Obituaries

Local obituaries for Hancock, MD and surrounding areas.

Floyd Palmer

Floyd Palmer

Apr 15, 2014

Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania

Floyd S. Palmer, age 95, of Warfordsburg, died on Tuesday, April 15, 2014, at Menno Haven Retirement Community, in Chambersburg, Pa.

Born April 17, 1918, in Warfordsburg, he was the son of the late Walter and Opal Sharpe Palmer, and the husband of Adrienne Mae Clevenger Palmer, who died August 15, 2009.

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Alice Snyder

Alice Snyder

Apr 6, 2014

Needmore, Pennsylvania

Alice Jane Snyder, age 62, of Needmore, Pa., died on Sunday, April 6, 2014 at her home.

Born August 4, 1951, in Chambersburg, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Lloyd George Hann, Sr. and Edna Mae Sowers Hann.

She was formerly employed with Berwick Industries, in Hagerstown, Md.

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Monika Mccusker

Monika Mccusker

Apr 2, 2014

Hancock, Maryland

Monika Luise McCusker, age 69, of Hancock, passed away on Wednesday, April 2, 2014, at her home.

Born July 19, 1944, in Bad Warmbrunn, Germany, she was the daughter of the late Alfred and Gertrud Jentsch Kuhn.

She was a graduate of Immenhausen School in Germany.

She had been...

Grace Crowder

Grace Crowder

Apr 1, 2014

Grace Elizabeth (Dieter) Crowder, age 86, formerly of Baltimore and Mount Airy, died of complications from a stroke, on the morning of April 1, 2014, in her room in Providence Place Retirement Community, in Chambersburg, Pa. She is survived by four children, 13 grandchildren, and 19 great-grandchildren.

She was married on April 3, 1947, although widowed since 2008.  During...

Charlotte Bartles

Charlotte Bartles

Mar 15, 2014

Hancock, Maryland

Charlotte Lillian Bartles, age 79, of Hancock, died on Saturday, March 15, 2014 at her home.

Born September 21, 1934, in Hancock, she was the daughter of the late Chester W. and Gladys L. Scroggins Brannon.

She attended Hancock High School.

She was formerly employed with the Town of...

George Truax

George Truax

Mar 14, 2014

Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania

George Samuel (Sam) Truax, age 83, of Warfordsburg, died on Friday, March 14, 2014 at ManorCare in Chambersburg, Pa.

Born October 8, 1930, near Needmore, in Fulton County, Pa., he was the son of the late Frank W. and Mary P. Catlett Truax.

He was retired from the Southern Fulton School...

Jeffrey Iden

Jeffrey Iden

Mar 14, 2014

Hancock, Maryland

Jeffrey Charles Iden, age 49, of Hancock, died on Friday, March 14, 2014 at his home.

Born July 1, 1964, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., he was the son of Nancy R. Mellott Iden, of Hancock, and the late Charles Kenneth “Kenny” Iden.

He was a 1982 graduate of Hancock High School....

Krystal Pierce

Krystal Pierce

Mar 6, 2014

Hancock, Maryland

Krystal Ann Pierce, age 65, of Hancock, died Thursday, March 6, 2014 at her home.

Born May 2, 1948, in Hagerstown, Md., she was the daughter of M. J. Bachtell Rickrode, of Jamul, Ca., and the late Paul Rickrode, Sr.

She was a member of St. Thomas’ Episcopal Church, Hancock, where,...

Paul Golden

Paul Golden

Mar 4, 2014

Hancock, Maryland

Paul R. "Pete" Golden, age 84, of Hancock, died on Tuesday, March 4, 2014 at his home.

Born June 23, 1929, in Hancock, he was the son of the late John Russell and Verona Clark Golden.

He was a member of the Hanock Assembly of God Church, and the Webster B....

Mary Exline

Mary Exline

Mar 3, 2014

Hancock, Maryland

Mary M. “Tillie” Exline, age 87, went to be with the Lord on Monday, March 3, 2014 at her home.

Born February 7, 1927, in Big Cove Tannery, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Thomas C. and Laura G. Keefer Hess, and the widow of James K. “Twig” Exline, who died...

Marvin Douglas

Marvin Douglas

Mar 2, 2014

Hancock, Maryland

Marvin Albert Douglas, age 94, went to be with the Lord, at his home surrounded by his family, on Sunday March 2, 2014.

Born March 28, 1919, in Fulton County, Pa., he was the son of the late Ora and Mattie Winters Douglas, and the husband of the late Nina Jean Miller Douglas,...

Boyce Powell

Boyce Powell

Mar 2, 2014

Clear Spring, Maryland

Boyce Wayne “Jim” Powell, age 76, of Clear Spring, died on Sunday, March 2, 2014, at Meritus Medical Center, in Hagerstown, Md.

Born April 30, 1937, in Morgan County, W.Va., he was the son of the late Boyce Nicholson and Elsie Mae Unger Powell, and the husband of Thelma M. McCarty Powell,...

Millard Creek

Millard Creek

Feb 21, 2014

Hancock, Maryland

Millard Hayes Creek, of Hancock, Md., passed away at his home on Friday, February 21, 2014, at the age of 90.

Born May 22, 1923, in Little Orleans, Md., he was the son of the late Raymond W. and Julia Boden Creek, and husband to his first wife, the late Gale Louisa Teter...

Hazel Souders

Hazel Souders

Feb 19, 2014

Hancock, Maryland

Hazel Marie Creek Souders, age 86, of Hancock, died Wednesday, February 19, 2014, at her home.

Born in August 19, 1927, Little Orleans, Md., she was the daughter of the late Raymond W. and Julia Boden Creek, and the widow of Carl Pappy Souders, Sr., who died April 22, 2001 and whom she...

Mary Gordon

Mary Gordon

Feb 17, 2014

Williamsport, Maryland

Mary Jane Gordon, age 79, formerly of Williamsport, and more recently of Julia Manor Nursing Home, in Hagerstown, Md., died Monday, February 17, at the Facility.

Born on February 3, 1935, in McConnellsburg, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Roland and Anna Stine, and the widow of William W. Gordon, who...

Herbert Hensley

Herbert Hensley

Feb 13, 2014

Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania

Herbert Lee Hensley, age 85, of Warfordsburg, died on Thursday, February 13, 2014, at his home.

Born August 13, 1928, in Hancock, he was the son of the late Carl E. and Lucy Belle Norris Hensley.

He was a self-employed painting contractor.

He was a member of St. Thomas’...

Andrew Robinson

Andrew Robinson

Feb 5, 2014

Hancock, Maryland

Andrew Perry Robinson, 24, of Hancock, Md., went to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Wednesday, February 5, 2014, at Meritus Medical Center.

Born August 30, 1989, in Hagerstown, Md., he was the son of Donald Andrew Robinson, Jr. and Karen Lynn Horst Robinson, of Clear Spring, Md.

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William Mcallister

William Mcallister

Feb 3, 2014

Hancock, Maryland

William Wayne McAllister, age 77, of Hancock, passed away on Monday, February 3, 2014, at Meritus Medical Center, in Hagerstown, Md.

Born August 6, 1936, in Big Pool, Md., he was the son of Hazel Turner McAllister, of Clear Spring, Md., and the late Floyd McAllister.

He was a 1954 graduate...

Mary Douglas

Mary Douglas

Jan 28, 2014

Hancock, Maryland

Mary A. Douglas, age 87, of Hancock, went to be with her Lord on Tuesday, January 28, 2014, at the Julia Manor Nursing Home, in Hagerstown, Md.

Born August 29, 1926, at Cohill Station, Hancock, Md., she was the daughter of the late Emory A. and Goldie P. Graham Suder. She was the...

Margaret Mellott

Margaret Mellott

Jan 18, 2014

Needmore, Pennsylvania

Margaret Ellen Mellott, age 80, of Needmore, died Saturday, January 18, 2014, at Green Ridge Village, in Newville, Pa.

Born June 3, 1933, in Warfordsburg, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Jerry and Ida Gordon Golden, and the wife of Robert Mellott, whom she married May 10, 1959, at the Hancock...

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