Obituaries

William Clark, Jr.
Dec 19, 2015
CLARK, JR., WILLIAM M.
On December 19, 2015, WILLIAM M. CLARK, JR., of Crofton, MD. Devoted husband of the late Rose O'Connor Clark. Survived by three daughters, R. Lee Clark of Vallejo, CA; Elizabeth C. James of Springfield, VA; and Suzanne C. Earing of Bowie, MD; and their families of seven grandchildren and...
Patricia Horning
Dec 18, 2015
Patricia Ann Horning, 66, of Boonsboro, Maryland passed away on Friday, December 18, 2015 at her home. Born in Cumberland, Maryland on July 6, 1949, she was the daughter of the late Francis and Betty (Valentine) Stottlemyer.
She was a graduate of Fort Hill High School and Hagerstown Community College. While attending Fort Hill High School, she...
Richard Chitwood, Sr.
Dec 17, 2015
Mr. Richard B. Chitwood, Sr. 85, of Frederick, Maryland passed away at his home on Thursday, December 17, 2015. Born April 8, 1930, in Durango, CO, he is the son of the late Andrew Johnson Chitwood and O’Tilla Roracher Chitwood. He had three siblings, Ronald Chitwood, Patricia Chitwood Quink, and the late sister Joy Chitwood Sauer.
Richard...
Barbara Hammond
Dec 17, 2015
Barbara Jean Hammond, 69, of Hagerstown, Maryland passed away on Thursday, December 17, 2015 at her residence. Born in Hagerstown on June 22, 1946, she was the daughter of the late William Drake and Alice (Ecton) Drake.
She was a 1964 graduate of Boonsboro High School.
Barbara had built a successful private daycare in her...
EDNA HARKINS
Dec 17, 2015
Mrs. Edna “Lucy” Harkins, 84, formerly of Rockville, died Thursday, December 17. Preceded in death by her husband Charles Harkins, survived by children John M. Harkins, Kim Paparazzo, Jennifer Harkins, and Michael Harkins (Tammy), 6 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren, preceded in death by a son Charles, Jr. siblings Rubin Jones, Jr and Gladys J. Martin. Lucy was the...
Domenico Napoleon
Dec 16, 2015
Domenico O. Napoleon was born in Wappingers Falls, New York on August 29, 1916 to Oliver and Anna Trabucco Napoleon. He passed away on December 16, 2015 at
Kline Hospice House in Mount Airy, Maryland.
He married Charlotte Townsend at St. Mary’s Church in Wappingers Falls in January 1944. Charlotte preceded him, after 53 years...
Edward Weedon
Dec 16, 2015
Mr. Edward "Rodie" Weedon, 82 of Hagerstown, MD, formerly of Frederick, MD, passed onto the next life, Wednesday, December 16, 2015 in Hagerstown, MD.
Born July 20, 1933 in Frederick, MD he was the son of the late Ernest" Webb" and Alice Weedon.
Rodie proudly served his country in the U.S. Army during the Korean...

John Martin
Dec 16, 2015
John Robert Martin, 75, long term resident of Lisbon, MD, achieved his eternal rest on Wednesday, December 16, 2015 after succumbing to the complications arising from illness. John was born in 1940 in Melrose, MA to James and Marion Martin, who along with a brother James Jr., preceded him in death. As a young man, John attended both Georgetown...
Edith Williamson
Dec 16, 2015
Edith Marie Williamson, age 62, of Frederick, died Wednesday, December 16, 2015 at the Kline Hospice House in Mt. Airy. She is the loving wife, of 32 years, of Roger Leland Williamson.
Born September 7, 1953 in Olney, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Oscar Ely and Mildred Elsie Fee.
She was a...
Helen Burns
Dec 14, 2015
Ms. Helen Elizabeth Burns, 54 of Frederick, Maryland passed away on Monday. December 14, 2015.
Born August 5, 1961 in Winchester, Virginia she was the daughter of Barry T. Burns of Frederick and the late Ruby Evonne Turner-Burns.
She was a member of the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah Witness in Walkersville.
Helen was...
George "Eddie" Dowe, Jr.
Dec 13, 2015
George Edward "Eddie" Dowe, Jr., 72, passed away peacefully at his home on Sunday, December 13, 2015.
He was born on October 24, 1943.
He is the husband of Virginia Dowe, whom he married on September 6, 1968 in Capitol Heights, MD.
He served in the United States Navy for 5 years. He...
Margie Peoples
Dec 13, 2015
Margie J. (Ridge) Peoples, 36, of Frederick, Maryland, died on Sunday, December 13, 2015.
Born in Frederick, MD. February 15, 1979; she was the daughter Roy D.and Peggy A.Ridge. Margie was the loving mother of Danielle Lee Peoples; and is also survived by Justin M. Peoples and numerous aunts, uncles and cousins.
Relatives and friends...
Alice Davis
Dec 13, 2015
Mrs. Alice Rebecca Davis, 90, of Frederick, MD passed away Sunday, December 13, 2015 at Citizens Care & Rehab Center. She was the last of her immediate family. She was the beloved wife of the late Boisy D. Davis, Jr.
Born October 1, 1925 in Frederick, MD she was the daughter of the late George Washing and...
Zachary Keeney
Dec 13, 2015
Zachary Rafe Keeney, 26 passed from this life on Sunday, December 13, 2015. He was born on October 21, 1989 in Frederick Maryland.
Zachary was an avid hunter and loved being in the outdoors. He was very fond of fishing and visiting the family property in Virginia. He enjoyed riding four wheelers and spending...

Scott Dennie
Dec 13, 2015
Scott Allen Dennie of Frederick, MD passed away on December 13, 2015 at the age of 57. Scott passed at Frederick Memorial Hospital of respiratory failure due to complications from pneumonia.
Scott was born in San Diego, CA on September 7, 1958 to parents William Wallace Dennie, Sr. and Joan Marrie Dennie. Scott's siblings included sisters Wanda...
Jessie Ketterman
Dec 12, 2015
Mr. Jessie M. Ketterman, Sr., 77, of Rocky Ridge, MD passed away Saturday, December 12, 2015 at the VA Medical Center in Martinsburg, WV. He was the beloved husband of Barbara Cox Ketterman.
Born August 15, 1938 in Rawlings, MD, he was the son of the late Jesse Frank and Margie Lena Carr Ketterman.
Jessie...
John Nolet
Dec 12, 2015
John A. Nolet, 58, died on Saturday, December 12, 2015 at his home in Woodbine, MD.
John was born in Regensburg, Germany on July 13, 1957 to Gerard and Elaine (Chenard) Nolet, long time residents of Longmeadow, MA. He was a graduate of Longmeadow High School in 1975, University of Massachusetts in 1979 with a bachelor’s degree in...
Keith Howe
Dec 11, 2015
Keith Wesley Howe, 64, of Boonsboro, MD, passed away unexpectedly on December 11, during a courageous battle with cardiac amyloidosis and multiple myeloma.
He was born on February 24, 1951, in Union City, Pennsylvania, the son of the late Richard B. Howe and Dorothy E. Howe, of Gaithersburg, MD.
He graduated in 1969 from Richard...
David Karschner
Dec 11, 2015
Mr. David Harley Karschner, 30, of Mt. Airy died unexpectedly Friday.
Born October 6, 1985 in Silver Spring, he was the son of Beth Ann (Stasny) Reynolds of Mt. Airy and Arnold L. "Shorty" Karschner of Daphne, Ala.
He was a mechanic who loved driving tow trucks and was currently working in roadside service. He...