Obituaries

Local obituaries for Hancock, MD and surrounding areas.

Janet Mellott

Janet Mellott

Aug 28, 2014

Hancock, Maryland

Janet Elaine Mellott, age 61, of Hancock, died on Thursday, August 28, 2014 at her home.

Born September 8, 1952, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Arnold F. and Mary Jane Trail Munson.

She was a 1970 graduate of Hancock High School.

She was...

Carolyn Bowers

Carolyn Bowers

Aug 25, 2014

Hancock, Maryland

Carolyn Ellen "Karren"  Bowers, age 52, of Hancock, died on Monday, August 25, 2014, at Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown, Md.

Born March 9, 1962, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., she was the daughter of Ellen Hixon, of Warfordsburg Pa.

She was a 1980 graduate of Southern Fulton High School, in Warfordsburg,...

Cletus Kerns

Cletus Kerns

Aug 23, 2014

Hancock, Maryland

Cletus E. Kerns, age 82, of Hancock, died on Saturday, August 23, 2014 at his home.

Born February 6, 1932, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., he was the son of the late Gilbert and Mary Peck Kerns.

He was a veteran who served in the U.S. Air force.

He was...

Allan Hixon, Sr.

Allan Hixon, Sr.

Aug 18, 2014

Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania

Allan Dale Hixon, Sr., age 80, of Warfordsburg, died on Monday, August 18, 2014, at his home.

Born May 20, 1934 in Amaranth, Pa., he was the son of the late Charles Calvin, Sr. and Francina Whitfield Hixon.

He was a veteran, serving in the U.S. Army from 1956 to 1958....

Marvin Cavender

Marvin Cavender

Aug 18, 2014

Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania

Marvin Gene Cavender, age 85, of Warfordsburg, and recently of Williamsport Nursing Home, in Williamsport, Md., went to be with his Lord and Savior on Monday, August 18, 2014, surrounded by his loving family.

He was born January 14, 1929, at Braddock Hospital, in Pittsburgh, Pa., to Chester McKinley Cavender and Mildred Dudley...

Dorothy Turner

Dorothy Turner

Aug 3, 2014

Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania

Dorothy Mae Turner, age 76, of Warfordsburg, died on Sunday, August 3, 2014, at the Berkeley Springs Rehabilitation and Nursing, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va.

Born April 16, 1938, in Fulton County, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Andy H. and C. F. Beatrice Engle Schriever.

She was a homemaker...

John Norris, Jr.

John Norris, Jr.

Jul 24, 2014

Hancock, Maryland

John William Norris, Jr., age 58, of Hancock, died on Thursday, July 24, 2014, at NMS Healthcare of Hagerstown, Md.

Born July 27, 1955, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., he was the son of Ellen Belle Payne Norris of Milford, Oh., and the late John William Norris, Sr.

He was a graduate...

Clarence Whiting

Clarence Whiting

Jul 21, 2014

Dallas, Pennsylvania

Clarence Louis Whiting, age 92, a resident of Mercy Center, in Dallas, Pa., and formerly of Hancock, Md. and Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Monday, July 21, 2014, at Mercy Center.

Born June 25, 1922, in McHenry, Illinois, he was the son of the late Clarence D. and Marion E. Knox Whiting.

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Jean Yonker

Jean Yonker

Jul 9, 2014

Hancock, Maryland Jean Estaline Yonker, age 81, of Holly Place Assisted Living, Hagerstown, Md., and formerly of Hancock, died on Wednesday, July 9, 2014 at Holly Place. Born October 15, 1932, in Fulton County, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Clifford and Viola Lanehart Miller, and wife of Ralph M. Yonker, Sr., who...

Larry Keebaugh

Larry Keebaugh

Jul 5, 2014

Hancock, Maryland

Larry Eugene Keebaugh, age 71, of Hancock, Md., died Saturday, July 5, 2014 at the Golden Living Center, in Hagerstown, Md.

Born August 31, 1942, in Fulton County, Taylor Township, Pa., he was the son of the late Melvin Eugene and Dorothy Blanche Henry Keebaugh.

He was a retired truck driver, from...

Danielle Yost

Danielle Yost

Jun 21, 2014

Hancock, Maryland

Danielle Genette Yost, age 28, of Hancock, died Saturday, June 21, 2014, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident in Warfordsburg, Pa.

Born February 20, 1986, she was the loving daughter of Greg and Mary Ann (Corbett) Yost; the granddaughter of Ronald and Faye (Shoemaker) Corbett, and Laura (Shaw) Creek.

She...

James Stahle

James Stahle

Jun 16, 2014

Hancock, Maryland

James Glenn Stahle, age 89, formerly a resident of Hancock, and presently of The Village of Laurel Run, Fayetteville, Pa., died on Monday, June 16 at Chambersburg Hospital, in Chambersburg, Pa.

Born October 29, 1924 in Fulton County, Pa., he was the son of the late Charles Daniel and Ethel Venetia Colvin Stahle....

Shawn Tasker

Shawn Tasker

Jun 15, 2014

Hancock, Maryland

Shawn A. Tasker, age 47, of Hancock, died at UPMC Hospital, Altoona, Pa., on Sunday, June 15, 2014, from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident.

Born July 14, 1966, in Cumberland, Md., he was the son of the late Daniel L....

Dennis Swain

Dennis Swain

Jun 13, 2014

Hancock, Maryland

Dennis Eugene Swain, age 57, of Hancock, died on Friday, June 13, 2014, at Meritus Medical Center, in Hagerstown, Md.

Born November 18, 1956, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., he was the son of the late James W. and Margaret Eileen Bishop Swain.

He was a 1974 graduate of Hancock High School....

Irvin Imes, Sr.

Irvin Imes, Sr.

Jun 5, 2014

Clear Spring, Maryland

Irvin Ellis “Alkie” Imes, Sr. died on Thursday, June 5, 2014 at his home.

Born June 24, 1935, in Little Orleans, Md., he was the son of the late Ellis A. and Christina K. McDonald Imes, and the husband of Viola R. Coonrod Imes, who died August 13, 1992.

He...

Martin Couser, Sr.

Martin Couser, Sr.

May 25, 2014

Hancock, Maryland

Martin Dale Couser, Sr., age 76, died on Sunday, May 25, 2014, at the home of his daughter, Lisa Amos and husband, Ken Amos, in Middletown, Md. He was surrounded by his family, after a courageous fifteen-year battle with cancer and heart disease.

Born May 20, 1938, near Shawneetown, Illinois,...

E. Lee Cavey

E. Lee Cavey

May 19, 2014

Hagerstown, Maryland E. Lee Cavey, age 82, of Hagerstown, Md., passed away on Monday, May 19, 2014, peacefully, at Meritus Medical Center.

Born on May 30, 1931, in Baltimore, Md., he was the son of the late Monroe and Edith G. Cavey.

He...

Mildred Smith

Mildred Smith

May 11, 2014

Hancock, Maryland

Mildred Elizabeth (Mills) Smith, age 62, of Hancock, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, May 11, 2014, at her home following a courageous battle with cancer.

Born November 9, 1951, at home in Clear Spring, Md., she was the daughter of the late Gordon Richard Mills and Thelma Pearl (Bowers) Mills,...

Ernest Ray

Ernest Ray

May 10, 2014

Hancock, Maryland

Ernest D. Ray, age 92, of Hancock, died on Saturday, May 10, 2014 at his home.

Born December 12, 1921, in Buck Valley, Pa., he was the son of the late Fred and Annie Mann Ray.

He was retired from the Maryland State Highway Administration as a truck operator.

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Nita White

Nita White

May 5, 2014

Buck Valley, Pennsylvania

Nita Elaine White, age 50, of Buck Valley, died on Monday, May 5, 2014 at her home.

Born October 20, 1963, in McConnellsburg, Pa., she was the daughter of Catherine Manning Beatty, of Buck Valley, and the late Seibert Beatty, who died in 1973.

She was a 1981 graduate of...

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