Obituaries

Local obituaries for Hancock, MD and surrounding areas.

Watson Sigel

Watson Sigel

Oct 7, 2012

Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania

Watson L. Sigel, age 55, of Warfordsburg, Pa., died Sunday, October 7, 2012, at his home.

Born June 13, 1957, he was the son of the late Earl and Arvada Jennette Fletcher Sigel.

He was employed by H.B. Mellott Estate Inc. for 18 years, and retired from D.M. Bowman, Inc. in...

John Murray

John Murray

Oct 4, 2012

Hancock, Maryland

John Paul “Jack” Murray, aged 85, died in Catonsville, Md., Thursday, October 4, with his daughter, Pamela Chilcoat and her husband, Joseph, by his side.

Jack Murray was born to Lawrence Andrew and Elva Gleatha Stotler Wachter Murray on July 11, 1927. He was christened on January 8, 1928, at St. Peter’s Catholic Church.

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Heavenly Blockinger

Heavenly Blockinger

Oct 2, 2012

Hancock, Maryland

Heavenly McCole Blockinger, age 48, of Hancock, died Tuesday, October 2, 2012, at her home.

Born December 20, 1963, in Hagerstown, Md., she was the daughter of Edgar Lee and Margaret L. Hull Swisher, of Hancock.

She was a 1981 graduate of Hancock High School.

She was a beautician,...

Lucy Werdebaugh

Lucy Werdebaugh

Sep 27, 2012

Hancock, Maryland

Lucy Frances Werdebaugh, age 82, of Hancock, died Thursday, September 27, 2012, at her home.

Born October 15, 1929, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late William McKinley Fritzman, Sr. and Anna Pearl Henry Fritzman, and the widow of Herbert Edgar Werdebaugh, who died December 15, 1996.

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Abner Weaver

Abner Weaver

Sep 26, 2012

Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania

Abner Lewis “Skip” Weaver, age 83, of Warfordsburg, died Wednesday, September 26, 2012 at Autumn Acres, near Berkeley Springs, W.Va.

Born April 15, 1929, in Fulton County, Thompson Twp., Pa., he was the son of the late William and Susie Margertta Fisher Weaver, and the husband of the late Norma Lee Palmer Weaver, who...

Billie Yoho

Billie Yoho

Sep 18, 2012

Berkeley Springs, West Virginia Billie Lee Yoho, age 86, of Berkeley Springs, passed away on Tuesday, September 18, 2012.

Bill, a practicing attorney for 58 years in Prince George’s and Washington counties in Maryland, was the son of Wilbur Wiley and Nellie Pansy Hawkins, of Huntington, W.Va.

He is survived by his wife,...

Florence Wilkerson

Florence Wilkerson

Sep 16, 2012

Hancock, Maryland

Florence Pearl  Wilkerson, age 91, of Hancock, died Sunday, September 16, 2012, at Meritus Medical Center, in Hagerstown, Md.

Born April 23, 1921, in Hancock, she was the daughter of the late James Samuel and Margaret Brown Oliver Resley, and the widow of Ray M. Keefer, Sr.

She was a 1939...

Dolores Mccarthy

Dolores Mccarthy

Sep 15, 2012

Hancock, Maryland

Dolores Jean McCarthy, age 79, of Hancock, passed away Saturday, September 15, 2012, at Williamsport Retirement Village in Williamsport, Md., surrounded by her loving family.

Born June 8, 1933, in Hancock, she was the daughter of the late Ethel L. Coffman Wink, step-father Carl Wink, and father Garfield Shifflet.

She attended Hancock...

Sana Whitt, Jr.

Sana Whitt, Jr.

Sep 13, 2012

Berkeley Springs, W.Va.

Sana Franklin Whitt, Jr., age 72, of Berkeley Springs, died Thursday, September 13, 2012, at the Winchester Medical Center, Winchester, Va.

Born October 20, 1939, in Washington D.C., he was the son of the late Sana Franklin, Sr. and Lois Evelyn Price Whitt, and the husband of Jaqueline A. Simpson Whitt, of...

Sylvia Crabtree

Sylvia Crabtree

Sep 6, 2012

Hancock, Maryland Sylvia Ruth Crabtree, age 96, of Hancock, died Thursday, September 6, 2012, at War Memorial Hospital, Berkeley Springs, W.Va.

Born November 28, 1915, in Cumberland, Md., she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Emma Cooper Iames, and the widow of her husband of 56 years, Hanson P. Crabtree, who died October 16, 1989....

Hazel Kolpack

Hazel Kolpack

Aug 17, 2012

Little Orleans, Maryland

Hazel Ruby Kolpack, age 85, passed away on Friday, August 17, 2012, at Lions Center Nursing Home, in Cumberland, Md.

Hazel was born in Culpepper, Va., on January 14, 1927. She was a retired elementary school teacher, from Anne Arundel County, and had been living in Allegany County since 1988.  She attended the Piney...

Elizabeth Large

Elizabeth Large

Aug 16, 2012

Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania Elizabeth Ann Large, age 79, passed away on Thursday, August 16, 2012, at Berkeley Springs Rehab and Nursing Facility, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va.

She was born September 28, 1932, in Clintwood, Va.

She was of the Baptist faith. Elizabeth is survived by her sons, Troy D. Large, Jr., Alan R. Large, both of Warfordsburg, Garland...

Leroy Barnhart

Leroy Barnhart

Aug 15, 2012

Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania

Leroy Grant Barnhart, age 88, of Warfordsburg, died Wednesday, August 15, 2012, at his home.

Born February 22, 1924, in Warfordsburg, he was the son of the late Grant and Bertha Virginia Layton Barnhart.

He retired in 1985 as purchasing agent for H.B. Mellott Estate,...

Henrietta Weller

Henrietta Weller

Aug 14, 2012

Hancock, Maryland

Henrietta Mary Hose Weller, age 86, went to be with her Lord Jesus Tuesday, August 14, 2012, at Meritus Medical Center, in Hagerstown, Md.

She was born September 3, 1925, in Williamsport, Md., to Earl Franklin Hose and Hazel Irene Sharer Hose.

She was a...

Allan Pittman

Allan Pittman

Aug 13, 2012

Needmore, Pennsylvania

Allan C. Pittman, age 57, of Needmore, died Monday, August 13, 2012, at the Fulton County Medical Center, in McConnellsburg, Pa.

Born December 27, 1954, in McConnellsburg, he was the son of the late Carl R. and Geneva I. Golden Pittman, and the husband of Rita K. Whisner Pittman, whom he married December...

David Hixon

David Hixon

Aug 8, 2012

Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania

David Keith Hixon, 75, of Warfordsburg, died Wednesday, August 8, 2012, with his family by his side.

He was born May 11, 1937, in Buck Valley, Fulton County, Pa. He was the son of the late Clive and Lily Ritz Hixon, and the...

Jeremy Ensor

Jeremy Ensor

Aug 6, 2012

Hancock, Maryland

Jeremy Omega “Country” Ensor, age 30, of Hancock, died Monday, August 6, 2012, near Warfordsburg, Pa.

Born July 4, 1982, in Hancock, he was the son of Warren I. Ensor, Sr. and Linda M. Eidinger Ensor, of Hancock.

He was a 2000 graduate of Hancock High School, and attended Washington County...

Bobby Taylor

Bobby Taylor

Aug 5, 2012

Big Pool, Maryland

Bobby E. Taylor, age 65, of Big Pool, died Sunday, August 5, 2012, at his home.

Born November 2, 1946, in Greenville, N.C., he was the husband of Shirley B. Bloom Taylor, whom he married October 10, 1983, in Lewistown, Md.

He was a veteran of the Vietnam war, and a...

Richard Davis

Richard Davis

Aug 2, 2012

Clear Spring, Maryland

Richard E. Davis, age 68, of Clear Spring, died Thursday, August 2, 2012, at his home.

Born June 18, 1944, in Westernport, Md., he was the son of Alice M. Bray Davis, of Warfordsburg, and the late George William Davis; and husband of Evalina G. Meram Davis, of Clear Spring, whom he...

Betty Beeler

Betty Beeler

Jul 28, 2012

Hancock, Maryland Betty Dianne Beeler, age 72, of Hancock, died Saturday, July 28, 2012, at Julia Manor, in Hagerstown, Md. Born in Hancock, on September 28, 1939, she was the daughter of the late Bertram Oliver and Clamonce Murray Wilkerson; and the widow of James Edward Beeler, who died May 22, 2012. She was a 1957 graduate of Sherwood High School,...

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