Obituaries
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...
Edwyn Lee Finfrock
Jun 25, 2013
Edwyn Lee Finfrock, Sr., 80, of Smithsburg, passed away, Tuesday, June 25, 2013 at Meritus Medical Center, Hagerstown. Born November 5, 1932 in Hagerstown he was the son of the late, Vernon and Grace (Sheffler) Finfrock. Mr. Finfrock retired after 30 years of service as a correctional officer for the State of Maryland. He was a member of St. Paul's...
Pearl Rider White
Jun 25, 2013
Pearl R. "Sammy" White went home to the Lord on June 25, 2013 in Sarasota, FL. Born July 14, 1921 in Martinsburg, WV, Sammy was the daughter of Paul and Pearl (Bohrer) Rider. She grew up in Hagerstown, MD where she graduated from Hagerstown HS. She went on to graduate from the nursing program at Washington County Hospital as a...
Christine Hatcher
Jun 24, 2013
Christine Morrison Hatcher, 82, of Hagerstown passed away Monday, June 24, 2013, from respiratory failure at her residence at Goodwill Retirement Community in Grantsville, Md. Born Oct. 10, 1930, in Winston-Salem, N.C., she was the daughter of the late Ray Hamilton and Kathleen (Kennedy) Morrison. She was a member of St. John's Episcopal Church in Hagerstown, where she worked in...
Vida L. Foster
Jun 21, 2013
Vida Ludwig Foster, 71, of Bells, TN, passed away peacefully surrounded by family and friends at her home . She was the daughter of the late Vida & Benjamin Dorsey, Jr. of Hagerstown. She was preceded in death by her son, Theodore Miller. Vida is survived by her husband, David D. Foster of Bells, TN., one brother, Benjamin R. â??Chipâ?...
Bettie Jane Rhodes
Jun 20, 2013
Bettie Jane (Yingling) Rhodes, 88, of Hagerstown, went to be with Jesus Christ, her Lord and Savior on Thursday, June 20, 2013 at Meritus Medical Center. Born March 13, 1925 in Hanover, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Samuel David and Vada Mamie Rebecca (Shaffer) Hess. She worked as a homemaker. Bettie attended St. Andrew Presbyterian Church. She...
Edna Lee Jones
Jun 17, 2013
Edna Lee (Gall) Jones, 79, of Hagerstown, passed away on Monday, June 17, 2013 at her home with her loving family by her side. Born July 8, 1933 Washington, D.C., she was the daughter of the late Charles Herman and Maybelle Edna (Norris) Gall. She was a member of the Hagerstown Seventh-day Adventist Church and Mt. Aetna School and Home...
Eddie L. Cunningham
Jun 12, 2013
Eddie L. Cunningham, 66, of Hagerstown, passed away, Wednesday, June 12, 2013 at his home. Born August 10, 1946 in Berkeley Springs, W.Va. he was the son of the late Richard and Julia M. (Barker) Cunningham. Ed was a graduate of Berkeley Springs High School, Hagerstown Business College and the University of Baltimore with a degree in Criminal Justice. He...
Robert William Blair
Jun 12, 2013
Robert William Blair, 88, of Hagerstown, passed away, Wednesday, June 12, 2013 at the VA Medical Center, Martinsburg. Born March 29, 1925 in Clear Spring, Md. he was the son of the late Russell S. and Vinette (Grush) Blair. Robert was a US Army veteran of W.W.II 1943-1946 receiving a Purple Heart from the Battle of the Bulge. He worked...
Ricky Leo Henson
Jun 12, 2013
Ricky Leo "Moe" Henson, 57, of Hagerstown, passed away Wednesday, June 12, 2013 at his home. Born August 16, 1955, in Hagerstown, he was the son of the late Leo Frances Henson and Martha Elizabeth (Crampton-Obbits) Henson. Ricky was a graduate of North Hagerstown High School in 1973. He worked at Tri-State Printing in Hagerstown for 25 years. For the...
James Martin Wilson
Jun 11, 2013
James Martin Wilson, Jr., 71, of Mercersburg, Pennsylvania, formerly of Montgomery County, Maryland, passed away, Tuesday, June 11, 2013 at Meritus Medical Center, Hagerstown. Born March 4, 1942 in Olney, Maryland he was the son of the late James Martin Wilson, Sr. and Ruth Virginia (Howard) Wilson. Mr. Wilson was a general contractor, owner and operator of Versatile Construction Corp.,...
David Edward Mowen
Jun 4, 2013
David "Ted" Edward Nelson Mowen, 83, of Hagerstown, passed away Tuesday, June 4, 2013 at Sinai Hospital of Baltimore. Born August 15, 1929 in Hagerstown, he was the son of the late Adam Leroy and Elizabeth Helen (Smith) Mowen. Ted was the owner of Style-Rite Furniture and Factory. He was a thoroughbred race horse trainer for over 50 years. Ted...
Virginia K. Noren
Jun 2, 2013
Virginia K. "Ginny" Noren, 92, of Hagerstown, passed away Sunday, June 2, 2013 at Golden Living Center in Hagerstown, after being in failing health for the past 5 months. Born, December 14, 1920 in Oak Park IL., she was the daughter of the late George P. and Helen Kirkpatrick. Ginny graduated from York High School in Elmhurst, Illinois. She then...
Betty Lee Martz
Jun 1, 2013
Betty Lee Martz, 85, of Hagerstown, passed away, Saturday, June 1, 2013 at her home. Born February 29, 1928 in Boonsboro she was the daughter of the late, Otis Russell and Esther Irene (Rowland) Long. In addition to being a mother and homemaker she had previously worked for Fairchild and as a supervisor for the Ramada Inn. She was a...
Wanda Lynn Long
May 31, 2013
Wanda Lynn Long, 45, of Hagerstown, passed away, Friday, May 31, 2013, at Meritus Medical Center, Hagerstown. Born July 14, 1967 in Hagerstown she was the daughter of Percy L. and Dorothy A. (Gatrell) Shumaker of Hagerstown. Wanda had worked as a self employed In home care nurses assistant. In addition to her parents she also is survived by her...
John Joseph West
May 31, 2013
John Joseph West, 63, of Hagerstown died Friday, May 31, 2013, at Meritus Medical Center near Hagerstown. Born July 26, 1949, in Hagerstown, he was the son of Donald E. and Joann (Guiliani) West, of Hagerstown. John was a member of The First Christian Church in Hagerstown. He was a 1967 graduate of South Hagerstown High School, where he achieved...
Mercedes Amelia Wakenight
May 31, 2013
Mercedes Amelia Wakenight, 71, of Hagerstown, passed away, Friday, May 31, 2013, at Golden Living Center, Hagerstown. Born May 11, 1942 in Lima, Peru, she was the daughter of the late Rafael D. Muro and Carman Rosa (Hoefken) Munoz. Mrs. Wakenight was a active member of St. Ann Catholic Church, Hagerstown, where she was employed as a secretary. She is...