Obituaries
Doris Evelyn Harp Miller
Aug 7, 2013
Doris Evelyn (Harp) Miller, 90, of Hagerstown, passed away, Wednesday, August 7, 2013 at her home, in company of her family. Born September 6, 1922 in Roxbury, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late, Wilbur Paul Harp and Pauline (Walters) Harp Bennett. Mrs. Miller was a 1945 graduate of Hagerstown Business College. She retired as a school secretary with...
Donald Arnold Smith
Aug 7, 2013
Hagerstown, MD Donald Arnold Smith Donald Arnold Smith, 81, of Hagerstown, died on Wednesday, August 7, 2013 at his home. Born August 9, 1931 in Chicago, Illinois, he was the son of the late Claude Arnold Smith and Anastasia Ann Smith. He is survived by his loving wife, Millicent Alene (Nicholson) Smith; a son, Donald "Joe" Smith; a daughter, Linda...
William Henry Sayles
Aug 6, 2013
William H. Sayles, 90 years, of Dayton Ohio, formerly of Hagerstown, died on Tuesday August 6, at the Hillspring Nursing Home. Born in Hagerstown, he was the son of the late William H. and Ruth Margaret (Tetlow) Sayles. He was a veteran of World War II serving in the US Army Air Corp. William was a retired employee of the...
Kenneth Robert Hartman
Aug 1, 2013
Kenneth Robert "Buck" Hartman, 69, of Hagerstown, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, August 1, 2013 at Meritus Medical Center after a courageous battle with lung cancer. Born February 15, 1944 in Hagerstown, he was the son of the late Kenneth N. Hatfield and Anna Helen "Ike" Hartman. He was employed as a supervisor for 32 years at...
Zella Pearl Weaver
Jul 25, 2013
Hagerstown, MD Zella Pearl (Heasty) Weaver Zella Pearl (Heasty) Weaver, 87, of Hagerstown, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, July 25, 2013 at Williamsport Nursing Home. Born July 27, 1925 in Lake Township, Michigan, she was the daughter of the late Robert Francis and Vivian Pearl (Bostwick) Heasty. Zella was a 1943 graduate of Elkton High School in...
Vivian Jean Wilkins
Jul 25, 2013
Vivian Jean "Bib" Wilkins, 86, of Hagerstown, passed away at home, Thursday, July 25th, 2013 surrounded by her loving family. Born August 12, 1926 in Hagerstown, she was the daughter of the late Leroy and Sylvia (Shry) Holden. She was a member of American Legion Post 42, Morris Frock women's auxiliary and attended Otterbein United Methodist Church in Hagerstown. Bib...
Johanna Elizabeth Coursey
Jul 23, 2013
Hagerstown, MD Johanna Elizabeth Coursey, 70, of Hagerstown, passed away, Tuesday, July 23, 2013, at her home. Born April 4, 1943 in Hustontown, Pennsylvania she was the daughter of the late Leroy Ellis and Beatrice Elizabeth (Shaw) Snyder. In addition to being a mother and homemaker she also had worked in the cafeteria at the Maugansville Elementary School for 15...
Charles Linford Benner
Jul 21, 2013
Charles Linford "Peewee" Benner, Sr., 72, of Hagerstown, died on Sunday, July 21, 2013 at his home. Born October 4, 1940 in Sharpsburg, he was the son of the late Arthur Henry and Martha (Butts) Benner Flook. He was employed by Victor Products for 17 years. He married Kathleen (Cook) Benner on September 14, 1973. Survivors include his loving wife...
Freda M. Nunamaker
Jul 15, 2013
Hagerstown, MD Freda Mae (Davis) Nunamaker Freda Mae (Davis) Nunamaker, 91, of Hagerstown, passed away on Monday, July 15, 2013 at Somerford Assisted Living. Born October 24, 1921 in Downsville, she was the daughter of the late Roy Elmer and Zola Frances (Bitner) Davis. Freda was a veteran of the United States Women's Army Corp. She was a homemaker. She...
Jean Beck
Jul 15, 2013
Jean Woodhead Beck, 83, of Hagerstown, passed away, Monday, July 15, 2013 at Fahrney-Keedy Home and Village, Boonsboro. Born June 6, 1930 in Dundalk, Maryland she was the daughter of the late James, Sr. and Catherine (Faulkanhan) Woodhead. Mrs. Beck was a mother and homemaker. She was a member of First Christian Church, Hagerstown and volunteered her time with Hospice...
Mary Ellen Scallion
Jul 14, 2013
Mary Ellen Scallion, 84, of Hagerstown, Md., passed away July 14, 2013, in Montclair, N.J. A Funeral Mass and burial will be offered on Thursday, August 1, 11 am at St. Anns Catholic Church in Hagerstown. A repast will follow the services. Mary Ellen was born on July 24, 1928, in Lewiston, Maine, to Daniel Ivory and Mary McCarthy. Mary...
Nellie Dowler
Jul 13, 2013
Nellie May Dowler, 83, of Hagerstown, passed away, Saturday, July 13, 2013 at Meritus Medical Center, Hagerstown. Born October 28, 1929 in Hagerstown she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Mary Helen (Penner) Ruck. Mrs. Dowler was a homemaker and a member of St. Matthew's United Methodist Church, Hagerstown. She volunteered her time at the VA Medical Center...
Mary Peggy Julia Arcidacono
Jul 9, 2013
Mary Julia "Peggy" Arcidiacono, 89, of Hagerstown, passed away, Tuesday, July 9, 2013, at the Western Maryland Hospital Center, Hagerstown. Born July 29, 1923 in Emmitsburg, MD., she was the daughter of the late Frank and Julia M. (Topper) Fitzgerald. Peggy retired from St. Maria Goretti High School and MCTC as a teacher. She was a member of St. Ann...
Clifford Branch
Jul 9, 2013
Clifford John Branch, 83, of Maugansville, passed away after a long, courageous battle with cancer on Tuesday, July 9, 2013 at his home, while surrounded by his loving family. Born December 26, 1929 in Williamsport , he was the son of the late Clifford W. and Maude R. (Eichelberger) Branch. He was employed as a car man for 25 years...
Richard Mooers
Jul 9, 2013
Richard Clive Mooers, 91, of Hagerstown, passed away on Tuesday, July 9, 2013 surrounded by his family. He was born in Horta, Azores to Horatio and Marguerite Mooers on January 27, 1922, where his father was stationed as the U.S. Consulate General. Richard was a veteran of the United States Army during WWII, where he received the Bronze Star and...
Kitty Kauffman
Jul 8, 2013
Kitty Shaw Kauffman SEPT 9, 1926 - JULY 8, 2013 Kitty Shaw Kauffman, 86, died at Autumn Assisted Living in Hagerstown. Born September 9, 1926 in Hagerstown, she was the daughter of the late Harry Ross and Cora Elsa (Shank) Shaw. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Carl Joseph Kauffman, who died on June 1, 1995; sisters,...
Clara Mae Secrest Whittington Bowers
Jul 3, 2013
Clara Mae (Whittington) Secrest Bowers, 84, of Hagerstown, died on Wednesday, July 3, 2013 at Meritus Medical Center. Born August 16, 1928 in Hagerstown, she was the daughter of the late John Ardel and Leola Florence (Burke) Whittington. Clara Mae worked as a receptionist for Ryan Physical Therapy. She also worked as an aide in the Washington County Hospital in...
William L. Gelwicks
Jun 30, 2013
Hagerstown, MD William Lionel Gelwicks William Lionel Gelwicks, 87, of Hagerstown, passed away on Sunday, June 30, at his home. Born August 5, 1925, he was the son of the late Charles F. and Nettie (Smith) Gelwicks. William attended Hagerstown High School. He liked to bowl and play softball. He served in the U.S. Air Force during W.W.II. He had...
Velma Caroline Cullison
Jun 27, 2013
Velma Caroline "Carlene" Myers Cullison Hagerstown, MD Velma Caroline Cullison, 87, of Hagerstown, went home to be with the Lord surrounded by her family on Thursday, June 27, 2013. Born March 28, 1926 in Porterstown, Md., outside Sharpsburg, she was the daughter of the late Howard S. and Matrona C. (Walters) Myers of Clear Spring, Md. In addition to her...
Henrietta Alberta Kuhn
Jun 26, 2013
Henrietta A. Kuhn February 3, 1924 - June 26, 2012 Henrietta Alberta Kuhn of Colonial Park, Hagerstown, MD, passed away peacefully into the arms of her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on June 26, 2013. Born in Hagerstown she was the daughter of Henry W. White, Sr. and Harriette G. White. Henrietta was the devoted wife of Bernard Lee Kuhn...