Ernest Eugene Exline 1956-2025 Ernest “Ernie” Eugene Exline, age 69, of Exline Road, passed away Friday, September 12, 2025, at Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown, Md. Born Tuesday, June 5, 1956, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., he was the son of the late Paul D. and Alice B. Hull Exline. Ernie[Read More…]

Betty Lou Smith 1939-2025 Betty Lou Smith, age 85, of LaVale, Md., passed away Wednesday, September 3, 2025, in Cumberland, Md. Born October 3, 1939, in Shady Bower, Md., she was the daughter of the late Granvil Booth and Mary Catherine Wiles Cavender. Betty was a graduate of Hancock High[Read More…]

Shirley J. Smith 1934-2025 Shirley J. Smith, age 91, of Flintstone, Md., passed away Tuesday, September 2, 2025, in Cumberland, Md. Born Sunday, July 8, 1934, in Cumberland, Md., she was the daughter of the late James Abraham and Margaret Anna Schurg Stokes. Shirley attended Flintstone Schools. She was a[Read More…]

Arthur Lucas 1946-2025 Arthur “Norty” Lucas passed from this life at Winchester Medical Center on Friday, September 5, 2025. He was born on December 14, 1946, to Arthur and Idella Trail Lucas of Hancock, Md. Norty delivered for United Parcel Service for thirty-five years and was President of the Local[Read More…]

Lillian Ernestine McFadden 1944-2025 In loving memory of a beloved wife, mother, and grandmother who was cherished and touched so many lives, Lillian E. McFadden, age 81, of Hancock, Md., passed away peacefully at her home with her loving husband by her side on Friday, September 5, 2025, to be[Read More…]

Barbara Gale Beaver 1962-2025 Barbara Gale Beaver, age 62, of Hancock, Md., passed away on Friday, August 22, 2025, in Hagerstown, Md. Born Wednesday, December 12, 1962, in Altoona, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Chalmer Troxell and Nancy Fonner. Barbara was a graduate of Williamsburg High School, Williamsburg,[Read More…]

Paul Delano Strawderman 1933-2025 Paul Delano Strawderman, age 91, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Friday, August 29, 2025 at Winchester Medical Center. Born September 8, 1933 in Cumberland, Md., he was the son of the late Calvin Asa and Anna Helen Carder Strawderman. He was a member of Trinity-Asbury[Read More…]

Joseph L. Hess 1952-2025 Joseph L. Hess, age 73, of Hancock, Md., passed away on Monday, August 25, 2025, at Doey’s House, Hagerstown, Md. Born Sunday, March 23, 1952, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., he was the son of the late William (Bubber) and Maud Brannon Hess. Joseph was a graduate[Read More…]

John L. Petersen 1943-2025 John Petersen, 82, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., passed away at War Memorial Hospital on August 20, 2025. John was an avid pilot who flew off aircraft carriers as a Naval Flight Officer during the Vietnam War. He retired from the Naval Reserve after 29 years of[Read More…]

Patricia Diane Shoemaker 1952-2025 Patricia Diane Shoemaker, age 72, of Hancock, Md., passed away on Sunday, August 17, 2025, at the Winchester Medical Center. Born Tuesday, December 2, 1952, in McConnellsburg, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Ernest and Helene Harr Weller. Patty was employed with London Fog[Read More…]