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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...
Cathy L. Deshong
Mar 8, 2015
Cathy L. DeShong, 56, of McConnellsburg, PA passed away Sunday, March 8th, 2015 at Chambersburg Hospital, Chambersburg, PA. Cathy was born in McConnellsburg, PA on February 28, 1959, the daughter of Catherine E. (Buterbaugh) DeShong of McConnellsburg, PA and the late Daniel "Pete" DeShong. She was the wife of Mark M. Seville. She was a homemaker and also enjoyed music,...
Marjorie Swope
Feb 20, 2015
Marjorie Swope, 98, of Chambersburg, PA and formerly of Black Bear Road, Needmore, PA passed away Friday, February 20th, 2015 at Manor Care Nursing Home, Chambersburg, PA. Marjorie was born in Laidig, PA on January 1, 1917, the daughter of the late Bertha (McClain) and Jesse Laidig. She was the widow of Coy E. Swope whom she married on June...
R. Boyd Cromer
Feb 18, 2015
Beloved father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, R. Boyd Cromer passed away February 18, 2015. Born at home, he was the son of Robert and Estelle (Wible) Cromer. He lived on that same farm all of his life. Boyd married Freda Warthin in 1952. They were blessed with 5 children: Robbie, Ann Gray (Mark), Barbara Dolan, Tim (Tammie) and Ned (Constance). They...
Rudolph J. "Rudy" Smith
Feb 15, 2015
Rudolph J. "Rudy" Smith, 82, of McConnellsburg, PA passed away Sunday, February 15th, 2015 at Manor Care Nursing Home, Chambersburg, PA. Rudy was born in Clearville, PA on January 10, 1933, the son of the late Dora (Dicken) and Ralph N. Smith. He was the husband of Dorothy Ann (Hann) Smith whom he married on November 6, 1954. Mr. Smith...
Isabelle E. Guilfoy
Feb 13, 2015
Isabelle E. Guilfoy, 81, of Harrisonville, PA passed away Friday, February 13th, 2015 at Donahoe Manor Nursing Home, Bedford, PA. Isabelle was born in Louisville, KY on January 14, 1934, the daughter of the late Daisy G. (Duvall) and Fred E. Mack. She was the widow of William P. Guilfoy whom she married on June 26, 1953 and he passed...
Willard Deshong, Sr.
Feb 13, 2015
Willard F. DeShong, Sr., 100, a resident of the Fulton County Medical Center Long Term Care Unit and formerly of Needmore, PA passed away Friday, February 13th, 2015 at Fulton County Medical Center, McConnellsburg, PA. Willard was born in Needmore, PA on January 27, 1915, the son of the late Mary Louetta (Shives) and Wellington Bland DeShong. He was the...
Clara E. (Eader) Fogal
Feb 12, 2015
Clara E. Fogal, 86, of Waterfall, PA, passed away Thursday, February 12, 2015 at her residence. Clara was born in Needmore, PA on September 22, 1928, a daughter of the late Margret Ann (Mills) and Jacob Elwood Eader. She was the widow of John C. Fogal, Sr, whom she married on October 24, 1947. He preceded her in death on...
Rosetta R. (Crosslin) Buterbaugh
Feb 12, 2015
Rosetta R. Buterbaugh, 89, of McConnellsburg, PA, passed away Thursday, February 12, 2015 at the Fulton County Medical Center Long Term Care Unit, McConnellsburg, PA. Rosetta was born in Gans, OK on June 5, 1925, a daughter of the late Jane (Plunkett) and John H. Crosslin. She was raised by Dillard and Annie Blurton who also preceded her in death....
George C. Gress
Feb 5, 2015
George C. Gress, 83, of Harrisonville, PA passed away Thursday, February 5th, 2015 at Fulton County Medical Center, McConnellsburg, PA. George was born in Todd Township, PA on July 2, 1931, the son of the late Lena B. (DeShong) Gress McClain and W. Russell Gress. He was the widower of Marjorie "Sally" (Keyser) Gress whom he married on February 10,...
Lloyd W. Everts
Feb 3, 2015
Lloyd W. Everts, 70, of Needmore, PA, passed away Tuesday, February 3rd, 2015 at Chambersburg Hospital, Chambersburg, PA. Lloyd was born in McConnellsburg, PA on January 9, 1945, a son of the late Naomi (Byers) and Ira Lloyd Everts. He had worked at the Frick Company in Waynesboro, PA and Ross's Distribution in Carlisle, PA. Lloyd enjoyed hunting, fishing, camping,...
Edna Mae (Seiders) Straley
Jan 22, 2015
Edna Mae (Seiders) Straley, 75, of Altoona, PA and formerly of Waterfall, PA passed away Thursday, January 22nd, 2015 at UPMC Altoona, Altoona, PA. Edna was born in McConnellsburg, PA on February 12, 1939, the daughter of the late Mildred L. (Sipes) Seiders Melius and Charles A. Seiders. She was the widow of Harold R. Straley whom she married on...
Lillian S. (Houck) Sheeder
Jan 18, 2015
Lillian S. Sheeder, 92, of New Grenada, PA, passed away Sunday, January 18th, 2015 at UPMC Altoona, Altoona, PA surrounded by her family. Lillian was born in Huntingdon County, PA on August 30, 1922, the daughter of the late Laura Lillian (Shafer) and Oscar L. Houck. She was the widow of Willard J. Sheeder whom she married on July 20,...
Janice I. (Hann) Morse
Jan 3, 2015
Janice I. Morse, 69, of Warfordsburg, PA, passed away Saturday, January 3rd, 2015 at her residence. Janice was born in Amaranth, PA on December 10, 1945, the daughter of Junia (Garland) Hann of Amaranth, PA and the late David Hann. She was the wife of Roy E. Morse whom she had been married to for fifty-one years. Mrs. Morse was...
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