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Valerie Anne Roach

Valerie Anne Roach 1970-2023 Valerie Anne Roach, age 52, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., passed away on Wednesday, June 7, 2023 at the Berkeley Springs Healthcare Center. Born August 31, 1970 in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., she was the daughter of William Clyde Jackson and the late Nancy Jane Michael Jackson. She[Read More…]

William C. Burkett

William C. Burkett 1929-2023 William C. “Bill” Burkett, 93, of Warfordsburg, Pa., passed away Friday, June 2nd, 2023 at the Fulton County Medical Center Long Term Care Center, McConnellsburg, Pa. Bill was born in South Fork, Pa. on October 1, 1929. He was raised as a foster child by the[Read More…]

Robert Wayne Cubbage

Robert Wayne Cubbage 1963-2023 Robert (Bob) Wayne Cubbage, 59, of Hancock, Md., passed away June 3, 2023, after a courageous battle with cancer. Born December 7, 1963, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., he was the son of the late John W. and Patricia Ann Clay Cubbage. He was a correctional officer[Read More…]

George H. Brooks

George H. Brooks 1938-2023 In the early morning hours on May 29, 2023 with his family by his side, George H. Brooks of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., passed on to his eternal home at the age of 84. George was born on October 7, 1938 in Steubenville, Ohio, the only child[Read More…]

Mary Elizabeth Phillips

Mary Elizabeth Phillips 1940-2023 Mary Elizabeth “Liz” Phillips, age 83, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., was peacefully cradled in the arms of our Lord on Friday, June 2, 2023 at War Memorial Hospital Extended Care Facility. Born February 13, 1940 in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late[Read More…]

Kay Francis Grimm

Kay Francis Grimm 1948-2023 Kay Francis Grimm, age 74, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va. died on Monday, June 5, 2023 at her home. Born September 11, 1948 in Martinsburg, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Gladson Vernon and Ethel Delores Sirbaugh Sharon. She attended Wellspring Church in Berkeley Springs.[Read More…]

Dorothy Louise Smith

Dorothy Louise Smith 1940-2023 Dorothy Louise Smith, beloved mother, grandmother and member of the Long Hollow Church in Hancock, Maryland, passed away on May 24, 2023, in Kearneysville, West Virginia at the age of 82. She was born on September 30, 1940, to Ida Gertrude Barnhart and Wilbert Kerns in[Read More…]

Marsha D. Waugh

Marsha D. Waugh Marsha Dawn Waugh, age 69, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Sunday, June 4, 2023 at her home. Full obituary will be in next week’s Morgan Messenger. Arrangements are being handled by Helsley-Johnson Funeral Home & Cremation Center, 95 Union Street, Berkeley Springs, WV.

Maryland spring turkey hunters set new harvest record

Maryland hunters harvested 5,356 wild turkeys during the 2023 spring regular and junior turkey seasons, the Maryland Department of Natural Resources reported. This year’s harvest was 27% higher than the 2022 harvest and surpassed the previous record harvest of 4,303, set in 2020. Washington County hunters took 515 turkeys during[Read More…]