Obituaries

Palmer Wilson Bennett

Palmer Wilson Bennett 1951-2025 Palmer Wilson Bennett, age 74, of Hancock, Md., passed away Wednesday, March 19, 2025, at his home. Born Tuesday, February 27, 1951, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., he was the son of Palmer Wilson Bennett, Sr. and Nellie I. Stanley Bennett. Palmer was a proud member of[Read More…]

M. Lenore Hannon

M. Lenore Hannon 1932-2025 M. Lenore Hannon, age 92, of Winchester, Va. and formerly of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Saturday, March 22, 2025 at Spring Arbor of Winchester while under the care of Blue Ridge Hospice. Born September 8, 1932 at the King’s Daughter Hospital in Martinsburg, W.Va., she[Read More…]

Richard Elden Schriver

Richard Elden Schriver 1946-2025 Richard Elden Schriver, age 79, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., passed away on Sunday, March 23, 2025 at his home. Born February 8, 1946 in Chambersburg, Pa., he was the son of the late Elden Sidney Clarke and Hilda Evelyn Richards Schriver. He was an independent owner operator[Read More…]

Kevin Anthony Keefer

Kevin Anthony Keefer 1988-2025 Kevin Anthony Keefer, age 36, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., passed away unexpectedly on Friday, March 21, 2025. Kevin was born Thursday, June 23, 1988, in Hagerstown, Md. He is the son of Gary Eugene and Kimberly Ann (Schetrompf) Keefer, Jr. He was a graduate of Berkeley[Read More…]

Betty Lou (Moore) Kratz

Betty Lou (Moore) Kratz 1934-2025 Betty Lou (Moore) Kratz, 90, formerly of Clear Spring, Md., passed away Tuesday, March 11, 2025, at Farhney Keedy Nursing Home in Boonsboro, Md. Born October 26, 1934, in Conococheague, Md., she was the daughter of the late Stanley Luther Moore and Nora Viola (Forsyth)[Read More…]

Faye Deloris Beatty Matthews

Faye Deloris Beatty Matthews 1943-2025 Faye Deloris Beatty Matthews, 81, passed away on March 11, 2025, at Woodland Park retirement home in Orbisonia, Pa. She was born on October 7, 1943, the daughter of the late Seibert and Catherine Manning Beatty. She grew up in Buck Valley, Pa., and graduated from[Read More…]

Karen Darlene Harshman

Karen Darlene Harshman 1953-2025 Karen Darlene Harshman, age 71, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., passed away on Friday, March 14, 2025 at Winchester Medical Center. Born May 18, 1953 in Martinsburg, W.Va., she was the daughter of LeEsta Rankin Anderson Koontz and the late Clarence Henry “Junior” Anderson, Jr. She was a[Read More…]

Elizabeth Lee Laird

Elizabeth Lee Laird 1941-2025 Elizabeth Lee Laird, age 83, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Thursday, March 13, 2025 at her home while under the care of Hospice of the Panhandle. Born August 1, 1941 in Baltimore, Md., she was the daughter of the late Lorman Lee Laird, Jr. and[Read More…]

Steven L. Souders

Steven L. Souders Steven Lyle Souders, 60, of Warfordsburg, Pa., died Wednesday, March 12, 2025 in Martinsburg, W.Va. There will be a memorial service for Steve Souders, Saturday, March 29, 4 p.m. at the Needmore Bible Church. Arrangements are being handled by Helsley-Johnson Funeral Home & Cremation Center, 95 Union[Read More…]

Hazel Akers Clevenger

Hazel Akers Clevenger 1924-2025 Hazel Akers Clevenger, 100, of Needmore, Pa., passed away peacefully on March 15, 2025 at Transitions Shook Home in Chambersburg, Pa. Born on May 6, 1924, in Needmore, Pa., she was the daughter of the late F.E. Palmer and Mary (DeShong) Palmer. Hazel was the widow[Read More…]