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Alice Elizabeth Strait
Jun 10, 2015
Alice Elizabeth Strait, 72, of McConnellsburg, PA passed away Wednesday, June 10th, 2015 at her residence. Alice was born in McConnellsburg, PA on May 20, 1943, the daughter of the late Goldie (Cooper) and Claude B. Souders. She was the wife of Jackie R. Strait whom she married on June 17, 1983. Mrs. Strait was a member of the Siloam...
Catherine "Katie" A. Sipes
Jun 6, 2015
Catherine "Katie" A. Sipes, 77, of McConnellsburg, PA passed away Saturday, June 6th, 2015 at UPMC, Altoona, PA. Katie was born in McConnellsburg, PA on April 2, 1938, the daughter of the late Mildred I. (Bard) and Norman W. Gress. She was the widow of Harold McClellan "Mack" Sipes whom she married in 1959 and he passed away in 1993....
R. Wilmer Mellott
May 30, 2015
R. Wilmer Mellott, 95, of Needmore, PA passed away Saturday, May 30th, 2015 at his residence. . Wilmer was born in Needmore, PA on September 3, 1919, the son of the late Lilly (Mellott) and Reed Mellott. He was the widower of Olla N. (Engle) Mellott. He attended the Sideling Hill Primitive Baptist Church, Needmore, PA, the Faith Assembly of...
Florence W. Fix
May 26, 2015
Florence W. Fix, 86, of McConnellsburg, PA passed away Tuesday, May 26th, 2015 at Fulton County Medical Center, McConnellsburg, PA. Florence was born in Crystal Springs, PA on November 8, 1928, the daughter of the late Chloe O'Dessie (Dishong) and William C. Welsh. She was the widow of Harold L. Fix whom she married in 1963 and he passed away...
Stephanie D. Hann
May 23, 2015
Stephanie D. Hann, 41, of McConnellsburg, PA passed away Saturday, May 23rd, 2015 at her residence. Stephanie was born in Baltimore City, MD on September 27, 1973, the daughter of Regina M. (Daniels) and Ernest C. Haller of Baltimore City, MD. She was the wife of Brian E. Hann whom she married on June 12, 2010. Mrs. Hann was a...
Joe E. Smith, Jr.
May 14, 2015
Joe E. "Butch" Smith, Jr., 67, of Harrisonville, PA passed away Thursday, May 14th, 2015 at his residence. Joe was born in Everett, PA on May 15, 1947, the son of Virginia G. (Reighard) Mostoller of Everett, PA and the late Joe E. Smith, Sr. He was the husband of Sylvia H. (Sponsler) Smith whom he married on November 29,...
Cody R. Helman
May 13, 2015
Cody R. Helman, 24, of Coral Gables, FL and formerly of Shippensburg, PA passed away Wednesday, May 13th, 2015 in Miami, FL. Cody was born in McConnellsburg, PA on December 28, 1990, the son of Stacey L. (Clippinger) Helman of Shippensburg, PA and the late Warrant Officer Jonathan C. Helman who passed away on December 11, 2002 while serving his...
William R. Anderson, Sr.
May 12, 2015
William R. Anderson, Sr., 81, of Greencastle, PA, and formerly of New Grenada, PA, passed away Tuesday, May 12th, at the Chambersburg Hospital, Chambersburg, PA. William was born in Laidig, PA on August 19, 1933, a son of the late Mabel R. (Laidig) and William P. Anderson. He was the husband of Betty R. (Mumma) Anderson of Greencastle, PA. They...
Larry R. Gearhart
May 10, 2015
Larry Ray Gearhart, 67 of McConnellsburg, PA, passed away at his home on Sunday, May 10, 2015, while surrounded by family and friends. Larry was born April 16, 1948, in Berkeley Springs, WV and later he lived in Big Cove Tannery, PA where he graduated from McConnellsburg High School in 1966. He married Brenda Martz of Hustontown, PA, and they...
John E. Helman
May 9, 2015
John E. Helman, 73, of McConnellsburg, PA passed away Saturday, May 9th, 2015 at Manor Care Nursing Home, Chambersburg, PA. John was born in McConnellsburg, PA on August 2, 1941, the son of the late Anna L. (Seville) and Norman Helman. He was the husband of Norma J. (DeShong) Helman whom he married on February 19, 1974. He served in...
Lauren N. (Mccarty) Mccarty
May 3, 2015
Lauren N. McCarty, 21, of Needmore, PA, died Sunday, May 3, 2015, as a result of an automobile accident in Washington County, MD. Lauren was born in Hagerstown, MD on February 21, 1994, a daughter of Diane M. McCarty, of Warfordsburg and the late Daniel A. Lambert. She worked as a Bartender at the Mountain House Bar & Grill in...
Anna D. (Harr) Peck
Apr 22, 2015
Anna D. Peck, 79, of McConnellsburg, PA, passed away Wednesday, April 22nd, at Chambersburg Hospital, Chambersburg, PA. Anna was born in McConnellsburg, PA on July 9, 1935, a daughter of the late Margaret M. (Hann) and William D. Harr. She was the wife of Harold R. Peck of McConnellsburg, PA., whom she married on May 29, 1954. Anna was a...
Orville W. Mellott
Apr 17, 2015
Orville W. Mellott, 82, of Needmore, PA passed away Friday April 17, 2015 at his residence. Orville was born in Needmore, PA on January 25, 1933, the son of the late Blaine L.W. Mellott and Ditha May (Truax) Mellott. In his younger years, he attended the Ebenezer United Methodist Church, Needmore, PA and was a retired crane operator from JLG...
Lawrence S. Schooley
Apr 11, 2015
Lawrence S. Schooley, 92, of McConnellsburg, PA passed away Saturday, April 11th, 2015 at his residence. Lawrence was born in Harrisonville, PA on November 22, 1922, the son of the late Dottie (Hoop) and Norman Schooley. He was the husband of Elsie Mae (Clark) Schooley whom he married on January 26, 1953. Mr. Schooley served in the U.S. Army in...
Leroy Lambert
Mar 30, 2015
Leroy Lambert, 81, of McConnellsburg, PA passed away Monday, March 30th, 2015 at Fulton County Medical Center, McConnellsburg, PA. Leroy was born in Smithcreek, WV on May 7, 1933, the son of the late Mabel (Goff) Ray and Ashby Lambert. He was the husband of Sherry L. (Kendall) Lambert whom he married on November 8, 2012. Mr. Lambert served in...
Robert L. "Bob" Sample
Mar 30, 2015
Robert L. "Bob" Sample, 69, of McConnellsburg, PA passed away Monday, March 30th, 2015 at his residence. Bob was born in New Providence, PA on June 30, 1945, the son of Esther (Mull) Sample of Lancaster, PA and the late Harold Sample. He was the husband of Shirley A. (Chesnut) Sample whom he married on July 2, 2005. Mr. Sample...
Shirley A. (Matthews) Truax
Mar 27, 2015
Shirley A. Truax, 70, a resident of the Fulton County Medical Center Long Term Care Unit, McConnellsburg, PA, passed away Friday, March 27th, 2015 at Fulton County Medical Center, McConnellsburg, PA. Shirley was born in McConnellsburg, PA on February 6, 1945, the daughter of the late Edna V. (Mathews) and Charles G. Matthews. She was the wife of John N....
Myron D. Stone, Sr.
Mar 24, 2015
Myron D. Stone, Sr., 72, of McConnellsburg, PA, passed away Tuesday, March 24th, 2015 at his residence. Myron was born in Woodbury Township, PA on July 15, 1942, the son of the late Evelyn Odessa (Detwiler) and Myron O. Stone. He was the husband of Wanda C. (Tibbs) Stone whom he married on February 14, 1964. Mr. Stone was of...
Edwin C. "Eddie" Gelvin, Sr.
Mar 19, 2015
Edwin C. "Eddie" Gelvin, Sr., 80, of Ft. Littleton, PA passed away Thursday, March 19, 2015 at Chambersburg Hospital, Chambersburg, PA. Born in Ft. Littleton, PA on February 17, 1935, he was the son of the late Beulah L. Fogal and Clarence M. Gelvin. He was the husband of Mildred E. (Truax) Gelvin whom he married on June 13, 1953....
Gilbert E. "Gil" Deshong
Mar 13, 2015
Gilbert E. "Gil" DeShong, 84, of McConnellsburg, PA passed away Friday, March 13th, 2015 at Fulton County Medical Center, McConnellsburg, PA. Gil was born in Harrisonville, PA on February 14, 1931, the son of the late Regina (Decker) and Elvie DeShong. He was the husband of Donna L. (Bard) DeShong whom he married on June 7, 1952. Mr. DeShong was...
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