Obituaries

Hilary Divelbliss

Jul 22, 2013

Miss Hilary Raye Divelbliss, 21, of Walkersville died Monday, July 22, 2013 at Meritus Medical Center, Hagerstown. Born November 20, 1991 in Silver Spring, she was the daughter of Harley and Dawn Divelbliss. Hilary worked as a clerk at Sheetz on Rosemont. She enjoyed hanging out with family and friends. She was a loving, caring person and her kindness lives...

Linda Morris

Jul 21, 2013

Mrs. Linda L. Morris, 71 of Ijamsville passed away on Sunday, July 21, 2013 at her home. She was the loving wife of George E. Morris, Jr. Born March 13, 1942 in Uniontown, PA she was the daughter of the late Harold L and Mary Ann Provance. Linda retired as a secretary from General Electric after 15 years. She enjoyed...

Elwood Baxter

Jul 21, 2013

Elwood E. "Woody" Baxter 93, of Mount Airy, passed away on Sunday July 21, 2013 at College View Center, Frederick. He was the husband of Billie Bristow Baxter for 64 years. He was born on February 7, 1920 in Spotsylvania Virginia. He was the son of the late William "Buck" and Dorothy Wheeler Baxter. Woody attended school in Spotsylvania before...

Bruce Burnett

Jul 21, 2013

On July 21, 2013, in Hagerstown, MD, Bruce Burnett died in a motorcycle accident. Born May 21, 1957 in Lynchburg, VA, he is the son of Roland Rudolph Burnett, Sr. of Lynchburg, VA and Nancy B. Hall of Mason Neck, VA. He retired in January 2013 after 36 years of distinguished service with the Federal Government including the Central Intelligence...

Stephen Graves

Jul 21, 2013

Stephen Earl Graves, 64,  of Thurmont, M.D. passed away suddenly and unexpectedly on Sunday, July 21, 2013.  Steve has gone to be his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Steve was born on January 22, 1949 in Washington, D.C.  He was the son of the late Frank and Rose Graves. Steve grew up in Silver Spring, M.D.  He attended Charlotte Hall Military Academy which he...

Eva Brand

Jul 21, 2013

Mrs. Eva M. Brand, 94, of Frederick died Sunday, July 21, 2013 at Northampton Manor. Twice married, she was the wife of Orville Brand for nearly 53 years, and the late, Roland Klingler. Born November 23, 1918 in Hague, North Dakota, she was the daughter of the late Michael and Julia (Schmaltz) Aberle. Eva grew up in the Belle Fourche,...

Eugene Lakin

Jul 19, 2013

Mr. Eugene Edward "Gene" Lakin, 68, a well-known Jefferson resident, passed away Friday, July 19, 2013 at Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown. He was the loving husband of 35 years to Catherine (Cathy) Williams Lakin. Born November 5, 1944 in Frederick, he was the son of the late George W. Lakin and Catharine Arnold Lakin Martz. Gene was a life...

Virginia Poling

Jul 19, 2013

Virginia Dare Smith Poling, 101, died on July 19, 2013 at Ravenwood Nursing Care Center in Hagerstown, MD.

She was the daughter of the late Rev. Leander Smith and Mary Susan Wine Smith, born on December 31, 1911 in Nevada, Missouri.  As a part of a pastoral family she lived her early years in several western states....

Kimberly Saunders-Greene

Jul 16, 2013

Kimberly Ann Saunders-Greene, 56, of Mount Airy, MD passed away peacefully while vacationing at Deep Creek, MD on July 16, 2013. Born March 12, 1957 in Akron, Ohio, Kim was the daughter of Robert L. Saunders and the late Judith B. Saunders. She is survived not only by her father but by her loving son Curtis Greene of TN, 2...

Lawrence Redmond

Jul 16, 2013

Mr. Lawrence “Larry” I. Redmond, 73, of Hagerstown, MD, passed away Tuesday, July 16, 2013 at Autumn Assisted Living in Hagerstown.  He was the loving husband of Diane Kettells Redmond, his wife of 52 years. Born August 8, 1939 in Frederick, MD., he was the son of the late Irving F. and Ruth Hoffman Redmond. Mr. Redmond was a member of...

Milton Saylor

Jul 16, 2013

Mr. Milton Everett Saylor, 74, of Monrovia, MD, passed away on Tuesday, July 16, 2013 at INOVA-Fairfax Hospital, Falls Church, VA. He was the husband of the late Carol Ann Saylor of 42 years. Born February 28, 1939 in Washington, D.C., he was the son of the late Helen V. Stark and Charles Bert Saylor. He is survived by 4...

Dr. Thurman Mott, Jr.

Jul 15, 2013

Dr. Thurman Mott, Jr., M.D. Dr. Thurman Mott, Jr., 85, passed away on July 15, 2013 at his home near Ijamsville, MD.   He was preceded in death by his wife of 65 years, Lorraine Droneburg Mott, whom he married on February 12, 1948. Born on November 15, 1927 in Middlebury, Indiana, he was the son of the late Thurman and...

Brantley Begosh

Jul 15, 2013

Brantley Matthew Begosh was born on Monday, July 15, 2013 at 8:31 p.m. to parents Deborah and Allan Begosh at Shady Grove Hospital in Rockville, Maryland.  He weighed 3 pounds, 14 ounces and was 15 and ¾ inches long. Brantley’s family was blessed to have spent 2 hours with him, before he passed peacefully in their arms and went to his...

Dorothy Higinbotham

Jul 15, 2013

Mrs. Dorothy Gable Higinbotham, 98, of Frederick, MD., died Monday, July 15, 2013 at Homewood at Crumland Farms. Wife of the late Frank Weadon Higinbotham, and daughter of the late Raymond S. and Mary Baugher Gable, Dorothy was born on March 22, 1915 in New Oxford, Pennsylvania. Dorothy was a member of the Evangelical Reformed United Church of Christ. She...

Richard "Rick" Breeze

Jul 14, 2013

Mr. Richard "Rick" L. Breeze, 49, of Myersville passed away Sunday, July 14, 2013 at his home.  He was the husband of Carol S. Breeze for 24 years. Born on June 25, 1964 in Washington, D.C.  he was the son of Kathleen Peles Breeze of Middetown and the late Benjamin L. Breeze., Jr. Rick was a 1986 graduate of Towson State University,...

Barbara Sellers Hill

Jul 14, 2013

Mrs. Barbara Yvonne Sellers Hill, 78, of Frederick died Sunday, July 14, 2013 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. Twice married, she was predeceased by her first husband, William Sellers, Sr. Born June 26, 1935 in Altoona, PA., she was the daughter of the late Bernard and Mary Elizabeth Zeak. Upon the death of her mother at an early age, Barbara was...

Franklin White, Jr.

Jul 13, 2013

Reverend Franklin E. White Jr., was born in Frederick, Maryland, on March 21st in the year 1936, to Franklin White Sr. and Marie White.  He was the brother of Robert, Patsy, Stephanie, Robin, and Bonnie, all of whom he loved immensely.  At a young age, his Grandmother Perkins began to teach him about Jesus Christ and the Love of God.  He was baptized...

Joseph "Joe" Rohr

Jul 12, 2013

Joseph "Joe" Robert Rohr, 90, of Boonsboro, Maryland, passed from this life on Friday, July 12, 2013 at the Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown.

Born on April 30, 1923, in Boonsboro, he was the son of the late Charles Gary and Viola Belle (McFarland) Rohr. He was preceded in death by his wife, Wanda Grace (Bowers) Rohr, whom...

Catherine(Susie) Borum

Jul 11, 2013

Ms. Catherine (Susie) Marie Borum, 73, of Frederick, MD, passed away Thursday, July 11, 2013 at the Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown, MD. Born on April 30, 1940 in Frederick, MD and was the daughter of the late Darby and Bessie Luvenia (Bowens) Brown. Susie worked many years at Montgomery County Public Schools in Rockville, MD.  She graduated from Lincoln High...

Terence Hopkinson, Sr.

Jul 10, 2013

Terence John Hopkinson, Sr., 68, of Chestnut Grove Road in Sharpsburg, Maryland, passed from this life on Wednesday, July 10, 2013 at the Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown, Maryland.

Born on February 20, 1945, in London, England, he was the son of the late Daniel and Florence Elizabeth Hopkinson.

Terry was the Head of Security...