Obituaries

Paul Godlove Rodgers

Paul Godlove Rodgers

Dec 6, 2011

Paul Godlove Rodgers, 84, of Hagerstown, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2011, at his home, surrounded by his family. Born Sept. 9, 1927, in Hagerstown, he was the son of the late Sydney Vance and Lulu Lunn (Galienne) Rodgers. Mr. Rodgers retired as a truck driver for North American Cement Co., Hagerstown. He was a member of Shiloh United Methodist...

Merle Luther Houpt

Merle Luther Houpt

Dec 3, 2011

Merle Luther Houpt, 84, of Hagerstown, died Saturday, Dec. 3, 2011, at his home surrounded by his loving family. Born Dec. 27, 1926, in Boonsboro, he was the son of the late Harvey Edgar and Esta May (McCauley) Houpt. He was a graduate of Boonsboro High School. Merle was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He was a member of...

Sandra Lee Blair

Sandra Lee Blair

Dec 2, 2011

Sandra Lee (Zentmyer) Blair, 72, went home to be with her Lord and savior Jesus Christ on the second day of December 2011, at Meritus Medical Center. She departed this earth surrounded by her loving family. Born Dec. 7, 1938, in Hagerstown, she was the daughter of the late Ralph Clinton Zentmyer and Virginia (Barger) Swain. Sandra was a graduate...

Hugo W. Cardenas

Hugo W. Cardenas

Nov 28, 2011

Hugo W. Cardenas, 86, of Hagerstown, Md., passed away at Providence Place, Chambersburg, Pa., in the presence of his family on Nov. 28, 2011. Born Aug. 11, 1925, in Arequipa, Peru, he settled in the United States in 1959. He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Julia Fernandez Cardenas; four children and their spouses, Hugo and Caryl Cardenas,...

Robin Ann Smith

Robin Ann Smith

Nov 23, 2011

Robin Ann Smith, 45, of Hagerstown, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2011, at her home. Born May 5, 1966, in Hagerstown, she was the daughter of Alice Jean (Witmer) Dobbs of Baxter, Tenn., and the late Roger Smith. Robin was a homemaker. In addition to her mother, she is survived by her children, Gary Nalley II and wife, Heather, Zachary...

Philip Baker Brown

Philip Baker Brown

Nov 21, 2011

Philip Baker Brown, 78, of Clear Spring, died Monday, Nov. 21, 2011, at Meritus Medical Center near Hagerstown. The family will receive friends Saturday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Rest Haven Funeral Chapel, Hagerstown. The service will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at the funeral home. Burial will follow in Rest Haven Cemetery.

Betty Jane Monninger

Betty Jane Monninger

Nov 19, 2011

Betty Jane (Rowe) Monninger, 78, of Waynesboro, Pa., passed away Saturday, Nov. 19, 2011, at her home. Born Sept. 2, 1933, in Hagerstown, she was the daughter of the late Paul Ellis and Myrtle Elizabeth (Rudisill) Rowe. Betty enjoyed puzzle books, soap operas and bird watching. She was preceded in death by her loving husband of 21 years, Leroy Elwood...

Lon CarlJr. Spoonire, Jr.

Lon CarlJr. Spoonire, Jr.

Nov 18, 2011

Lon Carl "Spoony" or "Snoots" Spoonire Jr., 60, of Hagerstown, went to be with the Lord on Friday, Nov. 18, 2011. Born July 2, 1951, in Washington County, he was the son of the late Lon Carl Spoonire Sr. and Edith Marie (Hayslip) Spoonire. He attended Emmanuel Baptist Church in Hagerstown and Lanes Run Mennonite Church, where he loved to...

Nancy Lucille Oller

Nancy Lucille Oller

Nov 18, 2011

Nancy Lucille (Bowman) Oller, 73, of Acworth, GA., formerly of Hagerstown, passed away, Friday, November 18, 2011. Born June 3, 1938 in Hagerstown, she was the daughter of the late, Joseph K. and Virginia (Stouffer) Bowman. Mrs. Oller retired as a school bus driver for the Washington County Board of Education. She is survived by four children, George Oller of...

Vera Odene Worley

Vera Odene Worley

Nov 17, 2011

Vera Odene (Keel) Worley, 87, of Hagerstown, died on Thursday, November 17, 2011 at Charlotte's Home in Boonsboro. Born February 24, 1924 in Tracy City, Tennessee, she was the daughter of the late William and Willie Georgia (Yarworth) Keel. Vera was a founding member of the First Baptist Church in Sharpsburg. She was an avid quilter and was on the...

Lewis Wayne Mumma

Lewis Wayne Mumma

Nov 16, 2011

Lewis Wayne Mumma, 87, of Hagerstown, died at his home on Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2011, surrounded by his loving family. Born Oct. 22, 1924, in Dutch Corner, Pa., he was the son of the late George Daniel and Goldie Blanche (Kelso) Mumma. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy during World War II. He was a member of Evangel...

Jackie L. Harp

Jackie L. Harp

Nov 11, 2011

Mr. Jackie L. Harp, 71, of Hagerstown, passed away at his home on Friday, Nov. 11, 2011. Born in Hagerstown on Feb. 1, 1940, he was the son of the late Edward and Rosezella May (Chapman) Harp. He is survived by his loving wife of 38 years, Mary C. (Smith) Harp; two daughters, Barbara J. Snyder and Susan A. Reed;...

Robert Lester Gardner

Robert Lester Gardner

Nov 7, 2011

Robert Lester â??Goldieâ? Gardner, 72, of Hagerstown, died on Monday, Nov. 7, 2011, at Meritus Medical Center. Born Aug. 17, 1939, in Hagerstown, he was the son of the late James H. Gardner and Cora (Baughman) Pague. He was a 1957 graduate of South Hagerstown High School. He had worked as a custodian at St. Markâ??s Lutheran Church in Hagerstown....

Dale Rinehart Schlotterbeck

Dale Rinehart Schlotterbeck

Nov 1, 2011

Dale Rinehart Schlotterbeck, 79, of Kent Island, Md., died at home on Nov. 1, 2011, after an extended illness. Dale was born at home in Hagerstown, Md., the son of the late Rhinehart and Mabel (Hollyday) Schlotterbeck. Dale was a 1951 graduate of Hagerstown High School. While in high school, he was the manager for the North Hagerstown Hubs football...

William Oscar Bock

William Oscar Bock

Oct 31, 2011

William Oscar Bock, 83, of Hagerstown, died Monday, Oct. 31, 2011, at his home surrounded by his loving family. Born June 6, 1928, in Ashtabula, Ohio, he was the son of the late William and Sadie (Riley) Bock. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy. William retired as a truck driver with General Electric in Maugansville. He went on...

Jane Waneta Rock

Jane Waneta Rock

Oct 29, 2011

Jane Waneta Rock, 82, of Hagerstown, passed away Saturday, Oct. 29, 2011, at Meritus Medical Center near Hagerstown. Born Oct. 15, 1929, in Hagerstown, she was the daughter of the late Robert Henry and Mary Ellen (Kreps) Alder. She was preceded in death by her loving husband of 49 years, Clifford E. â??Rockyâ? Rock, in 2004. She was a homemaker,...

Gerald Conrad Flegal

Gerald Conrad Flegal

Oct 27, 2011

Mr. Gerald â??Jerryâ? Conrad Flegal, â??Bopâ?, 90, formerly of Edgewood Hill Circle, Hagerstown, Md., passed away peacefully Thursday, Oct. 27, 2011, at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center-Davie Hospital near Winston-Salem, N.C. Mr. Flegal was born Aug. 30, 1921, in Hagerstown, the son of the late Charles Britton and Ada Maybelle Orcutt Flegal. He retired in 1984 from Fairchild Industries...

Emma Jean Crabtree

Emma Jean Crabtree

Oct 23, 2011

Emma Jean (Adcock) Crabtree, 67, of Hagerstown, died Sunday, Oct. 23, 2011, at Meritus Medical Center. Born July 17, 1944, in Chase City, Va., she was the daughter of the late Emmit Lee and June (Feathers) Adcock. She is survived by her loving husband of 22 years, Edward E. Crabtree; five daughters, Vickie D. Bolf, Betty J. Nation, Carol A....

Sharon C. Beebe

Sharon C. Beebe

Oct 22, 2011

Sharon Cooley Beebe, 65, of Hagerstown, passed away Saturday, Oct. 22, 2011, at her home. Born Oct. 29, 1945, in McKeesport, Pa., she was the daughter of Dorothy (Fowler) Cooley of Williamsport and the late Paul Cooley. Mrs. Beebe received her master's degree from Trinity College, Washington, D.C., and retired with more than 30 years of service as a teacher...

Robert Nelson Coles

Robert Nelson Coles

Oct 21, 2011

Robert Nelson â??Big Chiefâ? Coles, 82, of Waynesboro, Pa., died Friday, Oct. 21, 2011, at his home. Born Aug. 1, 1929, in Shamokin, Pa., he was the son of the late William Robert and Verna Mae (Doub) Coles. Robert devoted his life to putting faith into practice through prayer, Scripture and music. He served five years as a Salvation Army...