William J. "Will" Black, 26, of McConnellsburg, PA, passed away Friday, September 23rd, at his residence.       Will was born in McConnellsburg, PA on March 30, 1996, a son of Tracy A. (Mellott) Black and Fred W. "Bill" Black, Jr of McConnellsburg, PA.      Will was a graduate of McConnellsburg High School. He had worked construction at Dustin Construction in Ijamsville, MD.  He attended Dublin Mills Community...

     Ronald  E. "Ronnie" Matthews, 84, of Fort Littleton, PA, passed away Tuesday, September 13th, at the Chambersburg Hospital, Chambersburg, PA.      Ronnie  was born in Fort Littleton, PA on January 25, 1938, a son of the late Edna (Mathew) and Charles  Matthews. He was the husband of Kathryn E. (Fagley) Matthews, whom he married on June 14th , 1958.      Ronnie served in the United States Navy from 1955 to 1958.  He...

     Marvin E. "Bus" Harr, 71, of Big Cove Tannery, PA, passed away Monday, August 15th, at the Chambersburg Hospital.         Marvin was born in Big Cove Tannery, PA on August 18, 1950, a son of the late Virginia M. (Gordon) and Ernest G. Harr.      He served six years in the National Guard from July 13, 1969 to July 12, 1975.  He then went on to work for Harr's Construction before owning and operating Harr's...

    Russell N. "Chippy" Truax, 60, of Everett, PA, passed away Thursday, August 11th, at his home.      Chippy was born in McConnellsburg, PA on April 20, 1962, a son of the late Shirley A. (Matthews) Truax and John  N. Truax, Sr..      He was a graduate o f McConnellsburg High School.  Chippy worked as a carpenter during his life and he enjoyed hunting and fishing.        He is survived by his brothers...

     Kenneth "Vernon" Rouzer, 95, of Harrisonville, PA, passed away Saturday, August 6th, at UPMC  Osteopathic Community Hospital, Harrisburg, PA.      Vernon was born in Knobsville, PA on June 22, 1927, a son of the late Velma Elizabeth  (Glunt) and Charles E. "Ted" Rouzer.  He was the husband of Mae E. (Murphy) Rouzer, whom he married on October 2, 1948.      Vernon joined the United States Marines after high...

   Miriam Elaine Barton, 80, of Harrisonville, PA passed away Thursday, August 4th, 2022 at Donahoe Manor, Bedford, PA.       Miriam was born in Bedford, PA on November 4, 1941, the daughter of the late Blanche (Steiner) and Arnold  Clingerman.      She was a homemaker who attended many churches in the area and enjoyed doing word puzzles.       Miriam is survived by her sister Alma Clingerman, of Warfordsburg, PA, her Aunt...

  Russell E. Mellott, 65, of Harrisonville, PA passed away Thursday, August 4th, 2022 at his residence.      Russell was born in McConnellsburg, PA on February 19, 1957, the son of the late Mary A. (Manning) and Rankin E. Mellott.  He was the widower of Dorothy J. (Crevoiserat) Mellott whom he married on March 17, 1979 and she passed away on September 13, 2021.      Mr. Mellott was  a self-employed truck driver who enjoyed his Harley's, music,...

  Hester  A. Smith, 80, of McConnellsburg, PA passed away Wednesday, August 3rd, 2022 at her residence.       Hester  was born in Berkley Springs, West Virginia on August 23, 1941, the daughter of the late Della (Moats) and Edgar J. Weller.  She was the widow of James E. Smith whom she married in 1957 and he passed away on February 18, 2005.      She was a member of the Antioch Christian Church in Big Cove Tannery, PA and Walnut Grove in...

    Cheryl A. Blosser, 63, of Hustontown, PA, passed away Tuesday, July 19th, at her home.       Cheryl was born in McConnellsburg, PA  on February 1, 1959, a daughter of the late Rachel (Jones) and Willard G. "Dutch" Houck.  She was the companion of Richard G. Barnett of Hustontown, PA.      She worked at JLG Industries in McConnellsburg, PA before retiring in April of 2022.  Cheryl loved being around the farm, taking...

     Patricia E. Abbott, 70, of McConnellsburg, PA passed away Wednesday, July 6th, 2022 at Conemaugh Memorial Hospital, Johnstown, PA.      Patricia was born in Leesburg, VA on September 4, 1951, the daughter of the late Emma E. (Crouch) Betts and Phillip J. Rollison.  She was the wife of Thomas C. Abbott whom she married on October 3, 1970.      Mrs. Abbott was a member of the Calvary Independent Baptist Church in McConnellsburg, PA and was...