2015, at the Fulton County Medical Center Long Term Care, in McConnellsburg, Pa.

Born March 26, 1918, in Harrisonville, Pa., she was the daughter of the late John and Mary Sipes Schooley, and the widow of Ralph H. Landers, who...

Jan 31, 2015

Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania

Hazel V. Remsburg, age 97, of Warfordsburg, died on Saturday, January 31, 2015, at the Fulton County Medical Center Long Term Care, in McConnellsburg, Pa.

Born February 27, 1917, in Warfordsburg, she was the daughter of the late Gayle and Margaret M. Lanehart Remsburg.

She was a homemaker, and she was of...

Jan 22, 2015

Needmore, Pennsylvania

Leona M. Garland Gordon, age 97, of Needmore, Pa., went to be with the Lord on Thursday, January 22, 2015, at Pennknoll Village, in Everett, Pa.

Born March 3, 1917, in Warfordsburg, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Russell S. and Vida Golden Manning. She was the widow of Sheridan L....

Jan 19, 2015

Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania

Mary Jane Weber, age 81, of Warfordsburg, died on Monday, January 19, 2015, at her home.

Born October 16, 1933, in Cumberland, Md., she was the daughter of the late Charles Albert and Goldie E. Lynch/Fischer Manning.

She was a 1951 graduate of Warfordsburg High School.

She had formerly...

Jan 3, 2015

McConnellsburg, Pennsylvania

Margaret Carrie “Peg” Gordon, age 95, of McConnellsburg, Ps., died on Saturday, January 3, 2015, at Chambersburg Hospital in Pa.

Born January 29, 1919, in Warfordsburg, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Russell S. and Vida L. Golden Manning, and the widow of Paul D. Gordon, who died December 25, 1989....

Dec 28, 2014

Hancock, Maryland

Ruth Eleanor Taylor, age 80, of Hancock, died on Sunday December 28, 2014, at Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown, Md.

Born May 2, 1934, in Warfordsburg, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Charles F. and Tenna M. Crouse Truax.

She was...