All Obituaries

Buck Valley, Pennsylvania     John Leonard Waltman, Sr., age 91, passed away on Saturday, September 11, 2021 at his home in Buck Valley, Pa.     Born August 12, 1930, in Baltimore, Md., he was the son of the late Frank and Sadie Catherine (Mooney) Waltman; and the widower of Frances Marie (Sigel) Waltman, who passed away November 9, 2003.     He was a veteran in the Air National Guard; and worked as a master electrician.     He was a member of...

Hancock, Maryland     Frances Lucille Harvey, age 82, of Hancock, Md., went to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday, September 11, 2021, while at her home under the loving care of her family members and Hospice of Washington County.     Born October 6, 1938, in Hancock, she was the daughter of the late Robert L. and Lillie Mae (Sciese) Wyant; and wife of Roger S. Harvey, whom she married on January 10, 1959, at the Hancock Assembly of God, by Rev. Alvin...

Needmore, Pennsylvania     Robert E. Gantt, age 63, of Needmore, Pa., sadly passed away at his home, on September 8, 2021.     Born September 19, 1957, he was the son of the late Robert Gantt, and Nina (Hull) Gantt, of Hancock, Md.     Gantt was a 1975 graduate of Hancock High School. Although he was chronically late, he was a hard-working and dedicated employee at P & W Excavating, where he worked for 34 years. He took much pride in his work and enjoyed...

Berkeley Springs, West Virginia     Paula Christine Younker, age 68, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., passed away on Monday, September 6, 2021 in Winchester, Va.     Born February 11, 1953, in Hagerstown, Md., she was the daughter of the late James Weller and Betty (Shank) Weller; and the widow of Marlin L. Younker, who died in 2002.     She was a graduate of Hancock High School with the class of 1971; and was a member of the Orchard Ridge First Church of God, in...

Hancock, Maryland     Mary Ann Merrell, age 82, of Hancock, Md., passed away on Monday, September 6, 2021 at Doey’s House, in Hagerstown, Md.     Born April 23, 1939, in Washington, DC, she was the daughter of the late John Ernest Barnard and Pauline (Spitzer) Barnard; and the widow of Raymond Merrell.     Mary was a homemaker; and enjoyed playing bingo, fishing, and crocheting.     She is survived by four daughters, Judy Allison, of...

Buck Valley, Pennsylvania Kenneth B. “Jake” Scriever, age 91, of Buck Valley, Pa., passed away on Friday, September 3, 2021, at the Fulton County Medical Center, after a brief illness. Born March 9,1930, he was the son of the late Grier Lehman Scriever and Emily Elisabeth (Ward) Scriever. Jake, as he was commonly known, attended Harmonia and Center schools before attending Warfordsburg High school, where he completed the 10th grade. He worked as a carpenter’s helper at...

Hancock, Maryland Fred A. Moats, age 92, of Hancock, Md., passed away on Thursday, September 2, 2021 at the Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center, in Johnstown, Pa. Born January 8, 1929, in Hancock, he was the son of the late Walter K. and Nona (Younker) Moats; and widower of Maxine Ruby (Deneen) Moats, whom he married on August 2, 1950, and who passed away on April 21, 2014. He was a member of the Stone Bridge Church of the Brethren, in Hancock. He had been employed as a truck driver for...

Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania     Sue Ellen Golden, age 69, of Warfordsburg, Pa., wife of Dennis K. Golden for over 51 years, passed away on Saturday, August 28, 2021 at the Meritus Medical Center, in Hagerstown, Md., from complications caused by the Covid virus.     She was born on Friday, September 28, 1951, in the Berkeley Springs, W.Va. War Memorial Hospital. Her parents were the late Raymond Oliver Duvall and Ruth Frances (Barkman) Duvall, formerly of...

Hancock, Maryland     Connie Lucille French, age 89, of Hancock, Md., passed away on Saturday, August 28, 2021 at the Winchester Medical Center, in Winchester, Va.     Born February 10, 1932, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late William and Elsie Hovermale; and the widow of her first husband, John Bowers; and her second husband, Gerald “Dewey” French.     She was a member of the Highland United Methodist Church, in...

Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania     John William Clevenger, Sr., age 72, of Warfordsburg, Pa., passed away on Friday, August 27, 2021, at the Fulton County Medical Center, in McConnellsburg, Pa.     Born Saturday, August 13, 1949, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., he was the son of the late Dale S. and Myrtle F. (Mellott) Clevenger; and the husband of Mary L. (Whisner) Clevenger.     He retired from employment at Fleetwood Industries, in Hancock; and also the...