Helen Mccarty

Hancock, Maryland

Helen V. McCarty, age 84, of Rice Road, died Wednesday, July 28, 2010 at the Fulton County Medical Center Extended Care.

Born October 5, 1925 in Berkeley Springs, WV., she was the daughter of the late Ira and Flossie Crouse Henry and the widow of Robert E. McCarty, Sr., who died in 1994.

She was retired from Londontown Manufacturer, formerly in Hancock, MD., and had previously been employed by Rosen's Dept. Store and Sheetz in Hancock, MD.

She was a member of the Red Hat Society.

She was a member of Hancock United Methodist Church.

She is survived by one son, Robert E. "Bob" McCarty, Jr. of Hancock, MD.; also six grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by one son, James P. McCarty, who died in 1993.

A service will be held Friday, July 30, at 11:00 a.m. at the Grove Funeral Home, Hancock, MD. Rev. Roger Truax, Rev. Edward Guyer and Rev. Richard Bernhard will officiate. Burial will be in the Cedar Lawn Memorial Park in Hagerstown, MD.

The family will receive friends at the funeral home Thursday evening 6-8 p.m. For the convenience of family and friends the funeral home will be open 2-8 p.m. on Thursday.

Online condolences may be made at www.grovefh.com