Obituaries

Jan 1, 2011

Mary Jane (Feather) Kope, 84 of Aurora WV, passed away, January 1, 2011 as a result of injuries received in an automobile accident.

Born April 26, 1926 in Oakland, MD, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Mary (Callis) Feather. She was also preceded in death by her first husband, Charles Elliott and son Charles...

Dec 30, 2010

Lee Roy McCloud, 94 of Blaine, WV, passed away Thursday, December 30, 2010 at Garrett County Memorial Hospital.

Born, January 16, 1916 in Barnum, WV, he was the son of the late John Henry and Jessie Belle (Kirby) McCloud.

Lee was a World War II Veteran serving in the United States Army. He was a...

Dec 29, 2010

George Harold Sowers, 87, of Terra Alta, WV, passed away December 29, 2010 at Dennett Road Manor Nursing Home.

Born October 6, 1923 in William, WV. He was preceded in death by his wife Willy (Higgie) Sowers.

George was a farmer.

Family and friends will be received at the David A. Burdock Funeral...

Dec 29, 2010

Christopher Steven Lantz died of injuries sustained in a snowmobile accident on

Wednesday, December 29, 2010. Chris was a third-year student at Vanderbilt

University Law School and had accepted a position as an associate at the Atlanta

law firm of Kilpatrick Stockton, which he was to start after earning his law

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Dec 24, 2010

Charles Emmett "Chuck" McFarland, 87, of Oakland, MD, passed away on December 24, 2010 at Cherry Hill Assisted Living, Accident, MD.

Born June 5, 1923 in Vandergrift, PA, he was the son of the late Emmet John & Gertrude S. (Gumbert) McFarland. He was also preceded in death by sister, Madeline Anderson.

Charles was a...

Dec 22, 2010

Rebecca Rosemary Hanlin, 58 of Dundalk, MD, passed away December 22, 2010 at Baltimore Washington Medical Center.

Born February 9, 1952 in Aiken, South Carolina, she was preceded in death by her parents James T. and Mildred M. (Widener) Hanlin.

Rebecca was a cafeteria worker for the Baltimore County Public Schools.

Surviving are:...

Dec 16, 2010

Nellie Jean (Paugh) Junkins, 81 of Kitzmiller, MD, passed away Thursday, December 16, 2010 at her residence.

Born April 25, 1929 in Mt. Lake Park, MD, she was the daughter of the late Charles Clayton and Anna Beulah (Hinebaugh) Paugh. Nellie was also preceded in death by her husband, George "Bill" Junkins, August 27, 2010; brother, Harland...

Dec 11, 2010

Alvin J. Schlabach, 87, Swanton, MD, died Saturday, December 11, 2010 at his home, following a period of declining health.

He was born in Holmes County, Ohio on November 28, 1923. He was preceded in death by his wife Susie (Byler) Schlabach whom he married December 22, 1947; one son Ervin Paul Schlabach and one brother, Sam...

Dec 5, 2010

Leonard Yanoff, 63, died on Sunday, December 5, 2010 at INOVA Fairfax Hospital in Fairfax, Va. A resident of Sterling, Virginia, he was preceded in death by his parents Joseph and Mary Yanoff of Chicago, Illinois.

He is survived by his loving wife of 20 years, Mary Jane Germain; one daughter, Marla Yanoff Webber, of Forest City,...

Dec 5, 2010

Amy Louise Warner, 29 of Mt. Storm, WV, passed away Sunday, December 5, 2010 at her residence.

Born October 31, 1981 in Oakland, MD, she was the daughter of David and Linda (Sirk) Warner.

Amy was employed at Appalachian Crossroad, Oakland, MD.

Also surviving are: sisters, Carma Warner, McHenry, MD, Sally Warner, Mt....

Dec 3, 2010

Birdie Jean Amtower, 83 of Elk Garden, WV, went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Friday, December 3, 2010 at Western Maryland Health System.

Born September 29, 1927 in Kitzmiller, MD, she was the daughter of the late Wesley and Naomi (Harvey) Fike. Birdie was also preceded in death by her husband, Olen H. Amtower,...

Dec 1, 2010

Glenn "DAGG" Martin Paugh, 62 of Elk Garden, WV, passed away Wednesday, December 1, 2010.

Born May 12, 1948 in Elk Garden, WV, he was the son of the late Joseph and Elsie (Feathers) Paugh. "Dagg" was also preceded in death by brothers, Joseph "June Bug" Paugh, Kenneth Paugh and sister, Marie Friend.

"Dagg" enjoyed...

Nov 29, 2010

Ray Homer Ridder, 92 of Oakland, MD, passed away November 29, 2010 at his residence.

Born January 17, 1918 in Oakland, MD, he was the son of the late Ernest R. and Sarah D. (Baker) Ridder. Ray was also preceded in death by brothers, Wilbert (Pete) Ridder, Archie Ridder and Carl Ridder; sisters, Blanche Helbig, Ailene Harvey...

Nov 25, 2010

Ralph Manuel Moon, 77, Oakland, MD passed away Thursday, November 25, 2010 at Monongalia General Hospital.

Born July 2, 1933 in Deer Park, MD, he was the son of the late Albert Manuel and Hallie Pearl (Fulmer) Moon. Ralph was also preceded in death by brothers, Clifford Lloyd Moon and Earl Andrew Moon.

Ralph was...

Nov 23, 2010

William Terry Holmes, 66 of Swanton, MD, passed away Tuesday, November 23, 2010 at Garrett County Memorial Hospital.

Born May 2, 1944 in West Mifflin, PA, he was the son of the late William Chalmer and Leona (Shaffer) Holmes.

Terry was a contractor.

Surviving are his wife, Rita J. (Adamasko) Holmes and sister,...

Nov 23, 2010

Franklin Theodore Beckman, 79 of Oakland, Maryland, passed away, Tuesday, November 23, 2010 at Garrett County Memorial Hospital.

Born May 5, 1931 in Sines, MD, he was the son of the late Lemmie and Edna (Shaffer) Beckman.

Franklin was the last surviving member of his immediate family, a life- long resident of Garrett County and...

Nov 21, 2010

Norma Gean (Hershman) Shanhan,71,of Oakland, MD. passed away Sunday Nov. 21, 2010 at her home, following a long battle with cancer.

Born February 28, 1939 in Sinclair, WV she was the daughter of the late Neal and Annie Bell (Waybright) Hershman. She was also preceded in death by a son James Ray Hershman, a Grandson Jeffrey Dale...

Nov 18, 2010

Harold Eugene Hawk, 78, of Elk Garden, WV, passed away, Thursday, November 18, 2010 at the WMHS Regional Medical Center.

Born October 29, 1932 in Mt. Storm, WV, he was the son of the late Dewey and Nellie (Cosner) Hawk. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Adeline G. Hawk and sister, Dorothy Hoeik.

Nov 18, 2010

Carroll Douglas Reams, 58, Oakland, MD, passed away Thursday, November 18, 2010 at his residence.

Born June 15, 1952 in Oakland, MD, he was the son of the late Gerald Ross Reams and Nina Louise Reams.

Carroll was a Master Electrician and Plumber. He was a Graduate of Garrett Community College and West Virginia University...

Nov 17, 2010

Cecil Artennis Jackson, 93, Of Oakland, MD, passed away Wednesday, November 17, 2010 at Dennett Road Manor Nursing Home.

Born November 12, 1917, in Kempton, MD, he was the son of the late Charles and Rose F.(Gouer) Jackson. Cecil was also preceded in death by his wife, Johanna Jackson, brothers, James, Robert and Woodrow Jackson and sister,...