All Obituaries

Hagerstown, Maryland     John Homer McGraw, age 67, of Hagerstown, Md., passed away on Sunday, September 16, 2018, while in the loving embrace of his wife of 38 years, Lillian “Lee” McGraw.     Born February 19, 1951, in Idamay, W.Va., he was the son of the late James and Dorothy McGraw.     John was an avid hunter, golf enthusiast, and connoisseur of Little Debbie cakes. A true disco king (if only in his mind) John loved music, stories, and...

Big Pool, Maryland     Virgie Marie Reed, age 90, of Big Pool, Md., went to meet her Lord on Wednesday, September 12, 2018, at the Meritus Medical Center, in Hagerstown, Md.      Born September 5, 1928, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late William T. and Betty (Cain) Householder; and the widow of Nelson C. Reed, who passed away August 29, 1994.     She was a homemaker.     She is survived by three daughters, Patsy...

Needmore, Pennsylvania     Norma Darlene (Francis) Barnhart, age 66, of Needmore, Pa., passed away on Sunday, September 9, 2018, at the Falling Spring Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, in Chambersburg, Pa.     Born September 20, 1951, in Hagerstown, Md., she was the daughter of the late Vergil and Thelma Francis, and the widow of Larry Lee Barnhart, Sr., whom she married October 29, 1966, and who passed away on June 28, 1998.     She was a homemaker, and...

Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania     Infant, Justin Ray Walters, Jr., went to be with the Lord, on Wednesday, August 29, 2018 at the Meritus Medical Center, in Hagerstown, Md.     Born August 29, 2018, at Meritus Medical Center, he was the son of Justin R. and Rebekah A. (Haulman) Walters, of Warfordsburg, Pa.     In addition to his parents, he is survived by a brother, Dominic Haulman; a sister, Collins Walters; maternal grandparents, Tim and Juli Haulman, of...

Big Pool, Maryland    Chester Joseph Fabijanski, age 79, of Big Pool, Md., passed away on Tuesday, August 28, 2018 at the R. Adams Cowley Shock Trauma, in Baltimore, Md.    Born September 2, 1938, in Poland, he was the son of the late Stefan Fabijanski and Laura Rucinska; and the husband of Rose M. (Devlin) Fabijanski. He emigrated to the United States in 1949.      Besides his wife, he is also survived by one daughter, Lisa A. Collazzo and husband,...

Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania     Alfred Wayne Deneen, age 83, of Warfordsburg, Pa., passed away on Wednesday, August 15, 2018 at the Berkeley Springs Nursing Center, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va.     Born December 22, 1934, in Amaranth, Pa., he was the son of the late John Milton and Alverta Jane (Miller) Deneen, and the husband of Joyce C. (Kline) Deneen, whom he married 62 years ago.     He was a veteran of the US Navy, having served on the USS Miller during the...

Falling Waters, West Virginia     Mary Elizabeth Keefer, age 84, of Falling Waters, W.Va., passed away on Tuesday, August 7, 2018 at the Williamsport Retirement Center, in Williamsport, Md.     Born Saturday, July 28, 1934, in Hancock, Md., she was the daughter of the late Garfield and Ethel (Coffman) Shifflet; and the widow of Merle William "Whitey" Keefer, whom she married March 12, 1952, and who passed away August 30, 1997.     She was a very...

Hancock, Maryland     Virginia Arlene (Sheppard) Smith, age 67, of Hancock, Md., passed away at her home on Tuesday, July 17, 2018.     Born April 9, 1951, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., she was the daughter of Irene Belle (Kerns) Sheppard, of Hancock, and the late Edward M. Sheppard. She was the widow of Richard D. Smith, Sr., who passed away on July 14, 2018.     She attended Hancock schools; and she was a former employee of the Park-N-Dine Restaurant, in...

Hancock, Maryland     Richard David Smith, Sr., age 66, of Hancock, Md., passed away on Saturday, July 14, 2018 at the Meritus Medical Center, near Hagerstown, Md.     Born May 16, 1952, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., he was the son of the late Junior and Ethel (Anderson) Smith; and the husband of Virginia Arlene (Sheppard) Smith.     He was formerly employed by Rayloc Co., in Hancock.     In addition to his wife, he is survived by one daughter,...

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...