Obituaries

Feb 1, 2011

Hancock, Maryland Eileen Swain, age 73, of Hancock, died Tuesday, February 1, 2011 at her home.

Born October 3, 1937, in Fulton County, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Chester and Isabelle Ray Bishop, and the widow of James W. Swain, who died February 19, 1999.

She was a 1955 graduate of Southern...

Jan 26, 2011

Hancock , Maryland

Dr. Frank B Thomas, III, age 79, of Hancock, died Wednesday, January 26, 2011 at City Hospital, Martinsburg, W.Va.

Born April 30, 1931, in Meyersdale , Pa. , he was...

Jan 21, 2011

Hancock, Maryland Thomas James Kratz, age 19, died January 21, 2011, near Hagerstown, Md.

Born July 16, 1991, in Hagerstown, he was the son of William T. Kratz, Jr. and Sherri A. Swain Kratz of Hancock.

He was employed by JLG in McConnellsburg, Pa.

He was a 2009 graduate of Hancock High School....

Jan 20, 2011

Berkeley Springs, West Virginia Robert D. Percy, age 86, of Berkeley Springs, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Thursday, January 20, 2011, at his home while surrounded by his family.

Born, July 28, 1924, in Alliance, Oh., he was the son of the late Charles Franklin and Mary Viola Miller Percy.

He was...

Jan 7, 2011

Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania E. Izora Clingerman, age 91, of Warfordsburg, Pa., passed away Friday, January 7, 2011, at the Fulton County Medical Center Long Term Care, McConnellsburg, Pa.

Born October 5, 1919, in Warfordsburg, she was the daughter of the late Raymond E. Lynch and Charlotte E. (Stoner) Lynch.

She was the widow of Huber E....

Jan 1, 2011

Decatur, Illinois Wayne F. Tomlinson, age 91, of Decatur, IL., passed away on January 1, 2011.

Wayne, was born April 2, 1919, in Macon, IL., the son of the late John B. and Margaret Dunn Tomlinson. He was the seventh of their fourteen children.

He graduated from Macon High School in 1937.

Wayne married...

Dec 20, 2010

Solomons, Maryland Virginia M. Rintoul, 93, died peacefully at her home Monday, December 20, 2010 at Solomons Nursing Center in Solomons, Md. Virginia was born February 25, 1917, in Bethel, Pa., to Harry Lee and Estalene Manning. She lived in Hancock, Md. until she married Army 2nd Lt. William Rintoul, February 4, 1945, and began the adventure of a lifetime...

Dec 8, 2010

Needmore, Pennsylvania Caundell Jane Ward, age 82, of Thompson Road, died Wednesday, December 8, 2010 at Pennknoll Village in Everett, Pa.

Born January 14, 1928, in Fulton County, Pa., she was the daughter of the late John and Alverta Miller Deneen and the widow of Claude L. Ward, who died January 9, 2000.

She had...

Dec 2, 2010

Hancock, Maryland Mark Delano Martin, age 73, devoted husband, father and grandfather, of Western Pike, died Thursday, December 2, 2010 at his home.

Born October 13, 1937, in Needmore, Pa., he was the son of the late Roy R. and Libbie Funk Martin.

He retired September 12, 2006 from Rayloc, in Hancock, Md.

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Nov 22, 2010

Hancock, Maryland Tina Y. Unger, age 43, of Orchard Ridge Road, died Monday, November 22, 2010 at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, MD.

Born March 1, 1967, in St. Louis, Mo., she was the daughter of the late William and Betty Stokes Braddy.

She was a 1985 graduate of Perryville High School, Perryville, Md.

Nov 17, 2010

Warfordsburg, PA Jessica Ann Brewer, age 25, of Hunter Lane, died Wednesday, November 17, 2010 at her home.

Born October 26, 1985, in Hagerstown, Md., she was the daughter of April Brewer Rickard of Artemas, Pa. and step-daughter of Mike Rickard, of Warfordsburg, Pa.

She was employed at the Tri-Angle Restaurant in Hancock, Md.

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Nov 17, 2010

Warfordsburg, PA Trinity Lynn Nicole Swope, age 5, of Hunter Lane, died Wednesday, November 17, 2010 at her home.

Born July 21, 2005, in Chambersburg, Pa., she is the daughter of Nicolas W. Swope, Jr., of Harrisonville, Pa., and the late Jessica Ann Brewer.

She was a member of Sidling Hill Christian Church.

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Nov 12, 2010

Leah Harriet Everts, age 97, formerly of Needmore , Pa., and more recently, Baltimore, Md., died Friday November 12, 2010 at the Riverview Nursing Home, Essex , Md.

Born January 11, 1913, in Waterfall, Pa., she was the daughter of...

Nov 12, 2010

Hancock , Maryland

Doris Marlene Shives, age 58, of Hancock, died Friday, November 12, 2010, at the Washington County Hospital in Hagerstown , Md.

Born April...

Nov 11, 2010

Warfordsburg , PA

Harold E. “Gene” Bradshaw age 78 of Warfordsburg died Thursday November 11, 2010 at the Veterans Administration Medical Center , Martinsburg WV .

Born September 11, 1932 in Warfordsburg he was the son of the late Marshall...

Nov 3, 2010

Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania Carl Alvin Fletcher, age 77, of Buck Valley Road, died Wednesday, November 3, 2010 at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Martinsburg, W.Va.

Born February 26, 1933, in Snake Spring Valley, Pa., he was the son of the late Alvin Detenor and Minnie Evelyn Diehl Fletcher.

He was a veteran of the Korean...

Nov 2, 2010

Hancock, Maryland Kenneth Leroy McCusker, Sr., age 78, of Hancock, died Tuesday, November 2, 2010 at his home.

Dad was a wonderful and caring father and grandfather. He was born May 14, 1932, in Hancock, Md., the son of the late Austin and Anna Mae Miller McCusker.

He was a member of the Mt. Olivet Presbyterian...

Oct 29, 2010

Hancock, Maryland Paul Joseph Moats, Sr., age 78, died Friday, October 29, 2010 at his home.

Born March 8, 1932, in Hancock, Md., he was the son of the late Roy C. and Bridget A. Weller Moats.

He was a veteran of the Korean War, serving in the U.S Navy, from 1952 to 1954.

Oct 26, 2010

Hancock, Md. Ralph W. Leasure, age 87, of Hancock, died Tuesday October 26, 2010 at the Western Maryland Hospital Center in Hagerstown, Md.

Born July 29, 1923, in Clearville, Pa., he was the son of the late Lester W. and Gladys Perdue Leasure, and the husband of the late Lillie M. Spielman Leasure, who died July 3,...

Oct 20, 2010

Mercersburg, Pa. Connie Diane Eddy, age 61, of Tollgate Ridge Road, died Wednesday October 20, 2010 at her home.

Born September 10, 1949, in McConnellsburg, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Calvin V. and Lillian C. Keefer Eddy.

She was a 1967 graduate of Southern Fulton High School.

She was the...