All Obituaries

Hancock, Maryland     Harry Wayne Iden, age 62, of Hancock, Md., died on Sunday, July 8, 2018 at Doey’s Hospice House, in Hagerstown, Md.     Born Thursday, March 8, 1956, in Morgan County, W.Va., he was the son of the late Harry D. and Grace A. (Snyder) Iden.     He was a graduate of Hancock High School with the class of 1974; and for over thirteen years, he was employed by Xerxes Corporation - Hagerstown, in Williamsport, Md.     Harry...

Hancock, Maryland     Lewis Andrew “Sam” Gallion, age 86, of Hancock, Md., passed away on Thursday, July 5, 2018 at the Meritus Medical Center, near Hagerstown, Md.     Born March 10, 1932, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., he was the son of the late Charles G. and Goldie (Harden) Gallion.     He attended school in Berkeley Springs.     He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force, serving from 1956 through 1958. Following his military service, he...

Hagerstown, Maryland     William Jeffrey Scott, dearly beloved father and husband, age 43, of Hagerstown, Md., died on Tuesday, June 26, 2018 at his brother’s home in Warfordsburg, Pa.     Born July 26, 1974, in Baltimore, Md., he was the son of Buddy C. and Edna J. (Getshall) Scott, of Williamsport, Md.     He had served in the U.S. Army, where he earned the rank of Sgt. He received several medals and awards while serving his country in Iraq,...

Hancock, Maryland     Bernard L. Spielman, Sr., age 95, of Hancock, Md., passed away on Tuesday, June 19, 2018, at his home.     Born Tuesday, May 8, 1923, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., he was the son of the late Dustin and Donna Mae (Barnes) Spielman.     He was a lifetime member of the Hancock Presbyterian Church, where he served as an elder, a deacon and a trustee.     He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, having served during the Battle of the...

Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania     Ruth Evelyn (Kirk) Smith, age 71, of Warfordsburg, Pa., passed away on Monday, June 18, 2018, at Doey’s Hospice House, in Hagerstown, Md.     Born December 20, 1946, in Warfordsburg, she was the daughter of the late Robert George and Fairy Luttie (VanGosen) Kirk.     She was a member of the Hancock Methodist Church, in Hancock, Md., and attended the Needmore Bible Church, in Needmore, Pa.     She worked at...

Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania     Anna Jean (Bishop) Peck, age 73, of Warfordsburg, Pa., passed away on Sunday, June 17, 2018, at her home.     Born Monday, October 9, 1944, in Allentown, Pa., she was the daughter of the late John Russell Bishop and Jessie Leona (Divelbliss) Bishop Gallion.     She was a member of the Mt. Olivet Presbyterian Church, in Hancock, Md.     Prior to her retirement, she worked for many years as a seamstress for London Fog...

Needmore, Pennsylvania     Hilda Ellen (Gordon) Morgan, age 94, of Needmore, Pa., passed away on June 14, 2018, at the Berkeley Springs Center, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va.     Born February 12, 1924, in Fulton County, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Ira and Mary (Bishop) Gordon; and the widow of Lloyd Stanley Morgan, whom she married April 10, 1943 and who died October 10, 1995.     Hilda was a homemaker and loved to garden, especially her...

Little Orleans, Maryland     Melinda Lee (Keefer) Souders, age 40, of Little Orleans, Md., passed away on June 13, 2018, at her home, surrounded by her numerous loved ones.     Born March 4, 1978, in McConnellsburg, Pa., she was the daughter of Terrance and Debra (Unger) Keefer, of Hancock, Md.     Mendy fought a courageous battle with breast cancer. Her strength to get through one trial after another came from her faith, and the love of her family and...

Hancock, Maryland     Sandra Lucille (DeShong) Ray, age 71, of Hancock, Md., passed from this life at the War Memorial Hospital in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., on Wednesday, June 6, 2018.     Born October 7, 1946 in Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Elmer and Beverly DeShong, and the wife of Jerry C. Ray.     She was a devoted Christian, who loved spending time with her “precious” grandchildren and great-grandchildren.    ...

Hancock, Maryland     Mildred (Roman) Flowers, age 101, of Hancock, Md., passed away at her home on Wednesday, June 6, 2018.     Born in Hancock October 14, 1916, she was the daughter of the late Eliason and Minnie (Coonrod) Roman, and the widow of James F. Flowers, Sr., who passed away on April 14, 1998.     She was employed as a seamstress by Jacob Brothers and London Fog, in Hancock, for many years.     She was of the Protestant faith.  ...