Obituaries

Vivian Moore

Vivian Moore

Feb 21, 2015

Vivian Alice Moore, 62, of Lonaconing went to be with the Lord on Saturday, February 21, 2015 at Egle Nursing and Rehab Center.  Born on May 15, 1952 in Keyser, WV she was the daughter of Simone Moore and the late Harold Moore. She was preceded in death by her brother, Raymond Moore. She retired from Westvaco after 30 years of...

Charles Beeman

Charles Beeman

Feb 7, 2015

Charles Edward Beeman, Sr., 90, of Frostburg went to be with the Lord on Saturday, February 7, 2015 at Egle Nursing and Rehab Center, Lonaconing. Born in Gilmore on March 6, 1924 he was the son of the late Hugh Beeman and Ellen (Thompson) Beeman. He grew up on the Beeman farm in Barton. He was preceded in death by...

Shirley Baker

Shirley Baker

Feb 6, 2015

Shirley Ann Baker, 68, of Upper Paradise Street, Midland went to be with the Lord on Friday, February 6, 2015 at home with her family by her side. Born on November 29, 1946 in Westernport she was the daughter of the late Irvin L. Bennett, Sr. and Hazel M. (Gaither) Bennett. She was preceded in death by a brother, Ronnie...

Betty Shockey

Betty Shockey

Jan 31, 2015

Betty M. Shockey, 89, of Charlestown Road, Lonaconing died Saturday, January 31, 2015 at Frostburg Village Nursing Home. Born on August 2, 1925 in Lonaconing she was the daughter of the late Roy S. Beeman and Bethea (Brown) Beeman. She was preceded in death by her husband of 26 years, James Edward Shockey in 1972, a granddaughter, Sarah Jean Shockey...

Goldie Minnicks

Goldie Minnicks

Jan 30, 2015

Goldie Elizabeth Minnicks, 98, of Cumberland, died Friday, January 30, 2015 at the Golden Living Center. Born on July 4, 1916 in Cumberland she was the daughter of the late M. Myers Smiley and Elizabeth J. (Blume) Smiley. She was preceded in death by her husband, Russell Louis Minnicks on May 18, 1985 and her son, Ronald Lee Minnicks who...

Edward Evans

Edward Evans

Jan 29, 2015

Edward E. Evans, 66, of Cumberland passed away on Thursday, January 29 at the Egle Nursing Home, Lonaconing following his battle with Multiple Myeloma Cancer. Born on August 21, 1948 and raised in Lonaconing, he was the son of the late Benjamin H. Evans, Jr. and Helen Evans Stickel. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Richard A....

Terry "Smiley" Meyers

Terry "Smiley" Meyers

Jan 29, 2015

Terry "Smiley" Meyers, 55, of Barton, died Thursday, January 29, 2015 at home after a courageous battle with cancer. Born July 25, 1959 in Cumberland, he was the son of the late "Gus" Albert Meyers and Dixie Lee (Truly) Meyers. Smiley was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, "Murph" Frank and Mid Truly of Barton and by his paternal...

Richard "Richie" Buskirk

Richard "Richie" Buskirk

Jan 21, 2015

Richard "Richie" Lloyd Buskirk, 31, of Hagerstown died Wednesday, January 21, 2015. Born on October 29, 1983 he was the son of Richard and Barbara (Morgan) Buskirk of Lonaconing. He was preceded in death by his maternal and paternal grandfathers, William George "Goat"  Morgan and William Buskirk and his maternal step-grandfather, Robert Wilson. Richie was a 2001 graduate of Westmar High...

Donald Green

Donald Green

Jan 19, 2015

Donald M. Green, Sr., 79, of Fayette Street, Cumberland died Monday, January 19, 2015 at Western Maryland Regional Medical Center, Cumberland. Born on December 28, 1935 in Lonaconing he was the son of the late John Edward Green and Mary Catherine (Amann) Green. He was preceded in death by an infant son, Donald Michael Green; five of his siblings and...

Nancy Lease

Nancy Lease

Jan 16, 2015

Nancy M. Lease, 89, of Alamogordo, New Mexico passed away January 16, 2015, after a brief illness. She was born in Greenville, Texas, on July 14, 1925, to Charles and Lia Spradling. She married Norman L. Lease of Midland, Maryland in 1943. The couple lived in Midland from 1945-1994. After her husband’s death in 1992 she moved to Alamogordo. Nancy...

Harry Thomas

Harry Thomas

Jan 13, 2015

Harry Louis Thomas of Zephyrhills, FL died Tuesday, January 12, 2015 in Gambrills, MD while in hospice care at the Household of Angels. Born on July 27, 1922 in Moscow, MD he was the son of the late William Henry Thomas and Lola (Pierce) Thomas-Warnick and preceded in death by stillborn son, Darrell Keith Thomas. Harry was a member of...

Clara And Frank Withnell

Clara And Frank Withnell

Jan 7, 2015

Clara Frances (Green) Withnell, 89 died Wednesday, December 10, 2014 and Frank Withnell, 92, died Wednesday, January 7, 2015.  They were married for 68 years. Clara was preceded in death by her siblings, Laura, Dorothy, Herbert and Warren. Frank was preceded in death by his two brothers, Robert and Geoffrey. Clara was born on March 28, 1925 in Weehawken, NJ. She...

Pamela Barnhart

Pamela Barnhart

Jan 5, 2015

Pamela Rae Barnhart, 57, of Pike Road, Barton died Monday, January 5, 2014 at her residence. Born on May 11, 1957 in Cumberland she was the daughter of the late Charles "Barney" Barnhart and Joan (Cavey) Thompson. Pam was a graduate of Fort Hill High School and worked as a custodian for the Allegany County Board of Education. She is...

Norman Jackson, Iii

Norman Jackson, Iii

Jan 3, 2015

Norman Andrew Jackson, III, 39, of Watercliff Street, Lonaconing died Saturday, January 3, 2015 at his residence. Born on September 10, 1975 in Cumberland he was the son of Catherine Regina (Wilson) Jones and the late Norman Andrew Jackson, Jr. Together with his father he was also preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Norman Jackson, Sr. and Dorothy Spiker....

Harold Moyer

Harold Moyer

Dec 31, 2014

Harold William Moyer, 91, of Church Street, died Wednesday, December 31, 2014 at Western Maryland Regional Medical Center, Cumberland. Born on December 17, 1923 in Westernport he was the son of the late Willard I. Moyer and Virginia M. (Schell) Moyer. He was preceded in death by his wife of 58 years, Ida Mae (McIntyre) Moyer in November of 2001,...

James Gowans

James Gowans

Dec 31, 2014

James Edward Gowans, 55, of Church Street, Lonaconing died Wednesday, December 31, 2014 at his residence. Born on January 20, 1959 in Frostburg he was the son of Anna (Boyd) Gowans and the late James Picken Gowans. He was a graduate of Valley High School and a member of the First Presbyterian Church, Lonaconing. When he was a younger man...

Ellen James

Ellen James

Dec 26, 2014

Ellen Jean James, 82, of Elklick Road, Gilmore died Friday, December 26, 2014 at home. Born on September 20, 1932 in Westernport she was the daughter of the late Walter Fazenbaker and Evelyn (Duckworth) Fazenbaker Michael. Ellen was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas Junior James on June 30, 1997, two children, Thomas "Butch" James, Jr. and Kathleen J....

Gary Donaldson

Gary Donaldson

Dec 23, 2014

Gary Donaldson, 73, of West Main Street, Lonaconing died Tuesday, December 23, 2014 at Potomac Valley Hospital, Keyser, WV. Born on November 21, 1941 in Lonaconing he was the son of the late Marie Donaldson. He was preceded in death by two sisters and one brother, Sharon Bowlin, Joan Brennen and Kenny Donaldson. Gary was a graduate of Valley High...

Rev. Charles Vinci

Rev. Charles Vinci

Dec 19, 2014

The Rev. Charles E. Vinci, 84, of Lonaconing, passed away Friday, Dec. 19, 2014. Born July 22, 1930, he was the son of the late Phillip and Ethel Vinci. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by four brothers, Tom, John, Sam, and Danny Vinci, and two sisters, Elsie Humbertson and Louise Colmer. Retired from Kelly Springfield,...

Charles Phillips

Charles Phillips

Dec 6, 2014

Charles Edward Phillips, 82, of Charlestown Road, Lonaconing died Saturday December 6, 2014 at Egle Nursing and Rehab Center, Lonaconing. Born on August 30, 1924 in Lonaconing he was the son of the late Thomas A. Phillips and Isabelle (Spiker) Phillips. He was preceded in death by his siblings, Hazel Rogish, Katherine Smith and Melvin Phillips and a nephew, Arland...

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