Obituaries

Catherine L. Wright

Catherine L. Wright

Dec 13, 2013

Catherine Louise Wright, 94, of Hagerstown, Md., passed away peacefully, surrounded by family on Friday, December 13, 2013. She was born on November 15, 1919. She was the daughter of the late Pierce and Helen (Nail) McNamee. Catherine was married to the late William J. Wright on December 24, 1936. They shared 38 years together before his death in 1974....

Joan Gibson Kline

Joan Gibson Kline

Dec 10, 2013

Joan Gibson Kline, 78, of Greencastle, passed away at home, peacefully with her loved ones, on Tuesday, December 10, 2013. Born, April 11, 1935 in Frederick County, Va., she was the daughter of the late Erle Woodroe and Virginia Mae (Longerbeam) Payne. In addition to her parents she also was preceded in death by her husband Hagerstown Police Officer Donald...

Louise Catherine Baker

Louise Catherine Baker

Dec 8, 2013

Hagerstown, MD Louise Catherine Baker Louise Catherine (McAbee) Baker, 91, of Hagerstown, died on Sunday, December 8, 2013 at Emeritus Senior Living. Born August 16, 1922 in Mapleville, MD, she was the daughter of the late Harry J., Sr. and Edith Frances (Cunningham) McAbee. Louise was a 1940 graduate of Hagerstown High School. She was employed at Fairchild for many...

Florence Alice Lilley

Florence Alice Lilley

Dec 7, 2013

Florence A. Lilley 12/3/1925- 12/7/2013 Florence (Flossie) Lilley passed away on Dec., 7, 2013. Hospitalized after a fall in November, cancer was discovered, followed by other critical procedures. Feisty and funny until the end, she survived breast cancer and the death of her husband Herb (2000). She lived on her own in Hagerstown through support of friends and neighbors. Flossie...

Pamela Susan Drager

Pamela Susan Drager

Dec 5, 2013

Pamela Susan Drager 8/3/1960 Pamela Susan Drager, 53, of Hagerstown, died on December 5, 2013, under the care of Frederick County Hospice. Born August 3, 1960, in Plattsburg, NY, she was the daughter of William Louis Drager and Joyce M. (Sanchez) Drager of Hagerstown. She was a 1978 graduate of North Hagerstown High School. Pamela was a former employee at...

John Walter Neugebauer

John Walter Neugebauer

Dec 4, 2013

Hagerstown, MD John Walter Neugebauer John Walter Neugebauer, 91, of Hagerstown, formerly of Parsippany, New Jersey, passed away, Wednesday, December 4, 2013 at the home of his daughter, Cynthia E. Neugebauer, in Keedysville, Maryland. Born, January 24, 1922 in Newark, New Jersey, he was the son of the late William and Erna (Witt) Neugebauer. In addition to his parents, he...

James Martin Thompson

James Martin Thompson

Dec 3, 2013

Hagerstown, MD James Martin "Pap" Thompson James Martin "Pap" Thompson, 93, of Hagerstown, passed away on Tuesday, December 3, 2013 at his home. Born September 19, 1920 in Springfield, West Virginia, he was the son of the late Charles Taylor and Estella Mae (Martin) Thompson. James was a veteran of W.W.II, who served in Patton's 3rd Army. He fought in...

Irvin Lester Turner

Irvin Lester Turner

Dec 1, 2013

Hagerstown, MD Irvin Lester Turner Irvin Lester Turner, 89, of Hagerstown, passed away on Sunday, December 1, 2013 at his home. Born October 16, 1924 in Williamsport, he was the son of the late Hollie H. and Minnie I. (Bower) Turner. Irvin served in the United States Army Airforce during W.W.II. in the Western Pacific and Asiatic Pacific battles. He...

Ricky Lynn Delauter

Ricky Lynn Delauter

Dec 1, 2013

Hagerstown, MD Ricky Lynn Delauter Ricky Lynn Delauter, 61, of Williamsport, passed away on Sunday, December 1, 2013 at his home. Born November 10, 1952 in Hagerstown, he was the son of the late Forney Lester Reagan and Catherine Lorraine (Deibert) Delauter. He was a 1970 graduate of North Hagerstown High School. Ricky retired in 2012, as a water treatment...

Samuel Harrison Shaffer

Samuel Harrison Shaffer

Nov 29, 2013

Samuel Harrison (Sam) Shaffer of Hagerstown went to be with the Lord on Friday, Nov. 29, 2013, surrounded by his family. Samuel was born in Hagerstown, Md., a son of the late Freida C. (Young) and Samuel Monroe Shaffer. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by four sisters; one brother; and one granddaughter. He served in...

Thomas Leroy Dunn

Thomas Leroy Dunn

Nov 28, 2013

Thomas Leroy Dunn Sr., 72, of Clear Spring passed away Thursday, Nov. 28, 2013, at his home. Born June 21, 1941, in Hagerstown, he was the son of the late Preston Walter Dunn Sr. and Mildred Kathryn (Zimmerman) Dunn. Mr. Dunn was a U.S. Army and U.S. Navy veteran and a member of VFW Post 1936, Morris Frock American Legion...

Jean Louise Snook

Jean Louise Snook

Nov 26, 2013

Jean Louise Snook, 87, of Hagerstown went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2013, at Fahrney-Keedy Home and Village in Boonsboro. Born Oct. 20, 1926, in Hagerstown, she was the daughter of the late Walter S. and Dolly V. (Shank) Eyler. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Roger L. Snook,...

Russell Frederick Hillyard

Russell Frederick Hillyard

Nov 26, 2013

Russell Frederick Hillyard, 86, of Hagerstown, Md., passed away Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2013, at the University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore. Born March 4, 1927, in Hagerstown, he was the son of the late Benjamin F. and Ester E. (Rice) Hillyard. In addition to his parents, he also was preceded in death by his wife, Betty Virginia (Pike) Hillyard, whom...

John Marshall McMurtrie

John Marshall McMurtrie

Nov 25, 2013

John Marshall McMurtrie, 85, of Hagerstown, Md., passed away Monday, Nov. 25, 2013, at Meritus Medical Center. Born March 8, 1928, in Huntingdon, Pa., he was the son of the late Charles Brubaker and Mildred Alice (Hoffman) McMurtrie. John was a 1946 graduate of Hagerstown High School. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, where he was stationed in...

John W. Bussard

John W. Bussard

Nov 24, 2013

John Wayne Bussard, 71, of Mount Ulla, N.C., passed away Sunday, Nov. 24, 2013, at Carolinas Medical Center-NorthEast in Concord, N.C. Born March 19, 1942, in Breathedsville, Md., he was the son of Margaret Fae Baker Bussard Campbell of Williamsport, Md., and the late John Francis Bussard, who was killed in World War II, and the late Herbert Edwin Campbell....

Susan Ruth Stealey

Susan Ruth Stealey

Nov 22, 2013

Hagerstown, MD Susan Ruth Stealey Susan Ruth Stealey, 75, of Hagerstown, died on Friday, November 22, 2013 at her home surrounded by her loving family and family friend, Janet Purdie. Born September 2, 1938 in Baltimore, she was the daughter of the late Donald Vincent, Sr. and Mary (Nelson) Schlimme. Susan retired from the Seagram's Distillery in Dundalk Maryland as...

John Richard Kelly

John Richard Kelly

Nov 22, 2013

Hagerstown, MD John Richard Kelly John Richard Kelly, 81, of Hagerstown, passed away on Friday, November 22, 2013 at his home. Born December 24, 1931 in Hagerstown, he was a son of the late Melvin Franklin and Lillian Grace Kelly. He was a 1949 graduated from Hagerstown High School. John was a veteran of the U.S. Army during the Korean...

Diane Marie Starliper

Diane Marie Starliper

Nov 22, 2013

Hagerstown, MD Diane Marie (Williams) Starliper April 8, 1951 - November 22, 2013 Diane Marie (Williams) Starliper, 62, of Hagerstown, went to be with the Lord on Friday, November 22, 2013 at her home while surrounded by family. Born April 8, 1951 in Hagerstown, she was the daughter of the late George Vernon, Jr. and Beverly Ellen (Bloom) Williams. She...

Willis Calvin Fox

Willis Calvin Fox

Nov 20, 2013

Hagerstown, MD Willis Calvin Fox Willis Calvin Fox, 89, of Hagerstown, passed away, on Wednesday, November 20, 2013 at his home. Born May 22, 1924 in Hampshire County, West Virginia, he was the son of the late Samuel J. and Minnie Love (Brill) Fox. He was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Funkstown; the Funkstown American Legion; and...

Alice Marie Bell

Alice Marie Bell

Nov 20, 2013

Alice Marie Bell, 94, of Hagerstown, died Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2013, at Waynesboro Hospital, Waynesboro, Pa. She was the daughter of the late James M. McGinnis and Mamie Logan McGinnis of DeLeon, Texas. She was preceded in death by her husband, Elmer R. Bell; brothers, Thomas McGinnis, Joseph McGinnis and Van McGinnis of DeLeon; and sisters, Dorothy Davis and Agnes...