Obituaries

Nov 8, 2014

Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania

Quentin Roosevelt Golden, loving husband, daddy, and pap, age 95, died on Saturday, November 8, 2014.

Born in Bethel Township, Pa., he was the son of the late Charles Golden and May Akers Golden.

He was a lifelong dairy farmer in Fulton County, whose farming career was interrupted by his military...

Nov 7, 2014

Needmore, Pennsylvania

Betty Jane Knable, age 79, of Needmore, died on Friday, November 7, 2014, at Johns Hopkins Hospital, in Baltimore, Md.

Born June 16, 1935, in Hancock, Md., she was the daughter of the late John Russell and Verona Clark Golden.

She was a 1953 graduate of Hancock High School, and a...

Nov 5, 2014

Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania

Reva Ivadeen Bottenfield Smith, age 90, of Warfordsburg, Pa., went to be with her Lord on November 5, 2014.

She was born January 11, 1924, in Brush Creek Township, a daughter of the late Chester and Edith Clark Bottenfield.

On August 16, 1942, she married Lloyd Scott Smith, who preceded her...

Nov 4, 2014

Hancock, Maryland

Gary Wayne Hensley, Sr., age 58, of Hancock, Md., died on Tuesday, November 4, 2014, at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, Md., surrounded by his family.

Born July 12, 1956, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., he was the son of the late Herbert Hensley, and Kenneth and Mary Shoemaker Hill.

Nov 1, 2014

Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania

Stephen B. Younkers age, 87, of Warfordsburg, Pa., passed away peacefully on Saturday, November 1, 2014, at home surrounded by his family.

He is survived by his loving wife of 65 years, Bettie; daughter, Beverly Kramer and her husband, Steve, of Warfordsburg; son, Jeffrey and his wife, Arlene, of Lanoka Harbor, N.J.; sister,...

Oct 31, 2014

Hancock, Maryland

Beatrice Geraldine “Gerri” Shives, age 86, passed peacefully from this life at the home of her daughter, Beverly, on Friday, October 31, 2014.

Born May 7, 1928, in Buck Valley, Fulton County, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Chester and Rosie Isabelle Ray Bishop, and the widow of Chester W. Shives,...

Oct 17, 2014

Hagerstown, Maryland

Margory Anne Smith, age 52, of Hagerstown, died on Friday, October 17, 2014, at her home.

Born April 15, 1962, in Philadelphia, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Galen Luther Eugene and Elaine Ann Robair Weller.

She was a 1980 graduate of Hancock High School.

She was a member...

Oct 8, 2014

Hagerstown, Maryland

Gladys Faye Fields, 80, of Hagerstown, Md., passed away on Tuesday, October 8, 2014, at the Lely Palms Manor Care Nursing Home, in Naples, Fl.

Born on Thursday, April 5, 1934, in Boone, Iowa, she was the fifth daughter and seventh of eight children of Jess and Emma Burton.

She was...

Oct 6, 2014

Needmore, Pennsylvania

Donald Wayne Berkstresser, Sr., age 78, of Needmore, died on Monday, October 6, 2014, at his home.

Born April 4, 1936 in Hustontown, Pa., he was the son of the late Edgar and Junie Sipes Berkstresser, and the widower of Lena Belle Stahle Berkstresser, who preceded him in death August 29, 2014.

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Oct 5, 2014

Hancock, Maryland

Our beloved Anna Marie Stotler Dickerhoff, age 87, of Hancock, passed away on Sunday, October 5, 2014, at War Memorial Hospital in Berkeley Springs, W.Va.

She was born March 06, 1927, in Sugar Hollow, Berkeley Springs, W,Va., the daughter of the late Clarence Asbury Stotler and Rena Nancy Waugh Stotler.

Her husband,...

Oct 4, 2014

Hancock, Maryland

Lorraine Lenore Adams, age 79, of Hancock, died on Saturday, October 4, 2014 at her home.

Born May 2, 1935, in Needmore, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Bradie and Lenore O’Rourke Truax, and the widow of her first husband, Paul Schetrompf, who died in 1978.

She was of...

Sep 24, 2014

Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania

Sylvan Lee “Buck” Hendershot, age 79, of Warfordsburg, died on Wednesday, September 24, 2014 at his home.

Born October 23, 1934, he was the son of the late Carl R. and Marie Fischer Hendershot, and the husband of Gertrude “Trudy” Foro...

Sep 21, 2014

Hancock, Maryland

Marguerite Lafaune St. Clair, age 78, of Hancock, died at the home of her daughter, Kimberly, on Sunday, September 21, 2014.

Born March 18, 1936, in Hancock, she was the daughter of the late Daniel C. and Elva E. Hull McCormick, and the widow of the late Edgar L. St. Clair, who died June...

Sep 20, 2014

Big Cove Tannery, Pennsylvania

Herman Delay True, Jr., age 63, of Big Cove Tannery, died on Saturday, September 20, 2014 at his home.

Born November 19, 1950, in Baltimore City, Md., he was the son of the late Herman Delay True, Sr. and Charlotte A. Mulligan True.

He was a Master Electrician, retiring...

Sep 20, 2014

Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania

Kenneth Ritz Hixon, age 81, of Warfordsburg, died on Saturday, September 20, 2014 at his home.

Born November 17, 1932, in Clyde, N.Y., he was the son of the late Clyde and Lily Ritz Hixon.

He was a 1950 graduate of Warfordsburg High School.

He was co-owner and operator...

Sep 18, 2014

Needmore, Pennsylania

Mary R. McFadden, age 86, of Needmore, died at her home on Thursday, September 18, 2014, after a long illness. At the time of her passing, she was surrounded by her children and several of her grandchildren.

She was born April 29, 1928, on Sipes Mill Road, Harrisonville, Pa. She was united in marriage...

Sep 5, 2014

Hancock, Maryland

John William Cubbage, age 85, of Hancock, died on Friday, September 5, 2014 at his home.

Born June 20, 1929, at Pearre, Md., he was the son of the late George William and Audrey Mildred Harris Cubbage, and the husband of the late Patricia Ann Clay Cubbage, who died August 3, 1999.

Aug 31, 2014

Berkeley Springs, West Virginia

Janice Nadine Bageant, age 82, formerly of Berkeley Springs, and more recently of Donahoe Manor, in Bedford, Pa., died on Sunday, August 31, 2014 at Donahoe Manor.

Born November 15, 1931, she was the daughter of the late Harvey J. and Viola T. Pleasants.

She was of the Lutheran...

Aug 30, 2014

Hancock, Maryland

Hayley R. "Nikki" Morris, age 52, of Hancock, died on Saturday, August 30, 2014, at the War Memorial Hospital in Berkeley Springs, W. Va.

Born January 4, 1962, in McConnellsburg, Pa., she was the daughter of Peggy F. Earley Martin, of Greencastle, Pa., and the late Theodore M. Martin.

She was...

Aug 29, 2014

Needmore, Pennsylvania

Lena Belle Stahle Berkstresser, age 84, of Needmore, died on Friday, August 29, 2014 at her home.

Born February 8, 1930, in Amaranth, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Lewis and Martha Garland Stahle.

She was a 1949 graduate of Warfordsburg High School, and she was a homemaker.