Obituaries

Charles Linford Benner

Charles Linford Benner

Jul 21, 2013

Charles Linford "Peewee" Benner, Sr., 72, of Hagerstown, died on Sunday, July 21, 2013 at his home. Born October 4, 1940 in Sharpsburg, he was the son of the late Arthur Henry and Martha (Butts) Benner Flook. He was employed by Victor Products for 17 years. He married Kathleen (Cook) Benner on September 14, 1973. Survivors include his loving wife...

Freda M. Nunamaker

Freda M. Nunamaker

Jul 15, 2013

Hagerstown, MD Freda Mae (Davis) Nunamaker Freda Mae (Davis) Nunamaker, 91, of Hagerstown, passed away on Monday, July 15, 2013 at Somerford Assisted Living. Born October 24, 1921 in Downsville, she was the daughter of the late Roy Elmer and Zola Frances (Bitner) Davis. Freda was a veteran of the United States Women's Army Corp. She was a homemaker. She...

Jean Beck

Jean Beck

Jul 15, 2013

Jean Woodhead Beck, 83, of Hagerstown, passed away, Monday, July 15, 2013 at Fahrney-Keedy Home and Village, Boonsboro. Born June 6, 1930 in Dundalk, Maryland she was the daughter of the late James, Sr. and Catherine (Faulkanhan) Woodhead. Mrs. Beck was a mother and homemaker. She was a member of First Christian Church, Hagerstown and volunteered her time with Hospice...

Mary Ellen Scallion

Mary Ellen Scallion

Jul 14, 2013

Mary Ellen Scallion, 84, of Hagerstown, Md., passed away July 14, 2013, in Montclair, N.J. A Funeral Mass and burial will be offered on Thursday, August 1, 11 am at St. Anns Catholic Church in Hagerstown. A repast will follow the services. Mary Ellen was born on July 24, 1928, in Lewiston, Maine, to Daniel Ivory and Mary McCarthy. Mary...

Nellie Dowler

Nellie Dowler

Jul 13, 2013

Nellie May Dowler, 83, of Hagerstown, passed away, Saturday, July 13, 2013 at Meritus Medical Center, Hagerstown. Born October 28, 1929 in Hagerstown she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Mary Helen (Penner) Ruck. Mrs. Dowler was a homemaker and a member of St. Matthew's United Methodist Church, Hagerstown. She volunteered her time at the VA Medical Center...

Mary Peggy Julia Arcidacono

Mary Peggy Julia Arcidacono

Jul 9, 2013

Mary Julia "Peggy" Arcidiacono, 89, of Hagerstown, passed away, Tuesday, July 9, 2013, at the Western Maryland Hospital Center, Hagerstown. Born July 29, 1923 in Emmitsburg, MD., she was the daughter of the late Frank and Julia M. (Topper) Fitzgerald. Peggy retired from St. Maria Goretti High School and MCTC as a teacher. She was a member of St. Ann...

Clifford Branch

Clifford Branch

Jul 9, 2013

Clifford John Branch, 83, of Maugansville, passed away after a long, courageous battle with cancer on Tuesday, July 9, 2013 at his home, while surrounded by his loving family. Born December 26, 1929 in Williamsport , he was the son of the late Clifford W. and Maude R. (Eichelberger) Branch. He was employed as a car man for 25 years...

Richard Mooers

Richard Mooers

Jul 9, 2013

Richard Clive Mooers, 91, of Hagerstown, passed away on Tuesday, July 9, 2013 surrounded by his family. He was born in Horta, Azores to Horatio and Marguerite Mooers on January 27, 1922, where his father was stationed as the U.S. Consulate General. Richard was a veteran of the United States Army during WWII, where he received the Bronze Star and...

Kitty Kauffman

Kitty Kauffman

Jul 8, 2013

Kitty Shaw Kauffman SEPT 9, 1926 - JULY 8, 2013 Kitty Shaw Kauffman, 86, died at Autumn Assisted Living in Hagerstown. Born September 9, 1926 in Hagerstown, she was the daughter of the late Harry Ross and Cora Elsa (Shank) Shaw. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Carl Joseph Kauffman, who died on June 1, 1995; sisters,...

Clara Mae Secrest Whittington Bowers

Clara Mae Secrest Whittington Bowers

Jul 3, 2013

Clara Mae (Whittington) Secrest Bowers, 84, of Hagerstown, died on Wednesday, July 3, 2013 at Meritus Medical Center. Born August 16, 1928 in Hagerstown, she was the daughter of the late John Ardel and Leola Florence (Burke) Whittington. Clara Mae worked as a receptionist for Ryan Physical Therapy. She also worked as an aide in the Washington County Hospital in...

William L. Gelwicks

William L. Gelwicks

Jun 30, 2013

Hagerstown, MD William Lionel Gelwicks William Lionel Gelwicks, 87, of Hagerstown, passed away on Sunday, June 30, at his home. Born August 5, 1925, he was the son of the late Charles F. and Nettie (Smith) Gelwicks. William attended Hagerstown High School. He liked to bowl and play softball. He served in the U.S. Air Force during W.W.II. He had...

Velma Caroline Cullison

Velma Caroline Cullison

Jun 27, 2013

Velma Caroline "Carlene" Myers Cullison Hagerstown, MD Velma Caroline Cullison, 87, of Hagerstown, went home to be with the Lord surrounded by her family on Thursday, June 27, 2013. Born March 28, 1926 in Porterstown, Md., outside Sharpsburg, she was the daughter of the late Howard S. and Matrona C. (Walters) Myers of Clear Spring, Md. In addition to her...

Henrietta Alberta Kuhn

Henrietta Alberta Kuhn

Jun 26, 2013

Henrietta A. Kuhn February 3, 1924 - June 26, 2012 Henrietta Alberta Kuhn of Colonial Park, Hagerstown, MD, passed away peacefully into the arms of her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on June 26, 2013. Born in Hagerstown she was the daughter of Henry W. White, Sr. and Harriette G. White. Henrietta was the devoted wife of Bernard Lee Kuhn...

Edwyn Lee Finfrock

Edwyn Lee Finfrock

Jun 25, 2013

Edwyn Lee Finfrock, Sr., 80, of Smithsburg, passed away, Tuesday, June 25, 2013 at Meritus Medical Center, Hagerstown. Born November 5, 1932 in Hagerstown he was the son of the late, Vernon and Grace (Sheffler) Finfrock. Mr. Finfrock retired after 30 years of service as a correctional officer for the State of Maryland. He was a member of St. Paul's...

Pearl Rider White

Pearl Rider White

Jun 25, 2013

Pearl R. "Sammy" White went home to the Lord on June 25, 2013 in Sarasota, FL. Born July 14, 1921 in Martinsburg, WV, Sammy was the daughter of Paul and Pearl (Bohrer) Rider. She grew up in Hagerstown, MD where she graduated from Hagerstown HS. She went on to graduate from the nursing program at Washington County Hospital as a...

Christine Hatcher

Christine Hatcher

Jun 24, 2013

Christine Morrison Hatcher, 82, of Hagerstown passed away Monday, June 24, 2013, from respiratory failure at her residence at Goodwill Retirement Community in Grantsville, Md. Born Oct. 10, 1930, in Winston-Salem, N.C., she was the daughter of the late Ray Hamilton and Kathleen (Kennedy) Morrison. She was a member of St. John's Episcopal Church in Hagerstown, where she worked in...

Vida L. Foster

Vida L. Foster

Jun 21, 2013

Vida Ludwig Foster, 71, of Bells, TN, passed away peacefully surrounded by family and friends at her home . She was the daughter of the late Vida & Benjamin Dorsey, Jr. of Hagerstown. She was preceded in death by her son, Theodore Miller. Vida is survived by her husband, David D. Foster of Bells, TN., one brother, Benjamin R. â??Chipâ?...

Bettie Jane Rhodes

Bettie Jane Rhodes

Jun 20, 2013

Bettie Jane (Yingling) Rhodes, 88, of Hagerstown, went to be with Jesus Christ, her Lord and Savior on Thursday, June 20, 2013 at Meritus Medical Center. Born March 13, 1925 in Hanover, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Samuel David and Vada Mamie Rebecca (Shaffer) Hess. She worked as a homemaker. Bettie attended St. Andrew Presbyterian Church. She...

Edna Lee Jones

Edna Lee Jones

Jun 17, 2013

Edna Lee (Gall) Jones, 79, of Hagerstown, passed away on Monday, June 17, 2013 at her home with her loving family by her side. Born July 8, 1933 Washington, D.C., she was the daughter of the late Charles Herman and Maybelle Edna (Norris) Gall. She was a member of the Hagerstown Seventh-day Adventist Church and Mt. Aetna School and Home...

Eddie L. Cunningham

Eddie L. Cunningham

Jun 12, 2013

Eddie L. Cunningham, 66, of Hagerstown, passed away, Wednesday, June 12, 2013 at his home. Born August 10, 1946 in Berkeley Springs, W.Va. he was the son of the late Richard and Julia M. (Barker) Cunningham. Ed was a graduate of Berkeley Springs High School, Hagerstown Business College and the University of Baltimore with a degree in Criminal Justice. He...