Obituaries
William Earl Rock Henry
May 28, 2017
Bill Henry, 90, of Hagerstown passed away on Sunday, May 28, 2017, quietly at home surrounded by family. Mr. Henry was born on August 6, 1926, in Hagerstown and was the son of the late Edna Elizabeth Light Henry & John Truen Henry. He was a third generation member of the Christ Reformed Church of Hagerstown. He was an avid...
Helen S. Conklin
May 27, 2017
Helen S. Conklin, passed away, Saturday, May 27, 2017 at Charlotte's Home, Maugansville, Maryland. Born on January 19, 1926 in New York City, she was the daughter of immigrant parents, John and Katherine (Plebanski) Stasyszyn. She had a sister (Anne Christie) and a brother (Leon Stasyszyn) who preceded her in death. Helen married Charles E. Conklin in 1947 and they...
Mary Jane Auxt
May 25, 2017
Mary Jane Auxt, 96, of Hagerstown died Thursday, May 25, 2017, at 5 AM at her home in Ravenwood Nursing Home. Born November 20, 1920, in Hagerstown, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Jacob Merle Hopkins and Florence Isabel Keyser Hopkins. In 1940 she married Andrew Auxt and served the Lord with him for 70 years. Following graduation...
Jean Elizabeth Boward
May 25, 2017
Jean Elizabeth Boward, 94, of Hagerstown, passed away on Thursday, May 25, 2017 at Julia Manor Health Care Center. Born October 2, 1922, she was the daughter and step-daughter of the late Harry W. and Mable Carbaugh. In addition, she also was preceded in death by her loving husband of 43 years, James F. Boward; one son, Robert F. Boward;...
JoAn Sours
May 25, 2017
JoAn Sours, 79, of Falling Waters, W.Va., passed away, Thursday, May 25, 2017 at Berkeley Medical Center, Martinsburg, W.Va. Born October 30, 1937 in Shelocta, Pa. she was the daughter of the late, Andrew and Virginia (Barger) Montgomery. In addition to her parents she also was preceded in death by her loving husband, Melvin T. Sours; one daughter, Dawn M....
Helen Louise Brashears
May 23, 2017
Helen Louise Brashears (Alder), 82, of Hagerstown, Md. passed away on Tuesday, May 23, 2017. Born July 12, 1934 in Hagerstown, she was the daughter of the late Robert Henson Alder and Mary Ellen Kreps Alder. She was preceded in death by her husband of 32 years, Donald S. Brashears who died Feb. 18, 1985. She graduated in 1952 from...
Edgar Vincent Warner, Jr.
May 23, 2017
Edgar Vincent "Eddie" Warner, 80, of Hagerstown, passed away, Tuesday, May 23, 2017 at Meritus Medical Center, Hagerstown. Born October 30, 1936 in Cumberland, Md. he was the son of the late, Edgar V. Warner, Sr. and Dorothy Grace (Grove) Warner. In addition to his parents he also was preceded in death by his wife, Meliha (Akayak) Warner; three siblings,...
Sadie Jayne Koger
May 20, 2017
Sadie Jayne Koger, infant, passed away, Saturday, May 20, 2017 at Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore. Born May 16, 2017 in Baltimore she was the daughter of Ron M. Koger and Melissa Michener of Hagerstown. In addition to her parents she also is survived by her maternal grandmother, Jill Welsh; paternal grandparents, Doug and Donna Bale; five siblings, Marcus Early, Donna...
Phyllis R Kline
May 18, 2017
Phyllis R. Kline, 87, of Hagerstown, went home to be with her loving Lord and Savior, her mom, dad and siblings on Thursday, May 18, 2017. Born February 11, 1930, she was the daughter of the late Carmen N. and Henrietta Derr Kephart. Phyllis graduated from Hagerstown High in 1948. She later worked at C&P as a telephone operator; sold...
Terry Ragan Moore
May 14, 2017
Terry R. Moore, 80, of Hagerstown, went into the arms of Jesus on Sunday, May 14, 2017. Born on March 18, 1937 in Hagerstown, he was the son of the late Regina Catherine (Trumpower) and Raymond Ragan Moore. In addition to his parents, Terry is also preceded in death by his loving wife, Rachel Cecelia (Patterson) Moore and an infant...
Joan Ray Estes
May 14, 2017
Joan Ray Estes, 78, of Boonsboro, passed away Sunday, May 14, 2017, at Meritus Medical Center, Hagerstown. Born in Burlington, North Carolina on February 25, 1939, she was the daughter of the late Lina Parish (Lloyd) and Herbert Eugene Ray. In addition to her parents, Joan is preceded in death by one brother, Julian Ray; three sisters, Ella Perry, Polly...
Linda May Wolfensberger
May 12, 2017
Linda May Wolfensberger, 67, of Hagerstown, passed away, Friday, May 12, 2017, at Meritus Medical Center, Hagerstown. Born April 4, 1950 in Hagerstown she was the daughter of the late, William Metz and Goldie (Smith) Metz Jones. In addition to her parents she also was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph G. Wolfensberger. Mrs. Wolfensberger was employed by the...
Mary Rose Crim Mullenix
May 6, 2017
Mary Rose (Crim) Mullenix, 87 of Hagerstown, Md, passed into the presence of the Lord on Saturday, May 6, 2017. Born May 15, 1929 in Greensburg, WVa. She was the daughter of the late Steward M. and Henretta Rose Crim. She was preceded in death by her husband Daren F. Mullenix, Sr. She is survived by a daughter, Connie D....
Nancy Lou Jenkins
May 6, 2017
Nancy Lou Jenkins, 73, Martinsburg, W.V., passed away Saturday, May 6, 2017 at the Hospice of the Panhandle, Kearneysville, WV. Nancy was born in Clear Spring, MD on August 15, 1943 to the late Luther P. and Blanche M. (Timmons) Bowman. In addition to her parents, she is also preceded in death by one daughter, Geraldine Marie Fraley; one brother,...
Edward Allen Butch Snively
May 4, 2017
Edward "Butch" Allen Snively, 62, of Hagerstown, passed away on Thursday, May 4, 2017. Born July 28, 1954 in Waynesboro, PA., he was the son of the late James Monroe Snively, Sr. and Edith Mae (Clark) Snively. Butch was a 1972 graduate of Waynesboro Area Senior High School, where he also participated on the wrestling and football teams. He was...
Harold Sylvester DeLauter
May 1, 2017
Harold Sylvester DeLauter, 86, of Hagerstown, Md., passed away Monday, May 1, 2017, at Meritus Medical Center near Hagerstown. Born Sept. 30, 1930, in Hagerstown, he was the son of the late Earl Clayton and Mary C. (Ausherman) DeLauter. In addition to his parents, he also was preceded in death by three brothers, Lawson C. DeLauter, Clarence H. DeLauter and...
Joann Grace West
Apr 30, 2017
Joann Grace (Giuliani) West, 84, of Hagerstown, passed away on Sunday, April 30, 2017 at Meritus Medical Center. Born June 6, 1932 in Hagerstown, she was the daughter of the late Dante and Mazie (Hartel) Giuliani. Joann was a graduate of Hagerstown High School where she was a member of the cheer leading squad and she attended Hagerstown Junior College,...
Cyril Manzella Hargett
Apr 30, 2017
Cyril Manzella Hargett, 88, formerly of Boonsboro, passed away, Sunday, April 30, 2017 at Charlotte's Home, Maugansville, Md. Born March 25, 1929 in Hagerstown she was the daughter of the late, Thomas Jefferson Boyd and Anna May (Myers) Martin Boyd. In addition to her parents she also was preceded in death by her husband of 49 years Richard A. Hargett;...
James Henry Thomas
Apr 30, 2017
James Henry Thomas, a lifelong Hagerstownian better known as "John" to his friends, died Sunday April 30 at the Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown. He was 87. John was born to Joseph Michael Thomas and Bertha Mae Thomas on Sept. 22, 1929. Growing up during the Great Depression, he developed a life-long love of sports. He spent his early years...
Daniel Bruce Shank, Sr.
Apr 28, 2017
Daniel Bruce Shank Sr., 79, of Hagerstown, Md., passed away Friday, April 28, 2017, at Julia Manor Health Care Center, Hagerstown. Born June 30, 1937, in Big Pool, Md., he was the son of Carl Thurston and Dorothy May (Cameron) Shank, who preceded him in death. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his loving wife,...