Obituaries
Mary Murray Wellman
Dec 19, 2020
Mary Murray Wellman, 90, died on December 19, 2020 at the Willamsport Retirement Village. Born on October 6, 1930 in Waynesboro, PA she was the daughter of Ralph J. and Josephine S. Murray of Smithsburg, MD. She was a 1950 graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University and was employed as a statistician at the Virgina Department of Health in Richmond. She...
John "Rick" Richard Miller
Dec 16, 2020
John "Rick" Richard Miller, 68, of Greencastle, PA, passed away on Wednesday, December 16, 2020, at Wellspan Chambersburg Hospital, Chambersburg, PA. Born on March 5, 1952 in Hagerstown, he was the son of the late Betty Jane (Lewis) and Wayne Hector Miller. He was preceded in death by one brother; James Miller, Sr., and two sister in laws; Shirley Miller...
Joan Ruth Gearhart
Dec 16, 2020
Mrs. Joan Ruth Funkhouser Gearhart, 88, of Flinton, Pa. passed away Wednesday, December 16, 2020, at Hillview Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Altoona, Pennsylvania. Born Sept, 7, 1932, in Hagerstown, MD., she was the daughter of the late George W. and Ruth H. Funkhouser. She was the devoted wife of Robert P. Gearhart. Mrs. Gearhart was a 1950 graduate of...
Kenneth Eldred Sisk
Dec 15, 2020
Kenneth Eldred Sisk, 73, of Hagerstown, passed away, Tuesday, December 15, 2020 at his home. Born June 11,1947 in Hagerstown he was the son of the late, Eldred Leroy and Masuria Maxine Sisk. Mr. Sisk was a graduate of South Hagerstown High School. He retired with 40 years of service as a letter carrier with the USPS, where he was...
Franklin Suter Stanley
Dec 13, 2020
Franklin Suter Stanley, 92, passed away Sunday, December 13, 2020 at Ravenwood Nursing Center. He was born in Hagerstown, MD to the Late Frank Suter and Mary Frances (Stanley) Suter on June 24, 1928. Frank graduated from Hagerstown High School in 1946. He served in the U.S. Army from 1954 to 1956 plus eight years in the Reserves. He attended...
Harriett Elizabeth Clopper
Dec 13, 2020
Harriett Elizabeth Clopper, 99, of Hagerstown, passed away at home surrounded by family on Sunday, December 13, 2020. Born on December 25, 1920, Harriett was the daughter of the late Charles Richard and Martha Elizabeth (Bartles) Rowland. She is also predeceased by her husband of 41 years,Donald Edward Clopper; her son, Gary Clopper; her sister, Patricia Spickler; and her brother,...
Velma Ann Feigley
Dec 12, 2020
Velma Ann Feigley, 85, of Hagerstown, passed away at Meritus Medical Center on Saturday, December 12, 2020. Born on January 7, 1935 in Martinsburg, WV, Velma was the daughter of the late Joseph and Anna (Starliper) Davis. She is also predeceased by her two brothers, Earl Reese Davis and Robert Neal Davis. Velma was an active member of Downsville Christian...
Harriet Matthews
Dec 11, 2020
Harriet Matthews, 94, of Hagerstown, passed away at Williamsport Retirement Village on Friday, November 11, 2020. Born on April 21, 1926 in Gravesend, County Kent, England, Harriet was the daughter of the late Stephen and Rosena (Simmons) Bridgland. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Kenneth Edward Matthews; as well as her sister, Doris Bridgland; and brothers, Stephen...
Lee Hubert Lanehart
Dec 11, 2020
Lee Hubert Lanehart, 91, of Hagerstown, passed away peacefully Friday, December 11, 2020 at Brooke Grove Nursing and Rehab Center, Sandy Spring, MD. Born on February 5, 1929 in Hagerstown, he was the son of the late Anna May (Smith) and George Edison Preston Lanehart. He was preceded in death by his loving wife of nearly 60 years, Beverly Ann...
Dorothy Ann Mellott
Dec 10, 2020
Dorothy Ann Mellott, 81, of Keedysville, passed away peacefully Thursday, December 10, 2020 at Ravenwood Nursing Home, Hagerstown. Born on May 29, 1939 in Hagerstown, she was the daughter of the late Marion Esther (Black) and Willis Patterson Kinch. She was preceded in death by her loving husband, Charles Lee Mellott. Dorothy attended Hagerstown High School. She was...
Richard H. Troxell, Jr.
Dec 10, 2020
Richard H. "Dick" Troxell, Jr., 91, of Williamsport, passed away Thursday, December 10, 2020 at Homewood Retirement Center. Born March 21 1929, in Hagerstown, MD, he was the son of the late Richard H. Troxell, Sr. and Esta May (Bowman) Troxell. His sister, Betty May Baker, passed away earlier this year. Those who knew Dick personally can attest to his...
C. Robert Dean
Dec 10, 2020
C. Robert Dean, Sr., of Homewood at Williamsport, MD, passed away Thursday, December 10, 2020. Born in Hagerstown, MD, he was the son of the late Wilford J. "Bill" Dean and Grace Clopper Dean. He graduated from Hagerstown High School in 1935. He later attended several semesters at University of North Carolina for Commercial Organization Secretaries and served as Secretary/Manager...
Bernice Geraldine Chilcoat
Dec 9, 2020
Bernice Geraldine Chilcoat, 87, died December 9, 2020, at Julia Manor Nursing Home where she’d resided for three-and-a-half years. Bernice was born in Oakland, California, on November 4, 1933, the daughter of Edward Freitas and Mary Rodrigues Freitas. A young G.I. from Maryland, Private Allen Chilcoat, swept Bernice off her feet and the two were married six weeks later in...
Hilda Louise Shoop
Dec 9, 2020
Hilda Louise (Rohrer) Shoop, 95 years young, left this earth to meet her Heavenly Father on December 9, 2020. She was a member of Black Rock Bible Church. Hilda was born October 1, 1925 . She is survived by one daughter, Dee (Shoop) Wolf and husband Ron Wolf of Indiana; four grandsons, Mark Shoop, Darin Shoop, Tony Wolf and wife...
Randy Wayne Kendle
Dec 5, 2020
Randy Wayne Kendle, while struggling with depression, passed away unexpectedly at his home on December 5, 2020. Randy was born January 10, 1976 in Hagerstown, MD and was the son of Melford W. Kendle and Marion (Smith) Gelwicks. He was a 1994 graduate of North Hagerstown High School. Randy was previously employed by Food Lion and later by Tyco SimplexGrinnell....
Blaine Chester Ward
Dec 5, 2020
Blaine Chester Ward, 77, of Hagerstown, passed away from complications of Covid-19 at his home on Saturday, December 5, 2020. Born on July 11, 1943 in Baltimore, MD, Blaine was the son of the late Blaine C. and Norine Beatrice (Mummert) Ward. In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by his loving wife of 43 years, Thuyrle (Williamson) Ward....
Karen Sue Bryan
Dec 5, 2020
Karen Sue Bryan, 50, of Frederick, Md., passed away, Saturday, December 5, 2020 at Doey's House, Hagerstown, Md. Born, March 2, 1970, in Baltimore, Md. she was the daughter of William Cook, Sr. of Moorefield, W.Va. and Carolyn Virts of Harpers Ferry, W.Va. Karen had worked as a taxi cab driver for Yellow Cab in Frederick. In addition to her...
Loren Wayne Ward
Dec 5, 2020
Loren Wayne Ward, 57, of Hagerstown, passed away at home on Saturday, December 5, 2020. Born on September 28, 1963 in Hagerstown, Loren was the son of the late Blaine Chester and Thuyrle (Williamson) Ward. Loren graduated in 1981 from North Hagerstown High School and then from University of Maryland in 1985. He was a supervisor at AstraZeneca and had...
Glen Elwood Wise
Dec 4, 2020
Glen Elwood Wise, 85, of Hagerstown, Md. passed away, Friday, December 4, 2020 at Julia Manor Healthcare Center, Hagerstown. Born July 24, 1935 in Hagerstown he was the son of the late, Helen Louise Knode. In addition to his mother he also was preceded in death by his loving wife of 53 years, Sandra Lee (Furgeson) Wise; one brother, Bobby...
Wilfred Leon Biron, Jr.
Dec 2, 2020
Wilfred Leon Biron, Jr., 81, of Hagerstown, passed away at Meritus Medical Center on Wednesday, December 2, 2020. Born on March 3, 1939 in Gorham, NH, Wilfred was the son of the late Maude (Homnah) and Wilfried Biron, Sr. Wilfred retired from Mack Truck after 39 1/2 years of service. He served in the Army and was a member of...
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