Obituaries
Local obituaries for Hancock, MD and surrounding areas.
Howard Purnell
Dec 15, 2011
Greencastle, Pennsylvania Howard Ulysses Purnell, age 95, of Greencastle, Pa., and formerly of Daytona, Fl., passed away Thursday, December 15, 2011, at the home of his great-nephew, Samuel Keister and his wife, Amanda. Born September 12, 1916, in Hancock, Md., he was the youngest of five children of the late Samuel and Amanda Hartley Purnell, and the widower of Avis...
Flossie Everts
Dec 15, 2011
Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania Flossie Effie Everts, age 75, of Warfordsburg, Pa., died Thursday, December 15, 2011, at the Winchester Medical Center in Winchester, Va. Born August 8, 1936, in Hancock, Md., she was the only daughter of the late Alonza E. Brakeall and Minnie Mae Wink Brakeall Johnson, and the widow of Thurman E. Everts, whom she married July 1955. Prior...
Stephen Scott
Dec 10, 2011
Little Orleans, Maryland Stephen Leroy Scott, age 65, of Little Orleans, went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ , Saturday, December 10, 2011, at his home. He is sadly missed by his wife, Doris-Jean (Ledbetter) Scott; his beloved daughter, Mary Edith Scott-Lauterbach, and husband Austin Lauterbach; son, Dwight Barth; step-children, Dorilee, and husband Noel Kilroy, Joanne, and...
Eileen Orth
Dec 9, 2011
Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania Eileen Lee Orth, age 68, formerly of Warfordsburg, passed away Friday, December 9, 2011, at the Williamsport Nursing Home, following a long illness, surrounded by her family. Born April 3, 1943, in Baltimore, Md., she was the daughter of the late Louis and Sophia Zakrzewski Orth. She was a parishioner of St. Peter Catholic Church, Hancock, Md. Before...
Michael St. Clair
Dec 6, 2011
Hancock, Maryland Michael Jason St. Clair, age 37, of Hancock, died Tuesday, December 6, 2011, at Meritus Medical Center, in Hagerstown, Md. Born August 21, 1974, in McConnellsburg, Pa., he was the son of Lafaune McCormick St. Clair, of Hancock, and the late Edgar Lee St. Clair. He was a member of the Hancock Church of God. He was employed...
Daniel Lanehart
Dec 5, 2011
Berkeley Springs, West Virginia Daniel (Danny) Elwood Lanehart, age 56, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died Monday, December 5, 2011 in Pensacola, Fl. Born September 15, 1955, in McConnellsburg, Pa., he was the son of the late George Elmer and Beverly Elizabeth Carnell Lanehart. He was a 1973 graduate of Southern Fulton High School in Warfordsburg, Pa. He attended Hagerstown Junior College,...
Dale Sipes
Nov 15, 2011
Little Orleans, Maryland Dale Beverly Sipes, 82, of Little Orleans, Md., passed away Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2011, at Western Maryland Regional Medical Center with his family by his side. Born Nov. 22, 1928, in Little Orleans, he was the son of the late Irvin Asbury Sipes and Clara Belle (Sullivan) Sipes. Dale was preceded in death by his daughter, Diana...
Margaret Stotler
Nov 15, 2011
Hancock, Maryland Margaret Elsie Vanorsdale Stotler, age 83, of Hancock, passed away Tuesday, November 15, 2011, at the Morgan County War Memorial Hospital in Berkeley Springs, W.Va. Born September 8, 1928, in Martinsburg, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Harry Oliver and Emma Artella Sheppard Vanorsdale, and the widow of Clyde W. Stotler, whom she married April 29,...
Gary "Dave" Mccarty
Nov 6, 2011
Mercersburg, Pennsylvania Gary E. “Dave" "Hillbilly” McCarty, age 55, died Sunday, November 6, 2011, at his home. Born February 3, 1956, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., he was the son of Dolly Weller McCarty, of Hagerstown, Md., and the late Paul Eugene McCarty. He was preceded in death by his wife, Diane Lynn Fritz McCarty, on April 15, 2003. He was...
Robert Forshaw
Nov 2, 2011
Hancock, Maryland Robert Joseph “Bob” Forshaw, age 70, of Hancock, died Wednesday, November 2, 2011, at his home. Born December 16, 1940, in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., he was the son of the late Robert James and Marie Ann Dragg Forshaw. He was a veteran, serving in the U.S. Army, 18th Airborne & Electronic Board, from 1958 to 1961. He retired, as...
Nellie Lutman
Oct 29, 2011
Hancock, Maryland Nellie Ivalee Cain Lutman, age 90, formerly of Hancock, and a resident of Autumn Acres, Berkeley Springs, W.Va., passed away Saturday, October 29, 2011, at the Winchester Medical Center, Winchester, Va. Born June 15, 1921, in Morgan County, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Charles Brenton and Claudia Hovermale Cain, and the widow of Charles Ray...
Angela Swisher
Oct 28, 2011
Hancock, Maryland Angela Gail Swisher, age 43, of Hancock, died Friday, October 28, 2011, at the Morgan County War Memorial Hospital, Berkeley Springs, W.Va. Born October 16, 1968, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., she was the daughter of Fred and Linda Harmon Cooper of Berkeley Springs, and wife of Cory L. Swisher, of Hancock, whom she married May 26, 1988, at...
Reda Unger
Oct 24, 2011
Hancock, Maryland Reda Kathleen Unger, age 86, of Hancock, died Monday, October 24, 2011, at Berkeley Springs Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, Berkeley Springs, W.Va. Born May 22, 1925, in Hancock, she was the daughter of the late Harry Erastus and Bertha E. Barnhart Faith, and the widow of Raymond Lee Unger, whom she married May 22, 1950 in Berkeley Springs,...
Robert Mitchell,Sr.
Oct 23, 2011
Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania Robert Willis Mitchell, Sr., age 76, of Warfordsburg, passed away Sunday, October 23, 2011, at the Meritus Medical Center, Hagerstown, Md. Born November 12, 1934, in Hancock, Md., he was the son of the late Jacob and Ester Landers Mitchell, and husband of Shirley Jean (Hixon) Mitchell, whom he married July 3, 1955, in Clear Spring, Md. In...
Wilbur Brumback
Oct 9, 2011
Hancock, Maryland Wilbur Brumback, age 89, of Hancock, died Sunday, October 9, 2011, at the Morgan County War Memorial Hospital, Berkeley Springs, W.Va. Born September 13, 1922, in Hancock, Md., he was the son of the late Lewis and Ella Smith Brumback, and the husband of Aquilla S. Brumback, who died November 8, 2004. He was a veteran of WW...
C. Eugene Pittman
Oct 6, 2011
Big Cove Tannery, Pennsylvania C. Eugene Pittman, age 89, of Waltz Road, Big Cove Tannery, Pa., died Thursday, October 6, 2011 at Golden Living Center, Hagerstown, Md. Born June 3, 1922, in Big Cove Tannery, Pa., he was the son of the late Mac J. Pittman, Sr. and Amber T. Younker Pittman, and widower of Florence A. Dase Pittman, who...
Betty Hammond
Sep 26, 2011
Essex, Maryland Betty I. Weaver Hammond, age 72, of Essex, died Monday, September 26, 2011, at Franklin Square Medical Center in Baltimore, Md. Born May 30, 1939, in Hancock, Md., she was the daughter of the late George Raymond and Ethel Irene Sines Weaver. She was a 1957 graduate of Hancock High School. She was a homemaker. She is survived...
Iva Mcmullen
Sep 22, 2011
Iva Louise McMullen, age 89, of Hancock, died Thursday, September 22, 2011 at Meritus Medical Center, Hagerstown, Md. Services will be held Friday, October 14, 2011, at 11:00 a.m., at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 200 Douglas Street, Hancock, Md.
Marcella Unger
Sep 15, 2011
Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania Marcella Mae Unger, age 85, of Warfordsburg, died Thursday, September 15, 2011, at the Winchester Medical Center in Winchester, Va. Born March 7, 1926, in Hancock, Md., she was the daughter of the late Elmer and Mary (Flowers) McCusker. She was a homemaker and a member of Needmore Bible Church. She is survived by her husband, Lawrence Roscoe Unger,...
Sandra Howard
Sep 10, 2011
Hancock, Maryland Sandra Louise (Jones) Howard, age 70, of Hancock, died Saturday, September 10, 2011 at the Morgan County War Memorial Hospital in Berkeley Springs, W.Va. Born July 26, 1941, in Hancock, Md., she was the daughter of the late John Roy and Adelaide Maryon Wachter Jones. She was a 1960 graduate of Hancock High School. She was formerly employed...
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