Obituaries

Austin Calvert Rice

Austin Calvert Rice

Oct 19, 2014

Austin Calvert Rice, 92, of Hagerstown, passed away, Sunday, October 19, 2014 at Meritus Medical Center, Hagerstown. Born September 15, 1922 in Hagerstown, he was the son of the late, Reno and Amy (Dibert) Rice. In addition to his parents he also was preceded in death by his loving wife of 53 years, Janet Lorraine (Herbst) Rice and one brother,...

Jacqueline B. Barrett

Jacqueline B. Barrett

Oct 16, 2014

Jacqueline B. (Sparrow) Barrett, 56, of Hagerstown, passed away on Thursday, October 16, 2014 at her home. Born June 3, 1958 in Hawaii, she was the daughter of the late Edward A. and Martha L. (Bohannon) Sparrow. Jacqueline graduated from high school and went on to attend Hagerstown Business College. She worked as a activity director for the Boys and...

John Walter Gettel

John Walter Gettel

Oct 16, 2014

John Walter Gettel, Sr., 91, of Hagerstown, passed away, Thursday, October 16, 2014, at Homewood of Williamsport. Born October 21, 1922 in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late, Harry and Nora (Jones) Gettel. In addition to his parents he also was preceded in death by five brothers, Ronald, Donald, Harry, Floyd and Bruce Gettel; three sisters, Mary...

Rebecca Kay Bowers

Rebecca Kay Bowers

Oct 14, 2014

Rebecca Kay Bowers, 66, of Hagerstown, passed away on Tuesday, October 14, 2014 at Meritus Medical Center. Born September 10, 1948 in Hagerstown, she was the daughter of the late Charles Spencer and Ruth Viola (Cordell) Bowers. Rebecca was a member of Paramount Brethren In Christ Church. She retired in September after many years of service as a care provider...

William James Howsare

William James Howsare

Oct 14, 2014

William James Howsare, 82, of Hagerstown, passed away, Tuesday, October 14, 2014, at Fahrney-Keedy Home and Village, Boonsboro, Md. Born February 17, 1932 in Cumberland, Md. he was the son of the late, Gail Rose Howsare. In addition to his mother he also was preceded in death by his loving wife of 48 years, Margie A. (Stoneberger) Howsare. Mr. Howsare...

Delores Christine Wyand

Delores Christine Wyand

Oct 11, 2014

Delores Christine (Beaver) Wyand, 72, of Falling Waters, WV, passed away on Saturday, October 11, 2014 at NMS Healthcare in Hagerstown. Born September 15, 1942 in Hagerstown, she was the daughter of the late George C. and Theresa (Murphy) Beaver. Delores was a 1960 graduate of St. Maria Goretti High School. She retired after 41 years of service at Corning...

Betty Lee Carter

Betty Lee Carter

Oct 7, 2014

Betty Lee (Winters) Carter, 73, of Hagerstown, passed away on Tuesday, October 7, 2014 at Coffman Nursing Home. Born January 6, 1941 in Hagerstown, she was the daughter of the late Jack and Catherine Louise (Dunn) Winters. Betty was a 1958 graduate of Clearspring High School. She was married to her late husband, David Lee Carter on March 18, 1961....

Hazel Virginia Jordan

Hazel Virginia Jordan

Oct 5, 2014

Hazel Virginia Jordan, 88, of Hagerstown, passed away, Sunday, October 5, 2014 at Meritus Medical Center, Hagerstown. Born June 9, 1926 in Hagerstown, she was the daughter of the late, Fielder and Fannie (Phoebus) Selby. In addition to her parents she also was preceded in death by three brothers, Earl Selby, Sr., Elmer Selby and Charles Selby and three sisters,...

Mary L. Moats

Mary L. Moats

Oct 3, 2014

Mary Louise Moats, 54, of Hagerstown, went home to be with her Lord and Savior, on Friday, October 3, 2014 at Meritus Medical Center. Born October 11, 1959 in Hagerstown she was the daughter of Shirley A. (Statler) Black of Hagerstown and the late, Kenneth L. Black. In addition to her father, she also was preceded in death by an...

Edward Norman Brown, Sr.

Edward Norman Brown, Sr.

Oct 2, 2014

Edward Norman Brown, Sr., 80, of Mimbres, NM, formerly of Hagerstown, passed away on Thursday, October 2, 2014. Born September 25, 1934 in Hagerstown, he was the son of the late Merle Norman and Mildred Elsie (Bussard) Brown. He retired from Pangborn Corp. as a sheet metal worker. Edward is survived by his ex wife and companion, Alma Brown of...

Robert Franklin Shoaf

Robert Franklin Shoaf

Sep 29, 2014

Robert Franklin Shoaf, 88, of Hagerstown, passed away, Monday, September 29, 2014, at Meritus Medical Center. Born October 14, 1925 in West Jefferson, Ohio, he was the son of the late, Franklin Shoaf and Maxine (Snyder) Shook and the stepson of the late, Clarence J. Shook. Robert was a 1944 graduate of North Hagerstown High School. Mr. Shoaf was an...

Willa Jean Vaters

Willa Jean Vaters

Sep 25, 2014

Willa Jean (Murray) Vaters, of Hagerstown, passed away on Thursday, September 25, 2014 at her home. Born March 28 in Pectonville, Maryland, she was one of triplets to the late Theodore Roosevelt Murray, Sr. and Mary Elizabeth (Hill) Murray. Willa attended Clearspring High School before going to nursing school. She worked as a nurse before becoming the administrator of the...

Sherry Lee Ramsburg

Sherry Lee Ramsburg

Sep 20, 2014

Sherry Lee Ramsburg, 48, of Hagerstown, passed away Saturday, Sept. 20, 2014, as the result of a one-vehicle crash on Jefferson Boulevard east of Indian Lane, just outside of Hagerstown, on her way to work. Born in Hagerstown, Md., on March 9, 1966, she was the daughter of the late Mary Etta (Webber) Jones-Draper and the late Harvey Markwood Jones....

Arnold Ray Strickland

Arnold Ray Strickland

Sep 20, 2014

Arnold Ray Strickland, Jr., 48, of Hagerstown, passed away, Saturday, September 20, 2014, at his home. Born, January 19, 1966 in Baltimore, Maryland he was the son of Arnold Ray Strickland, Sr. of North Carolina and Janet S. (Trovinger) Folmer of Hagerstown. Ray was a self-employed mechanic and attended The Good Shepherd Ministries Church, Hagerstown. In addition to his parents...

Sidney Lewis Palmer

Sidney Lewis Palmer

Sep 15, 2014

Sidney Lewis Palmer, Sr., 76, of Hagerstown, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Sunday, September 14, 2014, at NMS Healthcare of Hagerstown. Born, November 25, 1937 in Hagerstown, he was the son of the late John Ralph and Mary Caroline (Martin) Palmer. Mr. Palmer retired from the City of Hagerstown as a Line Man at the Municipal...

Debra Sue Poore

Debra Sue Poore

Sep 12, 2014

Debra Sue (Stottlemyer) Poore, 62, of Frederick, passed away on Friday, September 12, 2014 at her home. Born February 28, 1952 in Shepherdstown, West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Cleatys S. Sr. and Alice Ann (Haines) Stottlemyer. Debra was a 1970 graduate of South Hagerstown High School. She earned her Bachelors degree at Hood College and went...

Agnes G. Clever

Agnes G. Clever

Sep 12, 2014

Agnes G. "Peach" Clever, 96, of Boonsboro, passed away on Friday, September 12, 2014 at Fahrney-Keedy Home & Village. Born September 9, 1918, in Hagerstown, she was the daughter of the late Harry E. and Luva E. (Brashears) Knode. Peach retired after working over 35 years as an assembler for Reisner Manufacturing, in Hagerstown. She was a member of Church...

Richard Matthew Templon

Richard Matthew Templon

Sep 11, 2014

Richard Matthew Templon, Sr., 72, of Hagerstown, died on Thursday, September 11, 2014 at his home. Born June 26, 1942 in Hagerstown, he was the son of the late Matthew Elvin and Thelma Mae (Printz) Templon. Richard was a 1960 graduate of North Hagerstown High School. He served in the Maryland Army National Guard from 1960 to 1968 as senior...

Donald Wayne Vaughn

Donald Wayne Vaughn

Sep 10, 2014

Donald Wayne Vaughn, 56, of Hagerstown, passed away peacefully, Wednesday, September 10, 2014, at his home. Born November 8, 1957 in Hagerstown, he was the son of the late, Delores Joann (Socks) Myers. In addition to his mother he also was preceded in death by one brother, Merle R. Vaughn, Jr., one sister, Lisa Sisk and infant daughter, Shannon Vaughn....

Mary Charlotte Hunt

Mary Charlotte Hunt

Sep 9, 2014

Mary Charlotte Hunt, 87, of Hagerstown passed away, Tuesday, September 9, 2014, at Fahrney-Keedy Memorial Home in Boonsboro, Maryland; where she has resided since 2009. Born February 26, 1927 in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Iliff Warren and Etta V. (Staley) Grubb. In addition to her parents she was also preceded in death by her husband...