Obituaries

Oct 17, 2014

Hagerstown, Maryland

Margory Anne Smith, age 52, of Hagerstown, died on Friday, October 17, 2014, at her home.

Born April 15, 1962, in Philadelphia, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Galen Luther Eugene and Elaine Ann Robair Weller.

She was a 1980 graduate of Hancock High School.

She was a member...

Oct 8, 2014

Hagerstown, Maryland

Gladys Faye Fields, 80, of Hagerstown, Md., passed away on Tuesday, October 8, 2014, at the Lely Palms Manor Care Nursing Home, in Naples, Fl.

Born on Thursday, April 5, 1934, in Boone, Iowa, she was the fifth daughter and seventh of eight children of Jess and Emma Burton.

She was...

Oct 6, 2014

Needmore, Pennsylvania

Donald Wayne Berkstresser, Sr., age 78, of Needmore, died on Monday, October 6, 2014, at his home.

Born April 4, 1936 in Hustontown, Pa., he was the son of the late Edgar and Junie Sipes Berkstresser, and the widower of Lena Belle Stahle Berkstresser, who preceded him in death August 29, 2014.

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Oct 5, 2014

Hancock, Maryland

Our beloved Anna Marie Stotler Dickerhoff, age 87, of Hancock, passed away on Sunday, October 5, 2014, at War Memorial Hospital in Berkeley Springs, W.Va.

She was born March 06, 1927, in Sugar Hollow, Berkeley Springs, W,Va., the daughter of the late Clarence Asbury Stotler and Rena Nancy Waugh Stotler.

Her husband,...

Oct 4, 2014

Hancock, Maryland

Lorraine Lenore Adams, age 79, of Hancock, died on Saturday, October 4, 2014 at her home.

Born May 2, 1935, in Needmore, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Bradie and Lenore O’Rourke Truax, and the widow of her first husband, Paul Schetrompf, who died in 1978.

She was of...

Sep 24, 2014

Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania

Sylvan Lee “Buck” Hendershot, age 79, of Warfordsburg, died on Wednesday, September 24, 2014 at his home.

Born October 23, 1934, he was the son of the late Carl R. and Marie Fischer Hendershot, and the husband of Gertrude “Trudy” Foro...

Sep 21, 2014

Hancock, Maryland

Marguerite Lafaune St. Clair, age 78, of Hancock, died at the home of her daughter, Kimberly, on Sunday, September 21, 2014.

Born March 18, 1936, in Hancock, she was the daughter of the late Daniel C. and Elva E. Hull McCormick, and the widow of the late Edgar L. St. Clair, who died June...

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...