Obituaries
Linda Skaggs
Jan 6, 2012
Mrs. Linda Gates Skaggs, 65, of Urbana, died peacefully Friday, January 6th, 2012 at her home. She was the loving wife of 46 years to Hiram Hubert Skaggs Jr. ( married Oct. 16th, 1965 ). Born in Telford, TN on April 10th, 1946, she was a daughter of the late Rev. Walter Lee Gates and Willie Mae Gates. She was...
Alice Boykin
Jan 4, 2012
Mrs. Alice Virginia Boykin, 93, of Frederick, Maryland, went to be with her Lord on Wednesday, January 4, 2012 at the Kline Hospice House. She was preceded in death by her first husband and father of her children Oscar H. Crigger; and late husbands, Stanley Ellis and Jiles Boykin. She was born August 8, 1918 in Tazewell County in Pocohontas, VA. She was the...
James Benson
Jan 4, 2012
James Wade "Buddy" Benson, 89, of Damascus, MD, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, January 4, 2012. He is survived by his loving wife of 20 years, Sharon Benson. Born August 12, 1922, in Washington, D.C., he was the son of the late James Wade Benson, Sr. and Temperance McCrossin Benson of Travilah, MD. As a paratrooper and member of the 462nd Field...
Dr. Louis Liljedahl
Jan 4, 2012
Dr. Louis Allen Liljedahl, 82, Farm Equipment Specialist. Lou Liljedahl, a retired engineer with the USDA Agricultural Research Service at Beltsville, MD, who was active in church and community service, died peacefully on January 4th, 2012 after a long battle with several illnesses. Dr. Liljedahl was born in Essex, IA. He was educated at the University of Minnesota and Iowa State...
Sandra Ashcroft
Jan 4, 2012
Mrs. Sandra L. Ashcroft, 65, of Frederick, MD passed away Wednesday, January 4, 2012 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. She was the beloved wife of the late Edward J. Ashcroft. Born April 9, 1946 in Rockville, MD she was the daughter of the late Archibald A. and Maude L. Stitley Davis. Mrs. Ashcroft worked as a chef for Marriott prior to retirement. After...
Kitty Gross
Jan 4, 2012
Ms. Kitty Lee Gross, age 77, of Frederick, MD, passed away on January 4,2012 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. She was born in Hagerstown, MD., on December 13, 1934, daughter of the late Mabel and Leland Gross. Kitty was a member of Asbury United Methodist Church and especially enjoyed attending the choir practices of The Sisters of Joy. She attended school...
Karen Simms
Jan 3, 2012
Mrs. Karen S. Simms, 53, went home to be with the Lord on January 3, 2012 at her home in Boston, Massachusetts after a lengthy illness. Born in Frederick, Maryland on July 5, 1958, she was the daughter of Regina Thomas and the late Leonard Thomas. She was the devoted wife of Jessie Lee Simms, who she married on July...
Jack Walker
Jan 3, 2012
Mr. Jack Harold Walker, 91, of Frederick, Maryland, where he was a resident of Tranquility, passed away Tuesday, January 3, 2012 at Northampton Manor Health Care.. He was the husband of Marie E. Shull Walker, his wife of 68 years. Born May 22, 1920 in Florence, South Carolina, he was the son of the late Harry Grady and Julia Young Walker. Mr....
Herbert "Herb" Darling
Jan 2, 2012
Herbert "Herb" C. Darling, 92, of Keedysville, Maryland and formerly of Sidney, New York, passed from this life on Monday, January 2, 2012 at the Martinsburg Veteran's Hospital in Martinsburg, West Virginia. Born on November 10, 1919, in Binghamton, New York, he was the son of the late Orson Lester and Sara Idell (Smith) Darling. Mr. Darling was a...
Michael Butts
Jan 2, 2012
Michael Scott Butts, 48, of Broadfording Road in Hagerstown, died from cancer on Monday, January 2, 2012 at his home. Born on April 16, 1963 in Martinsburg, West Virginia, he is the son of Janet L. Dove of Winchester, Virginia and the late Boyd B. Butts. He was preceded in death by his brother, Lawrence Butts. Michael was an...
Donald DeWitt
Jan 2, 2012
Mr. Donald DeWitt, 72, of Oakland, MD, passed away Monday, January 2, 2012. Born October 18, 1939, he was the son of the late Richard and Daisy DeWitt. He was the husband of Erma DeWitt, and was preceded in death by his wife, Beverly Ruth DeWitt. Prior to retiring, Don was employed for many years by H.B. Duvall, Dairymen Incorporated,...
Donald Blizzard
Jan 2, 2012
Mr. Donald David Blizzard, 69, of Mount Airy, died on Monday, January 2, 2012, at his residence. He was the husband of Sharon L. Perry Blizzard of Westminster. Born on December 15, 1942, in Baltimore, he was the son of the late Howard G. and Dorothy I. Blizzard. Donald worked as a Supervisor for Columbia Gas Transmission for over forty...
Shirley Graham
Jan 1, 2012
Mrs. Shirley Baker Graham, age 81, of Walkersville, MD, died peacefully on Sunday, January 1, 2012 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. She was the loving wife of the late G. Arthur Graham who died on May 7, 2009. They were married on September 24, 1949. Born Shirley Mae “Sissy” Baker in Frederick on October 12, 1930 she was the daughter of the late...
Robert Aloi
Jan 1, 2012
Mr. Robert C. “Bob” Aloi, died on January 1, 2012. Born in Tarentum, Pennsylvania on October 3, 1934, he was the son of the late Dominick Leonard and Carmella Petrone Aloi. Bob graduated from Tarentum High School in 1952. He attended Carnegie Mellon University and graduated with a degree in Chemical Engineering. He served in the US Army as a First Lieutenant in...
Howard Dixon, Sr.
Jan 1, 2012
Mr. Howard L. Dixon, 81, of Thurmont, MD., passed away Sunday, January 1, 2012 at the Frederick Memorial Hospital. He was the husband of Maria Schafer Dixon. Born August 31, 1930 in Tunnelton, WV, he was the son of the late Grover Cleveland and Lura Funk Dixon. Mr. Dixon retired after 21 years serving his country in the U.S. Army and was a...
Misty Harding
Dec 31, 2011
Misty M. Harding, 24, of Frederick, died on Saturday December 31, 2011, at Suburban Hospital in Bethesda. Born on December 29, 1987, she was the daughter of Annette Linton Simanski of Frederick and Jeffrey Harding of Frederick. She was a graduate of Tuscarora High School. She enjoyed the beach, mini golf and most of all family vacations and spending time...
Raymond Baker
Dec 31, 2011
Raymond Frederick Baker, of Brunswick, made his transition at Frederick Memorial Hospital on Saturday December 31, 2011. Born December 9, 1939, in Conneaut Lake PA, he was the son of the late Kathryn and Earl Baker. He graduated from Conneaut Lake Area High School and Allegheny College. He retired from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service at Harper’s Ferry, WV,...
Athos Giacchetti
Dec 29, 2011
Athos Giacchetti, 90, of Ijamsville (formerly of Silver Spring, MD) was born on January 1, 1921 in Florence, Italy, and on December 29, 2011 left this world to be reunited with his beloved wife Alfa, who died on January 6, 2008. Athos Giacchetti received his doctoral degree in Physics from the University of Florence. In 1948 he married Alfa Borri, also...
Ida Hamilton
Dec 28, 2011
Ida E. "Sis" (McGowan) Hamilton, 92, of Hagerstown, Maryland, passed peacefully from this life on Wednesday morning, December 28, 2011, surrounded by her loving family at her daughter's home. Born on February 4, 1919, in Washington County, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Nelson W. and Ida V. (Marshall) McGowan. Her husband, John D. "Boonie" Hamilton preceded...
Keyon Burnside, Jr.
Dec 26, 2011
. Master Keyon Irvin Burnside went to be with the Lord on Monday, December 26, 2011. Keyon was the beloved son of Katrina Yvette Camphor and Keyon Irvin Burnside Sr. In addition to his parents Master Keyon Irvin Burnside Jr. is survived by two brothers D’Angelo Camphor and Norman Blassingame; four sisters Sha’Mya Blassingame, Kaimaira, Arianna, and Kamiya Burnside; five grandparents...
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