Obituaries

Mar 31, 2022

Mary Carolyn Hill, 76, of Thurmont, Maryland, passed away on March 31, 2022, at her home with her family by her side. She was the beloved wife of Leonard Francis Hill Jr. for nearly 58 years.

Born on July 15, 1945, in Thurmont, she was the daughter of the late Raymond William and Alta Irene (Stottlemyer) Hubbard....

Mar 31, 2022

Ronald Ellis Smith, Ph.D., P.E., D.GE, M.ASCE, 83, of Frederick, Maryland, passed from this life on Thursday, March 31, 2022 at Heartfields At Frederick. He was the loving husband to Josephine (Jo) Cuthrell Smith, his high school sweetheart. They would have been married 65 years this coming October. Born on November 28, 1938, on his mother’s birthday, in Rocky...

Mar 31, 2022

Lillie Martha Jane Stansbury, age 91, of Yellow Springs died Thursday, March 31, 2022  at Kline House Hospice, Mt. Airy, with her family by her side.

Born November 13, 1930, in Detour, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late John Robert King Peomroy and Ida May Humerick Peomroy.

She was the wife of Dannie G....

Mar 30, 2022

Sylvia M. Williams-Barnes 88, of Adamstown, MD passed from this life on Wednesday, March 30, 2022 at Buckingham’s Choice in Adamstown, Md. surrounded by her family.

Born on November 10, 1933, in Washington, D.C., she was the daughter of the late Warren Baird and Anne (Lavenstein) Baird .

She was the wife of the late Louis...

Mar 30, 2022

Margaret "Peggy" Louise Lewis, 71, of Boonsboro, Maryland, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 30, 2022 at Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown, Maryland.  She was the beloved wife of Dale Lewis, Jr. for 47 years.

Born on September 27, 1950, in Hagerstown, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Robert W. and Janet Imogene (Swain) Shumaker....

Mar 30, 2022

Margaret P. (Pat) Dillon

November 23, 1923 – March 30, 2022 (age 98)

Pat died peacefully on March 30, 2022 in Frederick, MD with family by her side.  Born in New York, NY she was the daughter of Thomas J. and Margaret M. McCort.  She was predeceased by her loving husband of 65 years, William...

Mar 29, 2022

Mary Lee Harris, 73, of Thurmont, Maryland, passed away on March 29, 2022 at White Oak Medical Center in Silver Spring. She was the wife of 57 years to Roy David Harris.

Born on June 7, 1948 in Woodbridge, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Martha Aylor. Mary was a master seamstress, working for HL...

Mar 28, 2022

Michael Andrew Litchfield, 58, of Clarksburg, Maryland, passed from this life on Monday, March 28, 2022 at Casey Hospice House.

Born on July 1, 1963, in Bethesda, MD, he was the son of Bernard Litchfield and Anna Margaret Bullard.

He was a graduate of Winston Churchill High School, class of 1982.

He was...

Mar 28, 2022

Edward Gable Higinbotham, Sr. age 79 of Frederick, MD died March 28, 2022, at Kline Hospice House.  He was the husband of Rowena Feeney Higinbotham, his wife of 60 years. Born on May 28, 1942, in Hanover, PA, he was the son of the late Dorothy Gable Higinbotham and Frank Weadon Higinbotham. He graduated from Frederick High School in...

Mar 28, 2022

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Mar 27, 2022

Mrs. Catherine Bailey, 84, of Thurmont, MD, passed away at home with her family, Sunday, March 27, 2022. She was the wife of Joseph Bailey Sr who preceded her in death.

Born February 4, 1938, she was the daughter of the late Ina and William Ginevan of Gettysburg,  PA.

Mrs. Bailey retired from the Frederick...

Mar 27, 2022

Olive Catherine Draper, 82, of Fairplay, Maryland, passed from this life on Sunday, March 27, 2022 at Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown. She was the loving wife of the late Wayne Edward Draper. Born on August 27, 1939, in Boonsboro, she was the daughter of Floyd Nelson and Catherine Olive (Shilling) Bowman. Olive was a 1957 graduate of Boonsboro High...

Mar 26, 2022

Arthur P.  Hammond, 84, of Hagerstown, Maryland, passed from this life on Saturday, March 26, 2022 at Williamsport Retirement Village in Williamsport. He was the loving husband for 50 years to Barbara J. Hammond.

Born on May 27, 1937, in Hagerstown, he was the son of the late Charles G. and Mary A. Gray Hammond.

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Mar 26, 2022

Joseph Lewis Hamilton, 18, passed away unexpectedly on March 26, 2022 at his home.

Born on March 5, 2004 he was the son of Miriam Barnwell. Joseph was a senior at Walkersville High School. From the time he could walk he never wanted his feet on the ground and climbed everything, trees, rocks, or buildings. He enjoyed...

Mar 25, 2022

John W. Hawkins, 82, of Mount Airy, passed from this life on Friday, March 25, 2022 at Lorien Assisted Living in Mount Airy. He was the husband of Sarah A. Maurey Long Hawkins his wife of 25 years.

Born on June 26, 1939, in Frostburg, MD, he was the son of the late Richard James and Elizabeth...

Mar 25, 2022

Sylvester Hann “Wes”, 87, of Thurmont, MD, passed from this life on Friday, March 25, 2022, at Carroll Hospital Center in Westminster, MD.

Born on August 5, 1934, in Woodsboro, MD, he was the son of the late John Samuel Hann and Catherine Elizabeth (Krise) Hann.

He was a graduate of Thurmont High School class...

Mar 24, 2022

Ernest Sylvester Dotson, 85 of Mount Airy, Maryland passed away Thursday, March 24th, 2022 at Frederick Health Hospital. He was a loving husband to Elaine Dotson for 65 years.

Ernest was born October 20th, 1936. he is the son of the late James Edward Dotson, Sr. and the late Claire Catherine Snowden Dotson.

In addition...

Mar 24, 2022

David Jack Peterson of Adamstown, Maryland, passed away peacefully on Thursday, March 24, 2022.

Dave was born September 18, 1932 in Manistee, Michigan. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 53 years, Mary Lou Peterson (Palm); and daughter Kathy.

He graduated with a BS from Western Michigan University with further graduate studies...

Mar 24, 2022

Paul V. Walker, 81, of Frederick, MD passed away on Thursday, March 24, 2022 after a brief illness.

Paul was born on December 27, 1940 in Erie, PA, the son of the late Claude and Edna (Engels) Walker.

Upon graduating from McDowell High School, he worked at Lakeshore Country Club and Erie Bolt and Nut...

Mar 23, 2022

Pauline Louise Faulders, 98, of Hagerstown, Maryland, passed from this life on Wednesday, March 23, 2022 at Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown.

Born on June 5, 1923, in Boonsboro, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Charles William and Gladys Irene (Smith) Cunningham. She was preceded in death by her loving husband of 32 years, David...