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Jack R. Buterbaugh
Jul 9, 2014
Jack R. Buterbaugh, 83, of McConnellsburg, PA, died Wednesday, July 9th, at the Fulton County Medical Center, McConnellsburg, PA. Jack was born in McConnellsburg, PA on September 29, 1930, a son of the late Lucinda (Alexander) and Benjamin R. Buterbaugh. He was the husband of Helen Mae (Dowdy) Buterbaugh, whom he married on June 16, 1978. Jack served in the...
Betty E. Swope
Jul 3, 2014
Betty E. Swope, 67, of Harrisonville, PA, died Thursday, July 3, 2014 at her residence.
Betty was born in Harrisonville, PA on June 2, 1947, a daughter of the late Hilda E. (Hann) and Grenville W. Mellott.
She was the wife of A. Donald Swope, whom she married on July 27, 1972.
Betty...
Charley R. "Chug" Keefer
Jun 26, 2014
Charley R. "Chug" Keefer, 87, of McConnellsburg, PA, died Thursday, June 26th, 2014 at the Fulton County Medical Center, McConnellsburg, PA.
Charley was born in McConnellsburg, PA on April 7, 1927, the son of the late Jesse (Mellott) and Thomas Keefer. He was the widower of Anna L. (Stoner) Keefer, whom he married in 1982. She preceded...
Dwight P. Gordon
Jun 23, 2014
Dwight Palmer Gordon, 86, of Needmore, PA, passed away Monday, June 23rd, 2014 at Fulton County Medical Center, McConnellsburg, PA. Dwight was born in Strawberry Ridge, Fulton County, PA on June 9, 1928, the son of the late Mazie V. (Waltz) and Peter P. Gordon. He was the husband of Florine M. (Grissinger) Gordon whom he married on March 27,...
Sylvia P. (Spade) Peck
Jun 21, 2014
Sylvia P. (Spade) Peck, 72, of Needmore, PA passed away Saturday, June 21st, 2014 at Berkeley Springs Hospital, Berkeley Springs, WV. Sylvia was born in Baltimore, MD on May 22, 1942, the daughter of the late Rhoda E. (Bishop) and Harold C. Spade. She was the widow of Malcolm C. Peck who passed away on November 6, 1995. She was...
Robert M. "Buck" Pittman
Jun 10, 2014
Robert M. "Buck" Pittman, 89, of McConnellsburg, PA, passed away Tuesday, June 10th, 2014 at Fulton County Medical Center, McConnellsburg, PA. Buck was born in McConnellsburg, PA on October 11, 1924, the son of the late Mame (Gillis) and McClellan S. Pittman. He was the husband of Esta C. (Mellott) Pittman whom he married on February 6, 1946. Mr. Pittman...
Reuben Brady
May 29, 2014
Reuben Brady, 69, of Big Cove Tannery, PA, passed away Thursday, May 29th, 2014 at his residence. Reuben was born in McConnellsburg, PA on June 18, 1944, the son of the late Leah M. (Mellott) Brady Gordon and Mayford W. Brady. He was the husband of Sharleen J. (Mellott) Brady whom he married on April 17, 1965. Mr. Brady was...
Norman Eugene "Gene" Lee Schriver
May 28, 2014
Norman Eugene (Gene) Lee Schriver, 82, of Warfordsburg, PA, passed away Wednesday, May 28th, 2014 at home with his loving family by his side. He was born at his parent's homeplace at Stoney Break in Warfordsburg, PA on March 24, 1932, the son of the late Russcella (Hill) and Cecil Upton Schriver. He was the husband of Glenda Eileen (Karns)...
Henry W. Daniels
May 20, 2014
Henry Warren Daniels, 92, of McConnellsburg, PA died in Orbisonia, PA at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 20, 2014. Born in McConnellsburg, PA on July 16, 1921, he was the son of the late Henry Floyd and Ella Mae (McClure) Daniels. On January 6, 1943, he married Bernice J. Bivens, who preceded him in death on March 12, 2001. Mr....
Charles M. Bentz
May 16, 2014
Charles M. Bentz, 73, of Needmore, PA, passed away Friday, May 16th, at Pinnacle Health Hospital, Harrisburg, PA. Charles was born in Kanter, PA on October 25, 1940, a son of the late Eva L. (Barron) and Homer E. Bentz. He was the husband of Ruth J. (Miller) Bentz., whom he married on August 20, 1965. He worked as a...
Robert "Lynn" Knepper
May 13, 2014
Robert "Lynn" Knepper, 58, of Fort Littleton, PA passed away Tuesday, May 13th, 2014 at the Fulton County Medical Center, McConnellsburg, PA. Lynn was born in Chambersburg, PA on October 10, 1955, the son of the late Thelma F. (Hann) and Robert N. Knepper. He was the husband of Julie Beth (Fraker) Knepper whom he married on November 4, 1973...
Matthew M. Hill
May 11, 2014
Matthew McCauley Hill, 27, of McConnellsburg, PA, died Sunday, May 11th, 2014 in Mifflintown, PA. Matthew was born in McConnellsburg, PA on November 23, 1986, the son of Michele L. (DeShong) and Mike M. Hill of McConnellsburg, PA. He was a 2005 graduate of McConnellsburg High School and a 2009 graduate of Lock Haven University where he was a member...
Homer C. Mellott
Apr 27, 2014
Homer C. Mellott, 94, of Needmore, PA, died Sunday, April 27th, at Harrisburg General Hospital, Harrisburg, PA. Homer was born in Needmore, PA on March 11, 1920, a son of the late Edith (Hill) and Chester L. Mellott. He was a member of Pleasant Ridge Church of the Brethren Needmore, PA. He worked as a farmer throughout his life. Homer...
Patricia Anne (Shockey) Kendall
Apr 20, 2014
Patricia Anne Kendall, 80, of McConnellsburg, PA, passed away Sunday, April 20th, at Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center, Johnstown, PA. Patricia was born in Waynesboro, PA on March 4, 1934, a daughter of the late Ethel Mae (Hartman) Shockey, her adoptive father, Jacob Merle Shockey, and biological father Edward Samuel Kriner. She was the widow of William "Bill" Logan Kendall, whom...
Pearl E. (Koch) Clugston
Apr 12, 2014
Pearl E. Clugston, 84, of Doylesburg, PA, passed away Saturday, April 12th, 2014 at Falling Spring Nursing Home, Chambersburg, PA. Pearl was born in Brown Township, PA on May 11, 1929, the daughter of the late Stella R. (Krotzer) and James Franklin Koch. She was the widow of William Reed Clugston whom she married on June 25, 1949 and he...
Merle "Jay" Schooley
Mar 21, 2014
Merle "Jay" Schooley, 73, of Duffield, VA, and formerly of Fulton County, PA, died Friday, March 21, 2014 at Holston Valley Medical Center, Kingsport, TN. Jay was born in Harrisonville, PA on February 19, 1941, a son of the late Grace M. (Schooley) Rosenberry. Jay graduated from Chambersburg High School in 1959 before going to serve his country in the...
Larhue H. Cunningham
Mar 20, 2014
LaRhue H. Cunningham, 72, of McConnellsburg, PA, passed away Thursday, March 20th, 2014 at her residence. LaRhue was born in Hustontown, PA on January 4, 1942, the daughter of the late Mildred (Gress) and Lucius Hann. She was the wife of Fred L. Cunningham, Sr. whom she married on September 19, 1974. Mrs. Cunningham was a member of the Knobsville...
Earl Eugene Barnhart
Mar 10, 2014
Earl Eugene Barnhart, 83, formerly of Harrisonville, PA, passed away Monday, March 10th, 2014 at Fulton County Medical Center Extended Care Unit, McConnellsburg, PA. Earl was born in Ravensburg, PA on July 3, 1930, the son of the late Elizabeth Pearl (Fagley) and Lewis Barnhart. He worked for the Heinz Company in Chambersburg, PA and also Licking Creek Township. Mr....
Lois Jean Hess Velasquez
Mar 3, 2014
Lois Jean Hess Velasquez, 78, of McConnellsburg, PA passed away Monday, March 3rd, 2014 at her residence. Lois was born in Todd Township, PA on April 27, 1935, the daughter of the late George Preston and Goldie May (Carbaugh) DeShong. She was the wife of Louie Velasquez whom she married on September 18, 2010. She was a member of the...
Joseph P. Merica
Mar 2, 2014
Joseph P. Merica, 67, of Chambersburg, PA and formerly of Needmore, PA passed away Sunday, March 2nd, 2014 at Chambersburg Hospital, Chambersburg, PA. Joseph was born in Hagerstown, MD on September 10, 1946, the son of the late Herbert R. and Helen Belle (Miller) Merica. He was an engineer at Lockheed Martin in Baltimore, MD Mr. Merica is survived by...
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