Obituaries

Nov 10, 2012

Hancock, Maryland

Viola F. Golden, age 87, died Saturday, November 10, 2012, at her home in Hancock.

Born April 9, 1925, in Frederick, Md., she was the daughter of the late John Wilbur and Mary Magdaline Shank Fulmer, and the widow of John E. Golden, who died in December, 1991.

She was a...

Nov 6, 2012

Little Orleans, Maryland

Sarah Beatrice “Beaty” Norris, age 94, of Little Orleans, died Tuesday, November 6, 2012, at Western Maryland Health System, in Cumberland, Md.

Born May 2, 1918, in Artemas, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Albert and Mary E. Barkman Bowman, and the widow of Donald M. Norris, who died in 1969....

Oct 22, 2012

Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania

Frances May Thompson, age 73, of Warfordsburg, died Monday, October 22, 2012, at her home.

Born June 26, 1939, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Raymond A. and Anna Laura Hines Hiles, and the widow of Earlston Eugene Thompson, Sr., who died on November 19, 2005.

She had...

Oct 20, 2012

Hancock, Maryland

Donald L. (Duck) Manning, age 72, of Hancock, died Saturday, October 20, 2012, at his home.

Born in Hancock, he was the son of the late William and Mable Paylor Manning.

He was employed with Dugan’s Buffalo Farm, in Hancock.

He is survived by two sisters, Mary Frances Crawford,...

Oct 15, 2012

Big Pool, Maryland

Michael Lynn Martin, beloved son, brother and uncle, age 48, of Big Pool, died Monday, October 15, 2012, at his home.

Born July 12, 1964, in Hagerstown, he was the son of  Benny and Edie Reed Martin, of Big Pool.

He was employed with Richard F. Kline, Inc., in Frederick, Md.

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Oct 10, 2012

Needmore, Pennsylvania

Sandra Jane Leedy, age 60, of Needmore, died Wednesday, October 10, 2012, at ManorCare Health Services, in Chambersburg, Pa.

Born October 21, 1951, in McConnellsburg, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Lee and Lena Crouse Richards, and the widow of Harry R. Leedy, Sr., whom she married on November 14, 1970...

Oct 7, 2012

Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania

Watson L. Sigel, age 55, of Warfordsburg, Pa., died Sunday, October 7, 2012, at his home.

Born June 13, 1957, he was the son of the late Earl and Arvada Jennette Fletcher Sigel.

He was employed by H.B. Mellott Estate Inc. for 18 years, and retired from D.M. Bowman, Inc. in...

Oct 4, 2012

Hancock, Maryland

John Paul “Jack” Murray, aged 85, died in Catonsville, Md., Thursday, October 4, with his daughter, Pamela Chilcoat and her husband, Joseph, by his side.

Jack Murray was born to Lawrence Andrew and Elva Gleatha Stotler Wachter Murray on July 11, 1927. He was christened on January 8, 1928, at St. Peter’s Catholic Church.

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Oct 2, 2012

Hancock, Maryland

Heavenly McCole Blockinger, age 48, of Hancock, died Tuesday, October 2, 2012, at her home.

Born December 20, 1963, in Hagerstown, Md., she was the daughter of Edgar Lee and Margaret L. Hull Swisher, of Hancock.

She was a 1981 graduate of Hancock High School.

She was a beautician,...

Sep 27, 2012

Hancock, Maryland

Lucy Frances Werdebaugh, age 82, of Hancock, died Thursday, September 27, 2012, at her home.

Born October 15, 1929, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late William McKinley Fritzman, Sr. and Anna Pearl Henry Fritzman, and the widow of Herbert Edgar Werdebaugh, who died December 15, 1996.

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Sep 26, 2012

Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania

Abner Lewis “Skip” Weaver, age 83, of Warfordsburg, died Wednesday, September 26, 2012 at Autumn Acres, near Berkeley Springs, W.Va.

Born April 15, 1929, in Fulton County, Thompson Twp., Pa., he was the son of the late William and Susie Margertta Fisher Weaver, and the husband of the late Norma Lee Palmer Weaver, who...

Sep 18, 2012

Berkeley Springs, West Virginia Billie Lee Yoho, age 86, of Berkeley Springs, passed away on Tuesday, September 18, 2012.

Bill, a practicing attorney for 58 years in Prince George’s and Washington counties in Maryland, was the son of Wilbur Wiley and Nellie Pansy Hawkins, of Huntington, W.Va.

He is survived by his wife,...

Sep 16, 2012

Hancock, Maryland

Florence Pearl  Wilkerson, age 91, of Hancock, died Sunday, September 16, 2012, at Meritus Medical Center, in Hagerstown, Md.

Born April 23, 1921, in Hancock, she was the daughter of the late James Samuel and Margaret Brown Oliver Resley, and the widow of Ray M. Keefer, Sr.

She was a 1939...

Sep 15, 2012

Hancock, Maryland

Dolores Jean McCarthy, age 79, of Hancock, passed away Saturday, September 15, 2012, at Williamsport Retirement Village in Williamsport, Md., surrounded by her loving family.

Born June 8, 1933, in Hancock, she was the daughter of the late Ethel L. Coffman Wink, step-father Carl Wink, and father Garfield Shifflet.

She attended Hancock...

Sep 13, 2012

Berkeley Springs, W.Va.

Sana Franklin Whitt, Jr., age 72, of Berkeley Springs, died Thursday, September 13, 2012, at the Winchester Medical Center, Winchester, Va.

Born October 20, 1939, in Washington D.C., he was the son of the late Sana Franklin, Sr. and Lois Evelyn Price Whitt, and the husband of Jaqueline A. Simpson Whitt, of...

Sep 6, 2012

Hancock, Maryland Sylvia Ruth Crabtree, age 96, of Hancock, died Thursday, September 6, 2012, at War Memorial Hospital, Berkeley Springs, W.Va.

Born November 28, 1915, in Cumberland, Md., she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Emma Cooper Iames, and the widow of her husband of 56 years, Hanson P. Crabtree, who died October 16, 1989....

Aug 17, 2012

Little Orleans, Maryland

Hazel Ruby Kolpack, age 85, passed away on Friday, August 17, 2012, at Lions Center Nursing Home, in Cumberland, Md.

Hazel was born in Culpepper, Va., on January 14, 1927. She was a retired elementary school teacher, from Anne Arundel County, and had been living in Allegany County since 1988.  She attended the Piney...

Aug 16, 2012

Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania Elizabeth Ann Large, age 79, passed away on Thursday, August 16, 2012, at Berkeley Springs Rehab and Nursing Facility, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va.

She was born September 28, 1932, in Clintwood, Va.

She was of the Baptist faith. Elizabeth is survived by her sons, Troy D. Large, Jr., Alan R. Large, both of Warfordsburg, Garland...

Aug 15, 2012

Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania

Leroy Grant Barnhart, age 88, of Warfordsburg, died Wednesday, August 15, 2012, at his home.

Born February 22, 1924, in Warfordsburg, he was the son of the late Grant and Bertha Virginia Layton Barnhart.

He retired in 1985 as purchasing agent for H.B. Mellott Estate,...