Obituaries

Nov 8, 2016

Clinton, Maryland

Thomas Jackson “Pop” Strong, Sr., age 75, of Clinton, Md., died on Tuesday, November 8, 2016, at the residence of his daughter, Deborah Cohill, of Hancock, Md.

Born Saturday, October 11, 1941, in Louisa County, Va., he was the son of the late John William Strong and Thelma (Sprouse) Strong; and...

Nov 4, 2016

Hancock, Maryland

Russell Junior Francis, age 58, of Hancock, died on Friday, November 4, 2016, near Big Pool, Md. as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident.

Born March 16, 1958, in Hagerstown, Md., he was the son of Ethel Mae (Miller) Francis, of Hancock, and the late Russell Francis; and the husband...

Nov 1, 2016

Little Orleans, Maryland

Hilda Jane (Fletcher) Norris, age 90, passed away on Tuesday, November 1, 2016, at her home in Little Orleans.

Born Saturday, December 12, 1925, in Piney Grove, Md., she was the daughter of the late Russell C. and Verda M. (Price) Fletcher, and the widow of her husband, Albin C. Norris

Oct 31, 2016

Hagerstown, Maryland

Cleo Sara (Mellott) Baker, age 95 died on Monday, October 31, 2016, at the Coffman Nursing Home, in Hagerstown, Md.

Born Monday, September 5, 1921, she was the daughter of the late Howard J. and Zoah B. (Garland) Mellott; and the widow of Charles Edgar Baker, whom she married September 16, 1942 and...

Oct 19, 2016

Hancock, Maryland

Kristina Skolimovskaya, age 37, of Hancock, died on Wednesday, October 19, 2016, at her home.

Born December 20, 1978, in Parnu, Estonia, she was the daughter of Sergei Sentjuljov and Tamara (Zaborskaja) Sentjuljova, of Hancock; and the wife of Yuri Skolimovkiy, whom she married on June 5, 1999, in Parnu.

She...

Oct 10, 2016

Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania

Audrey J. Roman, age 71, of Warfordsburg, died on Monday, October 10, 2016, at her home.

Born Friday, October 13, 1944, in Amaranth Pa., she was the daughter of the late John and Emma (Barney) Hixon, and the wife of Steven E. Roman, whom she married April 30, 1984.

She graduated...

Oct 8, 2016

Hancock, Maryland

Harry Edgar Strock, Jr., age 93, of Hancock, died on Saturday, October 8, 2016, at his home.

Born Thursday, May 10, 1923, in Hagerstown, Maryland, he was the son of the late Harry Edgar, Sr. and Margaret (Snyder) Strock, and the husband of Dolores (McKinley) Strock, whom he married April 16, 1950.

Oct 8, 2016

Needmore, Pennsylvania

Martha Marie Bernhard, age 97, of Needmore, died Saturday, October 8, 2016, in Clearville, Pa.

Born in Dott, Pa. on Sunday, January 26, 1919, she was the daughter of the late Maple and Bertha Truax Winter, and the widow of Leonard V. Bernhard.

She was a graduate of Warfordsburg High School...

Oct 5, 2016

Hancock, Maryland

Darwin Thomas Tobias Mills, Sr., age 75, of Hancock, died on Wednesday, October 5, 2016, at War Memorial Hospital, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va.

Born Friday, August 1, 1941, he was the son of the late Bruce J. Mills, Sr. and Lulu Irene Shoemaker Mills. He was the widower of June Delores Mills, whom...

Oct 2, 2016

Hancock, Maryland

Edward Ralph “Eddie” Bivens, age 62, of Hancock, died on Sunday, October 2, 2016, at his home.

Born December 5, 1953, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., he was the son of the late Paul and Helen (Leader) Bivens, and his step-father, the late Robert Hovermale. He was the husband of Barb (Roman) Bivens, of...

Oct 2, 2016

Little Orleans, Maryland

Rosalie Faith (Whitacre) Wyant, age 73, of Little Orleans, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, October 2, 2016, at the Winchester Medical Center, in Winchester, Va.

Born Saturday, March 6, 1943, in Cumberland, Md., she was the daughter of the late Lloyd G. and Dorothy M. Carr Whitacre, and the...

Oct 1, 2016

Hancock, Maryland

Elmer Leroy Shupp, Jr., age 76, of Hancock, died on Saturday, October 1, 2016, at the Winchester Medical Center, in Winchester, Va.

Born Wednesday, August 7, 1940, in Big Pool, Md., he was the son of the late Elmer Leroy, Sr. and Mary Roseann (McCarty) Shupp, and the husband of Janet W. (Gladhill) Shupp, whom...

Sep 26, 2016

Hancock, Maryland

Robert Grant "Bob" Diehl, age 74, of Hancock, died on Monday, September 26, 2016, at his home surrounded by his family.

Born Saturday, March 28, 1942, he was the son of the late Grant and Betty (Barnhart) Diehl, and the husband of Patricia “Patti” (Deneen) Diehl, whom he married on June 21, 1998,...

Sep 21, 2016

Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania

Robert Carl “Pappy” Golden, age 98, of Warfordsburg, Pa., died peacefully on Wednesday, September 21, 2016, at the home of his daughter.

Born December 3, 1917, in Warfordsburg, he was the son of the late Daniel E. and Nettie (Andrews) Golden, and the husband of the late Ida Marie (Webster) Golden, whom he married...

Sep 16, 2016

Carneys Point, New Jersey

Anna Lou Leighty, age 88, of Carneys Point, died on Friday, September 16, 2016, at her home.

Born August 19, 1928, in Hancock, Md., she was the daughter of the late Odus M. and Florence Irene (Hovermale) Hinckle, and the wife of Woodrow W. Leighty, of Carneys Point, whom she married...

Sep 16, 2016

Hancock, Maryland

George MacAllister “Mac” Elser, age 66, of Hancock, died on Friday, September 16, 2016, as a result of injuries from a motor vehicle accident.

Born September 27, 1949, in Prince Frederick, Md., he was the son of the late Harold J. and Marion MacAllister Elser, and the life companion of Valerie K. Repsher, of Hancock....