Obituaries

Ross Henry Gordon

Ross Henry Gordon 1943-2023 Ross Henry Gordon, Needmore, Pa., passed away Friday, November 10, 2023, at Doey’s House in Hagerstown, Md. He was born on April 21, 1943, the son of the late Henry and Virginia (Coffman) Gordon. He was a 1961 graduate of Southern Fulton High School, Warfordsburg, Pa.[Read More…]

Mario Pennesi

Mario Pennesi 1919-2023 Mario Pennesi passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, October 29, 2023. He was born on April 7, 1919, in Colonnella Teramo, Italy. He was preceded in death by his wife Cecelia Evelyn; his parents Guiseppe and Marianna and his sisters Sblendore and Rosina. He is survived[Read More…]

Russell Edward Borden

Russell Edward Borden 1947-2023 Russell Edward Borden, born September 23, 1947, passed away at Martinsburg VA on October 28, 2023. Russell is preceded in death by his partner, Ronald F. Tarr on May 14, 2016, his father and mother, Lorenzo D. Borden, Jr. and Margaret Borden. He is survived by[Read More…]

Hobert Lee Delph

Hobert Lee Delph 2022-2023 Hobert Lee Delph, 19 months, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Friday, November 3, 2023 at WVU Medicine Children’s Hospital in Morgantown, W.Va. Born April 1, 2022 in Morgantown, W.Va., he was the son of Hobert Lawrence and Chelsea Ann Hessler Delph of Berkeley Springs. Lee[Read More…]

Liz Sharer

Liz Sharer 1940-2023 Liz “Lula Belle” Sharer “Big Mom”, 83, Clear Spring, Md., passed away Saturday, October 28, 2023, at Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown, Md. Born February 17, 1940, she was the daughter of the late Alvey and Goldie Hull Reed, and the wife of Kenneth Sharer. She was[Read More…]

Donna Sue Forquer

Donna Sue Forquer 1965-2023 Donna Sue Forquer, Little Orleans, Md., passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, October 12, 2023. Born June 11, 1965, in San Diego, Calif., Donna was a wonderful person who you could count on to put a smile on your face and make you laugh. She would do[Read More…]

Cynthia Ann Perry

Cynthia Ann Perry Cynthia Ann Perry, 75, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Wednesday, October 18, 2023. Cynthia attended school in Berkeley Springs, W.Va. She worked as a home healthcare aide. Cindy loved her church and the friendships formed there. She is survived by two sons, Robert Montgomery from Edgewater,[Read More…]

Viola Jean Swaim

Viola Jean Swaim 1930-2023 Viola Jean Swaim, age 93, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Saturday, September 30, 2023 at the Berkeley Springs Healthcare Center. Born April 6, 1930 in Morgan County, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Paul William and Viola Tracey Michael Hovermale. She was a[Read More…]

Joan Elarbee James

Joan Elarbee James 1946-2023 Hancock, Maryland resident Joan Elarbee James, born December 18, 1946, and wife of Edward L. James, passed through death to life eternal on October 4, 2023, after a decade long struggle with Parkinsons Disease. Joan walked with God for nearly seventy-seven years and then she was[Read More…]

Leon D. Smith

Leon D. Smith 1938-2023 Leon D. Smith, 84, LaVale, Md., passed away Monday, October 2, 2023, at Devlin Care, in Cumberland, Md. Born December 19, 1938, in Cumberland, Md., he was the son of the late Alice Twigg Smith, and the husband of Betty L. Cavender Smith. He worked for[Read More…]