Obituaries

Local obituaries for Hancock, MD and surrounding areas.

Gary Silver

Gary Silver

Dec 21, 2017

Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania

Gary Wayne Silver, age 66, of Warfordsburg, Pa., passed away on Thursday, December 21, 2017 at his home, surrounded by his loving family.

Born October 26, 1951, in Martinsburg, W.Va., he was the son of the late Irvin and Betty Jane (Henry) Silver. He was married to his wife and best friend, Candice...

Goldie Deneen

Goldie Deneen

Dec 18, 2017

Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania

Goldie Elizabeth Deneen, age 80, of Warfordsburg, Pa., passed away on Monday, December 18, 2017 at Providence Place, in Chambersburg, Pa.

Born October 1, 1937, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Bessie (Mills) Lanehart, and the widow of Glenn F. Deneen, who passed away on March 10, 2006.

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Richard Jeffries

Richard Jeffries

Dec 15, 2017

Hedgesville, West Virginia

Richard John Jeffries, age 73, of Hedgesville, W.Va., passed away at the Martinsburg VA Medical Center, in Martinsburg, W.Va., on Friday, December 15, 2017.

Born Tuesday, September 19, 1944, in Midland, Md., he was the son of the late John and Edith (Elliott) Jeffries.

He was raised in the Methodist faith....

Melvin Vanorsdale

Melvin Vanorsdale

Dec 14, 2017

Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania

Melvin Edward Vanorsdale, age 73, of Warfordsburg, Pa.,  better known to his family and friends as “Jiggs”, went to be with the Lord late Thursday night, December 14, 2017, at the Western Maryland Regional  Medical Center, in Cumberland, Md.

He was born June 21, 1944, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., the son of the...

Norma Hull

Norma Hull

Dec 13, 2017

Clear Spring, Maryland

Norma Jane Hull, age 71, of Clear Spring, Md., passed away on Wednesday, December 13, 2017 at the Meritus Medical Center, in Hagerstown, Md.

Born November 17, 1946, in Hancock, Md., she was the daughter of the late Lester and Dorothy (Younker) Hull.

She is survived by a daughter, Brenda Bain;...

Wesley Mcdermott

Wesley Mcdermott

Dec 12, 2017

Hancock, Maryland

Wesley Ryan McDermott, age 23, of Hancock, Md., passed away peacefully at his home after a hard fight with Mitochondrial Encephalopathy. God sent His angels to take our angel home on Tuesday, December 12, 2017.

Born Thursday, August 11, 1994, in Hagerstown, Md., he was the son of Patricia Boyer Folk, of Martinsburg,...

Dennis Dolly

Dennis Dolly

Dec 8, 2017

Hancock, Maryland

Dennis James Dolly, age 57, of Hancock, Md., passed away on Friday, December 8, 2017 at Meritus Medical Center, in Hagerstown, Md.

Born January 21, 1960, in Cumberland, Md., he was the son of the late Roy, Sr. and Mary (Barnett) Dolly.

He was employed in the construction business.

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Barbara Reed

Barbara Reed

Dec 4, 2017

Big Pool, Maryland

Barbara Jane Reed, age 74, of Big Pool Md., passed away peacefully on Monday, December 4, 2017, at her home surrounded by her loving family.

Born Saturday, February 13, 1943, in Big Pool, she was the daughter of the late Alonza R. and Alice E. (Reed) Hart, and the wife, for 49...

Henry Maccumbee

Henry Maccumbee

Dec 1, 2017

Hagerstown, Maryland

Henry Allen MacCumbee, age 63, of Hagerstown, Md., passed away on Friday, December 1, 2017, at the Meritus Medical Center, in  Hagerstown.

Born October 10, 1954, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., he was the son of the late Gilbert and Susie (Barnhart) MacCumbee.

He was employed with McDonald's Restaurant, in Hagerstown.

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Carrie Mills

Carrie Mills

Nov 21, 2017

Sebring, Florida

Carrie Ann (Sowers) Mills, age 80, passed away on Tuesday, November 21, 2017, at her home in Sebring, Fl.

Born Sunday, January 3, 1937, in Cumberland, Md., she was the daughter of the late David Wood, Jr. and Marguerite (Smith) Sowers.

She was a graduate of Hancock High School, in Hancock,...

Patricia "Patsy" Shank

Patricia "Patsy" Shank

Nov 18, 2017

Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania

Patricia “Patsy” Ann (Norris) Shank, age 84, passed away on Saturday, November 18, 2017 at her home.

Born Saturday, October 21, 1933, in Hancock, Md., she was the daughter of the late Eugene Henry and Alberta Grace (Pittman) Norris.

Patsy graduated from Hancock High School with the class of 1952.

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Sharon Hendershot

Sharon Hendershot

Nov 18, 2017

Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania

Sharon Elaine (Davis) Hendershot, age 71, of Warfordsburg, Pa., died on Saturday, November 18, 2017 at her home.

Born January 21, 1946, in Westernport, Md., she was the daughter of Rev. Alice (Bray) Davis, of Warfordsburg, and the late Rev. George Davis, and the wife of Kenneth L. Hendershot, Sr., whom she married...

Daryl Hendershot

Daryl Hendershot

Nov 16, 2017

Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania

Daryl Lynn Hendershot, age 74, of Warfordsburg, Pa., passed away on Thursday, November 16, 2017 at his home.

Born Saturday, December 19, 1942, in Hagerstown, Md., he was the son of the late Kenneth Ellsworth and Stella Virginia (Barnhart) Hendershot, and the widower of Sharon A. (Hammond) Hendershot, whom he married July 18, 1964...

Janice Curtis

Janice Curtis

Nov 9, 2017

Little Orleans, Maryland

Janice Kay (Hendershot) Curtis, age 77, of Little Orleans, Md., passed away on Thursday, November 9, 2017 at at the Western Maryland Health Center, in Cumberland, Md.

Born Tuesday, March 12, 1940, she was the daughter of the late James Claude and Eva (Shaffer) Hendershot, and the widow of Melvin A. Curtis,...

Doris Souders

Doris Souders

Nov 7, 2017

Hancock, Maryland

Doris Jean (Diehl) Souders, age 80, of Hancock, Md.,  passed away on Tuesday, November 7, 2107 at Meritus Medical Center, in Hagerstown, Md.

Born December 15, 1936, in Hancock, she was the daughter of the late John, Sr. and Goldie (Clingerman) Diehl, and the wife of Lester Junior “Fuzzy” Souders.

She...

John Murray

John Murray

Nov 5, 2017

Hancock, Maryland

John Charles Murray, age 70, of Hancock, Md., died on Sunday, November 5, 2017 at his home.

Born December 31, 1946, in Washington County, Md., he was the son of the late Leo L. Murray, Sr. and Anna Jean (Shaw) Murray Pierce, and the step-son of the late Al Pierce.

He...

Natasha Schetrompf

Natasha Schetrompf

Oct 28, 2017

Hancock, Maryland

Natasha Noel Schetrompf, age 26, of Hancock, Md., passed away on Saturday, October 28, 2017 at the Meritus Medical Center, in Hagerstown, Md.

Born January 2, 1991, in Hagerstown, Md., she was the daughter of Joy D. (McCarty) Dailey, and the late Cloyd M. Schetrompf, II.

She was a 2009 graduate...

Sharon Winter

Sharon Winter

Oct 26, 2017

Hancock, Maryland

Sharon Lee Winter, age 72, of Hancock, Md., passed away peacefully at her home on Thursday, October 26, 2017.

Born Friday, October 19, 1945, in Mount Union, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Eugene and Betty (Estep) Swisher.

She was a homemaker, and she enjoyed her hobby of gardening.

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Gerald Souders

Gerald Souders

Oct 10, 2017

Big Cove Tannery, Pennsylvania

Gerald LeRoy Souders, age 86, of Big Cove Tannery, Pa., passed away on Tuesday, October 10, 2017, at the Chambersburg Hospital, in Chambersburg, Pa.

Born Thursday, May 14, 1931, in Big Cove Tannery, he was the son of the late Donald G. and Aura L. (Pittman) Souders.

He was...

Floyd Keefer, Sr.

Floyd Keefer, Sr.

Oct 7, 2017

Hancock, Maryland

Floyd Joseph Keefer, Sr., age 89, of Hancock, Md., went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, October 7, 2017 at his home.

Born October 14, 1927, in Hancock, he was the son of the late Bruce F. and Leona (Miller) Keefer, and the loving husband of Bertha Lucille (Reed) Keefer, whom...

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