Obituaries

May 8, 2021

Mr. Kenneth Ivison Raynor, 56, of Hagerstown, died early Saturday morning, May 8, 2021, at Meritus Medical Center, Hagerstown.

Born January 6, 1965, in Patchogue, Long Island, New York, he was a son of the late Gilbert Sidney and Marion Carter Becken Raynor.

He graduated from Eastport High School in 1983 and received an Associate’s...

May 6, 2021

Mr. Orville Edward Mitchell, 82, of Williamsport, died early Thursday morning, May 6, 2021, at Meritus Medical Center, Hagerstown.  He was the husband of the late Pauline Annie Eshelman Mitchell, who preceded him in death in 1981.

Born June 18, 1938, at home in Williamsport, he was a son of the late Daniel Frederick, Sr. and Marion...

Mar 30, 2021

Mr. George Richard Henson, 98, of Maugansville, died Tuesday morning, March 30, 2021, at Doey’s House, Hospice of Washington County, Hagerstown.   He was the husband of Levena M. Henson, his loving wife of 62 years who preceded him in death in March, 2005.

Born February 26, 1923, in Williamsport, he was the son of the late Noah...

Mar 28, 2021

Mrs. Carolyn Lee Lloyd Elliott, 69, of Hagerstown, died early Sunday morning, March 28, at Meritus Medical Center, Hagerstown.  She was the wife of the late Russell Elliott, who preceded her in death in April, 2009.

Born February 8, 1952, in Wiley Ford, West Virginia, she was a daughter of the late Walter and Evelyn Lloyd.

Mar 28, 2021

Mrs. Ruby Elizabeth Staley, 112, of Hagerstown, died Sunday morning, March 28, 2021, at Williamsport Retirement Village, Williamsport.  She was the wife of the late Fern Roscoe Staley, her husband of 53 years who preceded her in death on April 14, 1988.

Born June 8, 1908, in Halfway, she was a daughter of the late Eva Laura...

Jan 21, 2021

Mr. Donald Edward Poper, 73, of Hagerstown, died early Thursday morning, January 21, 2021, at Doeys House, Hospice of Washington County, Hagerstown.

Born March 13, 1947, in Hagerstown, he was a son of the late Charles E. and Mildred L. Summers Poper.  He was a veteran of the United States military.

Donald was able to...

Jan 19, 2021

Mrs. Leatrice J. Ritter Widmyer, 87, of Hagerstown, died early Tuesday afternoon, January 19, 2021, at St. Joseph’s Place, Emmitsburg.  She was the wife of the late Clyde Wayne Widmyer, who preceded her in death on February 26, 2019.

Born September 21, 1933, in Hagerstown, she was a daughter of the late Lee Roy and Hazel Beatrice...

Dec 31, 2020

Mrs. Margo Lorraine “Peg” Frazier Kline, 73, of Hagerstown, died Thursday morning, December 31, 2020, at Doey’s House, Hospice of Washington County, Hagerstown.  She was the wife of Mr. Charles Luther “Bob” Kline, her husband of 54 years.

Born May 3, 1947, in Washington County, she was a daughter of the late Clarence Ellsworth and Ethel Marguerite...

Dec 17, 2020

Mrs. Amy Linn Lehrman Kerstein, 77, of Hagerstown died Thursday afternoon, December 17, 2020, at her residence surround by her husband, caregiver, and hospice, who kept her comfortable and pain free during her passing.  She was the wife of Mr. Robert M. Kerstein, her husband of 46 years.

Born November 15, 1943, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, she was...

Dec 6, 2020

Mr. William Lee Shilling, 77, of Hagerstown, died at his residence on Sunday, December 6, 2020.  He was the beloved husband of Mrs. Linda Kay Hoover-Shilling, his wife of 54 years.

The youngest of ten children, he was Born July 3, 1943, in Fiddlersburg, he was a son of the late Leonard Maynard "Leon" and Orpha Louis...

Dec 4, 2020

Mr. Paul Edward Lutz, 91, a lifelong resident of Middletown, until recently becoming a resident of Williamsport, died peacefully late Friday morning, December 4, 2020, at Meritus Medical Center, Hagerstown.  He was the husband of Mrs. Arvella J. Bowman Lutz, his wife over of 64 years.

Born March 30, 1929, at home in Middletown, he was a...

Nov 30, 2020

Ms. Vivian L. Moats, 93, of Williamsport, and recently a resident of Elmhurst of Hagerstown, died Monday night, November 30, 2020, at Doey's House of Hospice of Washington County.

Born May 4, 1927, in Hagerstown, she was a daughter of the late Lewis William and Bessie Leota Boyer Moats.

Ms. Moats was employed with C&P...

Nov 10, 2020

Mr. William Robert “Bob” Poole, 92, of Hagerstown, a resident of Washington County since 1929, died Tuesday afternoon, November 10, 2020, at Doey’s House of Hospice of Washington County.  He was the husband of the late Rita May Fulks Poole, who preceded him in death in 2006.

Born December 31, 1927, in Akron, Ohio, he was the...

Nov 6, 2020

Mr. Dale Gene Nemcek, Sr., 73, of Martinsburg, and formerly of Hagerstown, died early Friday morning, November 6, 2020, at Berkeley County Medical Center, Martinsburg, West Virginia.  He was the husband of Mrs. Ethel A. Sheppard Nemcek, his wife of 42 years.

Born July 6, 1947, in Baltimore, he was a son of the late Julian J.,...

Oct 18, 2020

Mrs. Arlene G. Cohan Greenberg, 95, of Hagerstown, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Sunday evening, October 18, 2020, at Brookdale Senior Living, Hagerstown.  She was the wife of the late Jesse Greenberg, who preceded her in death in March 1995.

Born March 29, 1925, in New York City, she was a daughter of the late...

Oct 12, 2020

Mrs. Shirley Mae Socks Stephens, 83, of Halfway, died peacefully Monday, October 12, 2020, at her residence surrounded by her loving family.  She was the wife of the late Lauren L. Stephens, her beloved husband who died July 21, 2020.

Born April 14, 1937, in Hagerstown, she was a daughter of the late William Frederick and Effie...

Oct 11, 2020

Ms. Braylena Marie Socks, 21, of Clear Spring, died suddenly Sunday, October 11, 2020 at her residence.

Born May 14, 1999, in Washington County, she was a daughter of Bobbie Jo Stover of Clear Spring and Samuel S. Socks, Sr. of Hagerstown.  She graduated from Clear Spring High School in 2016.

Braylena, known fondly by...

Oct 9, 2020

Mr. Alan Franklin “Al” Shafer, 42, of Hagerstown, passed away suddenly, Friday, October 9, 2020, at his residence.  He was the husband of Mrs. Amber M. Starr, whom he married in 2009.

Born June 26, 1978, in Hagerstown, he was the son of Sharon L. Shafer of Hagerstown.  He was a 1996 graduate of South Hagerstown High...

Oct 1, 2020

Dr. Clovis M. Snyder, 90, a local allergist who served our community for over 30 years, died peacefully Thursday afternoon, October 1, 2020, at his residence.  He was the husband of Mrs. Janet Snyder, his wife of 64 years.

Born May 7, 1930, in Hagerstown, he was the son of the late Judge Harry E. and Vera...

Sep 30, 2020

Mr. Lawrence Theodore Upperman, 87, of Hagerstown, died early Wednesday morning, September 30, 2020, at Brookdale Senior Living, Hagerstown.  He was the husband of the late Mrs. Esther Marie Mummert Upperman, his wife of 52 years, who preceded him in death on September 29, 2014.

Born August 12, 1933, in Williamsport, he was a son of the...