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Raymond E. Melius
Mar 27, 2017
Raymond E. Melius, age 84, of Carlisle and formerly of Fort Littleton, passed away Monday, March 27, 2017 at the Falling Springs Nursing Home, Chambersburg. He was born October 26, 1932 in Hustontown, PA to the late Calvin and Annie (Snyder) Melius and was the widower of Jean Betty (Hess) Melius who passed away February 1969. Raymond was a 1951...
Mary A. Deshong
Mar 25, 2017
Mary A. DeShong, 89, of McConnellsburg, PA passed away Saturday, March 25th, 2017 at Manor Care Nursing Home, Chambersburg, PA. Mary was born in Charleston, WV on April 2, 1927, the daughter of the late Sally (Shanklin) and Edward P. Harford. She was the widow of Thomas A. DeShong. Mrs. DeShong was a member of the Asbury United Methodist Church...
Jeanne D. Swope
Mar 19, 2017
Jeanne D. Swope, 66, of Harrisonville, PA passed away Sunday, March 19th, 2017 at Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA. Jeanne was born in McConnellsburg, PA on November 4, 1950, the daughter of the late Alma Peggy (DeShong) and Blair Daniels. She was the wife of Harold "Hap" Swope whom she married on April 19, 1983. She was a member of...
Thorn A. Pittman
Mar 17, 2017
Thorn A. Pittman, 18, of McConnellsburg, PA passed away Friday, March 17th, 2017 as a result of a dirt bike accident. Thorn was born in McConnellsburg, PA on April 20, 1998, the son of Mary A. Pittman of Needmore, PA. He recently graduated from the Taylor Diversion Program in Tionestia, PA and after graduation he was planning on attending UTI...
Esta C. Pittman
Mar 16, 2017
Esta C. Pittman, 89, of McConnellsburg, PA passed away Thursday, March 16th, 2017 at Fulton County Medical Center, McConnellsburg, PA. Esta was born in Needmore, PA on May 10, 1927, the daughter of the late Luella M. (Hann) and John F. Mellott. She was the widow of Robert "Buck" Pittman whom she married on February 6, 1946 and he passed...
James E. "Jim" Murray
Mar 14, 2017
James E. "Jim" Murray, 72, of Harrisonville, PA passed away Tuesday, March 14th, 2017 at Fulton County Medical Center, McConnellsburg, PA. Jim was born in Philadelphia, PA on May 11, 1944, the son of the late Dorothy (Smith) and John E. Murray. Jim had worked at the Chambersburg Hospital in his earlier years and was still working as an anesthesiologist ...
Mandy L. Robenolt
Mar 10, 2017
Mandy L. Robenolt, 31, of Pittsburgh, PA passed away Friday, March 10th, 2017 at her residence. Mandy was born in Chambersburg, PA on November 26, 1985, the daughter of Cindy (Kelly) and step-father Dean Headley of McConnellsburg, PA. She was the wife of Justin P. Robenolt. She was of the Presbyterian faith and loved to read books and dog sit. ...
Chad S. Strait
Mar 4, 2017
Chad S. Strait, 43, of McConnellsburg, PA passed away Saturday, March 4th, 2017 at Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA. Chad was born in McConnellsburg, PA on June 3, 1973, the son of Sharon J. (Culler) Strait of McConnellsburg, PA and Dean W. (companion Susan Hanks) Strait of McConnellsburg, PA. He was the husband of Emily D. (Cisney) Strait whom he...
Mary H. Mellott
Mar 3, 2017
Mary H. Mellott, 77, of Halethorpe, MD passed away Friday, March 3rd, 2017 at her residence. Mary was born in Needmore, PA on July 2, 1939, the daughter of the late Mildred P. (Carnell) and Charles R. Stevens. She was the widow of Harry A. Mellott, Sr whom she married on May 7, 1960 and he passed away on April...
Dearl E. "Rocky" Smalley
Mar 3, 2017
Dearl E. "Rocky" Smalley, 81, of Harrisonville, PA passed away Friday, March 3rd, 2017 at his residence. Rocky was born in Gray, PA on April 29, 1935, the son of the late Bessie M. (Gindlesperger) and Dearl L. Smalley. He was the husband of Ora M. (Johnson) Smalley whom he married on December 24, 1954. He served in the U.S....
Coletta S. Hendershot
Feb 27, 2017
Coletta S. Hendershot, 64, of McConnellsburg, PA passed away Monday, February 27th, 2017 at Meritus Hospital, Hagerstown, MD. Coletta was born in McConnellsburg, PA on June 6, 1952, the daughter of the late Betty (Truax) and Sceabert A. Howell. She was the wife of Harry E. Hendershot whom she married in July of 1972. Mrs. Hendershot was a member of...
Glenn A. Sipes
Feb 22, 2017
Glenn A. Sipes, 95, of Needmore, PA passed away Wednesday, February 22nd, 2017 at his residence. Glenn was born in Harrisonville, PA on January 4, 1922, the son of the late Laura (Schooley) and Rex Sipes. He was the widower of Hazel G. (Mellott) Sipes whom he married on April 18, 1949 and she passed away on November 8, 2014....
Marion "Lynn" Mellott
Feb 9, 2017
Marion "Lynn" Mellott, 65, of Mercersburg, PA passed away Thursday, February 9th, 2017 at his residence. Mr. Mellott was born in McConnellsburg, PA on June 1, 1951, the son of Elda (Coffman) Mellott of Mercersburg, PA and the late Kermit Mellott. He was a member of the Pleasant Ridge Church of the Brethren in Needmore, PA, was a sales/delivery person...
Maxine Kling
Jan 18, 2017
Maxine Kling, 92, of Warfordsburg, PA passed away Wednesday, January 18th, 2017 at Fulton County Medical Center, McConnellsburg, PA. Maxine was born in Franklin County, Illinois on December 28, 1924, the daughter of the late Hallie E. (Rhine) and Charles A. Dorris. She was the wife of David H. Kling whom she married on September 23, 1972. Mrs. Kling was...
Hazel M. Sipes
Jan 17, 2017
Hazel M. Sipes, 82, of McConnellsburg, PA passed away Tuesday, January 17th, 2017 at Fulton County Medical Center, McConnellsburg, PA. Hazel was born in McConnellsburg, PA on November 13, 1934, the daughter of the late Ella Lodema (Sharpe) and Ira Russell Mellott. She was the widow of Marvin O. Sipes whom she married on June 5, 1954 and he passed...
Mary B. Reed
Jan 15, 2017
Mary B. Reed, 80, of Chambersburg, PA passed away Sunday, January 15th, 2017 at her residence. Mary was born in Cliffton Forge, VA on June 2, 1936. She was the widow of Francis K. Reed whom she married in 1952 and he passed away on December 25, 2002. She is survived by daughters Mary F. (companion Phillip Facemire) Griffith of...
Jennifer R. "Jen" Reed
Jan 14, 2017
Jennifer R. "Jen" Reed, 41, of Breezewood, PA passed away Saturday, January 14th, 2017 at her residence. Jen was born in Chambersburg, PA on February 20, 1975, the daughter of Carol Ann (Musselman) Williams of Mercersburg, PA and Edgar C. Hartman, Jr. of Chambersburg, PA. She was the wife of William S. Reed whom she married on December 22, 2016....
Betty Jane Leasure
Jan 11, 2017
Betty Jane Leasure, 91, of Warfordsburg, PA passed away Wednesday, January 11th, 2017 at her residence. Betty was born in Crystal Springs, PA on December 15, 1925, the daughter of the late Percy C. Hixson and Mary Gladys (Jackson) Hixson. Mrs. Leasure attended the Buck Valley Christian Church in Warfordsburg, PA, was a waitress at Penn Hall in Chambersburg, PA,...
Alton D. Hill
Jan 11, 2017
Alton D. Hill, 85, of Warfordsburg, PA passed away Wednesday, January 11th, 2017 at Woodland Nursing and Rehab, Orbisonia, PA. Alton was born in Warfordsburg, PA on December 6, 1931, the son of the late Edna (Peck) and Don Hill. He was the husband of Leona A. (Smith) Hill. whom he married on July 26, 1952. Mr. Hill was a...
Freeda A. Mellott
Jan 1, 2017
Freeda A. Mellott, 90, of Chambersburg, PA passed away Sunday, January 1st, 2017 at Manor Care Nursing Home, Chambersburg, PA. Freeda was born in Saluvia, PA on February 14, 1926, the daughter of the late Maude (Strait) and Charles E. Cline. She was the widow of Ferman C. Mellott whom she married on August 11, 1945 and he passed away...
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