Obituaries

May 4, 2013

Little Orleans, Maryland

Shelvey Jean Hull Morris, age 74 years, 5 months, and 6 days, died peacefully Saturday, May 4, 2013, at Strong Memorial Hospital, in Rochester, N.Y., surrounded by her family and friends, after a battle with small cell lung cancer.

Born Monday, November 28, 1938, in Hancock, Md., she was the daughter of...

May 4, 2013

Hancock, Maryland

Janet Louise Kegarise, age 73, of Hancock, died Saturday, May 4, 2013, at her home.

Born June 16, 1939, in Hancock, she was the daughter of the late Roy Franklin and Goldie A. Ray Younker, and the widow of Samuel Carlton Kegarise, who died June 23, 2001.

She was a member...

Apr 30, 2013

Big Pool, Maryland

Carrie Belle Shoemaker, 73, of Big Pool, passed away Tuesday, April 30, 2013.

Carrie was born on June 16, 1939 in Hancock, Maryland. She moved to Orlando, Florida in 1986 where she worked at Dobbs International. In 2004 she returned to Big Pool, Maryland. She was an animal lover and during her...

Apr 22, 2013

Hancock, Maryland

Achsa Jane Shoemaker, age 91, of Hancock, died Monday, April 22, 2013, at Mertius Medical Center, in Hagerstown, Md.

Born May 3, 1921, in Hancock, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Bertha Keefer Younker, and the widow of Floyd J. Shoemaker, who died January 6, 2007.

She was...

Apr 14, 2013

Little Orleans, Maryland

Sue Emogene Singleton departed this world to be with her Lord and Savior, on April 14, 2013, at home surrounded by her family.  Born on February 11, 1949, Sue was preceded in death by her parents, George Carl and Alta Coonrod, and her sister, Brenda Coonrod.

Sue leaves behind her husband of...

Apr 13, 2013

Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania

George Thomas. Frush, Jr., age 71, of Warfordsburg, died Saturday, April 13, 2013, at his home.

Born June 18, 1941, in New York, he was the son of the late George T. Frush, Sr. and Norma Bosch Frush.

He was retired from Mack Truck, Inc., in Hagerstown, Md.

He...

Apr 10, 2013

Hancock, Maryland

Dolly Lorraine Shives, age 72, of Hancock, died Wednesday, April 10, 2013, at NMS Healthcare, in Hagerstown, Md.

Born in Hancock, November 6, 1940, she was the daughter of the late John and Alverta Ambrose Pine, and the wife of the late Ronald L. Shives, Sr.

She was of the Catholic...

Apr 10, 2013

Hancock, Maryland

Esther Geneva Barnhart, age 86, of Hancock, died Wednesday, April 10, 2013 at her home.

Born March 20, 1927, in Hancock, she was the daughter of the late Simon and Cora May Bivens Younker, and the widow of Harry “Ike” Barnhart, who died April 24, 2000.

She was a member of...

Apr 8, 2013

Hancock, Maryland

Ronald L. “Ronnie” Van Meter, Jr., age 37, died Monday, April 8, 2013, at Hershey Medical Center, in Hershey, Pa.

Born September 4, 1975, in Cumberland, Md., he was the son of Ronald L. Van Meter, Sr. and Bonnie J. Crusan Van Meter, of Hancock, and son-in law of Eddie and Sylvia Zimmerman...

Apr 3, 2013

Hancock, Maryland

Edward L. Henson, age 66, of Hancock, died Wednesday, April 3, 2013, at his home surrounded by his family.

Born April 17, 1946, in Pole Cat Hollow, Big Pool, Md., he was the son of the late Woodrow W. and Ruth Louisa Mills Henson.

He was retired as assistant manager for...

Apr 2, 2013

Hancock, Maryland

Edgar Lee Swisher, age 76, of Hancock, died Tuesday, April 2, 2013 at his home.

Born March 26, 1937, in Hancock, he was the son of the late George E. and Lillian Pittman Swisher.

He was a 1956 graduate of Hancock High School.

He was a veteran of the...

Mar 16, 2013

Hancock, Maryland

Evangeline E. LaFollette, age 91, of Hancock, and a resident of Broadmore Assisted Living, in Hagerstown, Md., died Saturday, March 16, 2013, at Broadmore.

Born November 13, 1921, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Robert E. and Mae Stoner Hovermale, and the widow of Hollis I. LaFollette, who...

Mar 13, 2013

Big Cove Tannery, Pennsylvania

Virginia Pearl Gordon, age 89, of Big Cove Tannery, died Wednesday, March 13, 2013, at Meritus Medical Center, in Hagerstown, Md.

Born April 7, 1923, in Hancock, Md., she was the daughter of the late Roy Theodore and Lola Estella Stewart Coffman, and the widow of Henry R. Gordon, who died...

Mar 12, 2013

Flintstone, Maryland

Walter Eugene “Mickey” McDonough, age 92, of Flintstone, died Tuesday, March 12, 2013, at Western Maryland Health System, in Cumberland, Md.

Born March 8, 1921, in Brownsville, Pa., he was the son of the late James Albert and Arnetta Bell Hillen McDonough.

He was retired from the U.S. Army, and was...

Mar 5, 2013

Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania

Robert Weldon Schline, age 92,  formerly of Warfordsburg, died Tuesday, March 5, 2013, at Woodland Retirement Center, in Orbisonia, Pa.

Born March 19, 1920, in Baltimore, Md., he was the son of the late William H. and Mary C. Dentz Schline.

He was a veteran of WWII, serving in the U.S....

Mar 5, 2013

Williamsport, Maryland

Rosalie Virginia Shoemaker, age 91, formerly of Hancock, died Tuesday, March 5, 2013, at the home of her daughter, Carolyn Hancock.

Born July 7, 1921, in Little Cove, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Ulysses and Ethel Verbena Moats Keefer, and the widow of Llewellyn “Buck” Shoemaker, who died April 16, 1999....

Feb 23, 2013

Big Pool, Maryland

Manford Lee Hart, age 70, of Pectonville, Md., died Saturday, February 23, 2013, at the Veterans Administration Medical Center, in Martinsburg, W.Va.

Born October 4, 1942, in Pectonville, he was the son of the late Franklin M. Hart, Sr. and Daisy Margaret McCarty Hart.

He was a veteran of the U.S....

Feb 17, 2013

Hancock, Maryland

Walter Lewis Morris, age 56, of Hancock, died Sunday, February 17, 2013 at Meritus Medical Center, in Hagerstown, Md.

Born May 26, 1956 in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., he was the son of Julia Morris Gallion, of Hancock, and the late Ernest Morris.

He was a member of the Sons of the...

Feb 15, 2013

Big Pool, Maryland

Wesley Lewis “Wes” Graham, age 63, of Big Pool, died Friday, February 15, 2013 at his home.

Born October 26, 1949, in Hagerstown, Md., he was the son of the late Carl Owen and Orpah Agnes Keefer Graham.

He retired in 2007 as a life-long, self-employed auto painter and body restoration technician....

Feb 2, 2013

Hancock, Maryland

Aaron John Hoopengardner, age 37, of Hancock, died Saturday, February 2, 2013, at the University of Maryland Medical Center, in Baltimore, Md.

Born April 10, 1975, in Cumberland, Md., he was the son of Alton B. Hoopengardner, of Warfordsburg, Pa., and the late Alleene M. Frost Hoopengardner.

He was a 1993...