COLLEEN M. AARON
BALTIMORE - Colleen Mullaney Aaron, 66, formerly of Cumberland, died Wednesday, Oct. 22, 1997, at the St. Elizabeth Nursing Home, Baltimore, where she had been a resident for 30 years.
Born June 21, 1931, in Mount Savage, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Ethel Mullaney. She also was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph Aaron; one brother, Thomas B. Mullaney II; and one nephew, Bill Hill.

Surviving are five brothers, Edward Mullaney, Cumberland, John, Dennis, Michael, and Charles Mullaney, all of Baltimore; two sisters, Mary Pat Hill and Margaret Hook, both of Cumberland; 20 nieces and nephews; 14 great-nieces and great-nephews.

Family and friends were received at the Ambrose Funeral Home, Baltimore, on Thursday, Oct. 23, 1997, from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Interment was in the New Cathedral Cemetery on Friday, Oct. 24, 1997.

GEORGE H. ABBOTT SR.
CUMBERLAND - George H. Abbott Sr., 87, of Cumberland, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, April 24, 1997.
Born March 15, 1910, in Lonaconing, he was the son of the late John ``Jake'' Abbott and Margaret (Sloan) Abbott.

Mr. Abbott was the last surviving member of his immediate family.

Mr. Abbott was a long time car mechanic in the area. He worked at Holland's Esso, Burkett's Oldsmobile, and Collins' Oldsmobile.

Surviving are his beloved wife of 66 years, Nellie Mae (Kyle) Abbott; two sons, George Holmes Abbott Jr., and wife, Carolyn, Derwood, and James Francis Abbott and wife Linda, Decatur, Ill.; one daughter, Gina Rae Wiley and loving son-in-law, Richard, Cumberland; 11 grandchildren, Christina Fortner, Deborah Weaver, Jamie Skelley, Rebecca Schuch, George H. Abbott III, Rachael Abbott, Sharyn Abbott, Kimberly Cramer, Darren Wiley, Trenton Wiley, and Bronson Wiley; and ten great-grandchildren. Mr. Abbott will be dearly missed by several nieces and nephews; and a dear friend, Joe Hiett.

Friends will be received at the George-Upchurch Funeral Home, 202 Greene St., Cumberland, on Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Funeral services will be held at the funeral home on Monday at 11 a.m. with the Rev. William Merki and the Rev. Sheril Merki officiating.

Interment will be in Hillcrest Burial Park.

Serving as pallbearers will be James Francis Abbott, Mark W. Amezcua Sr., Scott Twigg, George H. Abbott III, David Abbott, Jimmy Abbott, John Yarnall, and Francis Yarnall.

Goodnight, Pap. Sleep tight and don't let the bed bugs bite.

ROSALIE L. ABBOTT
CUMBERLAND - Rosalie L. Abbott, 58, of Bel Air, Cumberland, died Monday, Sept. 8, 1997, at Memorial Hospital Hospice, Cumberland.
Born Feb. 14, 1939, in Gilmore, she was the daughter of the late Cecil and Helen (Smith) Llewellyn.

Mrs. Abbott was a retired school teacher for the Allegany County Board of Education. For the past 18 years, she taught fourth grade at John Humbird Elementary School. Mrs. Abbott was a member of LaVale United Methodist Church.

Surviving are her husband, William C. Abbott; two daughters, Lynn Ann Finch and husband Ronald, Pensacola, Fla.; Cheryl D. Dawson and husband Brian, Hagerstown; four brothers, Samuel Llewellyn and wife Edna, Gilmore; Robert Llewellyn and wife Edith, Swanton; Marvin Llewellyn and wife Lesta, Lonaconing; Gary Llewellyn and wife Val, Cumberland; and one sister, Norma Byers and husband William, Barton.

Friends will be received at the Scarpelli Funeral Home, Cresaptown, on Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Wednesday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be conducted at the LaVale United Methodist Church on Thursday at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Bernadette Ross officiating.

Interment will be in Sunset Memorial Park.

Family requests expressions of sympathy be made to LaVale United Methodist Church, Memorial Hospital Hospice, or John Humbird Elementary School.

Pallbearers will be Robert McKenzie, Richard Mace, William Byers V, Steven Foote, Scott Llewellyn and Michael Llewellyn.

IRENE E. ABE
FORT ASHBY, W.Va. - Irene Elizabeth Abe, 87, of Dawn View Manor Nursing Home, formerly of Ridgeley, died Wednesday, March 26, 1997, at Sacred Heart Hospital.
Born May 14, 1909, in Ridgeley, she was the daughter of the late Harvey and Anna (Miller) Valentine. She also was preceded in death by her husband, Melvin C. Abe.

Mrs. Abe was retired from the dietary department at Memorial Hospital. She was Protestant by faith, and a member of the Woodmen of the World.

Surviving are three daughters, Eleanor Abbott, Glen Burnie, Md., Jeanetta Lloyd and husband David, Brocklin Park, Md., and Nedra Ruckman, Killeen, Texas; three sons, Ronald Abe and wife Betty, Beans Cove, Pa., Richard Abe and wife Carol, Fort Ashby, and Walter Abe and wife Donna, Ridgeley; one brother, Charles Valentine, Short Gap; two sisters, Gladys Long, Beans Cove, Pa., and Ethel Shertzer, Lancaster, Pa.; 15 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren.

Friends will be received at the Scarpelli Funeral Home, 108 Virginia Ave., Cumberland, Friday from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be conducted at the funeral home Saturday at 1 p.m. with the Rev. Oscar Ohler officiating.

Interment will be in Fort Ashby Cemetery.

MERLE R. ABE
MOUNT SAVAGE - Merle Richard Abe, 72, of Mount Savage, died Tuesday, April 1, 1997, at his residence.
Born in Fort Ashby, W.Va., Aug. 31, 1924, he was the son of Lucy Virginia (Wright) Abe, Sarasota, Fla., and the late Clarence Raymond Abe.

Mr. Abe was a maintenance electrician at Kansas City Community College, Kansas City, Kan. He retired in 1988. He was a U.S. Navy Seaman First Class in World War II. Mr. Abe was a member of the Old Furnace Church of the Brethren. He was a graduate of Fort Ashby High School in 1943. He graduated from the Lincoln School of Welding, Cleveland, Ohio, in 1949. He was a charter member of the Brethren Church, Bradenton, Fla. He worked as a home missionary, Kansas City, Kan. He also enjoyed his home woodworking shop.

Surviving in addition to his mother are his wife, Mary Louise (Bennett) Abe; a son, the Rev. Stephen E. Abe and wife Susan, Elkins, W.Va.; a daughter, Constance (Abe) Reyes and husband the Rev. Carlos R. Reyes, Mount Savage.; three sisters, G. Dimple Ward and husband Lee, Rochester, N.Y., Esther V. Foltz and husband Willis, Inwood, W.Va., and Marion A. Morgan, Sarasota, Fla.; three granddaughters, Joanna and Stephanie Abe, Elkins, W.Va., and Tabitha Blair, Mount Savage.

Friends will be received at the George-Upchurch Funeral Home, 202 Greene St., on Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Funeral services will be conducted at the Old Furnace Church of the Brethren on Saturday at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Calvin Roop, the Rev. Stephen E. Abe and the Rev. Carlos R. Reyes officiating.

Interment will be in the Abe Cemetery.

Serving as pallbearers will be Raymond Bennett, Kenneth Bennett, Carl Legeer, Bryce Legeer, Alvin Conner and Randy Shaner.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Old Furnace Church of the Brethren or to the American Cancer Society, 111 S. George St., Cumberland, MD 21502

RALPH L. ABE
RIDGELEY, W.Va. - Ralph Leslie Abe, 86, of Ridgeley, died Wednesday, April 23, 1997, at Memorial Hospital, Cumberland.
Born May 7, 1910, in Ridgeley, he was the son of the late Grover C. Abe, and Mary K. (Everett) Abe. He also was preceded in death by three brothers, Ernest Abe, Marshall Abe, and George C. Abe; and three sisters, Thelma Aldridge, Erma Saville, and Hazel Miller.

Surviving are a number of nieces and nephews.

Friends will be received at the Scarpelli Funeral Home, 108 Virginia Ave., Friday from 6 to 8 p.m.

Funeral services will be at the funeral home on Saturday at 10 a.m.

Burial will be in Everett Cemetery, Ridgeley.

TODD R. ABE
CUMBERLAND - Todd Ray Abe, 21, of Oak Street, Cumberland, went to be with Jesus along with his aunt, Dianna Brown, on Wednesday, March 26, 1997. Todd passed away at the Sacred Heart Hospital Hospice Unit.
Born Aug. 3, 1975, in Cumberland, Todd was a 1994 graduate of Fort Hill High School. He attended the Livingstone Church of the Brethren.

Surviving are a special aunt, "Mom" Joan Fryant, Pennsville, N.J.; his father and stepmother, Rick and Wendy Abe, Cumberland; his grandfather, Ivan Abe and stepgrandmother Edna, Cumberland; his grandmother, Aileen Abe; his great-grandmother, Ellen Lepley, Cumberland; special friend, Teresa Hackett, N.J.; three brothers, Nicholas Tabler, at home, Jessie and John Dillsworth, at home; one sister, Melanie Abe, at home; and many aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends.

Friends will be received at the Leasure-Stein Funeral Home on Friday from 5 to 9 p.m. and Saturday from 10 to 11 a.m.

A joint funeral service with his aunt Dianna Brown will be conducted on Saturday at 11 a.m. at the funeral home with the Rev. Timothy Monn officiating.

Interment will be in Sunset Memorial Park.

Pallbearers will be Charles Smith Jr., Josh Zembower, Sam Warner, Ron Beerhalter, Bill Beerhalter, and Ricky Bosley Jr. Honorary pallbearers will be Jimmy Clark, Dale Wright Jr., and Brooks Warner III.

GRACE E. ABERNATHY
ELK GARDEN, W.Va. - Grace Elizabeth Abernathy, 81, of Elk Garden, died Wednesday, April 2, 1997, in the Washington Hospital Center, Washington, D.C.
Born Nov. 14, 1915, in Greenland Gap, she was the daughter of the late C. E. and Emma (Moreland) Reed. She also was preceded in death by her husband, Charles W. ``Bud'' Abernathy; four brothers; and three sisters.

Grace was retired from the Mineral County Health Department. She was a member of Sulphur United Methodist Church; the Charge Choir; the United Methodist Women Church Group; Rebecca Lodge; and the Ladies Auxiliary, VFW Mount Storm.

Surviving are two sons, Dale and wife Ginny Abernathy, Keyser, and Dick and wife Bobbie Abernathy, Marion, N.C.; two daughters, Dorothy Schoenly, and Jean Knotts and husband Cliff, all of Elk Garden; one sister, Corrine Reed, Harrisburg, Pa.; nine grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.

Friends will be received at the David A. Burdock Funeral Home, Kitzmiller, Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be held at the Nethken Hill Methodist Church Saturday at 2 p.m. with the Rev. William Withers and the Rev. Joseph Gerstell officiating.

Interment will be in the IOOF Cemetery, Elk Garden.

ERNEST W. ACKERMAN
MOUNTAIN LAKE PARK - Ernest W. Ackerman, 66, of N Street, Mountain Lake Park, died Friday, May 9, 1997, at his home.
Born Dec. 7, 1930, in Wheeling, W.Va., he was the son of Francis E. Ackerman, Mountain Lake Park, and the late Pearl Anna (Gray) Ackerman. He also was preceded in death by one son, Francis W. Ackerman; and one foster son, Christopher W. Walters.

Mr. Ackerman was a member of the Loch Lynn Church of God. He was a retired truck driver, welder and mechanic. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran of the Korean War. He was a member of the American Legion Proctor Kildow Post No. 71, Oakland.

Mr. Ackerman was the president of the Exception Support Group, Oakland, and was a former member of the Literacy Council. He attended Garrett Community College. He often portrayed Santa Claus at many area schools.

Mr. Ackerman and his wife were foster parents for 154 children during the past 12 years.

Surviving are his wife, Helen L. (Shreve) Ackerman; one daughter, Deborah Y. Friend, Oakland; three sons, Ernest Z. Ackerman, Spring Grove, Pa., Jeffrey W. Ackerman, Oakland, and the Rev. Ivan R. Ackerman, Las Cruces, N.M.; nine grandchildren; seven step-grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and five step-great-grandchildren.

Friends will be received at the Stewart Funeral Home, Oakland, on Saturday from 7 to 9 p.m. and on Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be held at the Loch Lynn Church of God on Monday, May 12, 1997, at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Robert Fletcher and the Rev. Ivan R. Ackerman officiating. Friends may call at the church one hour prior to services.

Interment will be in the Pleasant Valley Cemetery.

Military honors will be accorded at the cemetery by members of the various veterans organizations in southern Garrett County.

AUDREY O. ADAMS
KEYSER, W.Va. - Audrey O. Adams, 91, formerly of 1 School St., Keyser, died Wednesday, Sept. 24, 1997, at the Heartland of Keyser Nursing Home, Keyser.
Born Dec. 19, 1905, in Newburg, W.Va., she was a daughter of the late Nathan E. and Victoria M. (Friend) Hollen. She also was preceded in death by her husband, Roger W. "Bill" Adams in July of 1972.

Mrs. Adams was a retired manager of the millinery department at the Diamond Department Store, Charleston. She was a member of the Keyser Presbyterian Church, Keyser, the Women of the Presbyterian Church, Alkire Chapter No. 10 Order of the Eastern Star, Keyser, the Keyser Ladies Shrine, Olive Temple No. 59 Pythian Sisters, Keyser, the Keyser Women's Club, the Noontimers Homemakers Club, and the Mineral County Senior Citizens.

Surviving are one son, William Hollen Adams, Fort Worth, Texas; one daughter, Margaret S. "Peggy" Long, Melbourne, Fla.; one brother, Kenneth R. Hollen, Keyser; eight grandchildren; and 23 great-grandchildren.

Friends will be received at the Rotruck-Smith Funeral Home, Keyser, on Saturday from 7 to 9 p.m.

Funeral services will be held in the funeral home chapel on Sunday at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Stephen P. Fritz officiating.

Interment will be in Queens Point Cemetery, Keyser.

The family requests that expressions of sympathy take the form of contributions to the Keyser Presbyterian Church, 300 South Mineral St., P.O. Box 729, Keyser, WV 26726.

BETTY J. ADAMS
CUMBERLAND - Betty J. Adams, 72, of Cumberland, died Monday, Dec. 8, 1997, at Memorial Hospital Hospice Unit.
Born February 13, 1925, in Cumberland, she was the daughter of the late Ralph and Anna (McCarty) Knippenberg. She also was preceded in death by her companion of many years, William H. Waltman; and one sister.

Mrs. Adams worked many years at the Celanese Fiber Corporation. She retired in 1992 as a nursing assistant from Memorial Hospital after 26 years of faithful service. She made many lifelong and cherished friends during her career at the hospital. She was a loving mother and grandmother.

Surviving are two sons, Michael L. Adams and wife, Cathy, Brandywine, W.Va., and Patrick J. Adams and wife, Nancy, Cumberland; three daughters, Glenna M. Koontz and husband, James, Brandywine, Sandra Mongold, Fort Ashby, W.Va., Rose Adams, Cumberland; 10 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; four sisters; and several nieces and nephews.

Friends will be received at the Scarpelli Funeral Home, 108 Virginia Avenue, Cumberland, on Tuesday from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be conducted at the funeral home on Wednesday at 1 p.m. with the Rev. Bernard Yost officiating.

Interment will be in Sunset Memorial Park, Cumberland.

Pallbearers will be grandsons.

Individuals wishing to make contributions in Mrs. Adams' memory may direct them to Memorial Hospital Hospice Unit.

ELMER H. ADAMS
SPRINGFIELD, W.Va. - Elmer Howard Adams, 79, of Springfield, died Wednesday, March 19, 1997, at his residence.
Born Aug. 26, 1917, in Springfield, he was the son of the late Howard Taylor and Olivia Goldie (Ansel) Adams. He also was preceded in death by his wife, Blanche Parker Adams, on July 3, 1992; two brothers, Don and Harold Adams; and one sister, Evelyn Chaney.

Mr. Adams was a retired carpenter having been employed by the late Joseph C. Cannon, general contractor of Romney. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, and a member of American Legion Hampshire Post 91 and VFW Wappocoma Post 1101, both of Romney. He was a member of the Springfield United Methodist Church.

Surviving are two stepsons, George S. Seeders, Fort Ashby, and Ronald P. Seeders, Littleton, Colo.; three brothers, Willis "Andy" Adams, Springfield, Kenneth Adams, Springfield, and Floyd R. "Jack" Adams, Englewood, Colo.; three sisters, Wilma Garland, Springfield, Pauline Hott, Springfield, and Faye Garland, Fort Ashby; six step-grandchildren, Janet Curtis, Spencerville, Md., Randy Seeders, Boonesboro, Md., Mark Seeders, Luray, Va., Ronald Seeders Jr., Roger Seeders and Susan Cissell, all of Littleton; and 18 step-great-grandchildren.

Friends will be received at the Shaffer Funeral Home, Romney, on Saturday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Sunday from 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be held at the Springfield United Methodist Church on Monday, March 24, at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Deborah Shreve officiating. The body will be taken to the church at 10 a.m. to lie in state for one hour prior to the services.

Interment will be in the Fort Ashby Cemetery. Military rites will be accorded by the Veterans Organizations of Hampshire County.

GOLDIE E. ADAMS
CUMBERLAND- Goldie E. Adams, 86, of Eastern Avenue, Cumberland, died Thursday, Dec. 18, 1997, in the Allegany County Nursing Home.
She was born Feb. 19, 1911, in Chaneysville, Pa., the daughter of the late Shannon and Viola Ruby.

She was predeceased by her husband of 56 years, Robert Leo Adams, on Dec. 9, 1982; and several brothers and sisters.

Mrs. Adams was a homemaker and a member of the Chaneysville Volunteer Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary.

Surviving are two sons, Robert L. Adams, Salisbury, and Rickey Adams, Cumberland; a daughter, Norma J. Davis, Cresaptown; a sister, Pearl, Everett, Pa.; a granddaughter and caretaker, Scip Rodeheaver, Cumberland; several grandchildren; great-grandchildren; and nieces and nephews.

Friends will be received at the Hafer Chapel of the Hills Mortuary, 1302 National Hwy., LaVale, on Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. and Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Funeral services will be conducted on Tuesday at 11 a.m. in the funeral home chapel with the Rev. Richard Leslie officiating.

Interment will follow in Sunset Memorial Park.

. PHYLLIS ADAMS
PIEDMONT, W.Va. - S. Phyllis Adams, 79, of 126 W. Hampshire St., Piedmont, died Sunday at Memorial Hospital, Cumberland.
Born May 30, 1917, at Piedmont, she was the daughter of the late James W. Adams and Margaret (Thompson) Adams. She also was preceded in death by a brother, Albert Adams, and two sisters, Bernadette Vogtman and Mary Brown. She was the last member of her immediate family.

Ms. Adams was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church, Piedmont, and a member of the Ladies Guild. She retired from Westvaco in June, 1980, with 37 years of service.

Surviving are six nieces, Barbara J. Smith, Keyser, Donna L. Cave, Ellicott City, Md., Mary L. Lucas and husband Phil, Cumberland, Jacqueline Bartles and husband Jack, Irwin, Pa., Patricia Cabellero, Metaire, La., Elizabeth Morgan and husband Larry, Belfair, Wa.; one nephew, William Brown, Westernport, Md.; 15 great-nieces and nephews; and 20 great-great-nieces and nephews.

Friends will be received at the Fredlock Funeral Home, Piedmont, on Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be held at the funeral home on Thursday at 11 a.m. with the Rev. S.D. Sawyers officiating.

Interment will be in Philos Cemetery, Westernport, Md.

The family requests that memorials be directed to the Johns Hopkins Wilmer Eye Institute, Baltimore.

Pallbearers will be Craig Smith, Dennis Brown, Jeff Brown, Mitchell Brown, Michael Brown, and Ryan Brown.

SARAH M. AHERN
WESTERNPORT - Sarah Mae Ahern, 83, of 327 Hammond St., Westernport, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, June 5, 1997, at Potomac Valley Hospital, Keyser, W.Va.
Born June 23, 1913, in Old Fields, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Jessie Franklin and Mary Louise (Whetzel) Raines. She also was preceded in death by her husband, Carlton Roscoe Ahern Jr., in 1967, and a sister, Pearl Keller.

Mrs. Ahern was a homemaker. She was a member of the First Assembly of God Church, Westernport, and a member of Victory Post No. 155 American Legion Ladies Auxiliary. She was a very devoted mother and grandmother. She also was a special friend to her children, grandchildren and everyone who knew her.

Surviving are four sons, Richard Ahern and wife Debra, Westernport, Harry Ahern and wife Sandy, Backbone Mountain, Mike Ahern and wife Janet, Fountain, W.Va., Carlton Ahern Jr. and wife Gloria, Salem, Va.; four daughters, Patricia Hartman and husband James, Westernport, Carolyn Sue Durst, Fountain, W.Va, Sharon Daris and husband Jeff, Westernport, Dottie Miller and husband Richard, Westernport; one brother, Ocie Raines Sr., Westernport; and one sister, Ruby Rayner, LaVale; 20 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren.

Friends will be received at the Boal Funeral Home, Westernport, on Saturday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. The Victory Unit Ladies Auxiliary will hold a memorial service at the funeral home on Saturday at 2:15 p.m.

Services will be held at the funeral home on Sunday at 1 p.m.

Interment will be in Philos Cemetery, Westernport.

Pallbearers will be James Carlton Hartman, Floyd W. Durst Jr., Jason M. Ahern, Michael Lee Sanders Jr., James Allen Wills, and Joseph Ahern.

ELVA PARK ALBIN
BEAN SETTLEMENT, W.Va. - Elva Park Albin, 93, of Bean Settlement, died Tuesday, Dec. 23, 1997, at the E.A. Hawse Continuous Care Center, Baker.
Born Jan. 8, 1904, in Hardy County, she was a daughter of the late Allen and Mary (Combs) Park. She also was preceded in death by her husband, John Albin, in June 1966; one brother; and two sisters.

Mrs. Albin was a member of the Asbury United Methodist Church, was church organist for many years, and was active in the United Methodist Women organization. She was a graduate of Shepherd College and member of the Shepherd Alumni Association. She was a retired teacher and principal from Hardy and Jefferson counties; was active in Extension Homemakers; and enjoyed traveling.

Surviving are three stepdaughters, Emma Jean Hockman, Winchester, Va., Mary Plum, Hampton, Va., and Betty Jane Decker, Martinsburg; one sister, Nova Peters, Rock Oak; six grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and 10 nieces and nephews.

Friends may call at the Fraley Funeral Home, Moorefield, on Friday from 5 to 9 p.m.

Services will be conducted at the Asbury United Methodist Church, Bean Settlement, on Saturday at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Luther Crites officiating.

Burial will follow in the Asbury Cemetery.

Memorials may be directed to the Asbury United Methodist Church.

ELIZABETH P. ALDERTON
TOWSON - Elizabeth Patsy (Penrod) Alderton, 87, formerly of Cumberland and Frostburg, died Wednesday, May 15, 1997, at St. Joseph's Hospital, Towson.
Born Oct. 17, 1909, in Cumberland, she was the daughter of the late Zora Penrod and George Penrod. She also was preceded in death by her husband, Wayne Alderton, and her niece, Jean Merritt.

Mrs. Alderton was a 1928 graduate of Allegany High School. She was formerly employed at Curl's Camera Shop, Cumberland. The shop was owned by her brother, Louis Curl.

Surviving are a nephew, Robb Merritt; a niece, Nancy Haigly; and her dear friend, Esther Rose Ayers, who was her neighbor for over 20 years.

Funeral services were held Friday, May 16, 1997, at Ruck Funeral Home, Towson.

Interment was in the family burial plot at Hillcrest Cemetery, Cumberland.

MARSHALL D. ALDERTON
ELK GARDEN, W.Va. - Marshall Dennis "Junior" Alderton, 78, of Elk Garden, died Friday, Oct. 3, 1997, at Sacred Heart Hospital, Cumberland.
Born June 11, 1919, in Westernport, Md., he was the son of the late M. M. and Ethel (Hanlin) Alderton.

Mr. Alderton was a retired carpenter, and a U.S. Air Force veteran of World War II. He was a member of the Piedmont American Legion and the Mount Storm VFW.

Surviving are his wife, Beulah "Bobby" (Duling) Alderton; one son, Dennie Alderton, Pennsville, N.J.; two daughters, Barbara Mason, Keyser, and JoAnn Howdyshell, San Antonio, Texas; six grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.

Friends will be received at the David A. Burdock Funeral Home, Kitzmiller, on Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be held at the Hartmansville Methodist Church on Monday at 1 p.m. with the Rev. Joseph Gerstel and Mr. Lowell McDonald officiating.

Interment will be in the Kalbaugh Cemetery, Elk Garden.

ROBERT E. ALLEE
LADY LAKE, Fla. - Robert Eugene Allee, 79, of Lady Lake, died Monday, Oct. 6, 1997 at Memorial Hospital, Cumberland.
Born April 14, 1918 in Des Moines, Iowa, he was the son of the late Albert and Anna (Mainberg) Allee.

He was a graduate of Drake University.

Mr. Allee was retired from the U.S. Air Force with 27 years' service. He had been a chief warrant officer, having served in World War II, Korea, and Viet Nam.

He was Roman Catholic by faith.

Mr. Allee was preceded in death by his wife, Blanche Marie (Morgenson) Allee.

Survivors include two sons, Michael M. Allee, Roanoke, Va., and George M. Allee, Fort Ashby; two grandchildren, Robert W. Allee and Elizabeth F. Allee, both of Fort Ashby.

Friends will be received at the Upchurch Funeral Home, Route 28, Fort Ashby, on Tuesday from 7 to 8 p.m.

Interment will be in the Florida National Cemetery, Bushnell, Fla.

EVELYN M. ALLEN
CUMBERLAND - Evelyn Maxine Allen, 86, of 12017 Wood Rose Ave. NE, Cumberland, died Wednesday, March 12, 1997, at Memorial Hospital.
Born Oct. 2, 1910, in Cumberland, she was the daughter of the late William F. Albright and the late Pearl (Chidester) Albright. She also was preceded in death by her husband, Edgar Allen, in 1956.

Mrs. Allen was retired from Celanese Fibers Corp. of America. She was a member of Christian Fellowship of Cumberland.

Surviving are two sisters, Winona Phillips, Rawlings, and Lillie Mae Fertig, Cumberland; one brother, Ward Albright, LaVale; and special and caring friends, Shirley Plummer, Cumberland, Tom and Clara Weaver, Short Gap, W.Va., Jim and Karen Wilson and family, Cumberland, and Thelma Casteel, Cumberland.

Friends will be received at the Merritt-Adams Funeral Home, 404 Decatur St., Cumberland, on Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be held at the funeral home on Friday at 10 a.m. with the Rev. Francis Morris officiating.

Interment will be in Rest Lawn Memorial Gardens.

WILLIAM V. ALLEN
CUMBERLAND - William Vancen Allen, 87, went to be with the Lord Wednesday, March 26, 1997, at Memorial Hospital.
Mr. Allen was born June 12, 1909, in Elkins, W.Va. He was preceded in death by his wife, Viola (Bishop) Allen.

Mr. Allen was a carpenter for the Local 1024. He was a member of Mount Tabor United Methodist Church, where he was a Sunday school teacher.

Surviving are two sons, Charles V. Allen and wife Joyce, Charlotte, N.C., and Howard T. Allen and wife Sandra, Cumberland; five daughters, Arvalene Walters, Oldtown, Opal Dolly, Flintstone, Josephine McDonald and husband Joe, Beltsville, Sandy Wentling and husband Lawrence, Corriganville, and Janet Magrogan and husband Ted, Beltsville; 20 grandchildren; 51 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren.

Friends will be received at Scarpelli Funeral Home, 108 Virginia Ave., Cumberland, Friday from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be conducted at the funeral home Saturday at 10 a.m. with the Rev. Fred F. Parker officiating.

Interment will be in Mount Tabor Cemetery.

Pallbearers will be Fred Allen, Gary Allen, Kenneth Walters, Donald Magrogan, Larry Wentling, Rick Day, and Timothy Day.

BLUCHER F. ALLISON
MOUNT STORM, W.Va. - Blucher F. Allison, 72, of Mount Storm, died Thursday, July 17, 1997, at Memorial Hospital, Cumberland, Md.
Born May 17, 1925, in Chevrolet, Ky., he was the son of Marion K. Rowland and the late Blucher F. Allison Sr.

He was a graduate of the University of Kentucky with a degree in mining engineering. He was employed throughout the states of Kentucky and West Virginia. He was the project engineer for Laurel Run Mining and later became superintendent for them. He also supervised the installation of "B" Mine at Mettiki Mines, retiring from there on January 23, 1989.

Mr. Allison was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II having served aboard the USS Hancock in Air Group Seven as a tail gunner and navigator on a torpedo bomber. He was a member of Mount Storm VFW, Abraham Lincoln Post No. 6735, Mount Storm Lions Club, the USS Hancock Association, Professional Engineers of West Virginia, and the West Virginia Land Surveyors.

Mr. Allison and his wife oversaw the K&A Campgrounds at Mount Storm Lake for 20 years. He was also affiliated with the Baptist Church.

In addition to his mother, surviving are his wife, Ruth (Kline) Allison; two daughters, Penelope A. Fletcher, Newport News, Va., Rebekah G. Weber, Ambridge, Pa.; one stepdaughter, Linda Evans, Elk Garden, W.Va.; three sons, Blucher F. Allison, III, Jacksonville, Fla., Richard R. Allison, Greensboro, N.C., Thomas K. Allison, Cumberland, Md.; two stepsons, David B. Kline, Mount Storm, and Stephen H. Kline, Washington, D.C.; 11 grandchildren; one step-grandchild; two great-grandchildren; and one step-great-grandchild.

Friends will be received at the Stewart Funeral Home, Oakland, on Saturday, July 19, 1997, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be held at Mount Storm United Methodist Church on Sunday, July 20, 1997, at 1 p.m. with the Rev. William Anderson and the Rev. Shelba Sisler officiating.

Interment will be at Maysville Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial donations be made to the Memorial Hospital Hospice Unit, Cumberland, or to the Mount Storm United Methodist Church Building Fund.

EDGAR A. ALT
FORT ASHBY, W.Va. - Edgar Alden Alt, 87, of Fort Ashby, died Thursday, June 12, 1997, at the Dawn View Manor Nursing Home.
Born March 21, 1910, in Landes, he was the son of the late Charles H. and Mary Rebecca (Judy) Alt.

He also was preceded in death by his wife, Opal Grace (Spencer) Alt in 1991; two brothers, Fred Alt and Homer Alt; three sisters, Myrtle Yokum, Goldie Simmons, and Nellie Mason; and one granddaughter, Tammy Logsdon.

Mr. Alt was retired from the W.Va. Highway Administration, where he had been a foreman. He was a member of the Mineral Baptist Church.

Surviving are four sons, John Alt, Grand Junction, Colo., Fred L. Alt, Wardensville, Donald Alt, Slidell, La., and Forest Alt, Forest, Va.; three daughters, Cornelia "Connie" Reichenbach, Fisher, Ind., Betty L. Logsdon, Fort Ashby, and Carol Logsdon, Keyser; two sisters, Lela Staggs, a resident at Devlin Manor Nursing Home, and Dorothy Niner, a resident at Dawn View Manor Nursing Home; 23 grandchildren; and 40 great-grandchildren.

Friends will be received at the Upchurch Funeral Home, Route 28, Fort Ashby, on Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Services will be held at the Mineral Baptist Church, Route 46, Fort Ashby, on Monday at 1 p.m. with the Rev. Ross Halbersma officiating. The body will be taken to the church one hour prior to the service. Interment will be in the Mineral Baptist Church Cemetery.

Grandsons will serve as pallbearers.

Memorial contributions may be made to the charity of the donor's choice.

RALPH C. ALT, SR.
BURLINGTON, W.Va. - Ralph Clinton Alt Sr., 72, of Route 1, Box 174, Burlington, died Tuesday, May 13, 1997, at his residence.
Born Feb. 25, 1925, at Smoke Hole, he was a son of the late Lottie Mae (Alt) Reel.

Mr. Alt retired from Seneca Quarries. He was a U.S. Navy Veteran of World War II and the Korean War. He was a member of the DAV.

Surviving are two sons, Ralph Alt and wife Shannon, and Wes Alt, all of Burlington; two daughters, Linda Dineen and husband Ralph, Little Falls, N.Y., and Connie Adams and husband Paul, Burlington; one stepdaughter, Cathy Riggleman and husband Carl, Burlington; one brother, Charles J. Reel, California; three sisters, Irene Berg and Ann Hesse, both of Maysville, and Louella Rodgers, Annadale, Va.; nine grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.

Friends will be received at the Rotruck-Smith Funeral Home, Keyser, on Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Memorial services will be conducted in the funeral home chapel on Friday at 1 p.m. with the Rev. Lyle Berg officiating.

At Mr. Alt's request, his body will be cremated.

The family requests that expressions of sympathy take the form of contributions to the Burlington Volunteer Fire Department, Burlington, WV 26710.

ELIZABETH T. AMANN
WESTERNPORT - Elizabeth T. Amann, 83, of 421 Hammond St., formerly of 274 Main St., Westernport, died Monday, July 21, 1997, at the Potomac Valley Hospital, Keyser, W.Va.
Born Jan. 24, 1914, in Westernport, she was the daughter of the late Louis H. and Delphia (Dayton) Biddle. She also was preceded in death by her husband Paul F. Amann, in 1985; one brother, Louis Biddle; and two sisters, Louise Miller and Leota Biddle.

Mrs. Amann was a homemaker and a member of the St. Peter's Catholic Church, Westernport, Westernport Senior Citizens and the Kelly Mansfield Post 52 Ladies Auxiliary, Piedmont, W.Va.

Surviving are one son, Paul R. Amann and wife Debra, Keyser, W.Va.; three daughters, Elizabeth A. Kertesz and husband Robert, Westernport, Rita McCrobie and husband Charles, Swanton, and Faye Harris, Westernport; three sisters, Gladys Taylor, Westernport, Leona Worgan, Moran Manor Nursing Home, and Marguerite Armentrout, Westernport; four grandchildren, Jeffrey Bowers, Michael Warnick II, Allison Amann and Paula Amann; and two great-grandchildren, Kayla Bowers and Jared Eyler.

Friends will be received at the Boal Funeral Home, Westernport, on Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. A Christian Wake service will be held at the funeral home on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.

Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at the St. Peter's Catholic Church on Thursday at 11 a.m. with the Father James Hannon as celebrant.

Interment will be in the St. Peter's Cemetery, Westernport.
REV. DR. HOWARD M. AMOSS
DOVER, Pa. - Rev. Dr. Howard M. Amoss, 93, formerly of Fort Myers, Fla., also formerly of Cumberland, died Thursday, Aug. 28, 1997, in York Hospital, York.
A native of Fallston, the Rev. Doctor Amoss was a graduate of Western Maryland College and Wesley Thological Seminary, Westminster. He also was a former pastor of the Centre Street United Methodist Church, Cumberland. He was a retired United Methodist minister from the Baltimore and Peninsula Conferences of Maryland, a former pastor in Fort Myers churches, and a former Bible study teacher and program coordinator at the Marriott Calusa Harbour Retirement Home, Fort Myers.

He was the widower of Ernestine O. Amoss.

Surviving are two daughters, June A. Karschner of Dillsburg, Pa., and Dorothy A. Boehm, of Huntsville, Ala.; five grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

A memorial service will be held at Fork United Methodist Church, Fork, in November.

The Cremation Society of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, Pa., has handled the arrangements.

BONNIE M. ANDERSON
CUMBERLAND - Bonnie Mae Anderson, 53, of Mexico Farms, Cumberland, went home to be with Jesus on Thursday, Feb. 20, 1997, from Sacred Heart Hospital.
Born April 2, 1943, in Cumberland, she was the daughter of the late Arthur and Geraldine (Struntz) Smith.

Mrs. Anderson was a former employee of Sears, and an active member of God's Little Chapel. She also was a loving homemaker, mother and grandmother.

Surviving are her husband of 33 years, John Anderson; one daughter, Laura Crawford and husband Scott, and one granddaughter, Heather Ruggles, all of Cumberland; one brother, Arthur Smith II and wife Mary Virginia, Martinsburg, W.Va.; and her stepmother, Ethel Smith, Fort Ashby, W.Va. She was greatly loved and will be missed by her aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews as well as many beloved friends.

Friends will be received at the Scarpelli Funeral Home, 108 Virginia Ave., Cumberland, on Saturday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be conducted at the funeral home on Sunday at 1 p.m. with the Rev. Madeline Cook officiating. Interment will be in Sunset Memorial Park.

Pallbearers attending will be Michael Beeman, Matthew Smith, Donny Bennett, Virgil Loar Jr., Richard Kerns and Todd Pressman.

Special thanks and appreciation is extended to the caring ambulance and rescue workers, District 16, and the staff of Sacred Heart Hospital's ICU and Emergency Room units as well as Mrs. Anderson's physician, Dr. S.T. Chang.

May she rest in the sheltered loving arms of Jesus until we meet again.

EARL F. ANDERSON
LONACONING - Earl Frederick Anderson, 72, of 40 Florida Way, Lonaconing, died Saturday, May 10, 1997, at the Egle Nursing Home, Lonaconing, where he had been a resident since June 3, 1996.
Born Nov. 14, 1924, in Lonaconing, he was a son of the late James H. and Atlantic ``Lannie'' (Click) Anderson.

Mr. Anderson was Methodist by faith. He was a 1942 graduate of Central High School, Lonaconing. After graduating high school, Earl worked for the N.Y.A. in Lonaconing before going into the U.S. Army. Mr. Anderson was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. He served in the European Theater, 567th Anti-Aircraft Battalion, 3rd Army, under General George S. Patton.

Earl was awarded the American Campaign Medal, the World War II Victory Medal, and the American Theater Ribbon, European-African Middle Eastern Theater with four bronze stars, indicating participation in the North France, Ardennes, Rhineland, and Central Europe Campaigns.

His other decorations included an Army of Occupation Medal, Honorable Service Lapel Button World War II, Marksman Badge with Rifle Bar, Expert Badge with Submachine Gun Bar, and the Good Conduct Medal.

He was a retired machinist of Celanese Fibers Co. with 42 years of service. He was a member of Mountain Lodge No. 99 A.F. & A.M., Frostburg; a member of the Ali Ghan Shrine Temple, Cumberland, and a 32nd degree Scottish Rite, Valley of Cumberland.

He was a member of American Legion Farrady Post No. 24, Frostburg, a member of the Senior Citizens of Georges Creek, and a member of the AARP.

Surviving are his wife, Lila Maxine (Beeman) Anderson; two daughters, Sarah A. Daniels and husband Jim, New Creek, W.Va., and Rhonda A. Ternent and husband Mark, Wyo.; one grandson, James Daniels; one sister, Vernell Gowans and husband Marvin, Winchester, Va.; and two brothers, John ``Jack'' Anderson and wife Mary, Frostburg, and Harold F. Anderson and wife Erma, Frostburg.

Friends will be received at the Eichhorn-McKenzie Funeral Home, Lonaconing, on Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

The Mountain Lodge No. 99 A.F. & A.M. will hold a memorial service at the funeral home Monday at 7:30 p.m.

Services will be held at the funeral home on Tuesday at 1 p.m. with the Rev. Richard Mortimore officiating.

Interment will be in Laurel Hills Cemetery, Moscow Mills.

Graveside military rites will be accorded by American Legion Farrady Post No. 24, Frostburg.

PATRICIA M. ANDREASEN
MEYERSDALE, Pa. - Patricia M. Andreasen, 87, of RD 4, Meyersdale, died Friday, Oct. 17, 1997, at her home.
Born Aug. 15, 1910, in Dublin, Ireland, she was a daughter of the late Patrick and Florence (Wellington) O'Shaughnessey. She also was preceded in death by her husband, Nolan A. Andreasen, on Dec. 16, 1991.

Surviving are three sons, Michael Andreasen and wife Virginia, North San Juan, Calif., Patrick Nolan Andreasen and wife Joyce, with whom she resided, and Marcus Andreasen, Reno, Nev.; nine grandchildren; and eleven great-grandchildren.

Mrs. Andreasen was a member of the Apostolic Church of Jesus Christ in Kennells Mills.

Friends will be received at the Apostolic Church of Jesus Christ on Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be conducted at the church on Monday at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Henry L. Crissinger officiating.

Interment will be in White Oak Cemetery, RD 4, Meyersdale.

The Harvey H. Zeigler Funeral Home, Hyndman, is in charge of the arrangements.

EDGAR S. ANDREWS SR.
LONACONING - Edgar Shaw Andrews Sr., 91, of 4 Watercliffe St., Lonaconing, died Friday, April 11, 1997, at the home of his son, Edgar Shaw Andrews Jr., Lonaconing.
Born Oct. 10, 1905, at Moscow, he was a son of the late William Osborne Andrews and Katherine (Shaw) Andrews. His wife, Ruth Rennie Andrews, died Oct. 20, 1972.

Mr. Andrews was retired from the B&O Railroad. He was a member of the First Assembly of God Church, Lonaconing, and a member of the Senior Citizens of Georges Creek.

Surviving are two daughters, Eleanor L. Torpy, Triangle, Va., and Frances Beeman, Lonaconing; two sons, William O. Andrews, Chino Hills, Calif., and Edgar Shaw Andrews Jr., Lonaconing; eight grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; one brother, Lester ``Doc'' Andrews, Moscow; one half sister, Ruth Keller, Westernport; one half brother, William Myers, Washington, D.C.; and special friend Evelyn Llewellyn.

Friends will be received at the Eichhorn-McKenzie Funeral Home, Lonaconing, on Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be conducted at the funeral home on Monday at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Donald Webb officiating.

Interment will be in Frostburg Memorial Park.

SUSAN A. ANDREWS
BEDFORD, Pa. - Susan Ann Andrews, 37, of Bedford, died Friday, Sept. 19, 1997, at Memorial Hospital, Cumberland, Md.
Born Feb. 10, 1960, in Cumberland, she was the daughter of the late John Harold Albert Sr. and Josephine Cecelia (Cole) Albert.

Mrs. Andrews was a 1978 graduate of Frankfort High School. She had been employed as a pharmacy clerk at Wal-Mart, Bedford, and was a member of St. Thomas Catholic Church.

Surviving are her husband, John "Jack" Andrews Jr.; three brothers, John H. Albert Jr., Potomac Park, Gerald S. Albert, Carpendale, W.Va., and Michael B. Albert, San Diego, Calif.; five sisters, Patricia K. Albert, Carpendale, W.Va., Cecelia M. Allman, Va., Melissa L. Albert, Colo., Sarah J. Martin, Cresaptown, Md., and Julie B. Albert, Colo.; her father-in-law and mother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. John J. Andrews Sr., Ridgeley, W.Va.; and several nieces and nephews.

Friends will be received at the George-Upchurch Funeral Home, 202 Greene St., Cumberland, Md., on Sunday from 7 to 9 p.m. and on Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

A Christian wake service will be held at the funeral home on Monday at 8:45 p.m.

Mass of the Resurrection will be celebrated at SS. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Cumberland, Md., on Tuesday at 10 a.m. with the Rev. Vernon Busch, OFM, Cap., as celebrant.

Entombment will be in Sunset Memorial Park.

Memorial contributions may be made to either the American Cancer Society, 111 S. George St., Cumberland, MD 21502 or to the Memorial Hospital Hospice Unit, 600 Memorial Avenue, Cumberland, MD 21502.

VERNA ANGELLATTA
PASADENA - Verna Angellatta, 73, of Pasadena, formerly of Cumberland, died Monday, June 30, 1997, at her residence.
Born Nov. 6, 1923, in Elkins, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Leslie Carver and Pearl (Clayton) Carver Myers. She was preceded in death by her husband, James C. "Tiger" Angellatta; six brothers; and four sisters.

Mrs. Angellatta was a homemaker. She was a member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church, former member of the Ladies Auxiliary No. 245 Fraternal Order of Eagles, and a Red Cross volunteer.

Surviving are two sons, Frank A. Angellatta and wife Patricia, Pasadena, and James C. Angellatta, Reston, Va.; four sisters, Gladys Runion, Manassas, Va., Dolly Bomer, Ohio, Louella Danis, Calif., and Jean Kessler, Columbia, S.C.; one brother, George Carver, Piqua, Ohio; six grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.

Friends will be received at the Scarpelli Funeral Home, 108 Virginia Ave., Cumberland, on Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Friday 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m.

The rosary will be recited at the funeral home on Friday at 8 p.m., led by Mary Eckard, Rosarian of Cumberland Historical Cemetery Organization.

Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Cumberland, on Saturday at 9 a.m. with Father Milton A. Hipsley as celebrant.

Interment will be in Sunset Memorial Park.

MARGARET M. APPEL
CUMBERLAND - Margaret Manning Appel, 80, of Columbia Avenue, Cumberland, died Wednesday, June 4, 1997, at Memorial Hospital.
Born Sept. 23, 1916, in Pittsburgh, Pa., she was the daughter of the late William Myrtle and Bertha (Minnick) Myrtle.

Mrs. Appel was Methodist by faith.

Surviving are her husband, Richard Louis Appel; two daughters, Joan Kennell, Cumberland, and Rosella Anderson, Johnstown, Pa.; ten grandchildren, Kathy Kennell and Leo Kennell, both of Cumberland, Barbara McKinnon, England, George Nairn, Richmond, Va., Beverly Kegley, Johnstown, Pa., Jeffery Anderson, David Anderson, Blaine E. Anderson, Andy Anderson, and Bill Anderson, all of Johnstown, Pa.; a number of great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Friends will be received at the Leasure-Stein Funeral Home on Thursday from 2 to 4 p.m. only.

Funeral services will be conducted at the funeral home on Friday at 1 p.m. with the Rev. Harold R. McClay Jr. officiating.

Interment will be in Hillcrest Memorial Park.

Pallbearers will be Timothy Young, Leo Kennell, Raymond Washington III, Andy Anderson, Jeffery Anderson, and Blaine E. Anderson.

NANCY WILSON ARBOGAST
HARRISONBURG, Va. - Nancy Wilson Arbogast, 73, of Harrisonburg, died Dec. 6, 1997, at her home.
Mrs. Arbogast was born July 27, 1924, at Cumberland, and was the daughter of the late George Bernard and Eleanor Neff Wilson.

She graduated from high school in Maryland and retired from the Virginia Department of Agriculture in Harrisonburg. She was a member of the Asbury United Methodist Church.

On July 16, 1949, she married W. Royce Arbogast, who died Aug. 16, 1993.

She is survived by two sons, Kelly Clark Arbogast, Terry Mark Arbogast, both of Harrisonburg; daughter, Dixie Gayle Arbogast, Harrisonburg; sister, Gladys Broadwater, Frostburg; and two grandchildren.

A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 9, 1997, at the Mausoleum at East Lawn Memorial Gardens near Harrisonburg. The Reverends Doug Hill, James N. John, and Joseph D. Carson will conduct the service.

The family will receive friends Monday from 7 to 8 p.m. at the Kyger and Trobaugh Funeral Home in Harrisonburg. Friends may also call at the Arbogast home at any time.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Salvation Army, 185 Ashby St., Harrisonburg, VA 22801; or to the Rockingham-Harrisonburg S.P.C.A., P.O. Box 413, Harrisonburg, VA 22801.

The casket will not be open.

OMA ELLEN (DEBERRY) ARMBRUSTER
CUMBERLAND - Oma Ellen DeBerry Armbruster, 81, of Cumberland Nursing Home, died Saturday, May 31, 1997, at Sacred Heart Hospital, Cumberland.
Born July 24, 1915, in Deer Park, she was the daughter of the late James Allen and Martha Ellen (Kidd) DeBerry. She also was preceded in death by her husband Frederick William Armbruster in 1966; one son, Roger DeBerry in 1960; three brothers; and one sister.

Mrs. Armbruster was a clerk at Storer Brother's.

Surviving are four daughters, Martha Rowe and husband Roger, LaVale, Kathleen Valentine and husband Mike, Cumberland, Mrs. Ellen Fisher, and Mrs. Henrietta Probst; one sister, Madesta DeBerry and husband Harvey, Dade City, Fla.; 12 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren.

Friends will be received at the Scarpelli Funeral Home, 108 Virginia Ave., Cumberland, on Monday from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be conducted at the funeral home on Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. with the Rev. Richard Jewell officiating.

Interment will be in Deer Park Cemetery.

LOLA I. ARNOLD
SHORT GAP, W.Va. - Lola Imogene Arnold, 70, of Short Gap, died Saturday, May 10, 1997, at Sacred Heart Hospital.
Born Oct. 12, 1926, in Mineral County, she was the daughter of the late John and Mary Blanche (Biser) Spencer. She also was preceded in death by her husband, Frederick Wayne Arnold; one brother, Arnold Spencer; and two sisters, Edna Wagoner, Helen Brown and Hazel Spencer.

Mrs. Arnold was retired from Sacred Heart Hospital, where she had worked in the housekeeping department. She was a member of the Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church. She was a member of the United Methodist Women for more than 50 years, and was past president of the organization. She also was a member of the Short Gap Senior Citizens.

Surviving are five children, Kenneth Wayne Arnold and wife Sandy, Luling, La., Imogene F. Chaney and husband Ray, Short Gap, Leon Arnold and wife Shirley, Rawlings, Md., Shelia Houdersheldt and husband R. Wayne, Old Furnace Road, and Connie Grady and husband Dale, Fort Ashby; one brother, Ervin Spencer, Short Gap; 10 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and a special friend, Fred Siple, Fort Ashby.

Friends will be received at the Upchurch Funeral Home, Route 28, Fort Ashby, on Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

The service will be held at the Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church on Tuesday at 1 p.m. with the Rev. Paul Burke and the Rev. T. Gregory Lewis officiating.

The body will be taken to the church at noon.

Interment will be in the Fort Ashby Cemetery.

Memorial contributions may be made to the American Red Cross Blood Service, 307 Vine St., Johnstown, PA 15901.

PHYLLIS JEAN ARNOLD
MOUNTAIN LAKE PARK, Md. - Phyllis Jean Arnold, 62, of 219 G St., Mountain Lake Park, died on Friday, May 2, 1997, at West Virginia University Hospital, Morgantown, W.Va.
Born April 21, 1935, in Kempton, Md., she was the daughter of the late Ronald Wotring and Josephine (Turek) Wotring.

Mrs. Arnold was a bookkeeper for Arnold Brothers Equipment and a member of the Oak Park Church of the Brethren.

She is survived by her husband, Clayton R. Arnold; one son, Ronald Arnold and wife Lisa, Oakland; one daughter, Denise McFarland and husband Kenneth ``Pete'', Grantsville; two brothers, Robert Wotring, Warren, Mich., and Allen Wotring, Reisterstown; two sisters, Sandra Ferguson, Standardsville, Va., and Karen Upole, Oakland; and one granddaughter, Misty McFarland.

Friends will be received at the Durst Funeral Home, Oakland, on Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be conducted at the Oak Park Church of the Brethren on Monday at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Mel Menker officiating.

Interment will be in Garrett County Memorial Gardens.

The family suggests memorials take the form of contributions to the Oak Park Church of the Brethren.

ARNOLD M. ARNONE
CHARLESTON, S.C. - Arnold M. Arnone, 67, of Charleston, formerly of Frostburg, died Tuesday, May 6, 1997, in a Charleston hospital.
Born Sept. 21, 1929, in Frostburg, he was the son of the late Michael Arnone and Lucy (Fabbri) Arnone.

Mr. Arnone was a member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Charleston. He graduated from high school and attended Catherman's Business School, Cumberland. He was a former manager with several Charleston area businesses: Tri-State Discount Center, Harris Drugs, and Edward's and Taylor's Frozen Foods. He was a substitute teacher with Charleston County Schools; past president of the North Charleston Civitan Club; and vice-president of the Lenevar Civic Club.

Surviving are his wife, Mary Virginia (Clark) Arnone, Charleston; one son, Alan Arnone, Charleston; one daughter, Ann Moore, Orlando, Fla.; two brothers, James Arnone, Frostburg, and Samuel Arnone, Joppa; three sisters, Rose McKenzie, Frostburg, Joan Brewer, Hagerstown, and Linda Arnone, Charleston; and three grandchildren.

Friends will be received at the Durst Funeral Home, Frostburg, on Friday from 7 to 9 p.m. only.

Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Michael's Catholic Church on Saturday at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Paul Byrnes as celebrant.

Interment will be in the Sunset Memorial Gardens.

GROVER O. ARONHALT
ROMNEY, W.Va. - Grover Owens LeMoine Aronhalt, 76, of Romney, formerly of Cumberland, Md., died Monday, March 24, 1997, at Winchester Medical Center, Winchester, Va.
Born March 2, 1921, in Cumberland, he was the son of the late Wilbur S. and Mamie (Norris) Aronhalt. He also was preceded in death by one brother, Wilbur Aronhalt.

Mr. Aronhalt was a retired commercial representative for the Potomac Edison Co. after 42 years of service. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, having served as a first sergeant in the European Theater of Operations; he received the Bronze Star. He was a 50 year member of Ali Ghan Shrine Club and East Gate Lodge 216 AF&AM. He was a member of Scottish Rite Bodies; the Romney VFW Post 1101; and the American Legion.

Surviving are his wife, Dorothy Alice Aronhalt; one daughter, Bette L. Welch and husband Dustin, Oakland; one sister, Mary Aronhalt, Cumberland; and several nephews.

Friends will be received at the Scarpelli Funeral Home, 108 Virginia Ave., Cumberland, on Wednesday from 3:30 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m.

A memorial service will be conducted by East Gate Lodge at the funeral home on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.

Services will be conducted at the funeral home on Thursday at 11 a.m. with Pastor John D. Wardrope officiating.

Interment will be in Maryland Veterans Cemetery at Rocky Gap, Flintstone.

Military honors will be accorded by the Combined Veterans Honor Guard.

Memorials may be made to the Shriners' Children's Hospitals, care of Ali Ghan Shrine, PO Box 1416, Cumberland, MD 21502.

REBECCA D. ARONHALT
ELK GARDEN, W.Va. - Rebecca Dawn Aronhalt, 23, of Elk Garden, died Sunday, June 29, 1997, at Potomac Valley Hospital, Keyser.
Born Sept. 26, 1973, in Petersburg, she was the daughter of Vernon J. and Norma (Close) Aronhalt.

Surviving are five brothers, Vernon Jr., Gary, Terry and Kevin, all of Elk Garden, and David Aronhalt, Keyser; four sisters, Debbie Sites and Kathy Parril, Keyser, Angela Aronhalt and Kay McRobie, Elk Garden.

The body is at the David A. Burdock Funeral Home, Kitzmiller, where friends will be received on Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be held at the Nethkin Hill Methodist Church, on Tuesday at 1 p.m. with the Rev. Leslie Hipp officiating.

Interment will be in the Kalbaugh Cemetery.

MILDRED B. ASH
CUMBERLAND - Mildred Beatrice "Maggie" Ash, 96, formerly of the Cumberland Nursing Home, died Tuesday, June 24, 1997, at Memorial Hospital.
Born February 23, 1901, in Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Thomas J. and Anna (Robinette) Robosson. She also was preceded in death by her husband, James Walter Ash; a son, James Ash; eight brothers; and two sisters.

Mrs. Ash was an employee of Fort Cumberland Hotel and Lucas Service Center, Cresaptown. She was a member of Centre Street United Methodist Church.

Surviving are a grandson, David Ash, Arlington, Va.; and several nieces and nephews.

Friends will be received at the Merritt-Adams Funeral Home, 404 Decatur St., Cumberland, on Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be conducted at the funeral home on Thursday at 10 a.m. with the Rev. Lloyd B. McCanna officiating.

Interment will be in Hillcrest Burial Park.

ROSE MARIE ASHFORD
PIEDMONT, W.Va. - Rose Marie Ashford, 85, of Moran Manor Nursing Home, Westernport, formerly of Lanham, Md., died Wednesday, July 23, 1997, at the nursing home.
Born October 31, 1911, in Piedmont, she was the daughter of the late Illario and Rose Marie (Carroce) Albanese. She also was preceded in death by her husband, Homer C. Ashford, on October 24, 1987; four brothers; and three sisters. She was the last surviving member of her immediate family.

Mrs. Ashford was retired from government service. She was Catholic by faith.

Surviving are two nieces, Rose Marie Mayolo, Wheeling, and Mary Ann Mayolo, Lanham; and a nephew, Sylvio Mayolo, Wickliffe, Ky.

Friends will be received at the Fredlock Funeral Home, Piedmont, on Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

The rosary will be recited at the funeral home on Friday at 7:30 p.m.

Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Peter's Catholic Church, Westernport, on Saturday at 10 a.m. with Father Jim Hannon as celebrant.

Interment will be in the parish cemetery.

IRVING T. ATHEY
KEYSER, W.VA. - Irving T. "Doc" Athey, 75, of 315 South E St., Keyser, died Sunday, Nov. 2, 1997, at Sacred Heart Hospital, Cumberland, Md.
Born July 23, 1922, in Keyser, he was the son of the late James T. "Doc" and S. June (Kesner) Athey. He also was preceded in death by his first wife, J. Allene (Wagley) Athey on July 13, 1981.

Mr. Athey was a retired telegraph operator for the Chessie Railroad System. He served as mayor of Keyser for 10 years, and three years as a city councilman. He was a member of Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Keyser, Davis Lodge No. 51 AF&AM, Keyser, Ali Ghan Shrine, Cumberland, Scottish Rite of Wheeling, and the Keyser Moose Lodge No. 662.

He was a World War II U.S. Army veteran, a member of the Eleventh Armored Division, member and past commander of VFW Post No. 6775 Queens Point, McCoole, and the Boyce-Houser Post No. 41 American Legion, Keyser.

Surviving are his wife, Marlene E. (Nichols) Athey; one son, William I. Athey and wife Judy, Keyser; one grandson, Clinton William Athey; two brothers, Frederick L. Athey and wife Barbara; and Arnold Athey, both of Keyser.

Friends will be received at the Markwood McKenzie Funeral Home, Keyser, on Monday from 7 to 9 p.m. and on Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be held at the funeral home on Wednesday, Nov. 5, 1997, at 1 p.m. with the Rev. S.D. Sawyers and the Rev. Michael Dean officiating.

Masonic graveside services and entombment will be in Potomac Memorial Gardens Mausoleum, Keyser.

VFW Post No. 6775 Queens Point will hold a memorial service at the funeral home on Tuesday at 7 p.m.

If desired, memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society or the American Diabetes Association.

HAROLD E. AUBER
SOMERSET, Pa. - Harold E. Auber, 88, formerly of the John F. Kennedy Homes, North Mechanic Street, Cumberland, and West Church Street, Somerset, died Monday, Dec. 15, 1997, at the Somerset Hospital. He had been a patient at Patriot Manor Nursing Home. Born Nov. 27, 1909, at Mannington, W.Va., he was the son of the late Leonard Auber and Elizabeth (Pebler) Auber. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Ruth (Shirley) Auber.
Mr. Auber retired as a sales representative for Wally's Electrical Supply Company with 12 years of service; he was a member of Grace United Methodist Church, Somerset; and he was a former member of the First Presbyterian Church, Cumberland.

He is survived by his widow, E. Virginia (O'Brien) Auber; one son, R. Stuart Auber, Curwensville, Pa.; and two grandchildren.

At Mr. Auber's request, his body was cremated.

Memorial services will be held at Grace United Methodist Church, 320 Felgar Rd., Somerset, on Thursday, Dec. 18, 1997, at 10 a.m. with the Rev. Charles F. Olson officiating.

Private interment will be held at Stone Church Presbyterian Cemetery, Wheeling, W.Va.

The family has requested that donations take the form of contributions to the Grace United Methodist Church, Somerset.

The Kight Funeral Home, 309-311 Decatur St., Cumberland, is in charge of the arrangements.

JACK W. AULT
CUMBERLAND - Jack Wesley Ault, 78, of Cumberland, died Wednesday, Feb. 26, 1997, at Memorial Hospital.
Born Nov. 14, 1918, in Cumberland, he was the son of the late Jacob Ault and Ardella (Cross) Ault Stein. He also was preceded in death by one daughter, Barbara (Ault) Eberstein; one sister, Eva Riggleman; and two brothers, James Ault and Paul Ault.

Mr. Ault was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. He served with the 305th Ordinance Maintenance Co. in the European Theater. He was retired from the Columbia Gas. Co. of Maryland, and attended Centre Street United Methodist Church.

Surviving are his wife, Audrey (Snyder) Ault; one son, John Wesley Ault and wife Debbi, Baltimore; one daughter, Joy Elizabeth Aaron, Baltimore; two grandchildren, Barbara Suzanne Eberstein, Lusby, and Jefferson Bradley Aaron, Baltimore; and two sisters, Velma Furlow, Mount Savage, and Nevalline Seggie, Cleveland, Ohio.

Friends will be received at the George-Upchurch Funeral Home, 202 Greene St., Cumberland, on Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

The funeral service will be held in the funeral home on Friday, Feb. 28, 1997, at 1 p.m., with the Rev. Lloyd B. McCanna officiating.

Interment will be in Maryland State Veterans Cemetery, Rocky Gap.

SARAH D. AVERS
KEYSER, W.Va. - Sarah D. Avers, 87, of 121 Orchard Street, Keyser, died on Monday, Dec. 1, 1997, at Potomac Valley Hospital, Keyser.
Born Oct. 27, 1910, in Keyser, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Maud (Wenner) Dennison. She also was preceded in death by her husband, Carl E. Avers, on July 26, 1975.

Mrs. Avers was a Mineral County Elementary School Teacher. She received her education at Potomac State College and Fairmont State College. She managed the Keyser High School Cafeteria and was a teacher for the Keyser Nursery School at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church.

She was a member of the Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Alkire Chapter #10 Order of the Eastern Star, and a member of the Preceptor Alpha Epsilon Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi Sorority.

Surviving are a son, Carl D. "Denny" Avers, and wife, Nancy, Reston, Va.; and step-granddaughter, Sherry Sparrow.

Friends will be received at the Markwood McKenzie Funeral Home, Keyser, on Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Services will be conducted at the funeral home on Friday, Dec. 5, 1997, at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Matthew L. Riegel officiating.

Interment will be in Queens Point Cemetery, Keyser.

In lieu of flowers, the family request that memorial contributions be made to the Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church.

The Alkire Chapter #10 O.E.S. will hold memorial services at the funeral home on Thursday at 7 p.m.

DENCIL L. KIRKPATRICK
BUCKHANNON, W.Va. - Dencil (Denny) Lloyd Kirkpatrick, 37, ormerly of Cumberland, died Monday, Sept. 15, 1997, at Holbrook Nursing Home in Buckhannon.
Born July 3, 1960, in Weston, W.Va., he was the son of the late Marvel Kenneth and Nellie Delortha (Lorentz) Kirkpatrick. He also was preceded in death by his brother Kenneth Kirkpatrick.

Mr. Kirkpatrick was a former employee of Big Lots in Cumberland.

Surviving are his former wife, Brenda Kirkpatrick; two sons, Matt Kirkpatrick and Tom Spiker both of Cumberland; two daughters, Samantha Kirkpatrick and Krista Spiker, both of Cumberland; three sisters, Marsh and husband Dave Snyder of Weston, W.Va., Patricia Strickland and Brandi DeAngelino, Louisville, Ky.; four brothers, Mike and wife Jeanie Lorentz of Buckhannon, Kevin and wife Debbie, Kirkpatrick, and John Kirkpatrick, both of Weston, and Rick Kirkpatrick of Pittsburgh.

Friends will be received at the Boyle Funeral Home, Weston, on Wednesday from noon to 1:30 p.m. Services will be conducted following the viewing.

Interment will be in the Snyder Cemetery.

BERTHA M. KISAMORE 
FLINTSTONE - Bertha M. Kisamore, 89, of 13520 Scofield Road, Flintstone, died March 2, 1997, at her home.
Born Dec. 2, 1907, in Pendleton County, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Cane Morral and Mary Jane (Arbogast) Morral. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Fleet H. Kisamore on Jan. 28, 1987; four brothers, Wine, Marvin, Delmar and Earl Morral and three sisters, Florence Vance, Grace Warner and Flode Bland and Emery Vance, whom she raised.

Mrs. Kisamore was a retired employee of Kelly Springfield Tire Company. Her career lasted from Jan. 18, 1945, to Aug. 1, 1963.

Surviving are one brother, Arthur Morral, West Virginia; two children that Mrs. Kisamore raised as her own, Melvin ``Rick'' Vance and wife, Wendy, Star Route, Flintstone and Shirley Grieves, Flintstone and a number of grandchildren, great-grandchildren and nieces and nephews.

Friends will be received at the Merritt-Adams Funeral Home, 404 Decatur Street, Cumberland, on Tuesday from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be held on Wednesday at 11 a.m. in the funeral home with the Rev. Richard Ketterman officiating. Interment will be at Bedford County Memorial Park.

ALLEN J. KITZMILLER
ELK GARDEN, W.Va. - Allen James Kitzmiller, 68, of Elk Garden, died Thursday, May 27, 1997, at his residence.
Born May 5, 1928, in Bloomington, Md., he was a son of the late Gabriel and Pearl (Methner) Kitzmiller. 

Mr. Kitzmiller was retired from Westvaco Corp. He also was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force.

Surviving are his wife, Lois (Hanson) Kitzmiller; seven sons, George and Ronald Kitzmiller, Mount Storm, Roger Kitzmiller, Houston, Texas, Frederick Kitzmiller, Salem, Ore., Richard and Harold Kitzmiller, Elk Garden, and James Kitzmiller, Oakland, Md.; four daughters, Virginia Paugh and Mildred Paugh, Elk Garden, Betty Kitzmiller and Cindy Kitzmiller, Hedgesville; five brothers, Arnold, Norman, and Gabriel S. Kitzmiller, all of Houston, Texas, Russell Kitzmiller, Rawlings, Md., and Frederick Kitzmiller, Florida; four sisters, Murial Elias, Weidman, Mich., Katherine Bernard, Christmas, Fla., Betty Dake, Newport News, Va., and Shirley Hoover, Keyser; 24 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.

Friends will be received at the David A. Burdock Funeral Home, Kitzmiller, Md., on Saturday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Sunday from 7 to 9 p.m.

Funeral services will be held in the funeral home chapel on Monday at 1 p.m. with the Rev. Donald E. Marple officiating.

Interment will be IOOF Cemetery. 

DWIGHT R. ``IKE'' KITZMILLER 
ORRVILLE, Ohio - Dwight R. ``Ike'' Kitzmiller, 56, of Orrville, formerly of Mountain Lake Park, Md., died Saturday, May 3, 1997, at Dunlap Memorial Hospital, Orrville.
Born March 19, 1941, in Oakland, Md., he was the son of Orval I. and Mildred M. (Zimmerman) Kitzmiller, Mountain Lake Park, Md.

Mr. Kitzmiller was a welder for Westinghouse until 1975. He attended the Calvary Assembly of God Church in Orrville.

Surviving in addition to his parents are his wife, Loretta M. (Yoder) Kitzmiller; one son, Randy Kitzmiller and wife Rhonda, Apple Creek; one daughter Sherry Hurst and husband Mark, Orrville; two grandchildren; and two sisters, Louise Klier and husband, the Rev. Robert Klier, Petersburg, W.Va., and Patricia Justice, Millsboro, Dela.

Funeral services will be held at the Calvary Assembly of God Church, Orrville, on Tuesday at 10 a.m. with the Rev. Dennis Woodruff officiating.

Interment will be in Sherwood Memorial Gardens, Wooster.

Memorials may be made to Multiple Sclerosis Society.

The Auble Funeral Home, Orrville, is in charge of the arrangements.

GEORGE KLAVUHN 
LONACONING - George Klavuhn, 85, of 17101 Lower Georges Creek Road, Lonaconing, died Sunday, Aug. 24, 1997, at Sacred Heart Hospital.
Born April 16, 1912, in Cumberland, he was the son of the late Henry Klavuhn and Jenny (Coats) Klavuhn. Mr. Klavuhn was the last surviving member of his immediate family.

He retired as a heavy duty truck driver, and he was a member of the teamsters.

Surviving are his wife, Blanche Genevieve (Beeman) Broadwater Klavuhn; four stepsons, Wilbert Broadwater and wife Eloise, Lonaconing, Clarence Broadwater and wife Sue, Lonaconing, Leo Broadwater and wife Michele, Bel Air, Eugene Broadwater and wife Peggy, Lonaconing; nine grandchildren, 12 great- grandchildren.

Friends will be received at the Eichhorn-McKenzie Funeral Home, Lonaconing, on Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be held at the First Assembly of God Church, Lonaconing, on Wednesday at 1 p.m. with the Rev. Donald Webb officiating. The body will be taken to the church one hour prior to the service.

Interment will be in Philos Cemetery, Westernport.

Pallbearers will be Steven Broadwater, Tom Broadwater, Bob Moses, Ed Jones, Valery Broadwater, and Keith Broadwater. Honorary pallbearer will be Shawn Edward Jones.

MARY P. KLINE 
CUMBERLAND - Mary Pauline "Petty" Kline, 78, of Cumberland, went to be with her Lord on Tuesday, June 10, 1997, at the home of her daughter.
Born April 12, 1919, in Wiley Ford, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late George W. and Missouri Lucille (Wakefield) Shank. She also was preceded in death by her husband, Guy C. Kline, in 1994.

Mrs. Kline was co-owner of Kline's Photo Service, Cumberland. She attended Central Assembly of God Church.

Surviving are three daughters, Betty R. Harper, Lora Lee Kerchner and husband Frank, all of Cumberland, and Linda R. Mincey and husband Greg, Daytona Beach, Fla.; one sister, Ruby Sites, Cumberland; six grandchildren, Walter "Wally" Harper, Royce Harper, Travis Mincey, Brian Mincey, Debby Kerchner, and Sheryl Kerchner; and a number of nieces and nephews.

Friends will be received at the Scarpelli Funeral Home, 108 Virginia Ave., on Friday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Saturday from 3:30 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be conducted at the Central Assembly of God Church on Sunday at 1:30 p.m. with Pastor Gary Butler officiating.

Interment will be in Sunset Memorial Park.

Pallbearers will be Royce Harper, Travis Cole Mincey, Kermit Sites, K. William Sites, Richard Sites, and Larry Maiers.

The family requests that contributions be directed to the Building Fund at Central Assembly of God Church, or the Memorial Hospital Home Hospice.

ROBERT L. KLINE 
CUMBERLAND - Robert L. ``Bob'' Kline, 67, of Cumberland, died Wednesday, April 16, 1997, at Memorial Hospital.
Born Oct. 29, 1929, in Cumberland, he was the son of the late Hugh L. and Evelyn O. (Andrews) Kline. He also was preceded in death by one grandson, Daniel L. Kline.

Mr. Kline was a retired boilermaker from the CSX Corp. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, a former member of Drum and Bugle Corps of Maryland National Guard; a member of Davis Memorial United Methodist Church; and Cumberland Lodge 271, Loyal Order of Moose.

Surviving are his wife, Susan G. (Smith) Kline; two sons, Robert R. Kline and wife Donna, Cumberland, and Michael L. Kline and wife Deanna, Dover Air Force Base, Del.; one sister, Shirley Mulligan and husband Bud, Carpendale, W.Va.; four grandchildren, Carrie Goldsworthy and husband Rick, Andrea Kline, Paula Kalbaugh, and Rhonda Kalbaugh. Also surviving are a number of sisters-in-law, and brothers-in-law; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Friends will be received at the Scarpelli Funeral Home, 108 Virginia Ave., Cumberland, on Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m., and Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be conducted at the funeral home on Saturday at 1 p.m. with the Rev. William Merki and the Rev. Kevin Lowery officiating.

Interment will be in Davis Memorial Cemetery. 

Military honors will be accorded by the Combined Veterans Honor Guard.

The family requests that expressions of sympathy be made to the Memorial Hospital Hospice Unit.

Memorial gifts may be made to the Marguerite Witwer Richards Music Fund in care of the Frostburg State University Foundation, Inc., Alumni House, Frostburg, MD 21532.

BERTHA MARIE KLINK 
FROSTBURG - Bertha Marie Klink, 75, of 158 Depot Road, Frostburg, died Friday, May 30, 1997, at Sacred Heart Hospital after a long illness.
Born April 10, 1922, in Frostburg, she was the daughter of the late Les and Marie (Wright) Snyder, and was the last member of her immediate family.

Mrs. Klink was a dietitian and retired after 18 years of service with the Frostburg Community Hospital. She was a member of the First Congregational Church, American Legion Auxiliary, VFW No. 1473 Auxiliary, Frostburg Chapter No. 221 Women of the Moose, and Fraternal Order of Eagles Arie No. 1273 Auxiliary.

Surviving are her husband, Harold C. Klink, Frostburg; one son, Leslie C. Klink and wife Jill, Frostburg; four granddaughters; and two great-grandsons.

Friends will be received at the Durst Funeral Home, Frostburg, on Saturday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Sunday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

American Legion Farrady Post No. 24 will conduct a memorial service at the funeral home on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. Mountain Chapter No. 15 Order of the Eastern Star will conduct a memorial service at the funeral home Sunday at 7:30 p.m.

Services will be conducted at the funeral home on Monday, June 2, 1997, at 1 p.m. with the Rev. Joe Penick officiating.

Interment will be in the Eckhart Cemetery.

Pallbearers will be Harry Landis, Charlie Yarnall, Kevin Snyder, Raymond Wright, Robert Hanekamp, Avalon Ledong, and Jay Hegeman.

BERNARD F. KNECHT 
SALISBURY, Pa. - Bernard F. Knecht, 63, of Rockhill, S.C., formerly of Salisbury, died Oct. 10, 1997 at Piedmont Hospital Systems, Rockhill.
He was born Aug. 9, 1934 in Meyersdale, Pa., a son of Margaret Gleaves Knecht, LaPlata, and the late J. Francis Knecht. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Laura Ann Reich Knecht.

Mr. Knecht was a member of St. Ann's Catholic Church of Rockhill. He was a 4th degree member of the Knights of Columbus, a veteran of the Korean conflict, and was a retired truck driver of Celanese Corporation.

He is survived by his widow, Joan Brocht Knecht, four children, Joseph C., Jeffrey, and Susan Saboley, all of Rockhill, and Elizabeth Anne Parks, Waynesville, N.C.; six grandchildren. He was a brother of Michael Knecht of LaPlata; and Barbara Segert and Mary Barkosky, both of Harrisburg, Pa.

The family will receive friends at Leckemby Funeral Home, Meyersdale on Monday from 7 to 9 p.m., Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. The funeral mass will be on Wednesday at 11 a.m. in SS Philip and James Catholic Church with Msgr. Timothy J. Swope officiating. Interment will be in SS Philip and James Cemetery. Vigil Service will be Tuesday at 2 p.m., and Rosary at 7 p.m. at the funeral home.

JOHN S. KNEPP
HAGERSTOWN - John Shannon Knepp, 75, of 18320 Rench Road, Hagerstown, died on Thursday, Oct. 16, 1997, at the Washington County Hospital, Hagerstown.
Born Jan. 30, 1922, in Frostburg, he was the son of the late George H. and Phoebe (Coleman) Knepp. He also was preceded in death by two sisters, Marie Johnson and Marguerite Lashley.

Mr. Knepp was employed with the Maryland State Highway Administration for 39 years, retiring in 1983. He was a veteran of World War II serving in the U.S. Army in the South Pacific.

He was a member of St. Mark's Episcopal Church; a member of the American Legion Dixon Troxell Post No. 211, Funkstown; the VFW Post No. 6025, Mount Savage; BPOE Lodge No. 470, Frostburg, the Masonic Kemp Lodge 154, Mount Savage, the Scottish Rite and Ali Ghan of Cumberland; Hagerstown Shrine; Mercersburg Sportsmens Club; Eagles Inc., Waynesboro, Pa.; and Redmen of Conococheage Tribe 84.

Surviving are his wife, Helen B. Knepp; one son, John B. Knepp, San Jose, Calif.; and a number of nieces and nephews.

The family will receive friends at the Minnich Funeral Home, 415 E. Wilson Blvd., Hagerstown, on Sunday from 7 to 9 p.m.

The family will also receive friends at the Durst Funeral Home, 57 Frost Avenue, Frostburg, on Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. 

A Masonic service will be conducted at the funeral home on Monday at 7 p.m.

Services will be held at the Durst Funeral Home on Tuesday at 10 a.m. with the Rev. Anne O. Weatherholt officiating.

Interment will be in Restlawn Memorial Gardens, Cumberland.

The family requests omission of flowers, and memorial donations to Holy Trinity Church, 17805 Oak Ridge Drive, Hagerstown, MD 21740, or to St. Mark's Episcopal Church, 18313 Lappans Road, Boonsboro, MD 21713.

HENRY H. KNIERIEM 
FROSTBURG - Henry Hoffman Knieriem, 87, of the Goodwill Mennonite Home, Grantsville, formerly of 84 Walnut St., Frostburg, died Thursday, May 15, 1997, at Sacred Heart Hospital.
Born July 1, 1909, in Cresaptown, he was the son of the late Charles and Edna E. (Llewellyn) Knieriem. He also was preceded in death by his wife, Lillian (Zais) Knieriem, on June 28, 1991; and two brothers, Irvin Knieriem and William Knieriem.

Mr. Knieriem retired from the Kelly Springfield Tire Co. in 1971 after 38 years of service building truck tires. He was a member of the Frostburg United Methodist Church. Mr. Knieriem was an avid hunter and fisherman.

Surviving are two sons, Paul Knieriem and wife Janet, Grahamtown, and Ralph Knieriem and wife Doris, Midlothian; one sister, Margaret Bloom and husband Albert, Corriganville; one brother, John Knieriem, Frostburg; 11 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandson.

Friends will be received at the Durst Funeral Home, Frostburg, on Saturday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be conducted at the funeral home on Sunday at 1:30 p.m. with the Rev. George Aist, the Rev. Dr. Richard Metrick, and the Rev. William G. Boyer officiating.

Interment will be in Frostburg Memorial Park.

MARY E. KNIERIEM
CUMBERLAND - Mary E. Ketzner Knieriem, 81, of Louisiana Avenue, Cumberland, died Saturday, Sept. 6, 1997, at Memorial Hospital.
Born Feb. 14, 1916, in Cumberland, she was the daughter of the late Ralph and Mabel (Cronin) Ketzner. She also was preceded in death by her husband, Donald L. Knieriem Sr. in 1993; and one sister, Frances "Frenchie" Brown.

Mrs. Knieriem was a member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church, a member of the Cumberland Women's Sports Club, the Women's Civic Club, and the Maryland Senior Olympics. She was a volunteer at the Western Maryland Office of Tourism, the Interfaith Consortium Food Pantry, and the Western Maryland Reading Center. She was the Cumberland Times-News 1997 Citizen of the Year.

Surviving are two daughters, Suzanne Lamson, Lawrenceville, N.J., and Rebecca A. Kitzmiller and husband William Harold, Dawson; one son, Donald L. Knieriem and wife Eileen, Laurel; one brother, John S. Ketzner, Baltimore; one sister, Carol R. Hatfield, Hagerstown; five grandchildren, Shawn and Jeffrey Lamson, Jason, Bradley and Kendra Knieriem; and many beloved nieces, nephews, and friends.

Friends will be received at the Scarpelli Funeral Home, 108 Virginia Ave., Cumberland, on Monday from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m.

A Christian wake service will be conducted on Monday at 9 p.m.

Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Patrick's Catholic Church on Tuesday at 10 a.m. with Father Thomas R. Bevan as celebrant.

Interment will be in Hillcrest Burial Park.

Expressions of sympathy may be made to the Western Maryland Reading Center, 13413 McMullen Highway SW, Cumberland, MD 21502.

ROBERT B. KNIERIEM SR.
CUMBERLAND - Robert Brooke Knieriem Sr., 71, of Cumberland, died Friday, Dec. 26, 1997, at Memorial Hospital, Cumberland.
Born May 23, 1926, in Cumberland, he was the son of the late John Peter and Lydia (Arnold) Knieriem. He also was preceded in death by four brothers and one sister.

Mr. Knieriem was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and retired from PPG works 7. He was a member of the Haystack Mountain Sportsman Club and former president of the LaVale Swim Club.

Surviving are his wife, Almeda C. (Beck) Knieriem; three sons, R. Brooke Knieriem and wife Mary Ann, Lincoln University, Pennsylvania, J. Matthew Knieriem, LaVale, and Christopher T. Knieriem and wife Barbara, Solomon Island; one daughter, Mary Beth Miller and husband Paul, LaVale; three sisters, Kathryn Hixon, Mary E. Weimer, and Martha McNeil and husband Lloyd, all of Cumberland; and nine grandchildren.

Friends will be received at the Scarpelli Funeral Home, P.A., 108 Virginia Ave., Cumberland, on Sunday from 6:30 to 9 p.m.

Services will be conducted at the funeral home on Sunday at 9 p.m. with Father Milton A. Hipsley officiating. At Mr. Knieriem's request, he will be cremated.

The family requests that contributions be made to the Memorial Hospital Hospice Unit.

WILLIAM C. KNIERIEM 
FROSTBURG - William Clement Knieriem, 72, of 80 Walnut St., Frostburg, died Tuesday, Feb. 18, 1997, at Sacred Heart Hospital.
Born June 28, 1924, in Woodland, he was the son of the late Charles and Edna (Llewellyn) Knieriem. He also was preceded in death by one son, Charles William Knieriem.

Mr. Knieriem was retired from the Kelly Springfield Tire Co. after 38 years. A U.S. Army veteran of World War II, he served in the South Pacific with the Amphibious Corps. He was a member of the Grahamtown Gospel Hall Assembly of Christians.

Surviving are his wife of 53 years, Wilma (Mackey) Knieriem; one daughter, Kathleen Moose and husband David G., Cleveland, Ohio; two grandsons, Stephen Todd Moose, and Nathan Andrew Moose, both of Cleveland, Ohio; one sister, Margaret Bloom, Corriganville; two brothers, Henry H. Knieriem, Goodwill Mennonite Home, Grantsville, and John W. Knieriem, Lions Manor, Cumberland; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Friends will be received at the Durst Funeral Home, Frostburg, on Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be conducted at the funeral home on Friday at 11 a.m., with Dr. Lindsay Parks and Mr. William Parks officiating.

Interment will be in the Frostburg Memorial Park.

Pallbearers will be David Moose, Stephen Moose, Robert Pancake, Larry Pancake, James Dunn, and Paul Knieriem.

Honorary Pallbearers are Glenn Moose, Nathan Moose, William Smith, Earl Harrison, William Price, Brent Richards, Bradley Richards, and Edwin Dunn.

The family requests that memorials be directed to the Parkinsons Disease Foundation.

CHARLES W. KNIGHT
CUMBERLAND - Charles Wesley Knight, 80, of 421 Henderson Avenue, Cumberland, died Thursday, July 31, 1997, at Memorial Hospital, Cumberland.
Born September 30, 1916, in Beans Cove, Pa., he was the son of the late Walter and Anna Virginia (Hendrickson) Knight.

Mr. Knight was a retired pressman at the Commerical Press Company. He was a member of the Cumberland Eagles No. 245.

Surviving are his wife, Maxine (Biller) Knight, Cumberland; three sons, John Knight, Cumberland, Charles Allen Knight, Cockeysville, and Timothy Knight, Cumberland; two daughters, Ann Yuhascik and husband Dan, Melbourne, Fla., and Charlene Sue George and husband Joseph, Bel Air, Cumberland; one sister, Bertha Scarlett, Wiley Ford, W.Va.; and five grandchildren.

Friends will be received at the Merritt-Adams Funeral Home, 404 Decatur Street, Cumberland, on Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be conducted at the funeral home on Monday at 10 a.m. with the Rev. Wayne R. Turner officiating.

Interment will be in Sunset Memorial Park. 

VIOLET A. KNIGHT
CONFLUENCE, Pa. - Violet A. Knight, 72, of Confluence, died Dec. 21, 1997, at her home.
She was born June 27, 1925, in Scullton, Pa., a daughter of the late Grant and Hazel (King) Ohler. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas R. Knight, Jr.; three brothers, Fay Ohler, Lee Ray Ohler, and Dwight L. Ohler; and a sister, Dortha Sands.

Surviving are two daughters, Linda Lytle, Friendsville, and Ruth Ann Hyatt, Confluence; a son, Doug, Confluence; four grandchildren, Greg, Ed and Jenny Lytle, all of Friendsville, and Stefanie Hyatt, Confluence; three great-grandchildren, Kelsey, Eddie and Caleb Lytle; two sisters, Martha Knight, Somerset, Pa., and Mildred Hobernicht, Ursina, Pa.; two brothers, Leon Ohler and Wilbur Ohler, both of Scullton.

She was a member of the Confluence Christian Church, the Ursina American Legion Auxiliary, and Woodmen of the World Lodge #45.

Friends will be received at Humbert Funeral Home, Confluence, today from 2 to 9 p.m., and Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., the hour of service. The Rev. Evert Millard and the Rev. Weldon Peary officiating.

Interment will be in Addison Cemetery.

Memorial contributions may be given to the American Cancer Society or to the Confluence Christian Church.

VIRGINIA L. KNIGHT 
HAGERSTOWN - Virginia L. Knight, 56, of 248 Belview Ave., Hagerstown, died Sunday, July 13, 1997, at her residence.
Born Feb. 7, 1941, in Hagerstown, she was the daughter of Ida M. (Clingerman) Norris, Little Orleans, and the late Roy R. Norris. She also was preceded in death by one sister, Norma Jean Norris; one brother, Frederick Norris; and one grandson, Ronald E. Tibbens.

Ms. Knight was a retired employee of the R.C.I. She was a dietary officer for 12 years following her work at the Washington County Hospital. She attended the Price Wesleyan Church of Little Orleans. She was a member of the Auxiliaries of the American Legion Post 211, Funkstown, the FOE Aerie 694 and the Red Feather Council 59, Williamsport.

Surviving are her mother; two daughters, Vicki L. Fisher and Susan L. Tibbens, both of Hagerstown; one sister, Linda D. Fletcher, Little Orleans; three brothers, Robert D. Norris, Little Orleans, Gary W. Norris, Hastings, N.Y., and Marshall Norris, Hagerstown; and two grandchildren.

Friends will be received at the Gerald N. Minnich Funeral Home, 305 N. Potomac St., Hagerstown, on Tuesday from 6 to 8 p.m.

Services will be conducted at the funeral home on Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. with the Rev. Darryl G. McClain.

Interment will be in the Cedar Lawn Memorial Park, Hagerstown.

Memorial Donations are asked to be sent to the Hospice of Washington County, 101 E. Baltimore St., Hagerstown, MD 21740.
 

SHIRLEY L. KNISLEY 
CUMBERLAND - Shirley L. Knisley, 57, of Cumberland, died Tuesday, June 17, 1997, at her residence.
Born Jan. 30, 1940, in Cumberland, she was the daughter of the late George and Lula Dora Knisley.

Miss Knisley was a homemaker. She attended the First Assembly of God Church, Cumberland.

Surviving are three brothers, Harold Corrigan and wife Geraldine, Leonard F. Glenn Sr. and wife Frances Ann, all of Cumberland, and George B. Knisley, Baltimore; one sister, Bethel Lee "Betty" Scarlett, Lansdowne; and several nieces and nephews.

Friends will be received at the Scarpelli Funeral Home, 108 Virginia Ave., Cumberland, on Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be conducted at the funeral home on Friday at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Ervin W. Mason officiating.

Interment will be in Sunset Memorial Park.

DONALD W. KNOTT SR.
WESTERNPORT - Donald William Knott Sr., 74, of 409 Maryland Ave., Westernport, died Monday, Oct. 27, 1997, at Potomac Valley Hospital, Keyser, W.Va.
Born Sept. 7, 1923, in Beryl, W.Va., he was the son of the late William "Cider" and Margaret (Mitter) Knott. He also was preceded in death by one sister, Billie McCutcheon; two brothers, Jarold Wilson and Paul Knott.

Mr. Knott retired from Westvaco Corporation in 1983, with 43 years of service, having worked in the maintenance department. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II having served in Italy, France and North Africa. He received the Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster.

He was a member of Piedmont Presbyterian Church and the church choir, a member of Victory Post No. 155 American Legion, Westernport, Queens Point Post No. 6775 VFW, McCoole, the Disabled American Veterans, and the United Papermakers Local No. 676.

Surviving are his wife of 49 years, Norma Jean (Wilson) Knott; one son, Donald Knott Jr. and wife Paula, Severn; three daughters, Sandra Cote, South Windsor, Conn., Jeannie Pritts and husband Fred, Westernport, and Melva Shimer and husband Bill, Westernport; four grandsons, Geoff Ord, Fred Pritts II, James Pritts, and Matthew Shimer; two sisters, Delores Fairall, Keyser, W.Va., and Eileen Moran, Newark, Del.

Friends will be received at the Boal Funeral Home, Westernport, on Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m. and on Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be held at the Piedmont Presbyterian Church on Friday at 11 a.m. with the Rev. William Shimer officiating.

Interment will be in Philos Cemetery, Westernport.

Military honors will be accorded at graveside by various military organizations.

Queens Point VFW will hold a memorial service at the funeral home on Thursday at 7:30 p.m.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Piedmont Presbyterian Church, Potomac Fire Company, or Tri-Towns Rescue Squad.

JOHN M. KOCHIS 
CRESAPTOWN - John Mike Kochis, 90, of Frostburg Village, died Saturday, March 8, 1997, at Memorial Hospital, Cumberland.
Born July 5, 1906, in United, Pa., he was the son of the late Andrew and Julia (Czechovich) Kochis. He also was preceded in death by his wife, Margaret I. (Kopper) Kochis; six brothers; and one sister.

Mr. Kochis was a mechanic for P&K Texaco in Frostburg. He was a member of St. Ambrose Catholic Church, where he served on the Bingo Committee and was a church usher. He also was a member of the Cresaptown Knights of Columbus Pope John XXIII Council.

Surviving are three sons, John M. Kochis and wife Katherine, Cleveland, Ohio, Philip J. Kochis and wife Phyllis, Atwater, Calif., and Andrew P. Kochis and wife Lynn, Woodstock; two brothers, Paul Kochis and Walter Kochis, both of Greensburg, Pa.; eight grandchildren, Michael, Patricia, Christine, Peggy, Paige, Jeffrey, Stephanie and Daniel; and four great-grandchildren.

Friends will be received at the Scarpelli Funeral Home, Cresaptown, on Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. A Christian Wake Service will be held at the funeral home on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m.

Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Ambrose Catholic Church on Wednesday at 11 a.m. with Father Robert E. McCreary, O.F.M., Cap., as celebrant.

Interment will be in the St. Ambrose Cemetery.

DR. LEROY KOHLER 
LAVALE - Dr. Leroy Kohler, 83, of LaVale, died Sunday, July 20, 1997, at his residence.
Born June 5, 1914, in Lyndhurst, N.J., he was the son of the late Louis and Emily Kohler. He also was preceded in death by one brother, Walter Kohler.

Dr. Kohler retired after 14 years as a professor from the Frostburg State University Sociology Dept. He was a Methodist by faith, and was a Army vet eran of World War II and a Pur ple Heart Recipient. He was a past president and treasurer of the Warrior Run Lions Club, and volunteered much of his time to the March of Dimes. Dr. Kohler was the Valedictorian of his high school and college graduating class.

Surviving are his wife Adrian S. E. Kohler; one son, Richard Leroy Kohler, Ellicott City; one daughter, Elizabeth K. Preston, Colonia, N.J.; and three grandchildren.

Dr. Kohler requested that his body be cremated and his ashes to be buried at the Rocky Gap Veterans Cemetery.

Private Services will be conducted with the Rev. Lowell Garland.

Arrangements are under the direction of the Hafer Chapel of the Hills Mortuary, 1302 National Highway, LaVale.

Contributions are asked to be made to the Warrior Run Lions Club, c/o Ernest Lowery, 11804 Cypress Court SW, Frostburg, MD 21532.
 

MARGARET C. KOOKEN
WESTERNPORT - Margaret C. Kooken, 90, formerly of 303 Walnut St., Westernport, died suddenly on Friday, Sept. 5, 1997, in Belle Vista, Ark., where she had been living with her daughter.
Born Aug. 1, 1907, in Beryl, W.Va., she was a daughter of the late James LaRue and Teresa (Leavy) LaRue. She was also preceded in death by her husband, John Paul Kooken, in January, 1971; three sisters; and four brothers.

Mrs. Kooken was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church, Piedmont, W.Va., and the Belle Vista Community Church.

Mrs. Kooken recently had a 90th birthday celebration.

She is survived by a daughter, Pauline Trevino and husband, Jesse, Belle Vista; a son, John William Kooken and wife, Cathy, Wheaton, Illinois. Bill works for Westvaco Corporation as the Chicago District Sales Manager. She also is survived by a brother, Clyde V. LaRue, Keyser; grandchildren, John Christopher Kooken, Matthew Ryan Kooken, Illinois; Robert C. Arnold, Florida; Paula Grace Fisher, Pennsylvania; Kelli Ann Kooken, Traci Lee Steward and Robin Noel Kooken, all of Georgia; and two great-grandsons, Nicholas and Joshua.

At Mrs. Kooken's request, she was cremated.

Friends will be received at the Boal Funeral Home, Westernport, on Saturday, Sept. 13, from 2 to 4 p.m.

Memorial services will follow at 4 p.m. in the funeral home. The Rev. Sumner Sawyer will officiate.

Memorials may be directed to the Trinity United Methodist Church, Piedmont.

LUTHER A.``POPCORN'' KORNS 
MIDLOTHIAN - Luther A. ``Popcorn'' Korns, 68, of Midlothian, died Saturday, May 3, 1997, at his home.
Born March 17, 1929, near Wellersburg, Pa., he was the son of the late Allen Lester and Gladys Edna (Bittner) Korns. He also was preceded in death by his wife, Faith (Crowe) Korns on December 2, 1996; and two sisters, Allene and Anna Lee.

Mr. Korns had been employed at Carl Belt, George Construction and Bachman Construction. He was a member of Local Union No. 616 and was awarded a 30-year membership pin.

Mr. Korns was an adherent member of the Salvation Army and did a lot of volunteer work with the Salvation Army. He was a U.S. Army Airborne Korean conflict veteran.

Surviving are one son, Gregory Korns Sr. and wife, Sharon, Salisbury, Pa.; two daughters, Rosalinda Kathleen Long and husband Charles David, Sr., California, Md., and Valerie Ellen (Korns) Palmer, Midlothian and Marble, N.C.; five grandchildren, Jennifer, Shawn, Cary Annette Korns, Charles David Long Jr., and Gregory Allen Korns Jr. and wife;two brothers, Melvin Korns and wife Dolores, Wellersburg, and Alvin Lee Korns and wife Darlene, Hagerstown; and one sister, Gladys Estalaine and husband Dietle, Jackson Center, Pa.

Friends will be received at the Sowers Funeral Home, Frostburg, on Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be conducted at the Salvation Army Chapel, 701 E. First St., Cumberland, on Monday at 1 p.m. with the Majors Robert S. and Georgia Henderson officiating. The body will be taken to the chapel at noon.

LUTHER W. KORNS 
LAVALE - Luther William Korns, 73, of Cash Valley Road, LaVale, died Friday, March 28, 1997, at the Devlin Manor Nursing Home.
Born July 6, 1923, in Hyndman, Pa., he was the son of the late Clayton Korns and the late Leora F. (Troutman) Korns. He was the last surviving member of his immediate family.

Mr. Korns was a fuel truck driver for Peters Petroleum. He was a member of Fort Cumberland Post 13, American Legion. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II.

Surviving are two nephews and one niece; and extended family Don and Claudette Brown and family, Cumberland.

Friends will be received at the Merritt-Adams Funeral Home, 404 Decatur St., Cumberland, on Tuesday from noon to 12:45 p.m.

Graveside services will be conducted at Rest Lawn Memorial Gardens on Tuesday at 1 p.m. with the Rev. Gregory Georg officiating.

MARY LOUISE ELLIS KRAPF 
CUMBERLAND - Mary Louise Ellis Krapf, 86, of Cumberland, formerly of Bowling Green, died Thursday, April 17, 1997, at the Cumberland Nursing Home.
Born Sept. 7, 1910, in Mount Savage, she was the daughter of the late Albert E. and Lydia May (Burall) Ellis. She also was preceded in death by her husband, George Krapf; one brother, William Albert Ellis; and one sister, Anna Lee Hershberger.

Mrs. Krapf was retired from the Celanese Corp., where she had worked in the Bobbin Stores. She was a member of Centre Street United Methodist Church and McKinley Chapter 12, OES.

Surviving are two brothers, Ronald Ellis, Walkersville, and George Ellis, a resident at Cumberland Nursing Home; and one sister, Rowena Bennett, also a resident of Cumberland Nursing Home.

Visitation will be at the George-Upchurch Funeral Home, 202 Greene St., Cumberland, on Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be conducted at the funeral home on Saturday at 1 p.m. with the Rev. Adam Grim officiating.

Interment will be in Sunset Memorial Park.

LARRY E. KRATZER 
THREE CHURCHES, W.Va. - Larry Eugene Kratzer, 54, of Three Churches, died on Saturday, August 9, 1997, at his residence.
Born August 24, 1942, in Dalmatia, Pa., he was the son of the late Robert Eugene and Anna Arlene (Lenker) Kratzer. He also was preceded in death by one sister, Rosa Marie Kratzer.

Mr. Kratzer retired from GTE, Romney, where he worked as a cable splicer. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force and served during the Vietnam Conflict. He was a member of St. Luke's Church, Malta, Pa., a member of the Upper Shenandoah Valley Bowling Association NABI, the Romney VFW, and the Romney American Legion 40 & 8.

Surviving are his wife, Isa Ruth (Shanholtz) Kratzer; one daughter, Rose Ann Kratzer, Three Churches; one stepdaughter, Jean Dooley, Woodbridge, Va.; one sister, Patsy A. Gwizdale, Romney; one brother, Dennis Kratzer, Dalmatia, Pa.; and four nephews.

Friends will be received at the McKee Funeral Home, Augusta, on Sunday from 7 to 9 p.m. and on Monday from 10 to 11 a.m.

Services will be conducted at the funeral home chapel on Monday at 11 a.m. with Robert Jeffreys, Minister, officiating.

Interment will be at a later date.

RALPH C. KRAUS SR. 
CUMBERLAND - Ralph Carlton Kraus Sr., 77, of 119 South Allegany St., Cumberland, died Saturday, April 12, 1997, at Memorial Hospital.
Born Feb. 16, 1920, in Cumberland, he was the oldest son of the late George W. and Leota V. (Spangler) Kraus. He also was preceded in death by a sister, Naomi (Kraus) Ralston; and a brother, Robert D. Kraus.

Mr. Kraus retired as an assistant manager from the Cumberland Undergarment Factory.

Surviving are his wife of 56 years, Lucile L. (Davis) Kraus; one son, Ralph C. Kraus Jr. and wife Lynda, Carpendale, W.Va.; two grandchildren, Jenny L. Kraus and Molly M. Kraus, Carpendale, W.Va.; one brother, James L. Kraus and wife Laura, Frostburg; sister-in-law Mary E. Kraus, Cumberland; and three nieces, Judy, Carolyn, and Janice.

Friends will be received at the George-Upchurch Funeral Home, 202 Greene St., Cumberland, on Sunday from 7 to 9 p.m. and on Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be conducted at the funeral home on Tuesday at 1 p.m. with the Rev. Merdith C. Shryock officiating.

Interment will be in the Sunset Memorial Park.

WANDA S. KRAUS 
CUMBERLAND - Wanda Sullivan Kraus, 78, of Cumberland, died Tuesday, Sept. 23, 1997, at Memorial Hospital.
Born March 4, 1919, in Ridgeley, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late William O. Spangler and Marguerite (Fisher) Spangler. She also was preceded in death by a brother, George Robert Spangler.

Mrs. Kraus had been a sales clerk at the Darling Shop. She then went on to Lazarus', where she worked in the Crystal Room.

Survivors include her son, Robert F. Kraus and wife Joan, Cumberland; one brother, C. William Spangler, Daytona Beach, Fla.; and two grandsons, Zachary Kraus and Alex Kraus, both of Cumberland.

Friends will be received at the George-Upchurch Funeral Home, 202 Greene St., Cumberland, on Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m. and on Thursday from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be held at the funeral home on Friday at 10 a.m. with the Rev. Milton Hipsley officiating.

Interment will be in Hillcrest Burial Park.

THOMAS A. KREGER 
CUMBERLAND - Thomas Author Kreger, 47, of Cumberland, died Saturday, March 22, 1997, at his residence.
Born June 28, 1949, in Cumberland, he was the son of Dorothy T. (Bishop) Kreger, of Cumberland, and the late Roy Jackson Kreger.

Mr. Kreger was a construction worker. He was a U.S. Army veteran of Vietnam. He was a member of the Cresaptown Eagles.

Surviving in addition to his mother are his wife, Donna Jean (Chaney) Kreger; four sons, Michael D. Smith and wife Cheryl, Cresaptown, Christopher T. Kreger, Wheeling, W.Va., Israel J. Kreger, Finzel, and Matthew J. Kreger, Ocean City; one daughter, Renee Kreger, Georgia; two stepsons, Ernest G. Weaver and wife Jennifer, Cumberland, and Joseph M. Weaver, at home; one stepdaughter, Stephine Y. Ruby and husband Allen, Flintstone; five sisters, Donna J. Holt, Timberville, Ohio, Barbara A. Raaum and husband Henry, Great Falls, Mont., Vicky D. Fenton, Ellerslie, Sandra Y. Engle and husband David, Barrelville, and Jackie Sachs and husband Denver, Wiley Ford, W.Va.; one stepbrother, Samuel A. Kreger, Great Falls; and eight grandchildren, Taylor, Nicole, Sean, Kori, Kaitlyn, Samantha, Dennis and James.

Friends will be received at the Scarpelli Funeral Home, 108 Virginia Ave., Cumberland, on Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be conducted at the funeral home on Wednesday at 11 a.m. with the Rev. James Peters and Bishop Steve Whited officiating.

Interment will be in Sunset Memorial Park.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Mr. Kreger's family in care of Donna Kreger, 173 1/2 N. Mechanic St., Cumberland, MD 21502.

JEFFREY C. KREIGER
GREER, S.C. - Jeffrey Charles Kreiger, 38, of Greer, died Saturday, Dec. 6, 1997, at his residence of Lou Gehrig's disease.
Born Sept. 18, 1959, in Cumberland, Md., he was the son of Charles R. and Erma (Mease) Kreiger, Cumberland.

Mr. Kreiger was a technical sales representative for Akzo-Nobel, Inc. He was a 1977 graduate of Fort Hill High School. He attended Akron University and Allegany College. He graduated from the University of New York, where he received his bachelor of engineering degree in environmental science and forestry. He attended Alders Gate United Methodist Church in Greer, and he was a member of Emmanuel/Bethel United Methodist Church, Cumberland. He was a member of the Ohr Lodge No. 211 AF&AM. He was president of the Homeowners Association in Greer.

Surviving, in addition to his parents, are his wife, Carol (Murphy) Kreiger; one son, Kyle J. Kreiger; one daughter, Gabrielle N. Kreiger; one brother, Michael R. Kreiger and wife Janice, Fort Worth, Tex.; and his father-in-law and mother-in-law, Patrick J. and Darlene (Wilmot) Murphy, Cumberland.

Friends will be received at the Scarpelli Funeral Home, 108 Virginia Ave., Cumberland, on Thursday from 6 to 9 p.m.

Services will be conducted at the funeral home on Friday at 1 p.m. with the Rev. Mildred C. Martin and the Rev. Fred Iser officiating.

Interment will be in Sunset Memorial Park.

The Ohr Lodge No. 211 will conduct a memorial service at the funeral home on Thursday at 9 p.m.

Contributions may be made to a memorial fund for his children, c/o Carol Kreiger, 111 Royal Oak Court, Greer, SC 29651.

Pallbearers will be former classmates, Terry Weltman, Rich Hawse, Jim Miller, Mike Iser, Steve Eaton, Pat Murphy, and Stan Nelson.

MAYO A. KREILING
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - Mayo A. Kreiling, 78, of Scottsdale, formerly of Frostburg, died Wednesday, Oct. 15, 1997 at Scottsdale.
He was born in Frostburg.

Mr. Kreiling was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He was a member of Masonic Lodge of Oklahoma, and was a Shriner in Maryland.

He is survived by his wife, Mary Kay; and three sons, Karl, Tempe, Ariz., Gary, Scottsdale, Ariz., and Paul, Santa Monica, Calif.

Memorial services will be conducted at the Newcomer Family Mortuary Chapel, 6812 East Thomas Rd., Scottsdale, on Monday, Oct. 20, 1997, at 1 p.m.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that contributions be made to the American Heart Association, 2929 South 48th St., Tempe, AZ 85282.

GOLDIE P. KREIP 
FROSTBURG - Goldie Pearl Kreip, 77, of 23 Little Savage Lane, Frostburg, died Thursday, March 6, 1997, at Sacred Heart Hospital.
Born Aug. 28, 1919, in Finzel, she was the daughter of the late Solemon and Susan (Caton) Caton. She also was preceded in death by her husband, James H. Kreip, in 1973; and two brothers, Jamie and Carl Caton.

Mrs. Kreip was retired as a cook from the Happy Hills Restaurant. She was a member of the Emmanuel United Methodist Church, Finzel.

Surviving are one sister-in-law, Grace E. Provance, Odenton; and several nieces and nephews.

Friends will be received at the Durst Funeral Home, Frostburg, on Saturday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be held at the funeral home on Sunday at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Lee Williams officiating.

Interment will be in the Frostburg Memorial Park.

A. CATHERINE KROLL
SOMERSET, Pa. - A. Catherine Kroll, 92, of 2050 North Centerville Road, Somerset, died Saturday, Sept. 13, 1997, at her daughter's residence, with whom she resided.
Born July 28, 1905, in Zihlman, she was the daughter of the late William H. and L. Jane (Poole) Geary. She also was preceded in death by her husband Earl E. Kroll in 1986; five brothers andthree sisters. She was the last surviving member of her immediate family.

Mrs. Kroll was a homemaker. She was a member of the Allegany United Methodist Church and the United Methodist Women.

Surviving are one son, Dr. Vernon Kroll, and wife Joan, Bedford, Pa.; one daughter, Sylvia Shinholt, and husband, Dr. James Shinholt, Somerset; four grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Friends will be received at the Durst Funeral Home, Frostburg, on Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be conducted at the funeral home on Tuesday at 1 p.m. with the Rev. George M. Harpold officiating.

Interment will be in the United Methodist Cemetery, Mount Savage.

NOAH A.R. KUHN
CARPENDALE, W.Va. - Noah Aaron Robert Kuhn, three weeks old, of Carpendale, made his journey to Heaven on Thursday, Oct. 23, 1997. We know he is in the loving care of his Pap and Granny Kelley, Grandma and Granddad Kuhn, and Grandma and Granddad Chavis.
Born Sept. 28, 1997, in Morgantown, he was the son of Cory Allen "Pete" Kuhn and Samantha Carolyn (Bussard) Kuhn.

Noah is also survived by his brother, Jaymes Allen Harley Kuhn, at home; his paternal grandparents, Jay and Cathy Kuhn, Carpendale; maternal grandparents, Sam and Sheila Bussard, Spring Gap, Md.; paternal great-grandparents, James and Eleanore Kuhn, Triple Lakes, and Steve and JoAnn Wray, Cascade, Va.; maternal great-grandparents, Herman and Grace Bussard, Cumberland, Md., and Russ and Carol Beckman, Spring Gap; paternal great-great-grandma, Catherine Ritchie, Spring Gap; uncle Russell Bussard, wife Linda and cousin Nathan, Cumberland; aunt, Mary Kuhn, Carpendale; several great-aunts and great-uncles, including a special great-uncle Bob Kelley, Cumberland; and great-aunt and great-uncle, Elizabeth and Larry Huff, Cumberland.

Friends will be received at the George-Upchurch Funeral Home, 202 Greene St., Cumberland, on Saturday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Funeral services will be held at the funeral home on Sunday at 3 p.m. with the Rev. Harry L. Burchell Jr. officiating.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Ronald MacDonald House, 841 Country Club Drive, Morgantown, WV 26505.

Noah is under the watchful eyes of Jesus, Our Lord. Although short, we thank God for the time we had with Noah.

JOHN P. KURILLA 
OAKLAND - John Paul Kurilla, 60, of Oakland, died Monday, March 10, 1997, at Garrett County Memorial Hospital, Oakland,
Born Aug. 21, 1936, in Gates, Pa., he was a son of the late Paul Kurilla and Mary Kurilla. He also was preceded in death by one brother, Joe Kurilla.

Mr. Kurilla managed and later owned the Ben Franklin Store in Oakland for many years, as well as the Sears Catalog Store. Prior to retirement he owned and operated the K&J Variety Store. He was a member of St. Peter's Catholic Church. He was a Fourth Degree Knight, Past Grand Knight, and current treasurer of Council 1771 Knights of Columbus. He was a member of Lodge 2481 B.P.O.E.; past member of the Oakland Town Council; a high school basketball stand-out; and was very active and made many contributions over the years to many Oakland and surrounding area civic and volunteer organizations.

Surviving are his wife, Betty (Karlovich) Kurilla; one son, Jeff Kurilla, Oakland; one daughter, Kim Grey, Laurel; and three sisters, Mary Glavac, Euclid, Ohio, Barbara Peluso, Carmichael, Pa., and Irene Shine, Masontown, Pa.

Friends may call at the Durst Funeral Home, Oakland, on Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m. and on Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

A Christian Wake Service will be held at the funeral home on Wednesday at 7 p.m.

Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Peter's Catholic Church on Thursday at 10 a.m. with Father Richard Spencer as celebrant.

Interment will be in Garrett County Memorial Gardens.

The family suggests that expressions of sympathy take the form of contributions to the charity of the donor's choice.

CHARLES B. KUYKENDALL 
MOOREFIELD, W.Va. - Charles "Charlie" B. Kuykendall, 79, of Elm Street, Moorefield, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 5, 1997, after a long illness.
Born July 10, 1918, in Hardy County, W.Va., he was the son of the late Michael and Hattie (Wratchford) Kuykendall.

Mr. Kuykendall was the owner and operator of the Kuykendall's Radio and TV, Moorefield. He was a US Army veteran of World War II, serving in the South Pacific. He was a member of the Moorefield Church of the Brethren, the John M. Golliday Post 64 American Legion, the Denny-Pratt-Moyers Post 9606 VFW, the Disabled American Veterans Association, an Honorary member of the Moorefield Volunteer Fire Company 46, a Founding Board member of the Valley TV Co-op, and a former Operating Engineer for WELD Radio Station, Fisher.

Surviving are his wife Kathleen (George) Kuykendall; one son, Larry Kuykendall, Moorefield; two sisters, Blanche Koontz, Romney, and Mary Sions, Harrisonburg, Va.; and one granddaughter, Pastor Renee Kuykendall-Scholten, Harrisonburg.

Friends may call at the Fraley Funeral Home, Moorefield, on Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. A Veteran's Memorial Service will be held on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.

Services will be conducted at the Moorefield Church of the Brethren on Thursday at 2 p.m. with the Pastor Renee Kuykendall-Scholten and the Pastor Buzz Weatherholtz officiating. Mr. Kuykendall will be taken to the church one hour prior to the time of service.

Interment will follow at the Olivet Cemetery, where Military Graveside Rites will be accorded by the Moorefield Veteran's Honor Guard.

Memorials may be made to the Moorefield Volunteer Fire Company or to the Moorefield Church of the Brethren Building Maintenance Fund.

HARRY A. KUYKENDALL 
ROMNEY, W.Va. - Harry A. Kuykendall, 88, of 450 Depot St., Romney, died Thursday, April 3, 1997, at the Franklin Square Hospital, Baltimore.
Born Jan. 19, 1908, in Hardy County, he was a son of the late Mike J. Kuykendall and Hattie (Wratchford) Kuykendall.

Mr. Kuykendall was a retired mechanic. He was a member of the Romney Brethren Church and was a deacon of the church.

Surviving is his wife, Gertie (George) Kuykendall. Mr. and Mrs. Kuykendall celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary on Oct. 10, 1996. Also surviving are four daughters, Violet J. Smith, Baltimore, Phyllis J. Robertson, Essex, Md., Irene V. Minturn, Essex, and Bernita J. Ham, Marion, Va.; one brother, Charles Kuykendall, Moorefield; two sisters, Blanche Koontz, Romney, and Mary Sions, Harrisonburg, Va.; 10 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.

The family will receive friends at the Miller Funeral Home, 115 E. Birch Lane, Romney, on Saturday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be in the funeral home chapel on Sunday at 2 p.m. with Pastor Roger Leatherman officiating.

Interment will be in the Bethel Cemetery, Old Fields.

J. MARK BAAR, M.D. 
FULTON - J. Mark Baar, M.D., 34, devoted son of John C. Baar and Celeste (Madden) Baar, and loving brother of Lisa B. Baird, died Monday, June 9, 1997, in an automobile accident. Mark was the grandson of the late Rosalia and Raymond Madden, Riehl Avenue, and John Charles Baar, former brewmaster of Old Export Brewery, and Frances Baar.
He was nephew of Patricia and Joseph Kessler, Columbia Avenue; Donald and Katherine Madden, Cash Valley; William and Christine Kirby, LaVale; Steve and Linda Madden, Hagerstown; William and Deborah Lueck, New Jersey; and Theresa Madden, Oregon.

Mark was preceded in death by one uncle, Michael Madden.

Mark was a graduate of St. John's High School, Washington, D.C. He went on to become a board certified psychiatrist, and graduate of Baylor College of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania. He served as a major in the U.S. Air Force Medical Corps from 1992 to 1996.

Memorial services will be held at Fleck Funeral Home, 7601 Sandy Spring Road, Laurel, Saturday, June 14, 1997, from 2 to 4 p.m.

Donations are being accepted by the Mental Health Association in Howard County, 5865 Robert Oliver Place, Columbia, MD 21045.

Pallbearers will be Lewis Stotler Jr., LeRoy Gross Jr., James Martin, James F. Smith Jr., John Weaver, and Joseph Brown. 

Expressions of sympathy may be directed to his parents, Dr. John and Celeste Baar, 12496 Hall Shop Road, Fulton, MD 20759.

ELIDA E. BABCOCK 
HYNDMAN, Pa. - Elida Elizabeth Babcock, 72, of Smith's Home, RD 1, Buffalo Mills, formerly of RD 1, Hyndman, went home to be with the Lord Monday, March 24, 1997, at Sacred Heart Hospital, Cumberland, Md.
Born Dec. 15, 1924, at Williamsport, she was a daughter of the late George A. and Ruth M. (Frukrob) Babcock. She also was preceded in death by a brother, George E. Babcock and a close friend, Lester L. Hosselrode.

Ms. Babcock attended Palo Alto United Methodist Church.

Surviving is a close friend, Vivian L. Webber, RD 1, Hyndman.

Friends will be received at the Harvey H. Zeigler Funeral Home, Hyndman, on Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be conducted at the funeral home on Wednesday at 3 p.m. with the Rev. Roger A. Johnson officiating.

Interment will be in Porter Cemetery near Ellerslie, Md.

C. KENNETH BABCOCK 
FROSTBURG - C. Kenneth Babcock, 91, of Frostburg, died Thursday, July 17, 1997, at Sacred Heart Hospital Hospice Unit.
Born October 11, 1905, in Monroe, N.Y., he was the son of the late Marcellus and Lenah (Bull) Babcock. He also was preceded in death by his wife, Thelma (Cahoon) Babcock; and a daughter, Susan Babcock Bisignano.

Mr. Babcock was a retired physical education instructor and coach. He taught 20 years at Frostburg State University. While there, he coached many sports including soccer and basketball. He left Frostburg State to teach in Howard County for one year. He finished his career at Allegany College as both physical education instructor and soccer coach.

Mr. Babcock was one of the founders of the JCP Soccer League and was one of the coaches for the Frostburg Rangers. He was active in the Allegany County SCAMPS, and participated in the Senior Citizens Olympics on the local, state, and national levels.

Mr. Babcock was elected as the fourth entrant to the Bobcat Hall of Fame. He was an active member of the committee to establish a new public library in Frostburg.

Surviving are four daughters and their families, Harriet Roe, Boston, Mass., Jane Eberly and husband David, Burke, Va., Marcia Smith and husband Harry, LaVale, and Elizabeth Simpson and husband William, LaVale; 14 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

There will be no visitation and services will be private.

A memorial service will be held at Frostburg State University at a later date.

The family requests memorials take the form of donations to the Frostburg State University Foundation in memory of Mr. Babcock.

The Durst Funeral Home, Frostburg, is in charge of the arrangements.

LENA C. BACHTEL
OAKLAND - Lena C. Bachtel, 91, of Oakland, died Wednesday, Nov. 19, 1997, at the home of her daughter in Silver Spring.
Born June 5, 1906, in Red House, and was a daughter of the late Franklin B. Shaffer and Annie (Slabaugh) Shaffer. She also was preceded in death by her husband, John L. Bachtel, in 1974. She was the last surviving member of her immediate family.

Mrs. Bachtel was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church, Red House.

Surviving are one son, Harold V. Bachtel, Oakland; three daughters, Helen Nine, Silver Spring, Patricia Ryland, Baltimore, and Grace Ault, Bel Air, Md.; nine grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren.

Friends may call at the Durst Funeral Home, Oakland, on Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be conducted at St. John's Lutheran Church on Saturday at 2 p.m. with the Rev. William Connelly officiating. Friends may call at the church one half hour prior to the service.

Interment will be in St. John's Cemetery.

Grandsons will serve as pallbearers.

The family suggests expressions of sympathy take the form of contributions to St. John's Lutheran Church or the Hospice of Garrett County.

TWILA V. BACHTEL
OAKLAND - Twila Virginia Bachtel, 95, of 605 Garrett Highway, Oakland, died Thursday, Aug. 28, 1997, at Dennett Road Manor Nursing Home, Oakland.
Born April 3, 1902, in Horse Shoe Run, W.Va., she was a daughter of the late George Houser and Florence (Winters) Houser. She also was preceded in death by her husband, Mark O. Bachtel in 1973, and a daughter, Geneva Junkins.

Surviving are three sons, Clifton Bachtel, Horse Shoe Run, W.Va., Eugene Bachtel, Eglon, W.Va., and Kenneth Bachtel, Oakland; three daughters, Pauline Best, Riva, Md., Juanita Blamble, Port St. Lucie, Fla., and JoAnn Gehman, Lititz, Pa.; two brothers, Earl Houser, Oakland, and Kenneth Houser, Willowick, Ohio; 20 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.

Friends will be received at the Durst Funeral Home, Oakland, on Saturday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be conducted at St. John's Lutheran Church, Red House, on Sunday at 2:30 p.m. with the Rev. William Connelly officiating.

Interment will be in St. John's Cemetery.

The family suggests memorials take the form of contributions to St. John's Lutheran Church. 

HELEN E. BAILEY 
KEYSER, W.Va. - Helen E. Bailey, 81, of 73 Mozelle St., Keyser, died Thursday, July 3, 1997, at her residence.
Born April 28, 1916, in Beryl, she was the daughter of the late Louis and Edith (Liller) Tucci. She also was preceded in death by her husband, Ralph L. Bailey, on August 8, 1970.

Mrs. Bailey was a member of the Church of the Assumption, Keyser.

Surviving are one son, Ralph M. Bailey, Keyser; a granddaughter, Shannon E. Cutter, Keyser; a grandson, Shane M. Bailey, Ravenswood; four great-grandchildren, Jodi and Kori Cutter, and Jordan Wade and Travis M. Bailey; two brothers, Patrick Tucci, Fairfield, Ohio, and Louis Tucci, Providence, R.I.; two sisters, Rockine M. Elias, Westernport, and Kathryn Whisner, Somers Point, N.J.

Friends were received at the Markwood McKenzie Funeral Home, Keyser, on Friday.

Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at the Church of Assumption on Saturday, July 5, 1997, at 10 a.m. with Father Ivan M. Lebar, T.O.R., as celebrant.

Interment will be in Queens Point Cemetery, Keyser.

WILLIAM K. BAISOR
KEYSER, W.Va. - William K. Baisor, 87 of 345 Hawthorne Rd., Keyser, died on Tuesday, Dec. 30, 1997, at Moran Manor Nursing Home, Westernport.
Born Sept. 15, 1910, in Waddle, Pa., he was the son of the late Harvey Bush and Mary Jane (Young) Baisor. He also was preceded in death by a son, Billy Baisor Jr.; an Infant Daughter; and one sister, Louella Baisor.

Mr. Baisor was owner of the Automatic Sharp Shop, Keyser, and retired Construction Engineer from the Doyle & Russell Division of Litton Industries, Richmond, Va.

He attended Penn State University, was a member of the First United Methodist Church, member and Past President of the Keyser Rotary Club, a member of Potomac Highland Travel Council, a World War II Navy Veteran, and a member of the VFW Post #6775 Queens Point, McCoole.

Surviving are his wife, Mary Evelyn (Stafford) Baisor; stepson, Gary L. Stickley, Keyser; one sister, Eleanor B. Benner, State College, Pa.; two nephews, Fred Benner and Kenneth Benner.

Friends will be received at the Markwood McKenzie Funeral Home, Keyser, on Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be conducted at the funeral home on Saturday, Jan. 3, 1998, at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Samuel E. Starling Jr. officiating.

Interment will be in Potomac Memorial Gardens, Keyser.

VFW Post #6775 Queens Point Memorial Services will be held at the funeral home on Friday at 7 p.m.

In lieu of flowers the family request that memorial contributions be made to the First United Methodist Church, Keyser.

BERNARD B. BAKER 
CUMBERLAND - Bernard B. Baker, 83, of Utah Avenue, Cumberland, died Friday, May 30, 1997, at Memorial Hospital.
Born Jan. 2, 1914, in Ridgeley, W.Va., he was the son of the late Andrew B. and Lucy Mae (Huff) Baker. He also was preceded in death by one son, John Andrew Baker; and two granddaughters, Karen Willison and Stacey Kahl.

Mr. Baker attended the Mountain Top Holiness Church. He retired from the B & O Railroad as an engineer. He was a member of Fort Cumberland Lodge No. 211 A.F.& A.M., York Rite, Brotherhood of Railroad Workers, and Eastern Star Cumberland Chapter No. 56.

Surviving are his wife of 62 years, Martha L. Stafford Baker; two sons, Ronald L. Baker and wife Peggy, Fayetteville, N.C., and William B. Baker and wife Delores, Darnestown; four daughters, Dorothy E. Willison and husband Nelson, Cumberland, Donna R. Kahl and husband George, Frankfort, Ill., Mary E. Kahl and husband John, Cumberland, and Vickie L. Sharp and husband Richard, Orlando, Fla.; one sister, Dorothy E. Dealehauser, Cumberland; 19 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren.

Friends will be received at the Hafer Chapel of the Hills Mortuary, 1302 National Highway, LaVale, on Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. and on Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Masonic services will be conducted by Fort Cumberland Lodge No. 211 on Sunday at 7:30 p.m.

Services will be conducted at the funeral home chapel on Tuesday at 1 p.m. with the Rev. Fred Iser and the Rev. R. W. Eichel Sr. officiating, with Kenny Rice, pianist, and Louie Twigg, soloist.

Interment will follow in Restlawn Memorial Gardens, LaVale.

Pallbearers will be Johnny Kahl, Johnny Baker, Keith Dorsey, Ed Jarrett, Tim Lykens, Jeff Wheeler, George Kahl Jr., David Basset, Chuck Evans, and his namesake, Bernard Bruce Baker.

Memorial contributions may be made in memory of Bernard B. Baker to the Shriners Crippled Children Hospital, c/o Ali Ghan Shrine Club, P.O. Box 1416, Cumberland, MD 21502.

EDITH M. BAKER 
FINZEL - Edith M. "Dee Dee" Baker, 78, of 2623 Finzel Road, died Tuesday, June 10, 1997, at Sacred Heart Hospital.
Born Aug. 30, 1918, in Zihlman, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Ellen (Rankin) Haupt. She also was preceded in death by one brother, Joseph Francis Haupt, and one brother-in-law, Joseph Leach.

Mrs. Baker was a homemaker. She was formerly employed in the coning department of the Celanese Fibers Corp., and she sold Avon for 17 years. She was Methodist by faith.

Surviving are her husband, Carl Baker; one daughter, Doris Diane Rosenberger and husband Kenneth; two sons, Carl Eugene "Sonny" Baker and wife Martha, and Dale Jeffrey Baker and wife Sheila, all of Finzel; four sisters, Helen Vizza, Biddy Leach, both of Frostburg, Margaret Truly, Martinsburg, W.Va., and Doris Mauzy, LaVale; six grandchildren, Jeffery Baker, who was raised by Mrs. Baker, Carla Moore, Brian Baker, Misty Baker, Angie Matrogran and Jesse Rosenberger; and two great-grandchildren.

Friends will be received at the Durst Funeral Home, Frostburg, on Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be conducted at the funeral home on Friday, June 13, 1997, at 1 p.m. with the Rev. Jay West officiating.

Interment will be in the Emmanuel Methodist Cemetery.

HILDA M. BAKER 
KEYSER, W.Va. - Hilda M. Baker, 82, of Route 4, Box 513, Keyser, died Tuesday, July 22, 1997, at Memorial Hospital, Cumberland.
Born July 25, 1914, in Piedmont, she was the daughter of the late Issac Divelbliss and Leona Gertrude (Alderton) Divelbliss Kerns. She also was preceded in death by her husband, Hiram Baker, in 1987; two sons, James Baker and Wayne Baker; and one daughter, Betty Muir.

Mrs. Baker was a homemaker. She was a member of Cross Assembly of God Church.

Surviving are two sons, John Baker and wife Shirley, Cross, Roger L. Baker and wife Wanda, New Creek; three daughters, Kathryn Kifer, Aurora, Leona Logsdon and husband Harold, Westernport, Rayma Fickes, Moscow Mills, Md.; one half-brother, Wayne Kerns, Keyser; one stepsister, Pearl Summers, Cumberland; 16 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandson.

Friends will be received at the Boal Funeral Home, Westernport, on Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be held at the funeral home on Friday at 1 p.m. with the Rev. Stephen Landis officiating.

Interment will be in Sinclair Memorial Gardens, Cross.

Pallbearers will be Arthur Fickes, Richard Fickes, Roger Baker, Donnie Baker, John Baker, and Daniel Muir.

HUBERT P. BAKER 
FROSTBURG - Hubert P. ``Junior'' Baker, 66, of 349 Allegany St., Frostburg, died Friday, March 21, 1997, at his residence.
Born Aug. 14, 1930, in Finzel, he was the son of the late Henry Baker and Eliza (Baker) Baker Wolford. He also was preceded in death by two brothers, James and Millard Baker.

Mr. Baker was retired from the A&P Tea Company. He was a member of Frostburg United Methodist Church. He received a heart transplant on Sept. 26, 1989.

Surviving are his devoted wife of 47 years, Darlene (Croft) Baker; two sons, Ronald Baker and wife Rene, Manassas, Va., and Dale Baker and wife Irene, Bowie; one daughter, Mary Ann Ritchie, Ladiesburg; five brothers, Robert Baker, Colonial Beach, Va., Francis Baker, Silver Spring, Raymond Wolford, Keyser, W.Va., Kenny Wolford, Augusta, W.Va., and Ronald Wolford, Cocoa Beach, Fla.; two sisters, Patty Gray, Frostburg, and Wanda Johnson, Wooster, Ohio; one sister-in-law, Eunice Baker, Frostburg; devoted aunts, Ruth Holt, Meyersdale, Pa., Katherine Baker, Wilmington, Del., Elvie Watkins, Mabel Warne and Loretta Gracie, all of Frostburg, and Dorothy Llewellyn, Westminster; three grandchildren, Brian Baker, Kelly Ann Ritchie and Lyndsie Baker; and many nieces, nephews and cousins.

Friends will be received at the Scarpelli Funeral Home, Cresaptown, on Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be conducted at the funeral home on Monday at 11 a.m. with the Rev. George A. Aist officiating.

Interment will be in Frostburg Memorial Park.

The family requests that contributions be made to the Frostburg United Methodist Church Memorial Fund.

KATIE W. BAKER 
DURANT, Fla. - Katie Willetts Baker, 88, of Durant, a native of Midlothian, Md., died Wednesday, April 9, 1997, at home.
Mrs. Baker had resided in Durant for 35 years. She was an Assembly of God minister and a member of Pleasant Grove Assembly of God, Durant.

Surviving are two brothers, Matthew Willetts, Midlothian, and David Willetts, Frostburg, Md.; and three sisters, Mabel Willetts, Durant, Naomi Reed, Charles Town, W.Va., and Jane Creps, Pittsburgh.

Services and interment will be in Durant. The Stowers Funeral Home, 401 W. Brandon Blvd., Brandon, is in charge of arrangements.

EVELYN M. BANE 
KEYSER, W.Va. - Evelyn M. Bane, 74, of HC 84, Box 8, Keyser, died Friday, March 21, 1997, at Memorial Hospital, Cumberland, Md.
Born March 31, 1922, in Allegany County, Md., she was a daughter of the late Floyd A. and Fannie B. (Hevener) Miller.

Mrs. Bane was a member of the Sunnyside Church of the Brethren, the Women's Fellowship of the church, and the Mineral County Historical Society. She was an avid collector of genealogy.

Surviving are her husband, Robert A. Bane; two daughter, Betty Dzubba, Berlin, Germany, and Doris Helsley, Keyser; three grandchildren; and two nieces.

Friends will be received at the Rotruck-Smith Funeral Home, Keyser, on Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be conducted in the funeral home chapel on Monday at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Herman L. Baliles, the Rev. Owen Stultz and the Rev. Franklin Bishop officiating.

Interment will be in the Duling Cemetery, Keyser.

WILLIAM P. BANE
LAVALE - William Preston Bane, 75, of LaVale, died Tuesday, Aug. 26, 1997, at Memorial Hospital.
Born April 8, 1922, in LaVale, he was the son of the late Oscar W. and Mary Ruth (Snyder) Bane. He also was preceded in death by his first wife, Ruby (Ashburn) Bane; one stepson, Howard "Pete" Bender; one sister, Shirley Murphy; and two half sisters, Helen Foote and Nora Hansel.

Mr. Bane was retired from the Montgomery County Board of Education. He was a U.S. Army Air Corps veteran having served in World War II. He was a life member of the Fort Ashby VFW.

Surviving are his wife, Gladys E. (Dyer) Bane; one stepson, William W. Bender Sr. and wife LuAnn, LaVale; two stepdaughters, Suzanna Sites, Baltimore Pike, and Patricia Bible and husband James, Oldtown; three brothers, Byron Bane and wife Jenice, Carmichael, Calif., Kenneth Bane and wife Patricia, Keyser, W.Va., and Harold Bane and wife Mary Lou, Gaithersburg; three sisters, Zelda Murphy and husband Don, Oldtown Road, Catherine Martin and husband Paul, Falls Church, Va., and Evangeline Knippenberg and husband Bob, Frederick; nine step-grandchildren, Billy, Rusty, Eston, Jeramy, Alan, Colleen, Sara, Bonnie and Donnie; and one step-great-grandson, Corey.

Friends will be received at the Scarpelli Funeral Home, 108 Virginia Ave., Cumberland, on Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be conducted at the funeral home on Friday at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Kenneth L. Korns officiating.

Interment will be in Maryland Veterans Cemetery at Rocky Gap.

Graveside military honors will be accorded by the Combined Veterans Honor Guard.

KATHERINE E. BANTZ
BLOOMINGTON - Katherine E. "Kate" Bantz, 80, of 89 Hamill Avenue, Bloomington, died Wednesday, July 30, 1997, at Memorial Hospital, Cumberland.
Born January 2, 1917, in Piedmont, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Ernest and Ruth (Raines) Fazenbaker. She also was preceded in death by her husband, Kenneth N. Bantz, in 1995.

Mrs. Bantz was retired from the Devon Club, Luke, and formerly worked at the Celanese Fiber Plant. She was a member of St. James Episcopal Church, Westernport, a member of Queens Point VFW Ladies Auxiliary No. 6775, McCoole, and the Keyser Moose.

Surviving are one son, Kenneth Allen Bantz, Cumberland; one daughter, Joan Powers, Ontario, Canada; one brother, Paul Fazenbaker, Largo, Fla.; and three grandchildren, Diana Wyatt, Eric Wyatt, and Amy Wyatt.

Friends will be received at the Boal Funeral Home, Westernport, on Friday from 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be held at the funeral home on Saturday at 10 a.m. with the Rev. Judson Pealer officiating.

Interment will be in Philos Cemetery, Westernport.

The Queens Point Ladies Auxiliary will hold a memorial service at the funeral home on Friday at 7:30 p.m. 

HAROLD E. BARBOUR 
GILMORE - Harold E. "Barney" Barbour, 79, of 15227 New Georges Creek Road, Gilmore, died Wednesday, June 25, 1997, at the Frostburg Village Nursing Home.
Born Jan. 23, 1918, in Gilmore, he was the son of the late Ralph Barbour and Jannie (Muir) Barbour. He also was preceded in death by two brothers, Ted and Melvin Barber; and one sister, Pearl Willetts.

Mr. Barbour was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II, and an active member of the Gilmore Civic Improvement Club. He retired from the Celanese Corp. with 48 years of service. He attended the Midland United Methodist Church.

Surviving are his wife, Hazel (Moore) Barbour; one daughter, Earlene (Barbour) Cutter and husband Ray, Midland; five sisters, Anna Magruder, Cumberland, Erma Wagoner, North Carolina, Ernestine Owens, Cumberland, Jeanette Barber, Gilmore, Charlotte Fisher and special friend Firn Hill, St. Louis, Mo.; and two grandchildren, Tammy Michelle Cutter and R. Jeffrey Cutter.

Friends will be received at the Eichhorn-McKenzie Funeral Home, Lonaconing, on Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be conducted at the funeral home on Friday at 10 a.m. with the Rev. Lawrence Frye officiating.

Interment will be in the Maryland State Veterans Cemetery at Rocky Gap.

Pallbearers will be Dick Duckworth, Jim Walker, Eric Campbell, Mark MacDonald, Dick Jenkins, Glendale Howell and John Baker.

ANN GANOE BARNES
WALDORF - Ann Ganoe Barnes, 70, of Waldorf, formerly of Hampshire County, W.Va., died Thursday, Oct. 30, 1997, at her residence.
She was born Sept. 8, 1927, in Three Churches, W.Va., to the late Melvin J. "Buck", and Gertrude (Lewis) Ganoe. She also was preceded in death by her husband, David Elwood Barnes, Sr.; one son, David Elwood Barnes, Jr.; one daughter, Virginia Ann Barnes; and one brother, Ralph Ganoe.

Mrs. Barnes was retired with over 30 years of service as a contracting officer for the U.S. Army Material Command.

She was a member of the Berean Independent Baptist Church, Fort Ashby, W.Va.; and a life member of the Ladies Auxiliary #8950 to the VFW of Bladensburg.

She is survived by a son, Robert "Bobby" B. Barnes, Phoenix, Ariz.; a daughter, Susan K. Harding, Waldorf; two brothers, Louden Ganoe, Delaware, and Lewis Ganoe, Fort Ashby; 12 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.

Friends will be received at the Shaffer Funeral Home, Romney, W.Va., on Saturday from 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be conducted at the funeral home on Sunday at 1:30 p.m. with Pastor Dana Umbel officiating.

Interment will be in Ebenezer Cemetery, Romney.

Arrangements are under the direction of Shaffer Funeral Home.

EDNA MAY BARNES
FROSTBURG - Edna May Barnes, 88, formerly of Abingdon, died Sunday, Dec. 14, 1997, at the Frostburg Village Nursing Home, Frostburg.
Born Sept. 13, 1909, in Spencer, N.C., she was the daughter of the late George Calvin Karnes and Dolly (Walker) Karnes. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Stephen S. Barnes.

Mrs. Barnes was a homemaker. She was a member of the Cub Hill Presbyterian Church.

Surviving are one daughter, Edna M. Stinefelt and husband, William, Frostburg; one granddaughter, Edna M. Travers and family, Abingdon; one grandson, Stephen Stinefelt and family, Hawaii; four great-grandchildren; one sister, Helen Brougham, Covington, Va.

Visitation and funeral services were conducted in Baltimore. Durst Funeral Home, Frostburg, was in charge of the arrangements.

Interment was in the Moreland Memorial Park Cemetery, Parkville.

GLENN W. BARNES SR.
FLINTSTONE - Glenn W. Barnes Sr., 66, of Flintstone, died Thursday, March 13, 1997, at his residence.
Born March 3, 1931, in Cumberland, he was the son of the late Herman and Zera (Jordan) Barnes. He also was preceded in death by one brother, Carl Barnes.

Mr. Barnes was a former employee of Stroehman Bakery and Monarch Printing, Cumberland, and was currently employed by Fleetwood Travel Trailer, Hancock. He was a member of Fairview Christian Church, Artemas, Pa.

Surviving are his wife, Geraldine (Cupp) Barnes; one son, Glenn W. Barnes Jr., at home; two brothers, Harold Barnes and wife Elsie, and Paul Barnes, all of Flintstone; and one sister, Naomi Thomas and husband Claude, Jasonville, Ind.

Friends will be received at the Scarpelli Funeral Home, 108 Virginia Ave., Cumberland, on Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be conducted at the funeral home on Monday at noon with the Rev. Fred Iser officiating. Interment will be in the Fairview Cemetery, Artemas.

Pallbearers will be Ivan Miller, Earl Beal, Bill Shreve, Warner Shingleton, Eldon Mills and Robert Mills. 

PAUL W. BARNETT
CUMBERLAND - Paul William Barnett, 69, of 777 Bishop Walsh Drive, Cumberland, died Sunday, March 16, 1997, at Sacred Heart Hospital.
Born July 29, 1927, in Midlothian, he was the son of the late Lee C. Barnett Sr. and the late Bertha (Williams) Barnett.

Mr. Barnett and his brother Lee C. Barnett Jr. were partners in the law and insurance firm Barnett and Barnett for over 40 years. Their practice began at the Allegany Inn on Baltimore Avenue. Later they moved their practice across the street to its present location of 234 Baltimore Ave.

Mr. Barnett graduated from Beall High School, class of 1945; then received his associate of arts degree from Frostburg State University, and continued his education at the University of Maryland where he graduated from law school, class of 1954. He was a member of the American Bar Association; Maryland State Bar Association; University of Maryland School of Law Alumni Association; and Beall High School Alumni Association.

A veteran of World War II, he served in the U.S. Army and the U.S. Coast Guard. He served as trial magistrate of Allegany County; Allegany County Attorney; former school board attorney; former member of the Democratic State Central Committee; member of the Maryland Department of Human Relations; candidate for the Allegany County Circuit Court Judge; taught law courses at Allegany College of Maryland; member of the Cumberland Country Club; Fort Cumberland Post 13 American Legion; Henry Hart Post VFW 1411; BPOE Elks Lodge 63; past president of Kiwanis Club where he recently received a 35 year pin. Mr. Barnett was an avid golfer, bowler, fisherman, and hunter.

Surviving are his wife of 42 years, Sylvia (Simmons) Barnett; two sons, Thomas Lee Barnett, at home, and William Paul Barnett and wife Monica, LaVale; a brother, Lee C. Barnett Jr. and wife Lois, LaVale; a sister, Betty M. Davis, Cresaptown; a grandson, Garrett Lee Barnett; and several nieces, nephews, and cousins.

Friends will be received at the Merritt-Adams Funeral Home, 404 Decatur St., Cumberland, on Monday from 7 to 9 p.m. and on Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be held at the funeral home on Wednesday at 1 p.m. with Chaplain Major Robert Henderson and the Rev. T. William Preston officiating.

Interment will be in Frostburg Memorial Park.

Military honors will be accorded at the graveside by combined veteran's honor guard. BPOE Elks Lodge 63 will conduct a memorial service at the funeral home on Monday at 7:30 p.m.

Pallbearers will be Donald Davis, John Bowman, Bruce Simmons Jr., Scott Simmons, Steven Diggs and Bryan Diehl. Honorary pallbearers will be Robert Martin Sr., James Goldsworthy, Frank Deremer, Bruce White, Dale Merritt, Donald Miller, and David Phillips. 

BETTY J. BARRY 
FROSTBURG - Betty J. Barry, 77, of 74 W. Main St., Frostburg, died Monday, Aug. 11, 1997, at Sacred Heart Hospital.
Born March 10, 1920, in Frostburg, she was the daughter of the late George and Maude (Jenkins) Taylor. She also was preceded in death by one sister, Maude Kroll.

Mrs. Barry was a homemaker and was a member of the Frostburg United Methodist Church.

Surviving are her husband of 59 years Paul E. Barry; three sons, John W. "Jack" Barry, at home, Paul E. Barry and wife Rosalie, Marlton, N.J., and Benjamin A. Barry and wife Donna, Mount Airy; two brothers, George B. Taylor, LaVale, and Robert N. Taylor, Winchester, Va.; one grandson, Christopher Barry; and one great-grandson, Tyler Barry, both of Glen Burnie.

Friends will be received at the Durst Funeral Home, Frostburg, on Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m. and on Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be conducted at the funeral home on Thursday at 11 a.m. with the Rev. George Aist officiating.

Interment will be in the Frostburg Memorial Park.

PHYLLIS C. BARTON
FROSTBURG - Phyllis C. Barton, 49, of Merriman Street, Frostburg, died Saturday, Sept. 27, 1997, in Sacred Heart Hospital.
She was born in Frostburg on May 19, 1948, the daughter of Christine (Brodie) Thrasher of Midland and the late Raymond Thrasher.

Mrs. Barton was a member of the Carlos United Methodist Church and was co-owner of Barton's Auto Sales and Towing.

She is survived by her husband, James W. Barton; a daughter, Cami C. Martin and husband Aaron Martin of Frostburg; a brother Raymond Thrasher of Midland; sisters-in-law Sheila Richards and husband Dave, Frostburg, Carolyn Ternent and husband John, Bel Air; a grandson, Hunter James Martin; special friends Kathy Young, Stacey Whetzel, both of Lonaconing, and Barbara Nicol, Frostburg; a special cousin, Andree Morgan, Lonaconing; and several nieces and nephews.

Friends will be received in the Hafer Frost Mansion Funeral Home, 58 Frost Ave., Frostburg, on Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Funeral services will be conducted in the funeral home chapel on Tuesday at 1 p.m. with the Rev. George Harpold officiating.

At Mrs. Barton's request, her body will be cremated. Inurnment will be held in Frostburg Memorial Park.

Memorial contributions may be made in her memory to Carloir obit:

United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 75, Eckhart, MD 21528.

RUBY G. BATEMAN
WESTERNPORT - Ruby Grace Bateman, 86, formerly of 466 Walnut St., Westernport, went to be with the Lord on Friday, Oct. 31, 1997, at Egle Nursing Home, Lonaconing.
Born June 20, 1911, in Altamont, she was the daughter of the late Charles Isaac and Carrie May (Lee) Wright. She also was preceded in death by her husband, Clarence Hugh Bateman, in 1988.

Mrs. Bateman was a member of the First Assembly of God Church, Westernport, where she taught Sunday school for 29 years, and was active in the women's ministries.

Surviving are two sons, Charles H. Bateman, Deer Park, and Arthur H. Bateman, San Antonio, Texas; one daughter, Ann Wiles, Westernport; two brothers, Charles Wright, McHenry, and Lyle Wright, Cumberland; two sisters, Geraldine Rodeheaver, Friendsville, and Kitty Savage, McHenry; six grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; and a number of nieces and nephews.

Friends will be received at the Boal Funeral Home, Westernport, on Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be conducted at the First Assembly of God Church on Monday at 1 p.m. with the Rev. Jerry Schloe and the Rev. Donald Webb officiating. The body will be taken to the church one hour prior to the service.

Interment will be in Garrett County Memorial Gardens, Oakland.

CHARLOTTE M. BAUGHMAN 
GARNER, N.C. - Charlotte Marie (Hott) Baughman, 65, of 132 Buffalo Road, Garner, died Friday, March 21, 1997, at home.
Born May 4, 1931, in Cumberland, Md., she was the daughter of the late Vernon Walker Beall and the late Nellie Mae (Smith) Beall. She also was preceded in death by one sister, Mildred Rizer; and one nephew, Keith A. Mallow.

Mrs. Baughman was a Belltone Hearing Aid Technician.

Surviving are three sons, William A. Hott Jr., Jacksonville, Fla., Patrick Hott, Greencastle, Ind., and V. Alan Hott, Norwalk, Ohio; two daughters, Carolyn Marie Arthur, Carey, N.C., and Patricia Elaine Burrell, Zebulon, N.C.; two brothers, Tim Beall, Sykesville, Md., and Dale Beall, Mansfield, Ohio; two sisters, Betty Day, Fort Meyers, Fla., and Barbara Mallow, Flintstone, Md.

Friends will be received at the Merritt-Adams Funeral Home, 404 Decatur St., Cumberland, on Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be held at the funeral home on Monday at 3 p.m. with the Rev. Ron W. Eichel officiating.

Interment will be in the Glendale Cemetery, Flintstone.

The family requests that expressions of sympathy be made to the Hospice of Wake County, 4513 Creedmore Road, Raleigh, NC 27612.

WILLIAM J. BAUMILLER SR.
CUMBERLAND - William J. Baumiller Sr., 97, of Orchard Mews Drive SW, Cumberland, formerly of Baltimore, Md., died Tuesday, April 1, 1997, at Sacred Heart Hospital.
Born August 10, 1899, in Baltimore, he was the son of the late Joseph Baumiller and Carrie (Pope) Baumiller. He also was preceded in death by his wife, Gladys (Zizwark) Baumiller.

Mr. Baumiller was a retired superintendent of the Mount Clare Locomotive Shop in Baltimore, retiring in 1965 with 48 years service. He was a member of St. Ambrose Catholic Church. Surviving are two sons, William J. Baumiller, Jr., Cockeysville, Md. and John C. Baumiller, Bel Air, Cumberland, Md.; one daughter, Melvine Schuh, Chapel Hill, Fla.; one sister, Babs Story, Bel Air, Md.; eight grandchildren; and a number of great-grandchildren.

At Mr. Baumiller's request his body was cremated.

A memorial Mass will be celebrated at a later time.

Inurnment will take place at St. Joseph Cemetery, Baltimore, Md. The Kight Funeral Home, Cumberland, is in charge of the arrangements. 

FRED E. BEACHY 
OAKLAND - Fred E. Beachy, 97, of Paul Friend Road, Oakland, died Tuesday, Aug. 19, 1997, at the Dennett Road Manor Nursing Home, Oakland.
Born Feb. 12, 1900, in Accident, he was the son of the late Silas C. and Mary A. (Bowser) Beachy. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Daisy D. (Harrison) Beachy in 1986.

He purchased Hardesty Lumber Company and formed the Fred E. Beachy Lumber Company, Oakland, in 1951 and served as president until his retirement in 1995. He was a graduate of the Blue Ridge Academy, New Windsor, and the Parkersburg, West Virginia Business School.

He was a former member of the Oakland Rotary Club joining in 1955 and was a member of the Maple Spring Church of the Brethren.

He is survived by two daughters, Elizabeth A. Fike and husband the Rev. J. Rogers, Mountain Lake Park and Alice May Bookout and husband Gary D., Philippi, W.Va.; 12 grandchildren and 33 great-grandchildren.

Friends will be received at the Stewart Funeral Home, Oakland from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday.

Services will be held at the funeral home on Friday at 11 a.m. with the Rev. John Crowe officiating.

Interment will be in the Garrett County Memorial Gardens, Oakland.

The family requests that memorials take the form of contributions to the House of Hope, 202 South Fourth St., Oakland, MD 21550, or to your favorite charity.

LUTHER C. BEACHY 
GRANTSVILLE - Luther Coolidge Beachy, 73, of 93 E. Main St., Grantsville, died Saturday, July 5, 1997, at Memorial Hospital, Cumberland.
Born June 12, 1924, in Grantsville, he was a son of the late Galen and Vena (Yost) Beachy. He also was preceded in death by a son, Bradley; and a brother, Galen Beachy Jr.

Mr. Beachy was a member of Maple Grove Church of the Brethren. A U.S. Army veteran of World War II, he was a member of Grantsville Post 214, American Legion and a lifetime member of Walker-Harris Post, VFW, Salisbury, Pa.

He is survived by his wife Betty Jane (Wilt) Beachy; three sons, Gerald Beachy and Kevin Beachy, both of Grantsville, and Timothy Beachy, Springs, Pa.; three daughters, Kathy Riley, Cresaptown, Rebecca Hresko, Eldersburg, and Tamara Beachy, Grantsville; two sisters, Kay Speicher, Grantsville and Helen Keim, Somerset, Pa; and nine grandchildren.

Friends will be received at the Newman Funeral Home, Grantsville, on Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be conducted at the funeral home on Monday at 1 p.m. with the Rev. Terrell Mallow officiating.

Interment will be in Grantsville Cemetery.

Military graveside rites will be accorded by the American Legion.

Expressions of sympathy may be directed to Northern Garrett County Rescue Squad, PO Box 293, Grantsville, MD 21536.

BERNARD E. BEARD, SR.
DUNBAR, W.Va. - Bernard Eugene Beard, Sr., 82, of Dunbar, died Saturday, Dec. 6, 1997, at Thomas Memorial Hospital, South Charleston, W.Va., following a short illness.
He was a retired bus driver in High Point, N.C.

Mr. Beard was a member of St. Anthony Catholic Church, Charleston, W.Va.

He had been a resident of Dunbar for 20 years.

Surviving are two sons, Bernard Beard, Jr., Lexington, Va., and David C. Beard, Oakland; and a daughter, JoAnne Metz, Cumberland; 17 grandchildren; and 22 great-grandchildren.

A memorial service will be held at a later date.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. Anthony Catholic Church, 1000 Sixth St., West, Charleston, WV 25301.

Barlow-Bonsall Funeral Home, 1118 Virginia Street, East, Charleston, W.Va., is in charge of arrangements.

WARREN R. BEARINGER 
CUMBERLAND - Warren R. Bearinger, 69, of Cumberland, died Sunday, Aug. 3, 1997, at Memorial Hospital.
Born Aug. 24, 1927, in Cumberland, he was the son of the late Joseph and Myrtle (Durbin) Bearinger. He also was preceded in death by three sisters, Katherine Sharon, Leoda Bearinger and Frances Kincaid; two brothers, Paul Bearinger and Joseph Ralph Bearinger.

Mr. Bearinger retired in 1985 as a clerk from the Chessie System Railroad after 35 years of service. He was a US Navy veteran of World War II. He was a Methodist by faith.

Surviving are his wife Ella V. (Duckworth) Bearinger; three sons, Gary A. Bearinger and wife Elisa, Donald R. Bearinger and wife Jane and Larry W. "Bike" Bearinger; one daughter, Nancy L. Fram and husband Tom; one brother, Claude W. Bearinger, all of Cumberland; six grandchildren, Kelly Oaks and husband Rick, Eric Bearinger, Jason Bearinger, Matthew Bearinger, Dawn Bearinger and Andrea Bearinger; and one great-grandson, Benjamin Oaks.

Friends will be received at the Scarpelli Funeral Home, 108 Virginia Ave., Cumberland, on Tuesday from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be conducted at the funeral home on Wednesday at 1 p.m. with the Pastor Stanley G. Cardwell officiating.

Interment will be in the Hillcrest Memorial Park.

Pallbearers will be Ronald Isner, Rick Oaks, Frank Palumbo, Lou Metz, James Martin and Joey Brewer.

Family requests that expressions of sympathy be made to the American Heart Association.

DR. LESTER K. BEAVERS
KEYSER, W.Va. - Dr. Lester K. Beavers, 57, of 17 Arnold St., Keyser, died Friday, Nov. 28, 1997, at Ruby Memorial Hospital, Morgantown.
Born April 30, 1940, in Berwind, W.Va., he was the son of Edna (Gillespie) Beavers Northern and the late Farren L. Beavers. He also was preceded in death by a stepdaughter, Jodie L. Heckman, on March 10, 1991.

Dr. Beavers was Dean of Academic Affairs for Potomac State College. He earned both his master's degree and doctorate in political science and sociology from West Virginia University. He has served Potomac State College as a faculty member and administrator for 26 years. In 1981, he earned the rank of professor. He began his teaching career at Potomac State in 1971 as an assistant professor of sociology and political science. During his career with the college, he has also served as interim president, coordinator of assessment, and coordinator of the NCA Institutional Self Study. He was fluent in Spanish and has taught intermediate Spanish for the college.

In addition to Potomac State College, Dr. Beavers was a faculty member at Universidad de Antioquia in Columbia, South America, Fairmont State College and the West Virginia University Department of Political Science. From 1963 to 1969, he served in the U.S. Peace Corps in Columbia, South America.

He has served as an institutional representative to the Faculty Consortium for Course Development in International Studies. He was a member of the Association of Institutional Researchers and AAHE Assessment Forum. He was a member of the West Virginia Sociological Association and the West Virginia Political Science Association.

He was a member of the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, Keyser Rotary Club, Davis Lodge No. 51 AF&AM, a member of the Democratic Party, and a former member of the Democratic Committee. He was a former member of the Developmental Center and Workshop, and a former volunteer for the Burlington Family Services.

In addition to his mother, surviving are his wife, Jeannette H. (Shepp) Beavers; one son, Kevin E. Beavers, Ann Arbor, Mich.; a stepson, William Thomas Heckman III, Morgantown; stepfather, Roland Northern, Forestville, Md.; one brother, Leslie E. Beavers and wife Brenda, Stanton, Ken.; brother-in-law, Carl Shepp and wife Cheryl, Saratoga, Wyo; Uncle Jack and Aunt Gladys Gillespie, Glen Burnie, Md.

Friends will be received at the Markwood McKenzie Funeral Home, Keyser, on Sunday from 3 to 6 p.m.

A Celebration of the Life of Lester K. Beavers will be held at the Church McKee Arts Center of Potomac State College, Keyser, on Monday, Dec. 1, 1997, at 2 p.m.

Interment will be in Potomac Memorial Gardens, Keyser.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contributions may be made to the Lester K. Beavers Scholarship Fund c/o Potomac State College, Keyser, WV 26726.

Masonic graveside service will be conducted by Davis Lodge No. 51 AF&AM.
 

A. CATHERINE BECHERER 
DUBOIS, Pa. - Anne Catherine Becherer, 71, of 111 Olive Ave., Dubois, died Sunday, May 25, 1997, at Dubois Regional Medical Center West.
Born April 8, 1926, in Cumberland, Md., she was the daughter of Aloysuis I. Smith and Lillian A. (Diggs) Smith. She also was preceded in death by her brother, Robert A. Smith.

Mrs. Becherer was a homemaker. She enjoyed fishing and her flower garden, and was a member of St. Catherine's, Siena Parish.

Surviving are her husband, Frank Herbert Becherer; two daughters, Lynne Ann Weygandt, Vero Beach, Fla., and Susan Margaret Weber, Sykesville; one son, Frank M. Becherer III; eight grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Mary A. Engelbach, N. Myrtle Beach, Fla., and Helene V. Blake, Cumberland, Md.

Friends will be received at the Mohney-Yargar Funeral Chapel, Inc., on Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Michael the Archangel Church on Thursday at 10 a.m. with the Rev. Monsignor Henry L. Krebs, VF, and the Rev. A.W. Wilson officiating.

A scriptural wake service will be held at the funeral chapel on Wednesday at 3:30 p.m.

Interment will be in Morningside Cemetery.

Memorials may be made to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation or the Asthma Foundation.
 

LEONA I. BECHTOL
CUMBERLAND - Leona I. Bechtol, 88, of Cumberland, died Friday, July 25, 1997, at Memorial Hospital.
Born June 6, 1909, near Great Cacapon, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Norman and Bertha (Smith) Whisner. She also was preceded in death by her husband Edward F. Bechtol, in 1977; two brothers, Omer Whisner and Melvin Whisner; and one grandson, Nathaniel "Chip" Wright.

Mrs. Bechtol was a loving mother, grandmother and homemaker to many. She was a member of the Winifred Road Church of Christ.

Surviving are three sons, Neil F. Bechtol and wife Erma, Carroll Valley, Pa., Charles E. Bechtol and wife Frances, Fayetteville, N.C., and Gary W. Bechtol and wife Jeanie, Baltimore; one daughter, Virginia Lee Wright and husband Nathaniel, Cresaptown; three sisters, Beatrice Gilhart, Front Royal, Va., Vesta Secrest, Clear Spring, Elvinia Bechtol, Brunswick; one brother-in-law, John L. Bechtol and wife Faun, Cumberland; seven grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

Friends will be received at the Scarpelli Funeral Home, 108 Virginia Ave., Cumberland, on Saturday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be conducted at the funeral home on Sunday at 2 p.m. with the Pastor John Herbst officiating.

Interment will be at the Mount Nebo Cemetery, near Great Cacapon.

Family requests expressions of sympathy be made to the Winifred Road Church of Christ.

DOROTHY V. BECK
FORT ASHBY, W.Va. - Dorothy "Dot" Virginia Beck, 75, of Fort Ashby, died Monday, March 24, 1997, at Sacred Heart Hospital.
Born Oct. 15, 1921, in Cumberland, she was the daughter of the late Harry E. Moore and Melissa (Myers) Moore. She also was preceded in death by her sisters Odessa Jane "Wince" Blacka and Marjorie A. Hawse.

Dorothy was a graduate of Fort Hill High School and the Sacred Heart Hospital School of Nursing, class of 1942. She was employed as a registered nurse for 37 years. She worked at Hampshire Memorial Hospital and the Cumberland Nursing Center. She was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church; Ladies Auxiliary of Fort Cumberland Post 13; Ladies Auxiliary of Fort Ashby VFW Post 6667, where she served as chairman of the hospital committee; Women of the Moose, Chapter 914; Ladies Auxiliary of FOE, Aerie 245; and Ladies Auxiliary of the Cumberland Outdoor Club.

Surviving are her husband, Raymond L. Beck Jr.; one daughter, JoAnn Dean, Dallas, Texas; four grandchildren, Brandon C. Kidwell, Cumberland, Md., Daniel K. Brown, Mike Dean, and Cody Dylan Dean, all of Dallas, Texas; nephews James Gary Moore, Keyser, Clarence and Saundra Hawse, Fort Ashby, and several other nieces and nephews.

Friends will be received at the Upchurch Funeral Home, Route 28, Fort Ashby, on Wednesday from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m.

The Ladies Auxiliary of the Fort Cumberland Post 13, American Legion, will conduct a memorial service at the funeral home on Wednesday at 3:30 p.m.

Members of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Fort Ashby VFW Post 6667 will conduct a service at 7:30 p.m.

Funeral services will be held at the funeral home on Thursday at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Dallas Forren officiating.

Interment will be in Fort Ashby Cemetery.

LYDIA L. BECK 
FROSTBURG - Lydia Lennox Beck, 92, of Frostburg Heights Apartments, died Sunday, May 11, 1997, at Sacred Heart Hospital.
Born November 29, 1904, in Zihlman, she was the daughter of the late Archibald and Margaret (Rankin) Lennox. She also was preceded in death by her husband, David Beck, on January 11, 1970; and one brother, Wesley Lennox.

Mrs. Beck was a member of Allegany United Methodist Church and the Ladies Aid.

Surviving are two brothers, Harry Lennox, Zihlman, and Andrew Lennox and wife Janet, Ridgeley, W.Va; and one sister-in-law Belle Lennox, Frostburg.

Friends will be received at the Sowers Funeral Home, Frostburg, on Tuesday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Services will be conducted at the funeral home at 1 p.m. with the Rev. George M. Harpold officiating.

Interment will be in Frostburg Memorial Park.

Memorial contributions may be made to Allegany United Methodist Church.

VERONICA E. BECKNER
WESTERNPORT - Veronica E. Beckner, 68, of 102 Kalbaugh St., Westernport, died Wednesday, Dec. 10, 1997, at her residence.
Born Aug. 2, 1929, in Frostburg, she was the daughter of Kathleen (Rafferty) Winner, Lonaconing, and the late Vernard F. Winner. She also was preceded in death by a sister, Mary Winner.

Mrs. Beckner retired in 1991 from the Allegany County Board of Education as a dedicated teacher, having taught most of her career at Barton Elementary School. She was a member of St. Peter's Catholic Church, Westernport, and a member of Court Sancta Maria No. 485 Catholic Daughters of America. Mrs. Beckner was a member of Victory Unit No. 155 Ladies Auxiliary, a member of the Allegany County Retired Teachers Association, and the National Education Association. She also was a life member of the Maryland State PTA, and a life member of the Barton Elementary School PTA.

In addition to her mother, she is survived by her beloved husband, Raymond R. Beckner; and she was a devoted mother to Michael Beckner, Westernport, Joseph Beckner and wife Margie, Lonaconing, Linda Davis-Kyle and husband Gene, Barton, Janet Morris and husband Jim, Westernport, and Thomas Beckner and wife Rhonda, Westernport. Also surviving are nine brothers and sisters, Elizabeth Hallinan, Cumberland; Bernard Winner, Cumberland; Sister Kathleen Bernard, Baltimore; Kathleen Larkin, Frostburg; Rose Marie Montgomery, Barton; John Winner, Lonaconing; William G. Winner, Cumberland; Robert "Hank" Winner, Georgia; and James Winner, Lonaconing. She was a loving grandmother to Jamie Likens, Al Beckner, Heather Ann Beckner, Megan Elizabeth Beckner, Aaron Mathew Beckner, Jennifer Zais, Cassie Morris, Eric Morris, Josh Beckner, and Luke Beckner; and a great-grandmother to Nathan and Brandon Zais.

Friends will be received at the Boal Funeral Home, Westernport, on Thursday and Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Peter's Catholic Church on Saturday at 10 a.m. with Father James Hannon and Father Paul Byrnes as celebrants.

Interment will be in St. Peter's Cemetery.

The Catholic Daughters will hold a Christian wake service at the funeral home on Friday at 7:30 p.m.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Peter's Church Organ Fund, or to the Barton Elementary School, or to a charity of your choice.

Pallbearers will be Al Beckner, Jamie Likens, Jared Zais, Tom Morris, Jim Morris, and Gene Kyle. Honorary pallbearers will be Dr. Richard Sloop, Willard Cleavenger, Steve Wilson, Dr. Fred Sloan, and Keith Kiddy.

ARDELLA B. BEELER 
CUMBERLAND - Ardella M. Bosley Beeler, 71, of Cumberland, died Sunday, April 20, 1997, at the Allegany County Nursing Home.
Born May 10, 1925, in Oakland, she was the daughter of the late Jacob Simmons and Rosie (Keller) Simmons. She also was preceded in death by two husbands, S.O. ``Jack'' Bosley, and William A. Beeler.

Surviving are one son, Samuel L. Bosley, Cape Canaveral, Fla.; two daughters, Betty (Bosley) Yost, Cumberland, and Laura M. (Bosley) Lantz, Akron, Ohio; four sisters, Anna Mackley, Westernport, Virginia Grimm, Tunnelton, W.Va., Rose Sharer, Oakland, and Lona McDowell, Cumberland; 10 grandchildren; and 9 great-grandchildren.

There will be no visitation. The body will be cremated.

A private memorial service will be conducted at the Leasure-Stein Funeral Home on Wednesday with Ronald G. Yost officiating.

CHARLES T. BEEMAN 
RIDGELEY, W.Va. - Charles (Tom) Beeman, 54, of Route 2, Box 2, Ridgeley, died Thursday, July 17, 1997, of injuries he sustained from an accident on December 4, 1992. Mr. Beeman had been in a coma since that day.
Born December 16, 1942, in Barton, Md., his birth parents were the late Dewey T. Beeman, of Michigan, and Marie (Zigler) Beeman, of LaVale. He was raised by his grandparents, the late George T. Beeman and Emma (Wiland) Beeman of Barton.

Mr. Beeman was employed by Westvaco Corporation for 30 years, the last 22 years as a security guard. He was a member of St. Paul's United Methodist Church, Patterson Creek.

Mr. Beeman was a car enthusiast from Nascar to street rodding. He was a member of Western Maryland Street Rod Association and he ran registration for four years at the Labor Day weekend rod run. He was a W.M.S.R.A. Street Rodder of the Year in 1992, and had been a member of the National Street Rod Association.

He was a member of Raymond E. Dawson F.O.P. Lodge No. 111, Keyser. He served with the Army National Guard, Company B, 121st Engineering Battalion of Maryland, from 1961 to 1969.

He was a loving husband, father and friend to many. He has been missed for the last four years and will continue to be missed by his family and friends.

He is survived by his loving wife of 26 years, Rita (Leese) Beeman, who, with the help of their two children, has cared for him since coming home from the hospital in July of 1993; a daughter, Amanda (Beeman) Festerman and husband Robbie, Charlestown; one son, Patrick Thomas Beeman, at home; one grandson, David Thomas Festerman; one brother, A. Dale Beeman and wife Debbie, Dogwood Flats, Barton; his mother-in-law and father-in-law, Melvin and Martha Leese, Route 2, Ridgeley; sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Gerald and Regina Baldwin, Winchester, Va.; two nephews; one niece; and a great nephew.

The special nurses who helped in his care were Sharron, Kelly, Joyce, Regina, Debbie, Basil, Lori, Lana, Sherry, and a special tribute in loving memory of Roxce Bevans.

Friends will be received at the Hafer Chapel of the Hills Mortuary, 1302 National Highway, LaVale, on Saturday from 1 to 4:30 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be held at the funeral home on Sunday at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Delbert Poling officiating.

Interment will be in Fort Ashby Cemetery.

Pallbearers will be A. Dale Beeman, Gerald Baldwin, William Chambers Sr., T. "Rick" Black, Don Allen Bland, and Ron Savage.

The family requests expressions of sympathy be made to St. Paul's United Methodist Church, Route 3, Patterson Creek, Ridgeley, WV 26753 

FLOSSIE O. BEEMAN 
LONACONING - Flossie Olive (Broadwater) Beeman, 88, of Knapps Meadow, Lonaconing, went home to Heaven on Saturday, Feb. 22, 1997.
She personified a virtuous woman and ``her price is far above rubies.'' ``Her children rise up and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her.''

Born Jan. 28, 1909, in Garrett County, she was the daughter of the late Harmon Broadwater and the late Harriett C. (Bittinger) Broadwater. She also was preceded in death by a son, Clyde Beeman; three sisters, Nellie Llewellyn, Minnie Broadwater and Dorothy Sutherland; and one granddaughter, Donna James.

Mrs. Beeman was a member of the Dunkard Brethren Church, Broadwater Chapel, Savage River Road, for 74 years and served in various capacities.

Flossie and her husband also are the parents of the Country Gospel Singers, who ministered in the area for 24 years.

Surviving are her husband of 70 years, Oscar L. Beeman; three sons, the Rev. Homer Beeman and wife Freda, Westernport, Robert Beeman and wife Saundra, Frostburg, and Roger Beeman and wife Sandy, Springfield, Va.; three daughters, Edna Clark and husband Glen, Lonaconing, Louise Skidmore and husband Stanley, Frostburg, Lavona Sines and husband Ronnie, Frostburg; five brothers, Howard Broadwater, LaVale, Grover Broadwater, LaVale, Edward Broadwater, Corriganville, Herbert Broadwater, Chester, and Robert Broadwater, Lonaconing; seven sisters, Della Beeman, LaVale, Edith Long, Moran Manor Nursing Home, Theresa Broadwater, Westernport, Myrtle Broadwater, York, Pa., Rosella Rounds, Grantsville, Lillie Broadwater, Westernport, and Thelma Bittinger, Grantsville; 21 grandchildren; 35 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.

Friends will be received at the Boal Funeral Home, Lonaconing, on Sunday and Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be conducted at the Bethel Pentecostal Holiness Church, Lonaconing, on Tuesday at 1 p.m. with Elder Virgil Leatherman and Elder Ray Stuber officiating.

Interment will be in the Rest Lawn Memorial Gardens, LaVale.

Pallbearers will be Robbie Clark, David Beeman, Danny Beeman, Bob Beeman Jr., Nathan Beeman and Trent Beeman.

JEFFREY L. BEEMAN 
BARTON - Jeffrey L. Beeman, 36, of Bartlett Run Road, SW, Barton, died Friday, March 28, 1997, at his residence.
Born Aug. 4, 1960, in Baltimore, he was a son of Joseph Junior Beeman and Wilma Jean (McGee) Beeman, of Barton. He also was preceded in death by his paternal grandmother, Edith L. Beeman.

Mr. Beeman was a mechanic.

Surviving are his maternal grandmother, Jessie C. McGee, Lonaconing; one sister, Wilma Jean Thorne, Winter Haven, Fla., and her son Jamie, who lives with his grandmother, Wilma Jean Beeman, of Barton; three brothers, James Beeman and wife Alice, Barton, Joseph A. Beeman and wife Veva, Short Gap, W.Va., and John E. Beeman and wife Kim, Barton; numerous aunts and uncles; and several nieces and nephews.

Friends will be received at the Eichhorn-McKenzie Funeral Home, Lonaconing, on Tuesday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The body was cremated.

Memorial services will be conducted at the funeral home on Tuesday at 1 p.m. with the Rev. George Loar officiating.

Interment will be in the Green Cemetery, Garrett County.

LENA C. BEEMAN 
FROSTBURG - Lena Christine (Sgaggero) Beeman, 50, of Powells Lane Apartments, Apartment A8, Frostburg, went to be with the Lord, with her family beside her, on Monday, July 14, 1997, at Sacred Heart Hospital.
Born Feb. 16, 1947, in Piedmont, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Phyllis (Cannon) Sgaggero.

Mrs. Beeman was employed at the Princess Restaurant, Frostburg, for 8 years before she became sick. She was a member of the God's Ark of Safety, Frostburg.

Surviving are her father Vitto Sgaggero and step mother Suanne G. Sgaggero, Finzel; her husband William Abraham Beeman, Sr., Frostburg; one daughter, Kathy Hanlin and husband Austin, Westernport; three sons, William Beeman Jr. and wife Kelly, Shaft, Steven Beeman, at home, and Joey Beeman and girlfriend Lorraine, Frostburg; seven grandchildren, Austin Jr., William, Christopher, Ryan, Scott, Nicole and James; one step grandson, Justin; three sisters, Linda Jeffry and husband Ron, Frostburg, Melinda Routhier, Frostburg, and Paula Vassalo, Cumberland; one brother, Frank Sgaggero and wife June, Lonaconing; her mother-in-law, Margaret Beeman, Detmold; and several nieces and nephews.

Friends will be received at the God's Ark of Safety, Frostburg, on Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be conducted at the church on Wednesday at 1 p.m. with the Pastor J. Richard Greene and the Pastor Everett Spence officiating.

Interment will be in the Frostburg Memorial Park.

Pallbearers will be Pete Booth, Ricky Webb, Frankie Sgaggero, Anthony Vassalo, Dale Sgaggero and George Pappas. Her grandsons will be the honorary pallbearers.

Family requests that expressions of sympathy take the form of memorials to, The Lena C. Beeman Cancer Fund, First Federal Savings Bank, Frostburg.

Arrangements by Eichhorn-McKenzie Funeral Home, Lonaconing, MD 21539.

Memorial cards will be available at the church.

RAYMOND BEEMAN 
FROSTBURG - Raymond ``Red'' Beeman, 76, formerly of Eckhart and Frostburg, died Saturday, Feb. 22, 1997, at the Egle Nursing Home, Lonaconing.
Born Jan. 28, 1921, in Frostburg, he was the son of the late Samuel and Laura Jane (Norton) Beeman.

Mr. Beeman had worked at the Palace Theatre and Frostburg State University. He was a member of the Midland Sportsmen's Club and Frostburg Eagles 1273.

Surviving are his wife, Helen (Sperry) Beeman, Frostburg; stepdaughter, Kathy Sell and husband Paul, Cleveland, Ohio; and nephew, Robert Booth, Midland.

The body will be cremated.

Friends will be received at the Sowers Funeral Home, Frostburg, on Monday from 7 to 8:30 p.m.

Eagles 1273 will hold a service at the funeral home on Monday at 7:30 p.m.

Memorial services will be held at the funeral home on Monday at 8:30 p.m. with the Rev. T. William Preston officiating.

Interment will be in Frostburg Memorial Park.

ROBERT JAMES BEESECK
CUMBERLAND - Robert James Beeseck, 70, of Henderson Avenue, Cumberland, died Tuesday, March 25, 1997, at his residence.
Born Oct. 16, 1926, in Cumberland, he was the son of the late James Matthew Beeseck and Thelma Leona (Kercheval) Beeseck. He also was preceded in death by one son, Robin Beeseck.

Mr. Beeseck worked at Memorial Hospital as a security guard for many years. He served with the U.S. Navy during World War II on the USS Intrepid.

Surviving are his wife, Gloria (Varner) Beeseck; three sons, Robert L. Beeseck and wife Renie, Bedford Valley, Pa., Terry Beeseck and wife Cathy, Headsville, W.Va., and Tracy Beeseck, at home; four grandchildren, Kain Beeseck and wife Deanna, Wiley Ford, W.Va., Christopher Beeseck, Springfield, W.Va., Bobbi Renee Beeseck, Bedford Valley, Pa., and Heather Beeseck, Headsville, W.Va.; one great-granddaughter, Autumn Beeseck; and one great-grandson, Kyle Beeseck.

Friends will be received at the Leasure-Stein Funeral Home on Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Funeral services will be conducted at the funeral home on Friday at 2 p.m.

Interment will be in the Fellowship Cemetery, Centreville, Pa.

Serving as pallbearers will be Glen Emerick, Larry Moyer, Clarence Clites, Gary Doman, Dave Howe, and Larry Houseworth. 

MINTA C. SCHAEFER BEITZEL
GRANTSVILLE - Minta Catherine Schaefer Beitzel, 98, of 8497 National Pike, Grantsville, died Thursday, Aug. 28, 1997, at Goodwill Mennonite Home, Grantsville.
Born Sept. 24, 1898, in Grantsville, she was a daughter of the late Levi and Annie (Wiley) Resh. She also was preceded in death by two husbands, James Schaefer and Walter Beitzel.

Mrs. Beitzel was a member of Christ Lutheran Church, Grantsville.

Surviving are two sons, Mark L. Schaefer and wife Eleanor, Savannah, Ga., and Cecil L. Schaefer, Grantsville; one daughter, Audrey S. Kinsinger and husband Dale, Grantsville; three grandchildren, Allen and Jeff Schaefer, and Tim Kinsinger; and one great-granddaughter, Ashley Schaefer.

Friends will be received at the Newman Funeral Home, Grantsville, on Saturday from 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be conducted at the funeral home on Sunday at 2 p.m. with the Rev. David E. Fetter officiating.

Interment will be in Grantsville Cemetery.

Expressions of sympathy may be directed to Christ Lutheran Church. 

CHARLES W. BELFOURE
CUMBERLAND - A graveside service for Charles William Belfoure will be conducted at Maryland State Veterans Cemetery at Rocky Gap on Monday at noon with the Rev. Milton A. Hipsley officiating.
The Scarpelli Funeral Home, 108 Virginia Ave., Cumberland, is in charge of the arrangements.

NELLIE F. BELL
GREENCASTLE, Pa. - Nellie F. Bell, 67, of 11620 Bemisderfer Road, Greencastle, died unexpectedly at 4 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 5, 1997, in her home.
Born March 19, 1930, in Derry Township, Westmoreland County, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Clyde and Alice (Burkett) St. Clair. She also was preceded in death by three brothers and two sisters.

She was a homemaker. She was a very active volunteer in working at the Shady Grove Community Center, Shady Grove, Pa. She was a former member of the First United Methodist Church of Greencastle.

She and her husband were married April 8, 1949.

Surviving family are her husband of 48 years, Edward F. Bell; daughters, Myra I. Kidd, Shady Grove, Edna Jane Cushing, Virginia Beach, Va., and Charlotte B. Elliott, Greencastle; one sister, Mary Stamper, Belton, Texas; brothers Tim St. Clair, Somerset, Pa., Tom Faushnacht, Vincennes, Ind., Jack Burkett, Fort Collins, Colo.; eight grandchildren; and two great-granddaughters.

It was her desire to have her body donated to the Humanity Gifts Registry of Pennsylvania for medical research at Hershey Medical Center.

A Memorial Service will be held Sunday afternoon at 3 p.m. from the Otterbein United Brethren Church, 146 Leitersburg Street, Greencastle, with the Rev. David G. Rawley officiating. The famly will receive friends at the church one hour before the service on Sunday. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to the Greater Philadelphia Area Chapter of A.L.S., P.O. Box 507, Norristown, Pa. 19404, Attn: Ellyn Phillips.

Arrangements were handled by the Harold M. Zimmerman And Son Funeral Home, Greencastle.

VERONICA BELL 
WESTERNPORT - Veronica Bell, 84, formerly of Howard Street, Westernport, died on Tuesday, March 25, 1997, at the home of her daughter in Richmond, Va.
Born July 16, 1912, in Midland, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Stakem and Elizabeth (Mullen) Stakem. She also was preceded in death by her husband, Charles M. Bell, on April 12, 1978; three brothers, Thomas, Patrick and John Stakem; and a sister, Mrs. Marie Mellor.

Mrs. Bell was a graduate of St. Peter's School, Westernport, and Frostburg State University. She was an elementary school teacher until her retirement in 1973. She taught first and second grades at McCoole and Piedmont. She was a member of St. Peter's Catholic Church, Westernport.

Surviving are one daughter, Mrs. Susan Rosen and husband Larry, Richmond, Va.; and two grandchildren, Ryan and Allison Rosen.

Friends will be received at the Fredlock Funeral Home, Piedmont, W.Va., on Sunday from 7 to 9 p.m.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. Peter's Catholic Church, Westernport, on Monday at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Richard Woy officiating.

Interment will follow in the Philos Cemetery, Westernport.

Family requests that memorials be directed to St. Jude's Children's Hospital, Memphis, Tenn.

DANIEL E. BENDER SR.
CUMBERLAND - Daniel Eugene Bender Sr., 54, of Michigan Avenue, Cumberland, died Thursday, Oct. 9, 1997, at Memorial Hospital.
Born Feb. 10, 1943, in Cumberland, he was the son of Margaret (Bittinger) Bender, Cumberland, and the late Howard Bender.

Mr. Bender was a former employee of the Kelly-Springfield Tire Company and the Cumberland Electric Company. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran. He was a member of the Cumberland Outdoor Club, Goodfellowship Club, and the Cumberland American Legion.

In addition to his mother, surviving are his wife, Susie (Corley) Bender; two sons, Daniel Eugene Bender Jr. and wife Melina, Ringold, Ga., and Donald E. Bender and wife Joni, Mars, Pa.; two brothers, Kenny Bender, Dayton, Ohio, and Gene Bender, Cumberland; two sisters, Susie Lapp and Martha Jankey, both of Cumberland; three grandchildren, Joshua Bender, Joseph Bender, and Brooklyn Lowery; and two dog companions, Heidi and Lucy.

Friends will be received at the Scarpelli Funeral Home, 108 Virginia Ave., Cumberland, on Saturday from 7 to 9 p.m.

At Mr. Bender's request, he will be cremated and a memorial service will be conducted at the funeral home on Sunday at 1 p.m. with the Rev. Wayne R. Turner officiating.

The family requests contributions may be made to the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

CARL F. BENNETT
KEYSER, W.Va. - Carl Frank Bennett, 61, of 580 W. Piedmont St., Keyser, died Sunday, Nov. 2, 1997, at Potomac Valley Hospital, Keyser.
Born May 23, 1936, in Seneca Falls, N.Y., he was the son of the late Carl H. and Sabina E. (Kelly) Bennett.

Mr. Bennett was a retired supervisor for Roadway Express, Akron, Ohio. He was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran having attained the rank of sergeant. He was a member of the Church of the Assumption, Keyser, and a member of the Kelly Mansfield Post No. 52 American Legion, Piedmont.

Surviving are his wife, Catherine B. (Shillingburg) Bennett; three sons, Richard Bennett, Brunswick, Ohio, Stephen Bennett, Tallmadge, Ohio, and Carl Bennett II, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio; one stepson, William Corbin Jr., Mogadore, Ohio; one sister, Joan Manginell, Chili, N.Y.; two brothers, Gordon Bennett, Gaston, Tenn., and William Hawkins, Auburn, N.Y.; and 10 grandchildren.

Friends will be received at the Boal Funeral Home, Westernport, on Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be held at the funeral home on Wednesday at 10 a.m. with Brother Luke Stone, T.O.R., officiating.

Interment will be in St. Peter's Cemetery, Westernport.

Full military honors will be accorded at graveside by various veterans organizations.

The rosary will be recited at the funeral home on Tuesday at 7 p.m.

FLORENCE G. BENNETT 
FLINTSTONE - Florence Garnet Bennett, 79, of Green Ridge Road, Flintstone, died Monday, May 19, 1997, at the Northampton Manor Nursing Home, Frederick.
Born April 10, 1918, at Paw Paw, W.Va., she was a daughter of the late Marshall Taylor and Loretta Susan (Largent) Farlow. She also was preceded in death by her husband, Paul Leo Bennett, on July 5, 1978; one infant son; three brothers, Charles, Robert, and Glen Farlow; and two sisters, Nellie Farris and Eleanor Farlow.

Mrs. Bennett was a retired seamstress with the Lion Manufacturing Co., Everett, Pa. She was a member of the Ladies Auxiliary to William McKinley Smith Post 155, American Legion, Artemas, Pa.

Surviving are one son, Paul Keith Bennett and wife Mary Lou, Columbia; one daughter Constance S. Naylor and husband Lance, Keyser, W.Va.; one brother, Fred Farlow, Lorain, Ohio; two sisters, Helen Cain, Lorain, Ohio, and Ruth White, Shenandoah, Ga.; four grandsons, Kevin D. Bennett, New Windsor, Timothy M. Bennett, Fairmont, W.Va., Brian L. Smith, Keyser, W.Va., and Todd A. Smith, Hanover, Pa.; and five great-grandchildren.

Friends will be received at the Merritt-Adams Funeral Home, Cumberland, on Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Funeral services will be conducted at the Fairview Christian Church, Inglesmith, Pa., on Thursday at 1 p.m. with Dr. Lawrence F. Sherwood Jr. officiating. The body will be taken to the church one hour prior to services.

Interment will be in the Fairview Cemetery, Inglesmith.

The family requests that expressions of sympathy take the form of contributions to the Alzheimer's Association, Baltimore/Central Maryland Chapter, 540 E. Belvedere Ave., Suite 202, Baltimore, MD 21212.

The Rotruck-Smith Funeral Home, Keyser, WV, is in charge of the arrangements.

FLORENCE V. BENNETT
MEYERSDALE, Pa. - Florence V. Bennett, 86, of Route 1, Artemas, died Tuesday, Aug. 26, 1997, at Meyersdale Manor Nursing Home, Meyersdale.
Born Nov. 16, 1910, in Artemas, she was the daughter of the late Kurt and Agnes (Barnes) Wigfield. She also was preceded in death by her husband George Otha Bennett on June 27, 1979.

Mrs. Bennett was a member of Lebanon Christian Church, Artemas.

Surviving are two sons, Franklin J. Bennett, Artemas, and Merle O. Bennett, Everett; one brother, Dennis Jay, Bedford; one sister, Ruth Fizer, Hagerstown, Md.; five grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and a number of nieces and nephews.

Friends will be received at the Kight Funeral Home, 309-311 Decatur St., Cumberland, on Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be held at the funeral home on Friday at 11 a.m. with the Rev. John Miller officiating.

Interment will be in Fairview Cemetery near Artemas.

HENRY E. BENNETT
MARLOW, Okla. - Henry Edward Bennett, 80, of Route 3, Box 342, Marlow, formerly of Lawton, Okla., formerly of Troy, Ill., formerly of Shelbyville, Ill., and Kempton, Md., died Thursday, Feb. 27, 1997, at Duncan Regional Hospital, Duncan. Born Feb 6, 1917, in Kempton, Md., he was a son of the late George E. Bennett and Lillian (Lancaster) Bennett. He also was preceded in death by his wife, Edna Mae (Hardison) Bennett, on May 10, 1995. Mr. Bennett was a member of American Legion Post 708; VFW Post 1299; and Bethel Baptist Church, Troy Ill. He was a U.S. Army retired sergeant first class in the civil service. Surviving are one son, Benny and wife Patricia Bennett, Marlow, Okla.; five brothers, James Bennett and John Bennett, both of Frostburg, Md., Richard Bennett, Oakland, Md., William Bennett, Lady Lake, Fla., and Robert Bennett, Albuquerque, N.M.; and two sisters, Mary Fraley and Martha Miller, both of Frostburg, Md. Funeral services will be held at Howe & Yockey Funeral Chapel, Shelbyville, Ill., Monday, March 3, 1997, at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Daniel Eloe officiating. Interment will be in Glenwood Cemetery, Shelbyville, Ill., with U.S. flag and full military honors. 

JUDITH A. BENNETT
CUMBERLAND - Judith Ann Bennett, 55, of Cumberland, died Monday, Nov. 10, 1997, shortly after arrival at Memorial Hospital.
Born June 9, 1942, in Cumberland, she was the daughter of Betty Marie (Yutzy) Wheeler, Frederick, and the late Frederick Lewis Wheeler.

In addition to her mother, surviving are her husband, Charles A. Bennett, Cumberland; a son, Stephen F. Greenwell, Frederick; a brother, Scott F. Wheeler and wife Crissy, Frederick; and a grandson, Shane F. Greenwell, Frederick.

At the request of Mrs. Bennett, her body was cremated. 

A memorial service will be conducted at the Merritt-Adams Funeral Home on Saturday, Nov. 15, 1997, at 1 p.m. with the Rev. Sherrill Dillon officiating.

MARY M. BENNETT 
CUMBERLAND - Mary Martha Bennett, 75, of 10 N. Liberty St., Cumberland, died Saturday, March 22, 1997, at Sacred Heart Hospital.
Born July 23, 1921, in Mount Savage, she was the daughter of the late Edward J. Moran and the late Mary Jane (Folk) Moran. She also was preceded in death by her husband, Russell J. (Russ) Bennett; two brothers, Edward and Francis Moran; one sister, Ann Daniels; and one grandson, Bryan Shaner.

Mrs. Bennett was a bartender for the Cumberland Country Club. She was a member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church.

Surviving are three sons, Russell Bennett and wife Susan, Cumberland, Bobby Bennett and wife Terry, Zihlman, and John Bennett and wife Nancy, Clear Spring; four daughters, Mary Conner and husband Alvin, Cumberland, Ann Mowery, Cumberland, Patricia Shaner and husband Randy, Ridgeley, W.Va., and Linda Dick, Cumberland; a beloved friend, Jim Furstenburg Jr., Cumberland; one brother, Ronald Moran, Frostburg; two sisters, Ellen Jean Kennedy, Frostburg, and Betty Ann Graceie, Frostburg; 14 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

Friends will be received at the Merritt-Adams Funeral Home, 404 Decatur St., Cumberland, on Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Patrick's Catholic Church on Tuesday at 9 a.m.

Interment will be in Hillcrest Burial Park.

MARY P. BENNETT 
FORT ASHBY, W.Va. - Mary Pearl Bennett, 85, of Fort Ashby, died Tuesday, April 22, 1997, at the Dawn View Manor Nursing Home. She and her sister, Ruth I. Miller, left together, hand in hand, to join Jesus in heaven. 
Born Feb. 23, 1912, in Buck Valley, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Ira and Katherine (Wertz) Smith. In addition to her parents and sister, Mrs. Bennett also was preceded in death by her husband, Conda E. Bennett, and her daughter, Shirley Ann Bennett.

Mrs. Bennett was a cook in local restaurants. She was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church, and a charter member of the Fort Ashby VFW Post 6667 Ladies Auxiliary, where she served as president. She also served as past president of the Fourth District.

Surviving are her son, Donald Bennett and wife Nancy, Carlisle, Pa.; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

Friends will be received at the Upchurch Funeral Home, Route 28, Fort Ashby, on Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m.

The Ladies Auxiliary of the Fort Ashby VFW will conduct a joint memorial service for Mrs. Miller and Mrs. Bennett at the funeral home on Thursday at 7:30 p.m.

A joint funeral service will be held at the funeral home on Friday at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Dallas Forren officiating.

Interment will be in Fort Ashby Cemetery.

Serving as pallbearers will be Ed Riley, Ron Hershberger, Eddie Willison, Doug Wolford, Ron Evans, and Steven Wotring.

DORIS J. BERG 
LAUREL - Doris J. Berg, 64, of Laurel, died Thursday, May 29, 1997, at Laurel Regional Hospital, Laurel.
Born Sept. 24, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Chester M. and Juanita Miller. She also was preceded in death by three brothers, Orville, Robert, and Donald Miller; and three sisters, Wanda Nave, Virginia Bennett, and Kay Williamson.

Mrs. Berg retired from General Electric as an inspector. She graduated from Fort Hill High School in 1951.

Surviving are one daughter, Jacqueline S. Cessna, Shippensburg, Pa.; one step-daughter, Gerlinde Alejos, Kansas; two sons, Robert A. Steward, Glen Burnie, and Dennis J. Steward, Cumberland; four brothers, Dale, Roy, Ray and Chester M. Miller Jr.; four sisters, Jean Rice, Eleanor Banard, Romaine Sherman, and Joyce Nixon; and 10 grandchildren.

Fleck Funeral Home, 7601 Sandy Spring Road, Laurel, is in charge of the arrangements. There will be no visitation.

A memorial service was held at the Community United Methodist Church, Laurel, on Saturday, May 31, 1997.

A memorial service will be held at the Central Assembly of God Church, 2020 Bedford St., Cumberland, on Tuesday, June 3, 1997, at 1 p.m. with the Rev. Gary Butler officiating.

Interment will be private.

PAULINE M. BERG
NARROWS, Va. - Pauline Matthews Berg, 91, of 213 W. Westview St., Narrows, formerly of Corriganville, Md., died on Wednesday, Nov. 26, 1997.
Born March 29, 1906, in Corriganville, she was the daughter of the late James and Rebecca (Fleegle) Matthews.

Mrs. Berg was a member of the Redeemer Lutheran Church, Pearisburg.

Surviving are her husband, C. Rockford Berg, Narrows; a son, Carlton L. Berg, Roanoke; three grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

Friends were received at Riffe's Funeral Home, 600 East Main St., Narrows, Va., on Friday from 6 to 8 p.m.

Funeral services will be held at the funeral home chapel on Saturday at 1 p.m. with the Rev. Walter Verling officiating.

Interment will be in Birchlawn Burial Park, Pearisburg.

ELMER E. BERGDOLL
CUMBERLAND - Elmer E. Bergdoll, 61, of Valley Road, Cumberland, died Saturday, Sept. 27, 1997, at Memorial Hospital, Cumberland.
Born Mar. 29, 1936, in Purgitsville, W.Va., he was the son of the late Freeman A. and Nellie P. (Conrad) Bergdoll. He was preceded in death by one infant brother.

Mr. Bergdoll was a retired construction worker. He was a member of the Army Reserves and a member of the Cumberland Eagles.

Surviving are his companion, Mary A. Twigg; one daughter, Karen Sue Bergdoll Blahut and husband David, Oldtown; one son, Richard Lee Bergdoll, Cumberland; one step-son, John Patrick Moore, Florida; two sisters, Thelma V. Ghahhari, Silver Spring; Wanda D. Bergdoll, Cumberland; three grandchildren, Maranda Lynn Bergdoll, Matthew John Davis, and Tessa Marie Davis; special friends, Donald Twigg and wife Gail, Debra Twigg, Pamela Cole and husband Willie, Russell Twigg and wife Sheila, and their children, Sondra and Donna Jean Fraze, Christy Phillips, Lester and Bill Cole, Crystal, Byran and Richard Twigg, all of Indiana.

Friends will be received at the Scarpelli Funeral Home, 108 Virginia Ave., on Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be conducted at the funeral home on Tuesday at 11 a.m. with the Rev. David F. Dayhoff officiating. Interment will be in Sunset Memorial Park.

INA M. BEST
BOISE, Idaho - Ina M. Best, 91, of Boise, died Sunday, Nov. 16, 1997, at a Boise care center.
No local services will be held. Her cremated remains will be buried at Fort Lincoln Cemetery in Brentwood, Md., at a later date. Arrangements are under the direction of Summers Funeral Homes, Boise Chapel, Boise.

Ina was born on Feb. 26, 1906, at Bayard, W.Va., the daughter of William E. and Edith M. Purgitt Junkins. She attended Potomac State College, Keyser, W.Va., and later taught school in Grant County, W.Va. She married Richard S. Best on July 12, 1926, in Keyser. Ina and Dick moved to Washington, D.C., in 1930, where Dick was a police officer until his retirement in 1960. Ina moved to Romney, W.Va., in 1982 and lived there before moving to Boise in 1985 to be near her son, Mike, and his family.

Ina is survived by her son, Michael R. Best and wife, Anne L., Eagle, Idaho; three grandchildren, Laurie S., Katie C., and Erin M., all of Eagle; a sister, Rachael and husband, Rudy Long, Bethlehem, Pa.; sisters-in-law, Carmenita Cullers, and Eloise and husband, Paul Adams, Germantown; and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Richard S. Best, in 1977; her brother, Ralph C. Junkins; and a sister, Vivian Parker.

JOHN T. BEVANS
PAW PAW, W.Va. - John Thomas Bevans, 67, of Paw Paw, died Thursday, Oct. 9, 1997, at the Winchester Medical Center, Winchester, Va.
Born Sept. 3, 1930, in Cumberland, Md., he was the son of the late Constantine and Ruth (Wentling) Bevans.

Mr. Bevans was Catholic by faith.

Surviving are two sisters, Constance B. Laign, Virginia Beach, Va., and Jane B. Slusher and husband William, Bowie, Md.; and several nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews.

Friends will be received at the Scarpelli Funeral Home, 108 Virginia Ave., Cumberland, on Monday from 11 a.m. to noon.

Services will be conducted at the funeral home on Monday at noon with Father Milton A. Hipsley officiating.

Interment will be in St. Mary's Cemetery, Cumberland.

ROXANNE BEVANS 
FROSTBURG - Roxanne ``Roxce'' Elliott Bevans, 34, of 118 W. Mechanic St., Frostburg, died Friday, March 28, 1997, at her home.
Born July 10, 1962, in Cumberland, she was the daughter of Francis W. and Carolee (Mackay) Elliott, of Frostburg.

Mrs. Bevans was a 1980 graduate of Beall High School and a graduate of Allegany Community College. She received her Bachelor of Nursing and Master of Nursing degrees from the University of Maryland.

She was teaching nursing at Allegany College of Maryland, and coordinating private duty nurses for Allegany and Garrett counties for Tri-State Nurses, Frederick. She also was in charge of Utilization Review for Medicaid for the University of Maryland and Sacred Heart Hospital. She was a member of Frostburg United Methodist Church.

Surviving in addition to her parents are her husband, George G. Bevans; two sons, James Lee Bevans and Jordan Geary Bevans, and daughter, Autumn Nicole Bevans, at home; and a brother, W. Kenny Elliott, Frostburg.

Friends will be received at the Sowers Funeral Home, Frostburg, on Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be conducted at the Frostburg United Methodist Church on Tuesday at 1 p.m. with the Rev. George A. Aist officiating. The body will be taken to the church at noon.

Interment will be in Sunset Memorial Park.

Pallbearers will be Rick Weimer, Bernie Garlitz, Jack Elliott, Joe Conway, Louis Concordia and Rick Cooper.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Trust Fund for the Children of Roxanne Elliott Bevans, c/o First United National Bank and Trust, Route 36, Frostburg, MD 21532.

MARY FRANCES BEVER
SWANTON - Mary Frances Bever, 69, of 198 Bever Park Lane, Swanton, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, Nov. 8, 1997, at Memorial Hospital, Cumberland.
She was born Aug. 5, 1928, at Westernport, the daughter of the late Guy Orndorff and the late Catherine (Nau) Orndorff. She also was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas W. Bever, in 1988; and a son, Andrew James Bever.

She was a loving mother to her family and a faithful follower of the Lord, giving and receiving His messages in her walk through life on earth. She was a member of the Chestnut Grove United Methodist Church.

She is survived by one daughter, Krista Bever Ecker, Maryland; three sons, Richard Bever, Maryland, Alvin Bever, Fla., and Mike Bever, Miss.; two sisters, Pat Haywood, Laurel, and Delores Orndorff, Westernport; grandchildren, Andrew Ecker, Ashley Bever, Kimberly Johnson, and Brian Woodyard; and great-grandchild, Danielle Nicole Johnson.

Friends will be received at the Boal Funeral Home, Westernport, on Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be conducted at Chestnut Grove United Methodist Church, Wednesday at 1 p.m. with the Rev. Donald Nelson officiating.

Interment will be in Bever Cemetery, Backbone Mountain.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made to Chestnut Grove United Methodist Church; to the American Cancer Society; or to the Spina Bifida Foundation.
 

RICHARD L. BIGGS 
THURMONT, Md. - Richard Lewis Biggs, 37, of 12 Rouzer Court, Thurmont, formerly of Westernport, died Tuesday, April 22, 1997, at the Frederick Memorial Hospital, Frederick.
Born May 1, 1959, at Keyser, W.Va., he was a son of Lewis E. and Doris Jane (Garvey) Biggs of Westernport. He also was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents and one uncle.

Mr. Biggs was employed by First Data Merchant Services of Hagerstown for the past two years. Prior to that he was employed by the Standard Federal Savings Bank of Gaithersburg and Frederick for eight years.

Mr. Biggs was a graduate of Bruce High School, Westernport and Allegany Community College, Cumberland. He was a member of the Trinity United Methodist Church of Piedmont, W.Va. He was a former Boy Scout and an Eagle Scout.

Surviving in addition to his parents are his wife of 11 years, Cindy D. (Jenkins) Biggs; one daughter, Nicole Renee Biggs, at home; one sister, Nancy Seltzer and fiance Doc Flanagan, Frederick; two brothers, Jon Allen Biggs and wife Kelly, Sykesville, and David Scott Biggs and wife Shawna, Keyser, W.Va.; paternal grandmother, Edna Biggs, a resident of Egle Nursing Home, Lonaconing, formerly of Luke; mother-in-law and father-in-law, Ward W. and Bonnie L. (Ellifritz) Jenkins, Keyser; brother-in-law, Troy Allen Jenkins and wife Roxanne, Meyersdale, Pa.; two aunts, Wilda Fazenbaker and husband Richard, Piedmont, W.Va., and Dorothy Barnard and husband Bryan, Swanton; and two uncles, Tom Garvey and wife Doris, Freedom, Pa., and Robert Biggs and wife Joy, Keyser, W.Va.

Mr. Biggs is also remembered by special friends, Keating Clark, Walkersville; Roger Downs, Ashburn, Va.; Donald and Joyce Briggs, Monrovia; and Betty Jo and James Howard, Westernport.

Friends will be received at the Rotruck-Smith Funeral Home, Keyser, on Saturday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. and on Sunday from 7 to 9 p.m. only.

Funeral services will be conducted at the funeral home chapel on Monday at 11 a.m. with the Rev. S.D. Sawyers and the Rev. Joseph Jarrett officiating.

Interment will be in the Philos Cemetery, Westernport.

The family requests that expressions of sympathy take the form of contributions to the Nicole Biggs Trust Fund, c/o Farmers and Merchants National Bank, Attention: Jan McGuffin, 110 Thomas Johnson Drive, Frederick, MD 21701.
 

EUNICE M. BILLMEYER 
RIO, W.Va. - Eunice Mae Billmeyer, 86, of Rio, died Friday, April 11, 1997, at Winchester Medical Center, Winchester, Va.
Born Aug. 4, 1910, in Rio, she was the daughter of the late James Wilson and Zella (Bean) Wilson. Her husband, George G. Billmeyer, died Feb. 21, 1994. She also was preceded in death by one daughter; one grandson; one great-grandchild; one brother; and one sister.

Mrs. Billmeyer was co-owner of Billmeyer Grocery for 40 years in Rio. She was a member of the Ebenezer Lutheran Church, Rio.

Surviving are one son, Eugene Billmeyer, Romney; three daughters, Rebecca Gillam, Neelyton, Pa., Patricia Kemp, Shepherdstown, and Elizabeth Davis, Rio; six grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.

The family will receive friends at the McKee Funeral Home, Augusta, on Saturday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be conducted at the Ebenezer Lutheran Church on Sunday at 2 p.m. with Pastor R. Don Prange officiating.

Interment will be in the Rio Cemetery.

Pallbearers will be Scott Kemp, E.T. Billmeyer, Jeremy Mongold, Mark Gillam, Philip Billmeyer and Doodle Lewis.

Memorials may be made to the Ebenezer Lutheran Church Building Fund c/o Courtney Tusing, RR 1, Box 200, Baker, WV 26801.
 

HELEN J. BISHOP 
CUMBERLAND - Helen J. Bishop, 67, of Cumberland, died Wednesday, May 14, 1997, at Memorial Hospital.
Born Feb. 17, 1930, in Cumberland, she was the daughter of the late Augustus and Myrtle (Long) Duckworth.

Mrs. Bishop was a retired home sitter in the Cumberland area. She attended Central Assembly of God Church, Cumberland.

Surviving are one son, David E. Bishop and wife Julia, Flemington, N.J.; one daughter, Barbara J. (Bishop) Marple and husband Gary, Walkersville; four brothers, John Long, Franklin, Wis., Russell Duckworth and wife Elaine, Erie, Pa., Donald Duckworth and wife Lottie, Jacksonville, Fla., and Arthur Duckworth and wife Terry, Howell, N.J.; one sister, Ella Bearinger and husband Warren, Cumberland; and three grandchildren, Stacey L. (Marple) Hiltner and husband Ron, David M. Bishop, and Mark F. Bishop.

Friends will be received at the Scarpelli Funeral Home, 108 Virginia Ave., Friday from 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be conducted at the funeral home Saturday at 10 a.m. with the Rev. Donald E. Marple officiating.

Interment will be in Mount Herman Cemetery, Cumberland.
 

MARLE C. BISHOP
EVERETT, Pa. - Marle C. Bishop, 78, of HCR 6, Everett, died Monday, Nov. 24, 1997, at the Center for Nursing Care, Altoona, Pa.
He was born June 18, 1919, in Cumberland, the son of the late Cleveland and Gertrude (Snyder) Bishop. He also was preceded in death by a sister, Leone Barkman; and step-mother, Pearl Bishop.

On April 1, 1942, he married Lena B. (Von Stein), who preceded him in death on June 30, 1993.

Surviving are his sister, LaVerne Imler, Alliance, Ohio; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Mr. Bishop retired after 33 1/2 years from the Kelly-Springfield Tire Company, Cumberland. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, having served in Rome, Northern France, and the Rhineland, and he received three Bronze Stars.

He was a member of the Clearville United Methodist Church, and was a member of the Everett VFW Post #2055, Artemas American Legion Post #155, Disabled American Veterans, the Everett Honor Guard, Improved Order of Redmen Tribe #507, Everett, the Everett Masonic Lodge #524 Free & Accepted Masons, Chaneysville Volunteer Fire Company, Harrisburg Consistory, Jaffa Temple - Altoona, and Chapman Run Hunting Club.

Friends will be received at the Louis Geisel Funeral Home, Bedford, Pa., on Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be conducted at the funeral home on Saturday, Nov. 29, 1997, at 10 a.m. with the Rev. Robert Robertson officiating.

Interment will be in the Clearville Union Cemetery.

The Everett Honor Guard will accord graveside military rites.

LESTER B. BISTLINE 
HYNDMAN, Pa. - Lester B. Bistline, 82, of Hyndman, Bedford County, formerly of Dillsburg, died Friday, March 7, 1997, at Memorial Hospital, Cumberland, Md.
Born Aug. 22, 1914, in Upper Mifflin, Cumberland County, he was the son of the late Bruce G. and Edna C. (Barrick) Bistline.

Mr. Bistline was a retired packer for the former Navy Supply Depot, Mechanicsburg. He was a member of the Mount Pleasant Church of God, Dillsburg.

Surviving are his wife, Margaret F. (Shoffner) Bistline, Hyndman; three sons, the Rev. Robert M., Lancaster, Leslie Shoffner, Hyndman, and the Rev. Randall L., Mount Joy; one half brother, Bruce G. Bistline Jr., Carlisle; two half sisters, Doris Bowers, Newville, and Byrnece Gibney, Marysville; seven grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.

A viewing will be held at the Cocklin Funeral Home, 30 N. Chestnut St., Dillsburg, on Tuesday from 10 to 11 a.m.

Services will be held at the funeral home on Tuesday at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Jack Parthemore officiating.

Burial will be in the Fairview Bethel Cemetery, Fairview Township, York County.

Memorials may be sent to the Mount Pleasant Church of God, 146 S. York Road, Dillsburg, PA 17019.

GLEN C. BITTINGER
PIEDMONT, W.Va. - Glen C. Bittinger, 60, of 38 E. Fairview St., Piedmont, died Saturday, March 1, 1997, at Sacred Heart Hospital, Cumberland, Md.
Born Aug. 7, 1936, in Bloomington, Md., he was the son of Helen (O'Brien) Bittinger, Oakland, Md., and the late Edward Bittinger. He also was preceded in death by one daughter, JoAnn Logan Hanlin.

Mr. Bittinger was a retired construction worker from Local 616 having worked at Carl Belt Inc. He was Methodist by faith and was an avid gardener.

In addition to his mother, he is survived by his wife of 37 years, Wilma (Mayhew) Bittinger; two daughters, Gloria Harman, Frostburg, Md.; Janet Bray, Kitzmiller, Md.; one stepson, Vernon Cornett, Cumberland, Ky.; two brothers, Richard Bittinger and wife, Vonda, Bloomington; James K. Bittinger and wife, Elizabeth, Oakland; one sister, Ethel McKenzie, Keyser; four grandchildren, Joanna Amoroso, Piedmont; Jason Amoroso, Piedmont; Brittany Harman, Frostburg; J.R. Bray, Kitzmiller, Md.; two step grandchildren, Christopher Cornett and Christine Cornett, Cumberland, Ky.; one great-grandson, Alec Jason Amoroso and three step great-grandchildren, Christopher, Heather and Jessica.

Friends will be received at the Boal Funeral Home, Westernport, Md., on Sunday from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be conducted at the funeral home on Monday at 1 p.m. with the Rev. William Kady officiating. Interment will be in Potomac Memorial Gardens, Keyser.

Pallbearers will be Carroll Poland, John Amoroso, Jason Amoroso, J.R. Bray, Norman Mayhew and James Bittinger.
 

JOHN C. BITTINGER 
WALDORF - John Clayton Bittinger, 36, of 14865 Poplar Hill Road, Waldorf, died Tuesday, April 29, 1997, at Greenbelt in an automobile accident.
Born Dec. 2, 1961, in Washington, D.C., he was the son of Joseph Cylvon Bittinger, Waldorf, and Sarah Joan (Gardner) Bittinger, Front Royal, Va.

Surviving in addition to his parents are brothers, Dennis Cylvon Bittinger, Clarksville, Tenn., Joseph Rick Bittinger, Laurel, and Gene Audie Bittinger, Harwood; and 10 nieces and nephews.

The family will receive friends at the Eichhorn-McKenzie Funeral Home, Lonaconing, on Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be at the funeral home on Friday, May 2, 1997, at 10:30 a.m. with the Rev. Donald Webb officiating.

Interment will be in Mountain View Cemetery, Moscow Mills.

EMMA R. BITTNER 
HYNDMAN, Pa. - Emma Ronelda Bittner, 75, of Kennells Mills Road, RD 1, Hyndman, died Thursday, Feb. 27, 1997, at Sacred Heart Hospital, Cumberland, Md. Born March 16, 1921, in Southampton Township, Somerset County, she was a daughter of the late Roy E. and Naomi B. (Emerick) Kennell. She also was preceded in death by two sisters, Idella Lucero and Madeline Dom. Mrs. Bittner was a member of the Central Christian Church, Hyndman. Surviving are her husband of 56 years, Merle T. Bittner; three brothers, Stanley W. Kennell, Glen Burnie, Md., John W. Kennell and Gerald M. Kennell, both of RD 1, Hyndman; and five sisters, Marybelle E. White, A. Ruth Imler, Alzene L. Sweitzer, Marion E. Romesburg, and Frances F. Troutman, all of RD 1, Hyndman. Friends will be received at the Harvey H. Zeigler Funeral Home, Hyndman, on Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Services will be conducted at the funeral home on Monday at 11 a.m. with Galen Beitzel, evangelist, officiating. Interment will be in Comps Cemetery. 

ROBERT A. BITTNER 
MEYERSDALE, Pa. - Robert A. Bittner, 64, of Meyersdale, died Tuesday, Aug. 5, 1997, at the Meyersdale Medical Center.
Born March 26, 1933, in Corriganville, Md., he was the son of the late Cyrus P. and Lela M. (Caton) Bittner.

Mr. Bittner was a member of the SS. Philip and James Catholic Church, Meyersdale, the 4th degree Knights of Columbus Council 9297, Meyersdale, and the BPOE Lodge 1951.

Surviving are his wife Janet R. (Ruffo) Bittner; two sons, Richard A. Bittner and Paul E. Bittner and wife Floredeliza (Fulgencio), all of Meyersdale; one granddaughter, Paula; one brother, William P. Bittner, Frostburg, Md.; and one sister, Mary Jane Merrbach, Meyersdale.

Christian Wake service will be conducted at the William Rowe Price Funeral Home, Meyersdale, on Thursday at 2:15 p.m. and Rosary will be recited at 7:30 p.m. at the funeral home.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at the SS. Philip and James Catholic Church on Friday at 10:30 a.m. with the Msgr. Timothy J. Swope officiating.

Interment will be in the Greenville Union Cemetery.

Memorials may take the form of contributions to the SS. Philip and James Catholic Church, Meyersdale.

MADELINE JEAN BLACKBURN 
KEYSER, W.Va. - Madeline Jean Blackburn, 75, of Ocean Springs, Miss., formerly of Carskadon Lane, Keyser, W.Va., died Saturday, May 17, 1997, at Ocean Springs.
Born July 6, 1921, in Westernport, she was the daughter of the late Rex Isaac and Katherine (Moran) Frankland. She also was preceded in death by her husband, Lawrence Blackburn, 1990; and a daughter, Katie Blackburn.

Mrs. Blackburn was a homemaker. She was a member of Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Keyser.

Surviving are one son, Raymond Blackburn, Ocean Springs, Miss.; one sister, Jean Truly, Frostburg; and two grandsons, Raymond Lee Blackburn II, and Jeffrey Steven Blackburn.

Friends will be received at the Boal Funeral Home, Westernport, on Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m.

Graveside services will be in Philos Cemetery, Westernport, on Wednesday at 1 p.m. with the Rev. Judson Pealer officiating.

HAROLD A. BLAND 
OAKLAND - Harold A. Bland, 68, of Oakland, died Thursday, March 20, 1997, at St. Clair Hospital, Mount Lebanon, Pa.
Born May 15, 1928, in Akron, Ohio, he was a son of the late Frederick A. Bland and Viola (Glotfelty) Bland.

Mr. Bland was retired from the Garrett County Roads Department with 20 years of service, but continued to work as a truck driver for Wagner Trucking and as a bus driver for DeWitt Charter Service. He was a charter member of the Deep Creek Volunteer Fire Department with more than 40 years of service, and attended the New Life Christian Church.

Surviving are his wife, Dana (Meyers) Bland; one son, Larry Bland, Yulee, Fla.; and one daughter, Debbie Baker, Oakland; three grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.

Friends may call at the Durst Funeral Home, Oakland, on Saturday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be conducted at the New Life Christian Church on Sunday at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Harold Harman officiating.

Interment will be in the Thayerville Cemetery.

The family requests that memorials take the form of contributions to the Deep Creek Volunteer Fire Department.

DENNIS A. BLANK JR.
CORRIGANVILLE - Dennis A. "Andy" Blank Jr., 26, of Corriganville, died Thursday, Nov. 27, 1997, at Memorial Hospital, Cumberland.
Born July 30, 1971, in Cumberland, he was a son of Dennis A. and Donna F. (Hite) Blank with whom he resided.

In addition to his parents, also surviving are a sister, Lorrie A. Blank, Cumberland; a brother, Jason M. Blank, at home; paternal grandfather and step-grandmother, Edgar "Andy" and Dorothy P. Blank, Mount Savage; and maternal grandmother, Frances C. Hite, Corriganville.

He was preceded in death by his paternal grandmother, Helen Blank; and his maternal grandfather, Donald Hite.

Andy was employed as an assistant manager at Naylor's True Value Hardware on Industrial Boulevard, Cumberland. He was a 1989 graduate of Mount Savage High School and had earned an AA degree from Allegany College.

Friends will be received at the Harvey H. Zeigler Funeral Home, Hyndman, on Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

A memorial service will be conducted at the Central Assembly of God, Bedford Road, Cumberland, on Monday at 11 a.m. with the Rev. J. Gary Butler officiating.

The cremains will be entombed at a later date in Restlawn Memorial Park.

His friends, John Mantheiy, Keith Mantheiy, Brian Hirsch, Brian Bolt, and Jason Thompson, will serve as honorary pallbearers.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to the charity of choice in memory of Andy Blank.

GLEN T. BLAUCH
BERLIN, Pa. - Glen Thomas Blauch, 76, of Garrett Shortcut, Berlin, died Monday, Dec. 29, 1997, at the Somerset Hospital.
Born Dec. 2, 1921, in Ridgeley, W.Va., he was the son of the late Earl Ray and Nellie Leola (Ward) Blauch. He also was preceded in death by his stepmother, Alma Leona Mason-Blauch; his wife, the former Nettie Susan Mersing, whom he married on Aug. 31, 1946; and two brothers, Carl Ward Blauch and Paul Ray Blauch.

Surviving are children, Glen Thomas Blauch Jr., Bethesda, Md., Paul Ray Blauch, Sydney, Australia, and David Alan Blauch, Bowie, Md., seven grandchildren, Ryan Thomas, Christina Lee, Jason Edward, Jeremy Paul, Justin Thomas, Eric Thomas and Robert Allan Blauch; two nieces raised by Glen, Mrs. James (Ann Johnson) Ashby, Oakland, Md., and Mrs. Ernest (Jeanie Johnson) Hoffman, Somerset; five great nieces and nephews, Diane and Jeff Ashby, Mrs. Paul (Susan) Smith, Brad and Eric Hoffman.

Mr. Blauch also was the brother of Ralph L. Blauch, Harrisonburg, Va., Mrs. Arthur (Gladys) Garges, Doylestown, Mrs. Emerson (Mildred) Miller, Perkasie, James W. Blauch, Harrisonburg, Mrs. Arthur (Irene) Moreland and Dale E. Blauch, both of Keyser, W.Va.

Mr. Blauch was a member of the Somerset Alliance Church, and Shopman's Local 527. He was employed by Uptegraff Transformer Co. for 24 years.

Friends will be received at the Hauger-Zeigler Funeral Home, Somerset, on Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be conducted at the Somerset Alliance Church, Somerset, on Thursday, Jan. 1, 1997, at 10 a.m. with the Rev. Walter L. Frankenberry officiating. There will be viewing at the church from 9 a.m. to the time of the service.

Interment will be in Somerset County Memorial Park.

Contributions may be made to the Somerset "In Touch" Hospice, 651 S. Center Ave., Somerset, PA 15501.

NETTIE S. BLAUCH 
BERLIN, Pa. - Nettie Susan Blauch, 72, of Garrett Shortcut, Berlin, died Saturday, March 1, 1997, at her residence.
Born March 21, 1924, in Crellin, Md., she was the daughter of the late Charles Emil Mersing and Clara Bell (White) Mersing. She also was preceded in death by four brothers, Leonard, Elmer, Clyde and James Mersing; and three sisters, Ruth Mersing, Nora Mae Bowser, and Miami E. Johnson.

Mrs. Blauch was a 1942 graduate of Oakland High School. She was a member of Somerset Alliance Church, and former bookkeeper for Somerset Christian Bookstore and the Somerset schools.

Surviving are her husband of 50 years, Glen Thomas Blauch Sr.; three sons, Glen Thomas Blauch Jr., Bethesda, Md., Paul Ray Blauch, Singapore, and David Alan Blauch, Crofton, Md.; and two foster daughters, Ann (Johnson) Ashby and husband James, Oakland, Md., and Jeanie (Johnson) Hoffman and husband Ernest, RD 3, Somerset; sister Anna B. Graham and husband Frederick, Crellin, Md.; and brother Charles L. Mersing, Kingwood, W.Va.; seven grandchildren; and five foster grandchildren.

Friends will be received at the Hauger-Zeigler Funeral Home on Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be conducted at Somerset Alliance Church, Somerset, on Tuesday, March 4, 1997, at 10 a.m. with the Rev. Dr. Melvin E. Vance officiating.

Interment will be in Somerset County Memorial Park. There will be a viewing at the church from 9 a.m. until the service.

Contributions may be sent to Somerset ``In Touch'' Hospice, 651 S. Center Ave., Somerset, PA 15501.

WILLIAM D. BLAUL SR.
CUMBERLAND - William Donald Blaul Sr., 69, who founded, owned and operated Midwest Graphic Inc., a Detroit printing company, died Thursday, July 3, 1997, of cancer at Angela Hospice, Livonia, Mich. Mr. Blaul was born in Cumberland, in 1927. He attended Catholic primary and secondary schools in Cumberland, graduating with a business degree from St. Francis College, Loretto, Pa., in 1950. That year, Mr. Blaul married the late Helen Patricia Phillips, also of Cumberland, who in 1988 preceded him in death.
Mr. Blaul served briefly in the U.S. Air Force before moving with his wife to Detroit in 1950. The Blaul family eventually settled in Farmington Hills, remaining there until 1994, when Mr. Blaul moved to Algonac, Mich.

Mr. Blaul worked for National Outdoor Advertising, Moore Business Forms, and Uforma, Inc. before founding Midwest Graphic, Inc., a small Detroit-based printing firm, which served industrial and commercial clients in southeastern lower Mich. for nearly 30 years.

Mr. Blaul will be fondly remembered for his love of worldwide travel with the Nomads, Great Lakes boating, and his passion for University of Michigan football. He was a parishioner of Holy Cross Catholic Church in Marine City, Mich.

Mr. Blaul is survived by his three children, Debra Nickoloff (Brian), Burr Ridge, Ill., Mary Wolyniak (Joseph), Denver, N.C., and William Blaul Jr. (Connie), Beltsville, Md. He is also beloved by ten grandchildren, Megan, Kelly, Joseph, Kathryn, Elizabeth, Jacob, William, Heather, Matthew and Phillip. He is also survived by one sister-in-law, Doris Hartung (Charles), Cumberland and treasured friends, Chuck and Mary Brincat, White Lake, Mich., and Ms. Joann Small, Livonia, Mich.

Cremation has taken place and a memorial Mass will be celebrated at St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church in Dexter, Mich., on Saturday, July 12, 1997 at 10 a.m.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Angela Hospice Unit, 14100 Newburgh Road, Livonia, MI 48154-5010 or to local chapters of the American Red Cross.

HARRY E. BLIZZARD
WESTERNPORT - Harry E. Blizzard, 89, formerly of Stoney Run, Westernport, died Sunday, Oct. 26, 1997, at Moran Manor Nursing Home, Westernport.
He was born Oct. 22, 1908, at Stoney Run, the son of the late Jacob and Anna (Duckworth) Blizzard.

Mr. Blizzard had worked for Westvaco Corporation, and he was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II.

He is survived by several cousins.

Friends will be received at the Boal Funeral Home, Westernport, on Monday from 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be at the funeral home on Tuesday at 1 p.m. with the Rev. John Footen officiating.

Interment will be in Duckworth Cemetery, Stoney Run.

ELIZABETH MORGAN BLUBAUGH 
CUMBERLAND - Elizabeth Morgan Blubaugh, 89, formerly of Cumberland, died Thursday, May 29, 1997, at Carroll County Hospital, Westminster.
Born Sept. 6, 1907, in Carlos, she was the daughter of the late David and Catherine (Koontz) Morgan. She also was preceded in death by four brothers and three sisters.

Mrs. Blubaugh was retired from the Celanese Corporation. She was a member of the First Church of God, Cumberland.

Surviving are one daughter, Phyllis Jean Dawson and husband Austin, Westminster; one son, Charles Blubaugh and wife Joanne, Grant, Fla.; five grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandson.

Friends will be received at the Sowers Funeral Home, Frostburg, on Saturday from 7 to 9 p.m. and on Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be conducted at the funeral home on Monday at 11 a.m. with the Rev. H. Eddie Schaidt officiating.

Interment will be in Frostburg Memorial Park.

ELIZABETH KNIPPENBERG BLUBAUGH 
LANCASTER, Pa. - Elizabeth "Libby" Knippenberg Blubaugh, 79, of 874 Pleasure Road, Lancaster, died Tuesday, July 1, 1997, at Lancaster General Hospital.
Born February 12, 1918, in Cumberland, Md., she was the daughter of the late Howard and Myrtle (Elder) Brandt.

Mrs. Blubaugh was a retired employee of Sperry New Holland, Black and Decker, and Fidelity Electric Company. She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church, Lancaster, and attended Calvary Bible Church Independent Baptist, Ellerslie, Md.

Mr. and Mrs. Blubaugh recently celebrated 49 years of marriage.

Surviving are her husband, Kenneth Russell Blubaugh, Lancaster; two sons, Harlan Knippenberg and wife Elizabeth, Lancaster, and Garnett Knippenberg and wife Joan, Lancaster; a daughter, Arveda Morris and husband Huey, Mountville; six grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; five step-great-grandchildren; and one brother, Irvin Elder, Mount Joy.

Friends will be received at the Calvary Bible Church Independent Baptist, Ellerslie, on Saturday from 11 a.m. to noon.

Services will be held at the church on Saturday at noon with the Rev. Ken L. Korns officiating.

Interment will be in Rest Lawn Memorial Gardens, LaVale.

Merritt-Adams Funeral Home, 404 Decatur Street, Cumberland, is in charge of the arrangements.

IDA EDNA BLUBAUGH
FROSTBURG - Ida Edna (Durst) Blubaugh, 92, of New Georges Creek Road, SW, Frostburg, died Sunday, Nov. 9, 1997, in her home.
She was born June 29, 1905, at Keysers Ridge, the daughter of the late William Hickman and Rosetta (Duckworth) Durst. She also was predeceased by her husband, John F. Blubaugh; five sisters and one brother.

Mrs. Blubaugh was a member of Liberty Christian Fellowship, Pythian Sisters, Lonaconing Senior Center, and Frostburg Adult Day Care of Midland.

She is survived by a son, the Rev. J. Blaine Blubaugh, and daughter-in-law, Rosie (Thrasher) Blubaugh, Falls Church, Va.; a grandson Jon Marque Blubaugh; granddaughter-in-law, Katrina (Moomaw) Blubaugh, New Market, Va.; and two great-grandchildren, Jon Marque Blubaugh II, and Jessica Elizabeth Blubaugh.

Friends will be received in the Hafer Chapel of the Hills Mortuary, 1302 National Highway, LaVale, on Wednesday, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Funeral services will be conducted on Thursday, Nov. 13, 1997, at 1 p.m. in the funeral home chapel with the Rev. Gary Gordon officiating.

Interment will follow in Laurel Hill Cemetery, Moscow.

Pallbearers will be William Blubaugh, Jack Blubaugh, Raymond Blubaugh, t he Rev. James Blubaugh, Tommy Blubaugh, and Irvin Blubaugh.

JAMES A. BLUBAUGH 
MOUNT SAVAGE - James Albert Blubaugh, 93, died Monday, Feb. 24, 1997, at Sacred Heart Hospital. He had been a patient at Frostburg Village Nursing Home since December, 1996. He was a resident at Frostburg Heights Apartments for one year, and resided on a farm near Mount Savage prior to that.
Born Oct. 13, 1903, at Lonaconing, he was a son of the late James Walter and Eleanora (Thrasher) Blubaugh. He was the last of 13 children. He also was preceded in death by two infant daughters.

Mr. Blubaugh was a coal miner most of his life, but he also drove a dump truck, and was caretaker for John Hafer's farm in Garrett County during the 1960s. He was a member of Springfield Assembly of God.

Surviving are his wife of 70 years, Mary M. (Ross) Blubaugh, a resident of Frostburg Village Nursing Home; one daughter, Laura E. Llewellyn and husband Oscar ``Red,'' LaVale; one son, the Rev. James E. Blubaugh and wife Joan, Springfield, W.Va.; five granddaughters, Gloria Cogan and husband Jim, Farmington, Pa., Mona Dunn and husband John, Shippensburg, Pa., Debbie Crissinger and husband David, Meyersdale, Pa., Joyce Conley and husband Jeff, Short Gap, W.Va., and Janet Cosner and husband Gary, Springfield, W.Va.; six great-grandchildren, David and Laurie Crissinger, Lexi, Jeffrey, and Tyler Conley, and Gary Cosner III; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Friends will be received at the Hafer Chapel of the Hills Mortuary, 1302 National Highway, LaVale, on Thursday, Feb. 27, 1997, from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m.

Funeral services will be conducted at the funeral home on Thursday at 2:30 p.m. with Mr. Blubaugh's son, the Rev. James E. Blubaugh, officiating.

Interment will be in the Eckhart Cemetery.

MARDEN L. BLUBAUGH
WESTMINSTER - Marden Lyle Blubaugh, 58, of Westminster, died suddenly Monday, Sept. l, 1997, at Carroll County General Hospital, Westminster.
Born March 4, 1939, in Cumberland, he was the son of Lester and Helen (Bender) Blubaugh, both of Sykesville. He was the husband of Carol (Nelson) Blubaugh.

Mr. Blubaugh was raised in Flintstone until the age of 15 when he and his family moved to Carroll County.

Surviving, in addition to his wife and parents, are two sons, William "Bill" Blubaugh and wife Lisa, Hanover, Pa., and Daryl Blubaugh, at home; three daughters, Marlynn Blubaugh, Hampstead, Deanna Miles, Westminster, and Charlotte Blubaugh, at home; four granddaughters, Sunshine, Lindsay, Nicole, and Heather; three brothers, Robert Blubaugh and Galen Blubaugh, both of Westminster, and Lester Blubaugh, Sykesville; and many nieces and nephews.

Friends will be received at Pritts Funeral Home and Chapel, 412 Washington Road, Westminster, on Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m. and on Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be held at the funeral home on Friday at 11 a.m. with the Rev. John M. Koehnlein officiating.

Interment will be in Evergreen Memorial Gardens, Finksburg.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in Mr. Blubaugh's name to St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, 827 Leister's Church Road, Westminster, MD 21157 or to the Manchester Volunteer Fire Department.

EDITH M. BOBO
CUMBERLAND - Edith Marie Bobo, 90. of Cumberland, and formerly of Route 8, Valley Road, died Monday, Aug. 25, 1997 at Sacred Heart Hospital.
Born September 8, 1906 in Berlin, Pa. she was the daughter of the late Leonidas and Rachel (Browning) Dicken.

Mrs. Bobo also was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Thomas Bobo in 1976; six brothers, Presley Dicken, Herman Dicken, Leonidas Junior Dicken, Werner Rupert Dicken, James Williams Dicken, and Robert Francis Dicken; and two sisters, Reba A. Dicken and Elsie M. Dicken.

Mrs. Bobo was a member of the First Baptist Church, Bedford Street, where she was a member of the Amona Mizpah Sunday School Class. She also belonged to the Cumberland Senior Citizens and the Y.M.C.A. Ladies Auxiliary.

Surviving are several nieces and nephews.

Friends will be received at the George-Upchurch Funeral Home, 202 Greene St., Cumberland on Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

The funeral service will be held on Wednesday at 1 p.m. in the funeral home with the Rev. Richard Reilly and the Rev. Bill Stevens officiating.

Interment will be in Zion Memorial Park.

Memorial contributions may be made to the charity of one's choice.

HILDA L. BOBO 
RIDGELEY, W.Va. - Hilda Lockard Bobo, 86, of Ridgeley, died Tuesday, April 29, 1997, at Valley View Nursing Home, Berkeley Springs.
Born Feb. 5, 1911, in Altoona, Pa., she was preceded in death by her husband Ezekiel Olin Bobo, and a son, Richard L. Bobo Sr.

Mrs. Bobo worked for the Kelly Springfield Tire Co. in the production department. She was a member of the Calvary United Methodist Church, Ridgeley.

Surviving are a son, James Bobo, Green Lawn, N.Y.; daughter-in-law, Lavern J. McDonald, Cumberland; sister, Rose Lockard, Dawn View Manor Nursing Home, Fort Ashby; and five grandchildren, Jill Bobo, Ann Bobo, Chris Bobo, John Bobo, and Richard Bobo Jr.

There will be no visitation.

Graveside services will be conducted at Sunset Memorial Park on Friday at 1 p.m. with the Rev. Robert Cook officiating.

Interment will follow.

The George-Upchurch Funeral Home, 202 Greene St., Cumberland, is in charge of the arrangements.

MARGARET E. BOCH
CUMBERLAND - Margaret Estella Boch, 72, of Cumberland Manor Apartments, formerly of Virginia Avenue, Cumberland, died Tuesday, Oct. 7, 1997, at Memorial Hospital.
Born Dec. 21, 1924, in Oldtown, she was the daughter of the late Doc and Mary Viola (Piper) Harman.

Ms. Boch was a homemaker.

Surviving are James A. Twigg; one son, Kenneth E. Fry and wife Theressia, Albany, Ga., one brother, Clifford Harman and wife Janet, Cumberland; two sisters, Mabel Crowfis, Hazel VanMeter and husband Tracy, all of Cumberland; two grandchildren, Nadine Kennedy and Victoria Zimmerman; and two great-grandchildren, Leilan and Abbygail.

Friends will be received at the Scarpelli Funeral Home, 108 Virginia Ave., Cumberland, on Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be conducted at the funeral home on Saturday at 1 p.m. with the Rev. Wayne R. Turner officiating.

Interment will be in Davis Memorial Cemetery, Cumberland.

LUCILE F. BODEN 
CUMBERLAND - Lucile F. ``Polly'' Boden, 95, formerly of MacDonald Terrace and the Kensington-Algonquin, died Tuesday, April 15, 1997, at the Allegany County Nursing Home.
Born April 21, 1901, in Cumberland, she was the daughter of the late Robert L. Frantz and Effie M. (Wickard) Frantz. She also was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph Edward Boden, who was the former clerk of the Circuit Court for Allegany County, on July 10, 1978; and a grandson, P.J. Shaffer.

Mrs. Boden was the founder and retired manager of the CCSAC Federal Credit Union, with many years of service. She continued to serve on the supervisory committee for many years. She was a member of Centre Street United Methodist Church, and Sarah Circle; a charter member of United Methodist Women; and a registered nurse. She graduated from Walter Reed General Hospital, Washington D.C., in 1927. She worked as a registered nurse in Washington, D.C., Baltimore, and Cumberland, at the Western Maryland Hospital, Sacred Heart Hospital, and Memorial Hospital. She also was a registered nurse with American Red Cross Blood Bank.

Surviving are two daughters, Joann B. Shaffer and husband Perry, Oakland; Sandra B. Haus and husband John, Cumberland; one sister, Phyllis F. Orr, Gulfport, Miss.; nine grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; and a number of nieces and nephews.

Friends will be received at the Kight Funeral Home, 309-311 Decatur St., Cumberland, on Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Funeral services will be held at the funeral home on Thursday at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Lloyd B. McCanna officiating.

Interment will be at Hillcrest Memorial Park.

The family requests that donations take the form of contributions to Centre Street United Methodist Church, or the Transportation Fund for Shrine Children's Hospitals, care of Ali Ghan Shrine Temple, PO Box 1416, Cumberland, MD 21501. 

DONALD G. BOHN 
ELLERSLIE - Donald Guy Bohn, 85, of Ellerslie, died Monday, July 28, 1997, at Sacred Heart Hospital, Cumberland.
Born Feb. 5, 1912, in Rainsburg, Pa., he was the son of the late Howard L. and Laura (Wolford) Bohn. He also was preceded in death by his wife, Arlene M. (Shrout) Bohn, on March 4, 1981; his stepmother, Clara L. (Dice) Bohn; one brother, Melvin; and three sisters, Agnes DeVore, Veda Hepfer and Mildred Reese.

Surviving are two sons, James R. Bohn and wife Judy, Mount Savage, and John H. Bohn and wife Louise, Pembroke, Va.; one daughter, Barbara J. Shroyer and husband Denton, Ellerslie; eight grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; one sister, Thelma Gardner, Shinnston, W.Va.; and one sister-in-law, Dorothy Bohn, Ellerslie.

Mr. Bohn retired in 1975 as a self-employed contractor. He had been employed as a bus driver for Albright Bus Lines. He was a member of the Ellerslie United Methodist Church.

Friends will be received at the Harvey H. Zeigler Funeral Home, Hyndman, on Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. and on Wednesday for one hour prior to the service.

Services will be conducted at the funeral home on Wednesday at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Rebecca J. Vardiman officiating.

Interment will be in the Lybarger Cemetery.

Pallbearers will be his grandsons, David Bohn, Gary Bohn, Rodney Bohn, D. Scott Miller and Roland Stahlman, and one nephew, Greg Landis. 

HENRY A. BOLLACK
FLINTSTONE - Henry Arnold Bollack, 66, of Scofield Road, Flintstone, died Friday, Oct. 3, 1997, at Memorial Hospital, Cumberland.
Born July 17, 1931, in Baltimore, he was the son of the late Adam and Betty Bollack.

Mr. Bollack was a retired equipment operator for Bethlehem Steel Corporation. He was Catholic by faith.

Surviving are his wife of 45 years, Marlene (Siejack) Bollack; two daughters, Mary Ann Emery, Stevensville, and Jeannette Bollack, at home; an adopted daughter, Shirley Siejack, Brunswick; two brothers, Adam and Edward Bollack, both of Baltimore County; and four grandchildren.

Friends will be received at the Hafer Chapel of the Hills Mortuary, 1302 National Highway, LaVale, on Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be conducted at the funeral home chapel on Monday at 9 a.m. with Father Milton A. Hipsley officiating.

At Mr. Bollack's request, his body will be cremated following the services.

DONNA KAY BOLYARD 
CUMBERLAND - Donna Kay Bolyard, 55, of Cumberland, died Saturday, May 31, 1997, at Memorial Hospital.
Born Nov. 1, 1941, in Cumberland, she was the daughter of Genevieve (Triplett) Koegel, Cumberland, and the late Clarence Joseph Koegel. She also was preceded in death by a daughter, Eugenia Kay Bolyard.

Mrs. Bolyard had worked at Mason's Barn and Marriott Food Service at Frostburg State University. She was a member of St. Luke's Lutheran Church, Cumberland.

Surviving are her husband, Eugene Bolyard; one daughter, Susan Gene Bolyard, at home; one brother, Richard Joseph Koegel and wife Janet Rae, Cumberland; one sister, Victoria Mae Hoblitzell and husband George Jr., Cumberland; two nieces; one nephew; and two great-nephews.

Friends will be received at the Geroge-Upchurch Funeral Home on Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be held at St. Luke's Lutheran Church on Tuesday at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Stephen F. Yelovich officiating. 

The body will be taken to the church at 10 a.m.

Interment will be in Sunset Memorial Park.

EUGENE R. "RAGS" BOLYARD
CUMBERLAND - Eugene "Rags" Richard Bolyard, 68, of Cumberland, died Friday, Dec. 5, 1997, at Memorial Hospital.
Born Feb. 15, 1929, in Cumberland, he was the son of the late John and Margaret (Ayermans) Bolyard.

He also was preceded in death by his wife, Donna Kay (Koegel) Bolyard; and one daughter, Eugenia Kay Bolyard.

Mr. Bolyard had done construction work for several local companies.

He attended St. Luke's Lutheran Church.

Mr. Bolyard was a member of Fort Cumberland Post #13, American Legion, and the Cumberland Outdoor Club.

Survivors include one daughter, Susan Gene Bolyard, at home; one brother, James Bolyard and wife, Margie, Ridgeley, W.Va.; his mother-in-law, Genevieve Koegel, Cumberland; a brother-in-law, Richard Koegel and wife, Janet, Cumberland; a sister-in-law Victoria Hoblitzell and husband, George, Jr., Cumberland; and several nieces and nephews.

Friends will be received at the George-Upchurch Funeral Home on Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

The funeral will be conducted from St. Luke's Lutheran Church on Monday, Dec. 8, 1997, at 1 p.m. with the Rev. Stephen F. Yelovich officiating.

Interment will be in Sunset Memorial Park.

Military honors will be accorded at the graveside by the local combined veterans honor guard.

JEAN BOLYARD 
LONACONING - Jean Bolyard, 60, of 68 Jackson St., Lonaconing, died Wednesday, June 25, 1997, at Sacred Heart Hospital, Cumberland.
Born March 13, 1937, in Frostburg, she was the daughter of the late Francis T. Nicol and Annie (Clupp) Nicol.

Mrs. Bolyard was a homemaker and worked at the HP Store for 12 years.

Surviving are her husband, Donald L. Bolyard; one son, Rick L. Bolyard, Lonaconing; one daughter, Vicky L. Bolyard-Steiner, Gilmore; one brother, Paul R. Nicol, Lonaconing; one sister, Pauline Matthews, Cresaptown; two grandsons, Tyler and Chad Steiner, Gilmore; three nieces; and one nephew.

Friends will be received at the Eichhorn-McKenzie Funeral Home, Lonaconing, on Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be conducted at the funeral home on Friday at 1:30 p.m. with the Rev. Lawrence Frye officiating.

Interment will be in the Laurel Hill Cemetery.

THOMAS L. BOONE 
LAVALE - Thomas L. Boone, 85, of North Woodlawn Avenue, LaVale, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, Oct. 11, 1997 at the Frostburg Village Nursing Care Center.
Born July 21, 1912, in Mars Hill, N.C., he was the son of the late John and Julie (Rice) Boone. He was preceded in death by one brother, Cecil Boone.

Mr. Boone was retired from the Kelly Springfield Tire Company shipping department in 1974 and a member of the Local 26 Union, Cumberland.

Surviving are his wife, Evelyn C. Boone; four step-children, Zelda Stanton, Retha Wilt, both of Grantsville, Marlene Shipley, Frostburg, Allen Beeman, Gloucester, Va.; seven grandchildren, Michelle Brobst, Julia Stanton, Michael Shipley, Rhonda Shipley, Miranda Shipley, Ronald Wilt, Jr., and Trisha Wilt; three brothers, Woodrow Boone, Charles Boone, J.C. Boone, all of Mars Hill.

Friends will be received at the Scarpelli Funeral Home, 108 Virginia Ave., on Sunday from 3 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be conducted at the funeral home on Monday at 1:30 p.m. with the Rev. George R. Lohr officiating. Interment will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens.

Pallbearers will be Charles T. Stanton, Ronald L. Wilt, Sr., Homer M. Shipley, Michael Lee Shipley, Ronald L. Wilt., Jr., and John Brobst.

GEORGE A. BOOR
LOVINGSTON, Va. - George Andrew Boor, 70, of Lovingston, formerly of Romney, W.Va., died Wednesday, Aug. 27, 1997, at the University of Virginia Medical Center, Charlottesville.
Born Aug. 19, 1927, in Petersburg, W.Va., he was a son of the late John L. "J.L." Boor Sr. and Mary Kathryne (Stallings) Boor. He also was preceded in death by a sister, Helen Louise Harman.

George was a member of Calvary Baptist Church, Lovingston, and a former member of the First Baptist Church, Romney. He was a 1945 graduate of Fork Union Military Academy, Fork Union, a World War II U.S. Navy veteran, a former employee with the architectual firms of L.D. Schmidit and Robert J. Bennett prior to accepting the position of Director of Building and Grounds with the West Virginia State Schools for the Deaf and Blind, Romney. He retired from that position in 1994 after 20 years of service.

Surviving are his wife of 50 years, Jeanne (Hook) Boor; two daughters, Kathy Russell, Aiken, S.C., and Nancy Smith, Romney, W.Va.; three sons, Larry Boor, Ocracoke Island, N.C., Rick Boor, Winchester, and David Boor, Lovingston; a sister, Norma Gerstell, Keyser, W.Va.; a brother, John L. "Jack" Boor, Cabins, W.Va.; 13 grandchildren, Kent Waldeck and wife Anne, Shepherdstown, W.Va., Kelly Waldeck and wife Carla, Martinsburg, W.Va., Kevin Waldeck, Shepherdstown, W.Va., Mike Boor, Martinsburg, W.Va., Jessica Boor and Karen Boor, both of Norfolk, Justin Boor and Jennifer Boor, both of Ocracoke Island, N.C., Laurie Lewis and Missy Hutzler, both of Romney, W.Va., Travis, Andrew, and Jonathan Logan Boor, all of Lovingston; and five great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at the First Baptist Church, Romney, on Saturday at 7 p.m. with the Rev. Frank Meadows officiating.

Private family interment will follow on Sunday in Ebenezer Cemetery, Romney.

The family will receive friends following the service in the church social hall and suggest that memorials take the form of contributions to the First Baptist Church, Romney, WV 26757.

The McKee Funeral Home, Augusta, W.Va., is in charge of the arrangements. 

SAMUEL W. BORDER 
LAVALE - Samuel William Border, 85, of Vocke Road, died Saturday, July 26, 1997, at Sacred Heart Hospital. 
Born Feb. 28, 1912, in Everett, Pa., he was the son of the late Edward and Vi (Greenawalt) Border. He also was preceded in death by one son, Gary W. Border; three brothers, James, Ira and Harvey Border; two sisters, Kathryn Byers and Pearl Crawford.

Mr. Border attended the LaVale Chapel Assembly of God. He was employed at the Celanese Corp for 18 years and retired from T.G. and S. Coal Company.

Surviving are his wife Maria (Knisley) Border; two sons, William K. Border and wife Dorothy, Martinsburg, W.Va., and Robert L. Border and wife Freda, Mount Airy, Md.; three brothers, David Border, Live Oaks, Calif., Henry Border, Homewood Addition, and John Border, LaVale; six grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.

Friends will be received at the Hafer Chapel of the Hills Mortuary, 1302 National Highway, LaVale, on Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be conducted at the funeral home chapel on Monday at 1 p.m. with the Pastor Stephen M. Schuessler officiating.

Interment will be in the Frostburg Memorial Park.

Pallbearers will be John Ezzell, John Bullock, Roy Barnes, Kenneth Border, Josh Grimes and Tim Duter. 

LUTHER W. BORROR
KEYSER, W.Va. - Luther W. Borror, 86, of Route 1, Box 158, Keyser, died Tuesday, Dec. 2, 1997, at the Veterans Medical Center, Martinsburg.
Born June 17, 1911, in Mineral County, he was a son of the late William O. and Eliza O. (Staggs) Borror. He also was preceded in death by his wife, Elsie C. (Reeves) Borror, on Oct. 13, 1990; one brother, Roy H. Borror; and two sisters, Ethel Borror and Violet Parish.

Mr. Borror was a former employee of the B&O Railroad, and the owner of Borror's Auction Service. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II. He attended the former Fountain United Brethren Church. He was a member of the Fountain Ruritan Club, Fountain; Queens Point Memorial Post No. 6775 VFW, McCoole, Md., and Victory Post No. 155 American Legion, Westernport, Md.

Surviving are two daughters, Mary K. Snyder and Shirley A. Lee, both of Keyser; one brother, William M. Borror, Fort Ashby; one sister, Lucille Kidwell, Colonial Beach, Va.; three grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.

Friends will be received at the Rotruck-Smith Funeral Home, Keyser, on Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Private graveside services for the family will be conducted on Friday with Mr. Craig Wagoner officiating.

Interment will be in Potomac Memorial Gardens, Keyser.

ROY HOWARD BORROR 
KEYSER, W.Va. - Roy Harold Borror, 82, of Lynmar Street, Keyser, died Sunday, Feb. 23, 1997 at the Heartland of Keyser Nursing Home at Keyser.
Born Aug. 25, 1914 at Keyser, he was a son of the late William O. and Eliza O. (Staggs) Borror. He was also preceded in death by one son, Harold Edwin Borror; two sisters, Violet Parish and Ethel Borror.

Mr. Borror was a retired owner/operator of the Arco Service Station in Fairfax. Va. and Keyser. He was a member of the Victory Independent Baptist Church at Keyser.

Surviving are his wife, Hazel K. (Summers) Borror; two sons, Jerry Borror of Keyser, and Calvin Borror of Fairfax; two brothers, Luther Borror, a resident at the Veterans Administration Center at Martinsburg and William Borror of Fort Ashby; one sister, Lucille Kidwell of Colonial Beach, Va.; six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

Friends will be received at the Rotruck-Smith Funeral Home, Keyser, on Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. 

Funeral services will be conducted in the funeral home chapel on Wednesday at 11 a.m. with Pastor Randall Larry and Pastor John Bonds officiating.

Interment will be in Cabin Run Cemetery at Keyser.
 

BEATRICE V. BOSLEY 
ELK GARDEN, W.Va. - Beatrice V. Bosley, 65, of Elk Garden, died on Sunday, May 25, 1997, at Sacred Heart Hospital, Cumberland.
Born Oct. 26, 1931, in Keyser, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Prova (Smith) Wolfe.

Mrs. Bosley was Pentecostal by faith.

Surviving are her husband, Luther V. Bosley; one son, Calvin F. Bosley and wife Ginger E., New Creek; six grandchildren, Kacia, Nikki, C.J., and Hannah Bosley, and John and Heather Berg; one sister, Neva Robinson, Cumberland; and a former daughter-in-law, Susan E. Bosley, Elk Garden.

Friends will be received at the Markwood McKenzie Funeral Home, Keyser, on Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be at the funeral home on Wednesday at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Murlen Brasted and the Rev. Wayne Funkhouser officiating.

Interment will be in Queens Point Cemetery, Keyser.

CLIFFORD R. BOSLEY SR.
BASYE, Va. - Clifford Raymon Bosley Sr., 56, of 92 Connie Road, Basye, died on Thursday, Oct. 9, 1997, at the Shenandoah Memorial Hospital, Woodstock.
Born July 2, 1941, in Richmond, he was the son of the late Frederick and Grace Eustace Bosley. He also was preceded in death by one brother, Kenneth Paul Bosley Jr.

Mr. Bosley served in the U.S. Army for 20 years from 1961 to 1981. He was employed with Orion Network, Mount Jackson. Mr. Bosley was Protestant by faith.

Surviving are his wife, Sandra L. Bosley; three daughters, Kim O'Kane, Hagerstown, Md., Cheri L. Miller, Frederick, Md., and Melissa Bosley, Basye; two sons, Clifford R. Bosley Jr. and Michael Bosley, both of Hagerstown; four sisters, Billy Jo Phillippi, Spotsylvania, Mary Moore, Virginia Beach, Elaine Palos, Chesapeake, and Candace Guadalupe, Virginia Beach; three brothers, Darryl Black and Albert Hardison, both of Moyock, N.C., and Jeffery Black, Saxe; four grandchildren; and nieces and nephews.

Friends will be received at the Minnich Funeral Home, 415 East Wilson Blvd., Hagerstown, on Sunday from 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be held at the funeral home on Monday at 10 a.m. with the Rev. Gerald D. Carbaugh officiating.

Interment will be in Ebenezer Cemetery, Romney, W.Va., with the Rev. Don Kesner officiating.

Military honors will be accorded at the graveside.

JOHN W. BOSLEY 
BLOOMINGTON - John W. Bosley, 62, of Knight Street, Bloomington, died Saturday, Feb. 22, 1997, at Potomac Valley Hospital, Keyser, W.Va.
Born May 14, 1934, in Bloomington, he was the son of Edris (Elliott) Bosley, of Bloomington, and the late John Bosley. He also was preceded in death by his wife, Lottie (Farris) Bosley, in 1994; and a brother, Donald Bosley.

Mr. Bosley was retired from the Island Creek Coal Co. He was an avid hunter.

Surviving in addition to his mother are a son, John Paul Bosley and wife Emogene, Westernport; one brother Robert Bosley, Bloomington; two sisters, Margaret Paugh, Backbone Mountain, and Ruth Cavey, Bloomington; and one granddaughter, Casey Bosley.

Friends will be received at the Boal Funeral Home, Westernport, on Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be conducted at the funeral home on Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. with the Rev. William Brown officiating.

Interment will follow in the Bloomington Cemetery.

Pallbearers will be Wayne Paugh, Ed Paugh, Bill Paugh, Terry Cavey, Rob Cavey and Shane Bosley.

ALFRED J. BOUTEILLER, JR.
WESTERNPORT - Alfred Joseph Bouteiller Jr., 57, of the Egle Nursing Home, Lonaconing, formerly of 247 Main St., Westernport, died Sunday, June 29, 1997, at the nursing home.
Born Feb. 4, 1940, in Derby, Conn., he was the son of the late Alfred Bouteiller Sr. and the late Catherine Ann (Gondola) Bouteiller.

Mr. Bouteiller was a retired EMC with the United States Navy with 20 years of service as an electrical engineer, and was a veteran of the U.S. Navy.

Surviving are one son, A.J. Bouteiller III, Norfolk, Va.; two daughters, Debra Ann Boude, Michigan, and Catherine Lee Kyle and husband Ernest, Barton; two sisters, Ieala Wojczack, Connecticut, and Sandra Moran, Florida; and four grandchildren, Robin Bouteiller, Rebecca Bouteiller, Cody Kyle and Sarah Kyle.

At Mr. Bouteiller's request he was cremated. His ashes will be taken to the Norfolk Naval Base for burial at sea.

The Boal Funeral Home, Westernport, is in charge of arrangements.

JOSEPH PATRICK "PAT" BOWEN
CORRIGANVILLE - Joseph Patrick "Pat" Bowen, 66, of Corriganville, died Friday, Nov. 14, 1997, at Memorial Hospital, Cumberland.
Born June 27, 1931, in Clarksburg, W.Va., he was the son of the late Lewis and Edna (Rollins) Bowen. He also was preceded in death by his wife, Nina Lee (Shank) Bowen; one son, Michael Joseph Bowen; two brothers, John and William Bowen; and one sister, Ruth Ann Ayers.

Mr. Bowen was a diesel mechanic for Beckwith Machinery, Somerset, Pa., for over 30 years. He served in the U.S. Army. He enjoyed hunting and fishing and getting together with his many friends in the great outdoors.

Surviving are one stepson, Michael L. Shank; two granddaughters, Kristin K. Shank and Cassie M. Shank; and several nieces and nephews.

Friends will be received at Scarpelli Funeral Home, Cresaptown, Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be conducted at the First Wesleyan Church, Cresaptown, Monday at 10 a.m. Friends will be received at the church one hour prior to the service. Interment will be in Indian Mound Cemetery, Romney, W.Va.

In lieu of flowers the family requests contributions be made to the ICU or CIRU at Memorial Hospital and Medical Center, 600 Memorial Avenue, Cumberland, MD 21502.

JAMES F. BOWERS JR. 
FORT ASHBY, W.Va. - James F. Bowers Jr., 76, of Fort Ashby, died Monday, March 3, 1997, in Memorial Hospital.
Born March 7, 1920, in Fort Ashby, he was the son of the late J. Floren Bowers Sr., and Carrie (Keister) Bowers. He also was preceded in death by his wife, Willa L. (Broome) Bowers on Jan. 10, 1997; one sister, Mabel Bowers; and two brothers Eldon Bowers, U.S. Navy killed in World War II, and Arnold C. Bowers.

Mr. Bowers was a graduate of Ridgeley High School. He was a retired bus driver for the Mineral County Board of Education, and served as leader/advisor for the Mineral County 4-H Club and the Future Farmers of America. He helped with the Mineral County Fair and Livestock Sale. In addition, he was known for barbequing beef at the Burlington Apple Festival. He was a member of Trucks Unlimited; the Upper Potomac Auto Club; and the West Virginia Farm Bureau. He was Methodist by faith.

Surviving are his son, James H. Bowers, Fort Ashby; one sister, Jean Emch and husband Joe, Morgantown; one brother, Herman M. Bowers, Morgantown; three grandsons; and two great-grandsons.

Friends will be received at the Upchurch Funeral Home, Route 28, Fort Ashby, on Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

The funeral service will be held at the funeral home on Thursday, March 6, 1997, at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Richard C. Broome Jr. officiating.

Interment will be in Fort Ashby Cemetery.

Memorial contributions may be made to the charity of the donor's choice.

JOSEPHINE V. BOWERS 
CUMBERLAND - Josephine V. Bowers, 68, of the Cumberland Manor Apartments, died Saturday, Aug. 2, 1997, at Western Maryland Center, Hagerstown.
Born Oct. 27, 1928, in Cumberland, she was the daughter of the late Joseph P. and Ellen Mae (Connor) Puffinberger. She also was preceded in death by one brother, James Briggs.

Mrs. Bowers was a homemaker.

Surviving are five sons, Kenneth Ray Bowers, Ricky Lee Bowers, Steven Ray Bowers, Virgil James Bowers and Wesley H. Bowers, all of Cumberland; and two daughters, Mary Jane Rodriguez, Paw Paw, W.Va., and Kim Lee Anderson, Cumberland; two brothers, Thomas Puffinberger, Ohio, and Lester ``Sonny'' Puffinberger, Cumberland; five sisters, Kathleen Brown, Laura D'Angelo, Ester Rumor, Lucinda Rumor and Levina Wolfe, all of Cumberland; several grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

Friends will be received at the Scarpelli Funeral Home, 108 Virginia Ave., Cumberland, on Monday from 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be conducted at the funeral home on Tuesday at 1 p.m. with the Rev. Gary W. Barkley officiating.

Interment will be in Restlawn Memorial Gardens, LaVale.

GORDON L. BOWIE 
CUMBERLAND - Gordon L. Bowie, 93, of 706 Washington Street, Cumberland, died at his home on Thursday morning, August 7, 1997, after a brief illness. He had been blessed with a long life, a devoted family, and a productive career.
Mr. Bowie, born in 1903, graduated in 1920 from Allegany High School, where he was on the track team. After a year of postgraduate study at The Mercersburg Academy, he began studies at the University of Michigan. But during his first year there his father, the late Robert E. Lee Bowie, died, and soon he returned to Cumberland to join his brother, Douglas R. Bowie, in running their father's business, The Tri-State Paper Company. For 45 years, he served as secretary/treasurer of the company, building it into one of the most successful local wholesale paper distributors in the East. Mr. Bowie and his brother sold the business and retired in 1967.

Mr. Bowie served for 57 years on the Board of Directors of the First Federal Savings and Loan Association. In 1940, after his first meeting, he had to excuse himself promptly so that he could attend the birth of his daughter, Beverley. In 1997, his last act as board member was to help oversee the merger of First Federal with American Trust Bank. He had also served as vice-president of the bank.

In addition, he was active in the First Presbyterian Church, where he served as a deacon, as an elder, as president of the board of trustees, and as chair of a search committee to bring a new pastor to the church. He and his brother, Douglas, donated the Bowie Memorial Chapel to the church in memory of their parents.

At the time of his death, Mr. Bowie was the longest-standing member of Our Lodge of Masonry, and a 32nd degree Mason. He was a member of the Ali Ghan Shrine Club, a charter member of Cumberland Lions Club, and was a member and past director of the Royal Order of Jesters.

Despite his many other accomplishments, Mr. Bowie will be remembered best for a tennis career that spanned nine successive decades. As a promoter of the game, he spearheaded an effort to install all-weather courts at the Cumberland Country Club in 1958, and served for many years as a member of the Tennis Committee there and as the principal organizer of tennis at the club.

During that time, the number of family tennis members rose from five to over 100.

As a player, he and his wife, the late Evelyn Claybrook Bowie, dominated the Allegany County mixed doubles tournament, winning 10 championships during the 1940s and 1950s. During that period they were also perennial champions at the county club, where in addition Mr. Bowie won a number of singles and men's doubles championships. When he suffered a heart attack in 1956, he was told by his doctor to give up tennis. But after a year he discovered that the stress of golf and other forms of inactivity were harder on his heart than the game he loved. He gradually returned, at first in secret, to the courts.

In 1975, a tennis ball ricocheted from his racquet into his left eye and, despite surgery at the Wilmer Clinic at Johns Hopkins, he lost the sight of his eye. Undaunted by that, and also by triple bypass surgery that he underwent in 1979, he returned again to the courts, continuing to play doubles regularly until his last game in February of this year. For four years, from 1990 to 1993, he competed with 31 other doubles teams in the United States Tennis Association National 85 and Over Championships on the grass courts at the Longwood Cricket Club, in Chestnut Hills, Massachusetts. In 1996, he competed in the National 90 and Over Championships in Orlando, Florida.

Mr. Bowie is survived by his two children, Beverley Bowie Awbrey of Westfield, New Jersey, and G. Lee Bowie, Jr., of Amherst, Massachusetts; and by six grandchildren, Kimberley Michelle Awbrey, 28, of Washington, D.C., Becky Michaels, 27, of New York City, Lee Bowie Awbrey, 24, of Burlington, Vermont, Jules Bowie, 21, Michael Bowie, 10, and Cassie Bowie, 8, all of Amherst, Massachusetts.

A memorial service will be held at the First Presbyterian Church, Cumberland, on Sunday, August 10, 1997, at 4 p.m.

The family requests that, in lieu of flowers, donations be made in Mr. Bowie's memory to the Hospice Association of Western Maryland.

JOSSETTE M. BOWLING 
CUMBERLAND - Jossette Marie Bowling, 43, formerly of Cumberland, died Sunday, June 8, 1997, at Killeen, Texas.
Born Feb. 9, 1954 in Cumberland, she was the daughter of James and Mary C. Reed. She was preceded in death by a brother, James E. Reed II.

Mrs. Bowling served in the U.S. Army for six years in medical supply and worked as a manager for Texas Signs and Designs.

In addition to her parents she is survived by her husband, Jeffrey L. Bowling, Killeen; one son, Tommy Young of Elba, Ala.; one daughter, Sharon Young, Elba, Ala.; two brothers, Bernard J. Reed, Martinsburg, W.Va.; John C. Reed, Virginia Beach, Va.; three sisters, Mary Dowling, Manchester, N.H.; Tracey A. McIntyre, Martinsburg, W.Va. and Charlene J. Poorbaugh, Glencoe, Pa.

The body was cremated.

Donations or memorials may be made to the Pediatrics Restorative Care Center at Baylor Hospital in Dallas, Texas.

ERMA E. BOWLUS 
JEFFERSON - Erma Elizabeth Bowlus, 84, of 1807 Arnoldstown Road, Jefferson, died Friday, June 13, 1997, at the home of her niece, Carolyn and the Rev. James L. McMahan, Cumberland.
Born Oct. 14, 1912, in Keedysville, she was a daughter of the late Owen Edward and Bertha Jones Poffenberger. She also was preceded in death by her husband, Grayson Aubrey on March 28, 1981; and the following brothers and sisters, Margie I. Corder, Clarence Poffenberger, Isabell I. Watkins, Alice Poffenberger, Ira Poffenberger, and Igenes Poffenberger.

Surviving are one brother, Leonard Poffenberger, Shepardstown, W.Va.; and several nieces and nephews.

Friends will be received at the Donald B. Thompson Funeral Home, 31 East Main St., Middletown, on Tuesday from 2 to 3 p.m.

Services will be held at the funeral home Tuesday at 3 p.m. with the Rev. Jack Cook, pastor of Zion Evangelical and Reformed Church, Hagerstown, and the Rev. James L. McMahan, pastor of Trinity and Potomac Park United Methodist Church, Cumberland, officiating.

Interment will be in Pleasant View Church of the Brethren Cemetery, Burkittsville.

The Scarpelli Funeral Home, 108 Virginia Ave., Cumberland, handled the local arrangements.

GERALDINE L. BOWMAN 
CUMBERLAND - Geraldine L. Long Bowman, 81, of Fayette Street, Cumberland, died Monday, July 7, 1997, in Cuppett Weeks Nursing Home, Oakland.
Born April 14, 1916, in Ridgeley, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Stanley J. and Lula (Combs) Lease. She also was preceded in death by two husbands O. Carl Long, in 1961, and Carl B. Bowman, in 1970; one sister, Fannie B. Miller; and three brothers, Stanley D., Austin G. and Sam W. Lease.

Mrs. Bowman was a member of the Cresaptown United Methodist Church, Henry Hart Post 13, VFW Ladies Auxiliary, American Legion Post 15, Ladies Auxiliary, and the Ladies Auxiliary of the Cumberland Eagles 245. She was retired in 1981 from the Springfield State Hospital, Sykesville.

Surviving are one daughter, Carla S. Cunningham, North Hutchison Island, Fla. and Deep Creek Lake; one sister, Grace Stoner, Hagerstown; one sister-in-law, Anna Lease, Russelville, Ohio; one brother, Carl L. Young and wife Marie, Byran, Texas; one brother-in-law, Francis Miller, Leesburg, Va., and several nieces and nephews.

Friends will be received at the Hafer Chapel of the Hills Mortuary, 1302 National Highway, LaVale, on Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be conducted in the funeral home chapel on Thursday at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Harold R. McClay Jr. officiating.

Interment will be in Rest Lawn Memorial Gardens, LaVale.

Contributions may be made in Mrs. Bowman's memory to the Cresaptown United Methodist Church, Route 220 S., Cresaptown, MD 21502 or to the Garrett County Hospice Unit, 2008 Maryland Highway, Oakland, MD 21550.

Pallbearers will be Lenny Bosse, Francis Cosgrove, Harold Hite, Jimmie Light, Robert Rephan and Ronald L. Rice.

OWEN D. BOWSER 
GRANTSVILLE - Owen Dale Bowser, 63, of 2408 Legeer Road, Grantsville, died Thursday, Aug. 21, 1997, at his residence.
Born April 9, 1934, in Grantsville, he was a son of the late George and Agnes (Yaste) Bowser.

Mr. Bowser had been employed as a car repairman for Harbison-Walker Refractories prior to his retirement and was a member of Woodmen of the World Camp 41.

Surviving are his wife, Beatrice Elizabeth (Snyder) Bowser; a son, Thomas D. Bowser, Grantsville; a daughter, Julie K. Hardesty, Grantsville; a brother, Arthur Bowser, Clinton; four sisters, Gladys Meyers, Grantsville, Melva Barley, Silver Spring, Bernadine Watkins, Canton, Mich., and Fern Bowser, Washington, D.C.; and three grandchildren, Becky, Kimmy and J.D.

Friends will be received at the Newman Funeral Home, Grantsville, on Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be conducted at the funeral home on Saturday at 1 p.m. with Keith Welch officiating.

Interment will be in Grantsville Cemetery.

WARD E. BOWSER
FROSTBURG - Ward E. Bowser, 75, of 70 Linden St., Frostburg, died Monday, Oct. 27, 1997, at his home.
Born Aug. 17, 1922, in Salisbury, Pa., he was the son of the late Alvin R. and Verna (Handwerk) Bowser.

Mr. Bowser was retired from the Celanese Corporation. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, a member of the American Legion Farrady Post No. 24, Frostburg, and the VFW Post No. 8825, Salisbury, Pa.

Surviving are one sister, Nellie Wright, Eckhart; one brother, John A. Bowser and wife Charlene, Alexandria, Va.; two nieces; and one nephew.

Friends will be received at the Sowers Funeral Home, Frostburg, on Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be conducted at the funeral home on Thursday at 11 a.m. with the Rev. George M. Harpold officiating.

Interment will be in Salisbury Cemetery, Salisbury, Pa.

Graveside military honors will be accorded by American Legion Farrady Post No. 24.

Memorial contributions may be made to The Diabetes Association, 407 Central Ave., Reisterstown, MD 21136.

LILLIAN M. BOYLAND 
CUMBERLAND - Lillian M. Boyland, 86, of Ridgeley, W.Va., died Thursday, March 20, 1997, at the Cumberland Nursing Home.
Born Oct. 30, 1910, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late John L. Everett and the late Sallie M. (Weber) Everett. She also was preceded in death by her husband, James W. Boyland Sr., on May 4, 1980.

Mrs. Boyland was a retired secretary for the United Textile Workers. She was a member of SS. Peter and Paul Catholic Church.

Surviving are two sons, James W. Boyland Jr., Cumberland, and John K. Boyland, Burbank, Calif.; two daughters, Joycelyn M. Sherman, Aurora, Ill., and Jeanne K. Amick and husband Chet, Cumberland; one sister, Mazelia Everett, Frostburg; seven grandchildren, Sharon Amick, Shelly Witt, Tina Young, April and Allison Sherman, Sean and Dawn Boyland; and two great-grandchildren.

Friends will be received at the Merritt-Adams Funeral Home, 404 Decatur St., Cumberland, on Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at SS. Peter and Paul Catholic Church on Monday at 10 a.m. with Father Vance Pastorius as celebrant.

Interment will be in St. Mary's Cemetery.

A Christian Wake Service will be held at the funeral home on Sunday at 8:45 p.m.

MARGARET E. BOYLE
CUMBERLAND - Margaret Elizabeth Boyle, 75, of Wempe Drive, Cumberland, died Saturday, Dec. 27, 1997, at Sacred Heart Hospital.
Born Oct. 31, 1922, in Cumberland, she was a daughter of the late George Walter Geatz and Emma (O'Neill) Geatz. She also was preceded in death by two brothers, James R. Geatz and George W. Geatz Jr.; and two sisters, Anna Lee Ambrose and Mary Virginia Poling.

Mrs. Boyle was retired from the Allegany County Board of Education, where she was employed as the cafeteria manager for Columbia Street Elementary School. She was a member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Cumberland.

Surviving are her husband, Richard F. Boyle; a son, Robert F. Boyle and wife Linda, Cumberland; a daughter, Patricia Stevens and husband Dennis, Cumberland; two brothers, Joseph Geatz, Laurel, and Thomas Geatz and wife Doris, Cumberland; a sister Clara Mae Clark, Cumberland; one grandson, Robert B. Boyle, Pittsburgh; three granddaughters, Jacqueline A. Reed and husband Bradley, Ashley K. Boyle and Laura D. Stevens, all of Cumberland; and one great-grandson, Brandon J. Reed.

Friends will be received at the Merritt-Adams Funeral Home, P.A., 404 Decatur St., Cumberland, on Monday from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Patrick's Catholic Church on Tuesday at 10 a.m. with Father Thomas Bevans as celebrant.

Interment will be in the Maryland State Veterans Cemetery at Rocky Gap.

LEONA R. BRADLEY 
LONACONING - Leona R. Bradley, 96, formerly of 67 Douglas Avenue, Lonaconing, died Saturday, June 28, 1997, at City Hospital, Martinsburg, W.Va.
Born May 21, 1901, in Frostburg, she was the daughter of the late John W. and Margaret (Shea) Grimes. She also was preceded in death by her husband, Alger L. Bradley, on May 8, 1964; one son, William L. Grimes; one granddaughter; and three grandsons.

Mrs. Bradley was of the Catholic faith. She was a member of the Senior Citizens of Georges Creek, Lonaconing, and Senior Citizens of Barton and Martinsburg, W.Va., Lonaconing Republican Club, and the American Legion James P. Love Post No. 92 Ladies Auxiliary.

Surviving are one son Robert K. Bradley, Harpers Ferry, W.Va.; two daughters, Helen Ann Redick, Coatesville, Pa., and Jean L. Taylor, Martinsburg, W.Va.; 10 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.

Friends will be received at the Eichhorn-McKenzie Funeral Home, 8 East Main St., Lonaconing, on Monday from 6 to 8 p.m. and Tuesday from 6 to 8 p.m.

Services will be held at the funeral home on Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. with Sister Marietta Culhane, O.S.F., Pastoral Life Director, officiating.

Interment will be in Frostburg Memorial Park.

A Christian wake service will be held at the funeral home on Tuesday at 8 p.m.

DOROTHY L. BRADSHAW 
CRESAPTOWN - Dorothy Louise Bradshaw, 63, formerly of Cresaptown, then a resident of Lions Manor Nursing Home, died Sunday, Aug. 24, 1997, at Sacred Heart Hospital.
Born Jan. 6, 1934, in Prince Georges County, she was the daughter of the late George Collins.

Surviving are a daughter Anita Livengood, Grantsville; and two grandchildren.

At Ms. Bradshaw's request, her body will be cremated.

Arrangements are under the direction of the Hafer Funeral Home, 1302 National Highway, LaVale.

ANNA P. BRADY 
CUMBERLAND - Anna Pearl Brady, 96, of Cumberland, died Wednesday, May 7, 1997, at Memorial Hospital, Cumberland.
Born July 19, 1900, in Slanesville, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late George Washington and Margaret (Brelsford) Ginevan. She also was preceded in death by her husband, Charles L. Brady; one brother, Oliver Ginevan; and one sister, Mae Klein.

Mrs. Brady was a homemaker. She was Baptist by faith.

Surviving are two daughters, Margaret Susan Horning, and Geraldine Virginia Ward and husband Philip, all of Cumberland; one grandson, Rodney Horning and wife Barbara, Cumberland; two great-grandchildren, Roan and Nolana Horning; and several nieces and nephews.

Friends will be received at the Scarpelli Funeral Home, 108 Virginia Ave., Cumberland, on Saturday from 1 to 2 p.m.

Services will be conducted at the funeral home on Saturday at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Fred Parker officiating.

Interment will be in Sunset Memorial Park.

ERIN L. BRADY 
GRAYSLAKE, Ill. - Erin L. Brady, 21, of Grayslake, formerly of Cumberland, died Sunday, March 30, 1997, in Waukegan, Ill., from injuries suffered in a car accident.
She was the daughter of Michael and Barbara (Curtis) Brady of Grayslake.

A graduate of Grayslake High School, Miss Brady worked as an office manager in a dental office. She was engaged to be married in August of this year to Mark Sneyd. She was a very warm, caring young woman and was a good daughter and granddaughter.

In addition to her parents she is survived by her paternal grandparents, William P. Sr. and Mary E. Brady, Cumberland; one brother, Michael J. Brady and many cousins, aunts and uncles.

The Strang Funeral Home, Grayslake, is in charge of arangements.

HARVEY W. "JAKE" BRADLEY
CARPENDALE, W.Va. - Harvey Winfred "Jake" Bradley, 69, of Carpendale, died Friday, Nov. 7, 1997, at his residence.
Born May 28, 1928, in Lonaconing, he was the son of the late Millard Fillmore Bradley and Barbara Ann (Beeman) Bradley.

He also was preceded in death by his step-mother, Marcella Donald Bradley; and one sister, Jennie Donaldson.

Mr. Bradley was a Seaman First Class in the U.S. Navy.

He received his bachelor of science degree from West Virginia University.

Mr. Bradley was retired from Potomac Farms Dairy, where he had been the Plant Manager.

Mr. Bradley was a member of Holy Cross United Methodist Church, where he also belonged to the Men's Bible Class. He was Past President of the Ridgeley Lions Club, where he had been a member for 40 years.

Survivors include his wife, Isabelle (Robinson) Bradley; one daughter, Terry R. Parsons and husband, Rich, Ridgeley, W.Va.; two sons, Kim M. Bradley and wife, Tammy, and Brian P. Bradley and wife Sandi, all of Ridgeley; one brother, Fillmore M. Bradley and wife, Doris, Conneaut, Ohio; two half-brothers, Donald Bradley and wife, Donna, Lonaconing, and William Raymond Bradley and wife, JoAnn, Bowling Green; two sisters, Beatrice Davis, Ridgeley, and Margaret Stafford and husband, Earl, Lonaconing; two half-sisters, Betty Lou Grogg, Lonaconing, and Norma Clark and husband Richard, Barton; and five grandchildren, Jamie Bradley, Travis Bradley, Trevor Bradley, Trent Bradley, and Jennifer Parsons.

Friends will be received at the George-Upchurch Funeral Home on Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

The funeral will be conducted in the funeral home on Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

The funeral will be held in the funeral home on Monday at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Harry L. Burchell, Jr., and the Rev. Dr. Gary W. Trail, officiating.

Interment will be in Restlawn Memorial Gardens.

Serving as pallbearers will be Robert Frye, Tom Riggleman, Lemuel Powers, Dick Dorsey, Joe Rice, and Harold Winstanley.

Memorial contributions may be made to either the Memorial Hospital Hospice Unit, 600 Memorial Avenue, Cumberland, MD 21502; or to the Memorial Fund at Holy Cross United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 431, Ridgeley, W.Va. 26753.

WALTER ``LOPPY'' BRAITHWAITE 
KEYSER, W.Va. - Walter ``Loppy'' Braithwaite, 77, of Route 5, Box 89, Keyser, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, May 15, 1997, at the Winchester Medical Center, Winchester, Va.
Born Aug. 30, 1919, in Hampshire, he was the son of the late Thomas Jefferson and Viola (Powell) Braithwaite. He also was preceded in death by four brothers, Arthur, Howard, Jim, and Jesse Braithwaite; and two sisters, Sadie Wildman, and Pearl Cosner; and one granddaughter, Sally Ann Braithwaite.

Mr. Braithwaite was the last surviving member of his immediate family.

He was retired from Masteller Coal Co. He attended Emmanuel Pentecostal Holiness Church of Keyser. He was a member of the United Mine Workers No. 1444, and a former member of the Keyser Rescue Squad.

Surviving are his wife, Martha (Maynard) Braithwaite; seven sons, Tom Braithwaite and wife Jean, Elk Garden, Richard Braithwaite and wife Donna, Cross, Paul Braithwaite and wife Norma, Keyser, Donnie Braithwaite and wife Betty, Keyser, Gary Braithwaite and wife Debbie, Cross, Dale Braithwaite and wife Tammie, Keyser, and Dave Braithwaite and wife Tammy, Keyser; and six daughters, Judy Roy and husband Jim, Keyser, Connie Hesse and husband Bud, Fort Ashby, Sandy Baker and husband Jerry, Keyser, Lena Warnick and husband Dwight, Keyser, Debbie Baker and husband Edward, Keyser, and Sharon Harvey and husband Tom, Cross; 42 grandchildren; and 34 great-grandchildren.

Friends will be received at the Boal Funeral Home, Westernport, on Saturday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. and on Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be held at the Emmanuel Pentecostal Holiness Church, Keyser, on Monday at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Wayne Funkhouser and the Rev. Steve Landis officiating. Friends will be received at the church one hour prior to the service.

Interment will be in Potomac Memorial Gardens, Keyser.

Pallbearers will be Bill Braithwaite, Brian Braithwaite, Donnie Ashby, Richard Braithwaite Jr., Rick Roy, Jason Braithwaite, Kevin Warnick, and Tom Baker.

MARTHA E. BRAMBLE 
CUMBERLAND - Martha Evelyn Bramble, 82, of Cumberland, died Tuesday, July 15, 1997, at Sacred Heart Hospital.
Born May 2, 1915, in Mount Savage, she was the daughter of the late Walter Allen and Mary Agnes (Collins) Crowe. She also was preceded in death by her husband Donald L. Bramble; two brothers, Lewis Crowe and Alfred Crowe; and one sister, Rose Mary Smith.

Mrs. Bramble was a member of the AARP.

Surviving are one daughter, Diana Booth and husband Donald, Frostburg; two sons, Donald E. Bramble, Bordentown, N.J., and Herbert Allen Bramble and wife Janet, Ridgeley, W.Va.; two brothers, Wilbert Crowe and Reford Crowe, both of Mount Savage; one sister, Gladys Crowe, Mount Savage; and six grandchildren, Laura Bramble, Daphne Bramble, Brian Bramble, Gregory Bramble, Trinity Booth and Donald Booth.

Friends will be received at the George-Upchurch Funeral Home, 202 Greene Street, Cumberland, on Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be held at the funeral home on Thursday at 1 p.m. with the Rev. Edward Dickel officiating.

Interment will be in the Restlawn Memorial Gardens.

Pallbearers will be Victor Merkel, Donald Booth, Gregory Bramble, Brian Bramble, Buc Frost and Charles Crowe.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Salvation Army, 701 E. First St., Cumberland, MD 21502.

MARIE B. BRANDT
ELLERSLIE - Marie Bridget Brandt, 70, of Ellerslie, died Friday, Dec. 26, 1997, at Memorial Hospital, Cumberland.
Born May 6, 1927, in Frostburg, she was the daughter of the late Patrick L. and Helen C. (Burns) Manley.

Mrs. Brandt was a homemaker. She was a graduate of Beall High School and a member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Cumberland.

Mrs. Brandt was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. She is survived by her husband, Donald H. Brandt; one son, Donald P. Brandt, Ellerslie; two daughters, Rosemarie Raymond and husband Rodney, Cumberland, and Michele Knotts and husband George, Ellerslie; one sister, Eileen Wilson and husband William, Medina, Ohio; three grandchildren, Megan M. Raymond, G. Lucas Knotts, and Kristin M. Knotts; and several nieces and nephews.

Friends will be received at the Scarpelli Funeral Home, P.A., 108 Virginia Ave., Cumberland, on Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

A Christian Wake will be conducted at the funeral home on Monday at 9 p.m.

Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Patrick's Catholic Church on Tuesday at 10 a.m. with the Rev. Thomas R. Bevan as celebrant.

Entombment will be in Sunset Memorial Park.

The family requests that contributions be made to the Ellerslie Ambulance service.

VIRGINIA BRANSOM
TAMPA, Fla. - Virginia Lee Bransom, 67, of Tampa, formerly of Ridgeley, W.Va., died Sunday, Dec. 21, 1997, at the Hawthorne Care Center in Brandon, Fla.
Born in Frostburg, she was the daughter of the late James and Elizabeth (Bean) Shannon. She was preceded in death by her second husband, Ret. Staff Sgt. James Bransom.

Surviving are one son, James Roy Blauch, Boston, Mass.; two grandchildren, Luke, 5, and Nicholas, 3, both of Boston; a brother, James Shannon, Appola Beach, Fla.; and two sisters, Nellie Henry, Ridgeley, and Ruth Blauch, Tampa.

She was a retired employee of Hillsboro County, Fla.

The body will be cremated.

ROBERT A. BRANT
RAWLINGS - Robert Anthony "Bo" Brant, 53, of Bloomingfield Trailer Court, Rawlings, died Tuesday, Sept. 16, 1997, at Memorial Hospital, Cumberland.
Born July 16, 1944, in Frostburg, he was the son of the late Robert V. Brant and Evelyn (Downton) Brant.

Mr. Brant was a member of the Lighthouse Church of God of Prophecy and the Cresaptown Eagles Aerie No. 2883.

Surviving are his wife, Darlene (Scott) Brant; two sons, Robert James Brant Sr. and wife Crissy, Cumberland, and Scott Anthony Brant and wife Tonya, Cresaptown; one sister, Sandra K. Hall, Rawlings; two granddaughters, Rachel Brant, Upper Marlboro, and Kaylynn Brant, Cumberland; and one grandson, Robert James Brant Jr., Cumberland.

Friends will be received at the Leasure-Stein Funeral Home, 230 Baltimore Ave., Cumberland, on Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be conducted at the funeral home on Friday at 10 a.m. with Pastor Harry R. Copen and the Rev. Melissa Jessen officiating.

Interment will be in Sunset Memorial Park.
 

THOMAS W. BRASHEARS, JR. 
ADELPHI - Thomas W. Brashears Jr., 89, of 10124 Riggs Road, Adelphi, died Saturday, Aug. 9, 1997, at the Heartland of Keyser Nursing Home.
Born Jan. 5, 1908, in Laurel, he was the son of the late Thomas Brashears, Sr., and the late Millie (Burdette) Brashears. He also was preceded in death by his wife, Helen (Hoffa) Brashears.

Mr. Brashears retired from the United States government. He served as a captain in the U.S. Army during World War II. He was a member of the Laurel Post 60, American Legion, and a 50-year member of Laurel Wreath Lodge 149, AF & AM. He was Methodist by faith.

Surviving are two sisters-in-law, Violet Malcolm, Barton, and Elaine Cooper, Burlington, W.Va.

Friends will be received at the Boal Memorial Chapel, Barton, on Monday from 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be conducted at the Boal Chapel on Tuesday at 1 p.m. with the Rev. John Park officiating.

Interment will be in the Philos Cemetery, Westernport.

Barton American Legion 189 will hold a memorial service at the funeral home on Monday at 7 p.m.

Allegany Lodge 157 AF & AM, Barton, will hold a memorial service at the funeral home on Monday at 7:30 p.m.

BEATRICE L. BRATT 
CUMBERLAND - Beatrice LaVerne Bratt, 83, of 220 Sommerville Ave., Cumberland, died Saturday, March 22, 1997, at the Memorial Hospital Hospice Unit.
Born April 15, 1913, in Cumberland, she was the daughter of the late Herbert Sweitzer and the late Sarah (Appel) Sweitzer. She also was preceded in death by her husband, Arthur William Bratt Jr., in 1976.

Surviving are one son, Arthur W. ``Bill'' Bratt III, Carpendale, W.Va.; one daughter, Barbara Ann Merritt and husband Roy, Cumberland; four grandchildren, Clay E. Merritt, Florida, Debra Bratt, Carpendale, Tracey Bratt Andrews, Carpendale, Kelly Bratt Nedved and husband David, Pittsburgh; four great-grandchildren, William Andrews, Gordon Andrews, Bradley Nedved and Marissa Nedved; one sister-in-law, Easter Sweitzer, Midland; and several nieces and nephews.

Friends will be received at the Merritt-Adams Funeral Home, 404 Decatur St., Cumbreland, on Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be conducted at the funeral home on Tuesday at 11:30 a.m. with the Rev. Richard Jewell officiating.

Interment will be in Hillcrest Burial Park.
 

THE REV. ANNA K. BRATTON
CUMBERLAND - The Rev. Anna Katherine Bratton, 73, formerly of Ore Street NW, Cumberland, died Monday, Nov. 3, 1997, at Devlin Manor Nursing Home, Cumberland, where she had been a patient since Nov. 24, 1995.
Born Sept. 21, 1924, in Trenton, Missouri, she was a daughter of the late Herman L. and Jewell (Carter) Bratton.

Rev. Bratton was a retired minister having served in Whiteford United Methodist Church Charge, Whiteford, Grace United Methodist Church Charge, Midland, Shaft United Methodist Church Charge, Woodland United Methodist Church Charge, Cambria United Methodist Church Charge, Mount Vernon United Methodist Church Charge, and St. Paul United Methodist Church Charge.

She received a master's degree from Scarritt College, Nashville, Tenn., graduating in 1950. She was a member of the Fairview Avenue United Methodist Church, Cumberland, and the United Methodist Women. She was former director of Christian education with the general board of Global Ministries.

Surviving are one brother, Harry Walter Bratton and wife Alice J., Independence, Missouri; and a dear friend of many years, Eleanor Muir.

At Rev. Bratton's request, her body was cremated.

A memorial service will be held at the Fairview Avenue United Methodist Church, Cumberland, on Thursday at 1 p.m. with the Rev. Cynthia Frye officiating. Friends and relatives will be received one hour prior to the service in the sanctuary.

Interment will be in Edenburg I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Trenton, Missouri.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made to the Fairview Avenue United Methodist Church.

The Eichhorn-McKenzie Funeral Home, Lonaconing, is in charge of the arrangements.

MARY E. BRAY 
SWANTON - Mary Ellen ``Gram'' Bray, 89, of Swanton, died Tuesday, March 4, 1997, at the Cuppett Weeks Nursing Home, Oakland.
Born Sept. 20, 1907, at North Glade, she was a daughter of the late Daniel T. O'Brien and Florence (Barnard) O'Brien. She also was preceded in death by her husband, Umber Wellington Bray, in 1976.

Mrs. Bray was a member of the Otterbein United Methodist Church, and had been a member of the Deer Park Community Volunteer Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary for 45 years.

Surviving are three sons, Elwood Bray, Baltimore, Lonnie Bray, Kitzmiller, and Roger Bray, Oakland; three daughters, Leota Savage and Betty Wildesen, both of Swanton, and Helen Crummett, Fredericksburg, Va.; one half brother, Glen O'Brien, Swanton; two half sisters, Mona Dalgren, Santa Monica, Calif., and Myrtle Summerville, Dalgren, Ohio; 21 grandchildren; 35 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren.

Friends may call at the Durst Funeral Home, Oakland, on Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be conducted at the funeral home on Friday at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Joe Hatcher and the Rev. Ellis Harvey officiating.

Interment will be in the Deer Park Cemetery.

The family suggests that memorials take the form of contributions to the Deer Park Community Volunteer Fire Department.

EDGAR BREEDLOVE 
THOMAS, W.Va. - Edgar Breedlove, 96, formerly of Thomas, died Thursday, May 8, 1997, at the home of his daughter in Frederick, Md.
Born March 21, 1901, in Breedlove, Preston County, the 10th of 13 children, he was the son of the late Robert E. Lee Breedlove and Alma Jane Sell.

Mr. Breedlove was twice married, first to Edith Kelley Garner for 39 years, and then to Ruth Unger for 28 years. Six brothers and five sisters also preceded him in death.

Mr. Breedlove was an express agent for the Western Maryland Railroad, then worked as a truck driver and retired from the B&L Furniture Store in Thomas. He was a member and 30-year treasurer of the Thomas United Methodist Church; and a member of the Thomas Volunteer Fire Department and the IOOF Davis Lodge 103.

Surviving are one daughter, Mrs. Harry David (Guinevere B.) Winpigler, Frederick; one brother, Parker Warden Breedlove, Cresaptown, Md.; and one grandchild, Zane Kelley Winpigler and wife Wendy M. Winpigler, Frederick; and a lot of nieces and nephews.

Friends will be received at the Hinkle Funeral Home, Davis, on Monday, May 12, from 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be held in the funeral home chapel on Tuesday, May 13, at 11 a.m. with the Rev. J.J. Johnson officiating.

Interment will be in the Texas Cemetery, Eglon.

LURA E. BREESE
MORRISON, Colo. - Lura E. Breese, 97, of Morrison, formerly of Cumberland, died Monday, Sept. 15, 1997, at Bearcreek Nursing Center, Morrison.
Born May 13, 1900, in Ellerslie, she was the daughter of the late Harry I. and Lucinda (Lowery) Lowery. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Frank W. Burkett; her second husband, E. Floyd Breese; one sister, Sara V. Lowery; and one step-daughter, Wilovene Griffith.

Mrs. Breese was a homemaker. She was a member of Redeemer United Church of Christ, Ellerslie; McKinley Chapter #12 Order of the Eastern Star; Ladies Auxiliary of Brotherhood of Trainmen; Ladies Auxiliary of Brotherhood of Engineers.

Surviving are one daughter, Jean Patton, Littleton, Colo.; one son, Robert F. Burkett, Altoona, Pa.; one stepson, Gerald Breese, Boynton Beach, Fla.; four stepdaughters, Ruth Wentling, Bedford, Pa., Cartha Lowery, Bedford, Pa.; Audrey Blubaugh and Marketta Ryan, both of Cumberland; one brother, John C. Lowery, Englewood, Fla.; 16 grandchildren; and numerous great and great-great-grandchildren.

Friends will be received at the Scarpelli Funeral Home, 108 Virginia Ave., on Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be conducted at the funeral home on Friday at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Ruth S. Kershner officiating.

Interment will be in Hillcrest Memorial Park.

JOHN D. BREHANY
RIDGELEY, W.Va. - John Darnley Brehany, 89, of Ridgeley, W.Va., died Tuesday, Sept. 23, 1997, at his residence.
Born July 3, 1908, in Pekin, Md., he was the son of the late James P. Brehany and Jeannette (Darnley) Brehany. He also was preceded in death by his wife, Edith Brehany; one son, William L. "Bill" Brehany; and one sister, Anona Brehany.

Mr. Brehany served in the U.S. Army from 1945 to 1946. He was a graduate of Catherman's Business School. Mr. Brehany had worked as an accountant, and had been employed by Grant Lumber Supply from 1929 to 1937, Cessna Lumber from 1937 to 1951, South Cumberland Planing Mill from 1951 to 1964, and the Kelly-Springfield Tire Company from 1964 until his retirement in 1973.

He was a member of St. Anthony's Catholic Church, Ridgeley, Fort Cumberland Post No. 13 American Legion, Aerie No. 245 FOE, and Council No. 586 Knights of Columbus.

Surviving are one sister, Kathleen Sullivan, Vero Beach, Fla., three grandchildren, Scott Brehany, Pensacola, Fla., Kelly Meharg and John Franklin, both of Montgomery, Ala.; and three great-grandchildren.

Friends will be received at the George-Upchurch Funeral Home, 202 Greene St., Cumberland, on Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Mass of the Resurrection will be celebrated at St. Anthony's Catholic Church on Saturday at 10 a.m. with the Rev. Kent Durig as celebrant.

Interment will be in Sunset Memorial Park.

A Christian wake service will be held at the funeral home on Friday at 8:45 p.m.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Medical Eye Bank of Maryland, 815 Park Ave., Baltimore, MD 21201-9990.

BAKER D. BRELSFORD 
SHORT GAP, W.Va. - Baker Davis Brelsford, 79, of Short Gap, died Tuesday, April 1, 1997, at the Hospice Unit at Memorial Hospital.
Born Sept. 20, 1917, in Levels, he was the son of the late John B. and Hattie (Saville) Brelsford.

Mr. Brelsford was a retired laborer with Local 616, having worked with the Walter N. Yoder and Sons Co. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. He was a member of the Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church, Short Gap; a 50 year charter member of Short Gap Fire Department; a 30 year charter member of the Short Gap Lions Club. He was a member of Short Gap Senior Citizens, and Woodmen of the World Lodge 6, Cumberland.

Surviving are his wife, Mary Frances (Haines) Brelsford; one son, Rodney Brelsford and wife Diane, Short Gap; two daughters, Donna J. Pyles and husband Glen, and Vicki Dawson and husband Jim, all of Short Gap; one brother, John Brelsford Jr. and wife Louise, Short Gap; one sister, Nellie Carder and husband Alvin, Short Gap; six grandchildren, Tami Dennis and husband Michael, Todd Pyles and wife Doniele, Mark Dawson, Chad Dawson, Troy Brelsford and Holly Brelsford; and four great-grandchildren, Justin Dennis, Cameron Dennis, Brennan Pyles and Ellison Pyles.

Friends will be received at the Upchurch Funeral Home, Route 28, Fort Ashby, on Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Funeral services will be conducted at the Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church, Short Gap, on Friday at 1 p.m. with the Rev. Sumner Sawyer and the Rev. John Glessner officiating. Interment will be in the Fort Ashby Cemetery.

The Short Gap Fire Department will hold a memorial service on Thursday at 7:30 p.m., followed by the Woodmen of the World memorial service at 7:45 p.m.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Short Gap Fire Department.

Serving as pallbearers are Douglas Brelsford, Terry Brelsford, Marshall Carder, Robert Everett, David Haines and Tom Pyles. Honorary pallbearers will be members of the Short Gap Fire Department and the Short Gap Lions Club. 
 

MARIE S. BREWER 
LAKE WACCAMAW, N.C. - Marie S. Brewer, 77, of 102 Lake Shore Drive, Lake Waccamaw, formerly of Lonaconing, Md., died Sunday, August 3, 1997, at New Hanover Regional Medical Center.
Born in Frostburg, she was the daughter of the late John and Mary (Kelly) Stewart. She also was preceded in death by a daughter, Mary Anne Formy-Duval; and a son, Larry Brewer.

Mrs. Brewer was a retired school teacher's assistant. She was a 1938 graduate of Central High School, Lonaconing, and was salutatorian of her class. She was editor in chief of the school newspaper.

Surviving are her husband, Walter L. Brewer; one sister, Colleen S. Garrett, North Charleston; four grandchldren, Wally Brewer, Kelley Lambert, Beth Formy- Duval and Anna Formy-Duval; and one aunt, Nettie Kelly, Lonaconing.

Services were held on Tuesday, Aug. 5, 1997, in North Carolina.

The family requests memorials be directed to the American Cancer Society, 1310 South 16th St., Wilmington, NC 28401 or to the American Heart Association, 4701 Wrightsville Ave., Wilmington, NC 28403.

JAMES E. BRIDGES
CUMBERLAND - James E. Bridges, 68, of 11821 Messick Road, Cumberland, died Thursday, Oct. 30, 1997, at his home.
Born Nov. 25, 1929, in Cumberland, he was the son of the late Howard E. Adams and the late Amanda (Bridges) McCarty.

Mr. Bridges was the retired owner and operator of the 220 North Lounge and Jolly Jim's Tavern. He was a member of American Legion Fort Cumberland Post #13. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force.

Surviving are a daughter, Anna Hoyman and husband, James, Cumberland; two special people, Carol Davies and Kitty VanHouten; two brothers, Royce Adams, Rockville, and Leon Adams, Newville, Pa.; four sisters, Phoebe Day, Osterburg, Pa., Ruth Smith, Needmore, Pa., Lurain Cornell, Everett, Pa., and Phyllis Price, Bedford, Pa.; two grandsons, Rick Malcolm and Brian Malcolm; a step-grandson, James Hoyman, Jr.; three great-grandchildren, Zachary Malcolm, Renee Malcolm, and Raquel "Button" Malcolm; and one step-grandchild, Courtney Hoyman.

Friends will be received at the Merritt-Adams Funeral Home, 404 Decatur Street, Cumberland, on Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be conducted on Monday at 11 a.m. at the Merritt-Adams Funeral Home with the Rev. Richard Wilson officiating.

Interment will be in Maryland Veterans Cemetery at Rocky Gap. Full military rites will be accorded at graveside by combined veterans honor guard.

Pallbearers will be Rick Malcolm, Brian Malcolm, Thomas E. Davis, Jr., Timmy VanHouten, Jim Hoyman, Sr., and Randy Lambert.

RONALD V. BRIDGES, SR.
MOUNT SAVAGE - Ronald V. Bridges Sr., 70, of Mount Savage, died Saturday, Sept. 6, 1997, at Sacred Heart Hospital, Cumberland.
Born July 1, 1927, in Mount Savage, he was the son of the late Daniel O. and Anna Frances (Bennett) Bridges. He also was preceded in death by two sisters and three brothers.

Mr. Bridges was retired from the Kelly-Springfield Tire Company, Cumberland, and was a former president of the Midnite Bowling League for Kelly-Springfield. He was a member of Mount Savage United Methodist Church and was a veteran of World War II serving in both the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps.

Surviving are his wife of 49 years, Myrtle A. Bridges; five daughters, Barbara Taylor and husband Ronald, Bowie, Sharon Blank and husband Carl Sr., Frostburg, Gloria Jean Brick and husband Freeman, Donna Jenkins and husband Cliff, all of Hyndman, Pa., and Brenda Bloss and husband Dave, Mount Savage; one son, Ronald V. Bridges Jr. and wife Cindy, Mount Savage; two sisters, Helena Robinette, Mount Savage, and Audrey Arnold, Grantsville; one brother, Orville Bridges, Frostburg; 13 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.

Friends will be received at the Scarpelli Funeral Home, Cresaptown, on Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be conducted at the funeral home on Tuesday at 1 p.m. with the Rev. Richard C. Broome Jr. officiating.

Interment will be in Restlawn Memorial Gardens, LaVale.

Pallbearers will be Ronald Taylor, Carl Blank Sr., Cliff Jenkins, Dave Bloss, Carl Blank Jr., and Eric Jenkins. Honorary pallbearers will be Terry Jenkins, Frank Barker, and Fred Murphy.

Military honors will be accorded by the Combined Veterans Honor Guard.

ROBERT L. BRILL
NEW CREEK, W.Va. - Robert L. Brill, 81, of New Creek, departed this life to be with the Lord on Friday, Dec. 5, 1997, at the Potomac Valley Hospital, Keyser, W.Va.
Born Dec. 26, 1915, at Zepp, Va., he was a son of the late James N. and Rosa (Miller) Brill. He also was preceded in death by his foster parents, Henry and Verdie Ritchie of Needmore, W.Va.; one brother; four sisters; one foster brother; and five foster sisters.

Mr. Brill retired in 1974 after 30 years' service as a general mechanic at the Westvaco Luke Mill. Prior to his employment with Westvaco, he was associated with the Civilian Conservation Corps. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, serving in the Aleutian Islands. He was a faithful and longstanding member of the Church of the Brethren and the Nancy Hanks Post #3518, VFW, Keyser.

Mr. Brill was the loving and dedicated husband of 52 years to Sadie L. (Combs) Brill. He is also survived by a niece, Louise Kirk, Keyser; nephews, Hoyt Whetzel, Baker, W.Va., and Eugene Brill, Keyser; one sister, Ollie Yates, Warrenton, Va.; foster relatives, Edith Ritchie and Bessie Ritchie, both of Westernport, Roy Ritchie, Ridgeley, W.Va., and Frank Walker, Keyser. Along with a large number of other loving nieces and nephews, is a special niece, Christine Funkhouser and family of Short Gap, W. Va.; and special nephews from the Louis and Vivian Combs family.

Friends will be received at the Rotruck-Smith Funeral Home, Keyser, on Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral services will be conducted at the New Dale Church of the Brethren, Baker, on Monday at 1 p.m. with the Rev. Ward Halterman, the Rev. Herman Baliles, and the Rev. Lloyd Heatwole officiating. The family will receive friends at the church on Monday from 11 a.m. until the time of service. Interment will be in the New Dale Cemetery.

The family requests that expressions of sympathy take the form of contributions to the New Creek Volunteer Fire Department, New Creek, WV 26743.

CLYDE W. BRINKMAN
WILEY FORD, W.Va. - Clyde W. Brinkman, 87, of Wiley Ford, died Monday, March 17, 1997, at the Memorial Hospital Hospice Unit, Cumberland, Md.
Born Oct. 24, 1909, in Cumberland, he was the son of the late J. Howard and Mary Emylie (Gracey) Brinkman. He also was preceded in death by his wife, Nellie C. (Files) Brinkman, in 1986.

Mr. Brinkman was retired from the B & O Railroad. He was a member of the Old Furnace Church of the Brethren, where he served as church deacon. He was an avid hunter and fisherman.

Surviving are one son, William H. Brinkman and wife Mary Jo, Jacksonville, Fla.; two daughters, Betty J. Hatter and husband Charles, and Joan Self and husband William, all of Ridgeley; one sister, Leona Miller, Cumberland; one brother, Howard Brinkman and wife Frances, Cumberland; nine grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren.

Friends will be received at the Scarpelli Funeral Home, 108 Virginia Ave., Cumberland, Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be conducted at the funeral home Friday at 1 p.m. with the Rev. Don Mathews and the Rev. Calvin Roop officiating.

Interment will be in Davis Memorial Cemetery, Cumberland.

Relatives and friends will serve as pallbearers. 

LESLIE I. BRINKMAN 
CUMBERLAND - Leslie Irvin Brinkman, 71, of Country Club Road, Cumberland, went to be with the Lord, Monday, July 7, 1997, at Memorial Hospital Intensive Care Unit.
Born March 5, 1926, in Cumberland, he was the son of the late Leslie Helmer and Eva Pauline (Earsom) Brinkman.

Mr. Brinkman graduated from Fort Hill High School in 1944. He was in the Air Force Cadets and Reserves. He was employed at the Streett's Body Shop for 23 years. He was a former employee of the Celanese Corp. He was a Clerical Supervisor at Memorial Hospital and then he became the Director of Safety and Security at the hospital. He also was the owner and operator of Brinkman Home Improvement. He graduated from Allegany College Magna Cum Laude. He was a member of the church council, and Men of St. Luke's past president and treasurer. He was a member of Masonic Fort Cumberland Lodge 211 A.F. and A.M. He was past Venerable Master of the Scottish Rite, 32nd Degree Masons and Knight Commander Court of Honor of the Scottish Rite. He was a member of the retirement club of the Scottish Rite and he was on the picnic and oyster committees. He also did 7th, 9th and 10th degree work. He was a past member of the Allegany County Planning and Zoning Commission.

Surviving are his wife of 47 years, Shirley (Nichols) Brinkman; one daughter, Leslie Ann Thomas and husband Lowell, Cumberland; two sons, Timothy A. Brinkman, Keyser, W.Va.; Brian Brinkman and friend Tina Skidmore and children, Brandon and Rachelle, Cumberland; three grandchildren, Michael Joseph Thomas, Jentiel Thomas and Justin Thomas; two sisters, Doris V. Burley and husband Paul, DeLand, Fla., and their daughters, Susan McGregor and husband George and Linda Gilpin and husband Jeff; and Patricia Twigg, Cumberland, and her son Gregory Twigg and wife Kim; and several great-nieces and great-nephews.

Friends will be received at the Scarpelli Funeral Home, 108 Virginia Ave., on Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m. and on Thursday from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. A memorial service will be conducted on Thursday at 7 p.m. by the Fort Cumberland Lodge 211 A.F. and A.M.

Services will be conducted at St. Luke's Lutheran Church on Friday at 11 a.m. with the Pastor Lee A. McDaniel officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the services at the church.

Interment will be in the Hillcrest Memorial Park. Graveside military honors will be accorded by the Combined Veterans Honor Guard.

The family requests contributions be made to the St. Luke's Lutheran Church Memorial Fund or the Ali Ghan Shrine Burn Center.

Pallbearers will be George Smith, Michael Thomas, Justin Thomas, Gregory Twigg, Stanley Zollner, Howard Brode, Jack Clauson, Irvin Johnson and Eugene Streett.

ALTA L. BROADWATER
GRANTSVILLE - Alta Lucretia Broadwater, 91, of 2262 Jennings Road, Grantsville, died Monday, Nov. 17, 1997, at the home of Dan and Anna Yoder, Accident.
Born May 26, 1906, at Bittinger, she was a daughter of the late Christian and Annie (Beitzel) Orendorf. She also was preceded in death by her husband, Lee Broadwater.

Mrs. Broadwater was a member of Glade Mennonite Church, the Choir, and the Ladies Group.

She is survived by a step-daughter, Lena Broadwater, Bloomington; a sister, Mary Miller, Grantsville; one step-grandchild; and two step-great-grandchildren.

Friends will be received at the Newman Funeral Home, Grantsville, on Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Services will be conducted in the funeral home on Thursday at 1 p.m. with the Rev. Earl Yoder officiating. Interment will be in the Glade Cemetery.

CLIFTON J. BROADWATER 
LONACONING - Clifton Jerome "Nary" Broadwater, 86, formerly of 3 Dudley St., Lonaconing, died Sunday, June 29, 1997, at the Egle Nursing Home, where he had been a patient for two years.
Born May 26, 1911, in Bond, he was the son of the late J. Nelson Broadwater and the late Virginia (Broadwater) Broadwater. He also was preceded in death by his wife, Helen (Reiber) Dillon Broadwater, on March 10, 1993; and three sisters, Flossie L. Durst, Gertrude Broadwater and Ethel Stark; and two brothers, Elmer and Reuben.

Mr. Broadwater was employed in the spinning department of the Celanese Corp. for 44 years. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. He was a 1929 graduate of Barton High School. He was a member of First United Methodist Church, Lonaconing, and the Methodist Adult Fellowship; Barton American Legion Post 189; and Barton and Lonaconing senior citizens. 

Surviving are his stepdaughter, Sandra D. Grandstaff and husband Richard W., Lonaconing; granddaughter, Amy Sue Welch and husband Michael, Delaware, Ohio; great-grandchildren, Ryan, Audrey and Anna Welch; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Friends will be received at the Eichhorn-McKenzie Funeral Home, Lonaconing, on Monday from 7 to 9 p.m., and Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be conducted at the funeral home on Wednesday at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Richard Mortimore officiating.

Interment will be in the Laurel Hill Cemetery, Moscow Mills.

Barton American Legion Post 189 will hold a memorial service at the funeral home on Monday at 7:15 p.m.

The family requests that memorials be made to the First United Methodist Church, 14 Church St., Lonaconing, MD 21539; Georges Creek Ambulance Service, 19 Union St., Lonaconing, MD 21539; or Georges Creek Regional Library, P.O. Box 93, Lonaconing, MD 21539. Memorial cards will be available at the funeral home.

DON L. BROADWATER 
FROSTBURG - Don Luke Broadwater Sr., 67, of Frostburg, died Thursday, April 17, 1997, at Sacred Heart Hospital.
Born Sept. 14, 1929, at Cumberland, he was the son of the late Raymond and Laura (Stephens) Broadwater.

Mr. Broadwater was a heavy equipment operator with Operating Engineers Local 37. He was of the Methodist faith. He was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran of the Korean conflict. He was also a 34 year member of American Legion Farrady Post 24, Frostburg, and the Mount Savage Veterans of Foreign Wars.

Surviving are his wife, Helen Virginia (Richards) Broadwater; two sons, Don Luke Broadwater Jr. and wife Judy, Frostburg, Robert Raymond Broadwater and wife Marlene, Mount Savage; two daughters, Carol Ann Wratchford and husband Richard, Cumberland, Alana Jean Hamilton and fiancee, John Michael, Frostburg; a brother, Wayne Broadwater and wife Lois, Manassas, Va.; four sisters, Melva Isella and husband, Carmen, Street, Rella Albright and daughter Ellen, Cumberland, Evelyn Ringler, Salisbury, Pa., and Norma Petenbrink and husband Ronald, Salisbury, Pa.; four grandchildren, Lori Zufall and husband Wes, Brenda Cannon and husband George, Robert Broadwater Jr., and Eric Broadwater; one step-granddaughter, Pamela Miller, one great-grandson, Brett Cannon and one step-great-grandson, Logan Wiland.

Friends will be received at the Newman Funeral Home, Grantsville, on Friday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. 

Services will be conducted at the funeral home on Saturday at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Garry Kipe officiating.

Interment will be in the New Germany Methodist Cemetery.

Expressions of sympathy may be directed to the American Cancer Society.

JOSEPHINE BRODE 
ECKHART - Josephine Brode, 90, of 10216 Parkersburg Road NW, Eckhart, died Saturday, June 14, 1997, at Sacred Heart Hospital.
Born April 14, 1907 in Towanda, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Jacob and Helen (Young) Laurie. She also was preceded in death by her husband, Raymond Brode Sr.; and five children, Mildred, Betty, Helen, William, and Raymond Jr.

Mrs. Brode was a retired seamstress for the Michael Berkowitz Shirt Factory.

Surviving are one son, Robert L. Brode and wife Mary; one daughter, Norma Baer and husband Harold (Grizz), all of Eckhart; two sisters, Elizabeth Festerman, Frostburg, and Margaret Villa, Eckhart; six grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Friends will be received at the Durst Funeral Home, Frostburg, on Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be conducted at the funeral home on Tuesday, June 17, 1997, at 11 a.m. officiated by R. William Brode, grandson, and Bishop Steve Whited.

Interment will be in Frostburg Memorial Park.

Pallbearers will be grandsons, Robert S. Brode, R. William Brode, Jack E. Brode, Wayne Brode, Raymond Brode III, and Dean Wiland.

MARTHA M. BROOKHART
OAKLAND - Martha M. ``Pat'' Brookhart, 93, of Oakland, died on Tuesday at her home. Born Oct. 23, 1903, in Grantsville, she was a daughter of the late Ralph Engle and Etta (Layman) Engle.
Mrs. Brookhart was a retired schoolteacher and social worker. She was a member of St. Paul's United Methodist Church, a past member of the Oakland Civic Club, former Cub Scout den mother, and a former girl scout leader.

Surviving are her husband, Maurice S. Brookhart; one son, Maurice S. Brookhart III, Chapel Hill, N.C.; and two grandchildren.

Friends may call at the Durst Funeral Home, Oakland, on Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Services will be conducted at the funeral home on Friday at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Roger Harrison officiating.

Interment will be in Garrett County Memorial Gardens.

The family requests that memorials take the form of contributions to the Southern Garrett Rescue Squad.

CHARLES E. BROOKLEY
FROSTBURG - Charles Edward Brookley, 65, of Frostburg, died Monday, Feb. 17, 1997, at Memorial Hospital, Cumberland.
Born on March 31, 1931, in LaVale, he was the son of the late Conrad E. and Ethel D. (Timbrook) Brookley. He also was preceded in death by a sister, Eunice Reb.

Mr. Brookley was a graduate of a very close Fort Hill High School class of 1949, a graduate of the University of Maryland in 1953, and an officer in the U.S. Air Force. He served during the Korean conflict. He was an active member of the Nemacolin Chapter of Trout Unlimited. He retired as owner of Thermogage, Inc.

Surviving are his wife, Mary Lou (Sanner) Brookley; a son, Craig L. Brookley, Frostburg; and a sister, Patricia J. Richards, Carlos.

Friends will be received in the Hafer Chapel of the Hills Mortuary, 1302 National Highway, LaVale, on Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Funeral services will be conducted in the funeral home chapel on Friday at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Daren L. Ritchey officiating.

Interment will follow in Hillcrest Burial Park.

CHARLES M. BROOKS SR.
CUMBERLAND- Charles Mower Brooks Sr., 61, of 12822 Bedford Road NE, Cumberland, died Tuesday, Feb. 18, 1997, at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh. Born July 7, 1935, in Cumberland, he was the son of the late Clifton H. and Irene O. (Mower) Brooks. He also was preceded in death by a brother, Ray Brooks.
Mr. Brooks retired from Local 1024, Carpenters Union. He was a member of Potomac Lodge 100 AF&AM; Cumberland Scottish Rite Bodies; Ali Ghan Temple; Hagerstown Shrine; Ali Ghan Motor Corps, of which he was past president; Tall Cedars; Member of Directors Staff; Cumberland Elks Lodge 63; Frostburg Moose Lodge 348; Westernport American Legion Victory Post 155; and Melvin United Methodist Church, where he was instrumental in the building fund. He built the concession stands at Greenway Stadium. He was past president of the Fort Hill Band Parents, and the Parents Association, Inc.

Surviving are his wife, Virginia ``Ginny'' (Shapley) Brooks; one daughter, Tamela ``Tammy'' Chucci, Cresaptown; two sons, Charles M. Brooks Jr. and wife Jill, Cumberland Valley, Pa., and Glenn A. Brooks and wife Monica, Cumberland; stepmother, Annie Brooks, Baltimore; six grandchildren, Chad and Logan Brooks, Corey, Michael and Kristin Chucci, and Shelai ``Nikki'' Clark; three brothers, Clifton, William and Michael Brooks, all of Baltimore; two stepsisters, Janice Burhaus, Baltimore, and Barbara Lawer, Bel Air; a very special sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Ralph and Marilyn Wratchford, Cumberland; and many nieces and nephews. Friends will be received at the Merritt-Adams Funeral Home, 404 Decatur St., Cumberland, on Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Funeral services will be at the Melvin United Methodist Church on Saturday at 11 a.m. with the Rev. F. Richard Leslie officiating.

Interment will be in Sunset Cemetery.

Pallbearers will be members of the Shrine Motor Corps, Edward Nave, Gary Pyles, Raymond Long, William Bowden, Gilbert Rice, William ``Jim'' Nave, Ronald Grabenstein, and Richard Walls.

A service will be held by Potomac Lodge 100 AF&AM at the funeral home on Friday at 7:30 p.m.

Contributions may be made to the Charles Brooks Family Fund.

CHARLOTTE F. BROOKS 
LUKE - Charlotte F. Brooks, 83, formerly of Luke, died Sunday, Aug. 24, 1997, at Moran Manor Nursing Home, Westernport.
Born Jan. 16, 1914, in Lonaconing, she was the daughter of the late Hubert Worgan and Isabella (Nelson) Worgan. She also was preceded in death by three sisters and five brothers.

She was a former member of the Trinity United Methodist Church, Piedmont, W.Va.

She had worked for Westvaco and the U.S. Postal Service, Luke.

Surviving is one sister, Mrs. Isabella N. Villano, Piedmont; and several nieces and nephews.

Friends will be received at the Fredlock Funeral Home, Piedmont, on Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be held at the funeral home on Wednesday at 1 p.m. with the Rev. S.D. Sawyers officiating.

Interment will be in Philos Cemetery, Westernport.

EVELYN P. BROOKS 
CUMBERLAND - Evelyn P. Brooks, 89, of Henderson Avenue, Cumberland, died Tuesday, March 25, 1997, at Memorial Hospital.
Born Dec. 27, 1907, in Cumberland, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Anna E. (Wagoner) Glantzer. She also was preceded in death by her husband, Elmer L. Brooks, in 1972; two sons, William Brooks and Elmer L. Brooks Jr.; four brothers; and one sister.

Mrs. Brooks was retired from the Tri-State Discount Center and was a former employee of the Blue White Tower Restaurant and the Queen City Station Restaurant. She was a member of St. Luke's Lutheran Church.

Surviving are one daughter, Shirley Evelyn Boghosian and husband Herant, Anthony, N.M.; one daughter-in-law, Pearline Brooks, Hyndman, Pa.; two sisters, Anna McCrorie, Gaithersburg, and Bertha Clark, Los Angeles, Calif.; three grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.

Friends will be received at the Scarpelli Funeral Home, 108 Virginia Ave., Cumberland, Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be conducted at the funeral home Friday at 10 a.m. with Pastor Stephen F. Yelovich officiating.

Interment will be in Hillcrest Memorial Park.

ALLEN L. BROTEMARKLE 
CUMBERLAND - Allen Lee Brotemarkle, 73, of 326 Pear St., Cumberland, died Thursday, April 17, 1997, at Memorial Hospital.
Born in Cumberland, Sept. 1, 1923, he was the son of the late Ralph R. and Nora Margaret (Hendrickson) Brotemarkle.

Mr. Brotemarkle was the retired manager of RPS Auto Parts, a veteran of the U.S. Army serving in World War II, a member of the Zion Reformed United Church of Christ, and the Frostburg Bobcat Club.

Surviving are his wife, Jean A. (Moore) Brotemarkle; one daughter, Lynne Winner and husband Robert L., Langhorne, Pa.; and one nephew.

Friends will be received at the Merritt-Adams Funeral Home, 404 Decatur St., Cumberland, on Saturday 7 to 9 p.m. and on Sunday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Funeral services will be held at the funeral home on Monday at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Rosemary Baumgardner officiating.

Interment will be in Sunset Memorial Park.

JAMES H. BROTEMARKLE
CUMBERLAND - James Henry Brotemarkle, 95, of Cumberland, formerly of Bowmans Addition, died at the Allegany County Nursing Home.
Born July 18, 1902, in Cumberland, he was the son of the late Harry W. Brotemarkle and Mary K. Hinkle. He also was preceded in death by his wife, the Rev. Elva C. (Weller) Johnson Brotemarkle; one brother; two sisters; and two sons, James Brotemarkle and William R. Brotemarkle Sr. Mr. Brotemarkle was the last surviving member of his immediate family.

Mr. Brotemarkle was the retired owner and operator of Brotemarkle Wall Papering Service. He was a member and co-founder, along with his wife, of the Grace Community Church, Valley Road. He was also an avid fisherman and hunter.

Surviving are three daughters, Ruth Johnson Eck and husband Donald, Newark, Del., the Rev. Florence Shewbridge, Rawlings, and Sharon F. Keefer and husband James, Cumberland; one daughter-in-law, Phyllis Brotemarkle, Rawlings; five grandchildren, William R. Brotemarkle, James H. Brotemarkle, Nancy Shirey, Donald B. Eck Jr., and Lois Drell; and several great-grandchildren.

Friends will be received at the Scarpelli Funeral Home, 108 Virginia Ave., Cumberland, on Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be conducted at the funeral home on Monday at 1:30 p.m. with the Rev. Rodney L. Casteel Sr. officiating.

Interment will be in Hillcrest Burial Park.

PAUL B. BROTEMARKLE
WILEY FORD, W.Va. - Paul Bryan Brotemarkle, 30, of Wiley Ford, died Friday, Dec. 12, 1997, at Memorial Hospital. 
Born July 14, 1967, in Cumberland, he was the son of Charles A. Brotemarkle, Pinto, and Betty (Shreve) Brotemarkle, Carpendale. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Paul and Goldie Brotemarkle; maternal grandmother, Minnie Shreve; and two aunts, Margaret Brooks and Jenny Shreve.

Mr. Brotemarkle was employed at the Cumberland Pasta Company. He was an avid pool and shuffleboard player.

In addition to his parents, surviving are his wife, Lisa (Hall) Brotemarkle; one daughter, Tonya Brotemarkle; two sons, Charles and Scott Brotemarkle, all at home; two sisters, Denise Payne and husband, Zak, Annette Brotemarkle and friend, Richard Dorsey, all of Carpendale; grandfather, Daniel Shreve, Keyser, W.Va.; three nieces, Nicki, Chrissy, Ashli; one nephew, Colten; mother-in-law and father-in-law, Margurite and Walter Hall; three brothers-in-law, Mitchell, Roger and Greg Hall, all of Wiley Ford; and an aunt; several uncles; and cousins.

Friends will be received at the Scarpelli Funeral Home, P.A., 108 Virginia Ave., Cumberland, on Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be conducted at the funeral home on Wednesday at 1 p.m. with Pastor Paul E. Dietz officiating.

Interment will be in Greenmount Cemetery.

REBECCA I. BROTEMARKLE
CUMBERLAND - Rebecca Irene Long Brotemarkle, 83, of Cumberland, died Saturday, Nov. 29, 1997, at Memorial Hospital.
Born Jan. 17, 1914, in Saltillo, Pa., she was the daughter of the late George F. and Clara (Snyder) Long. She also was preceded in death by her husband, James Leslie Brotemarkle Sr., in 1958. She was the last surviving member of her immediate family.

Mrs. Brotemarkle was a retired nurse's aide from the Cumberland Nursing Home. She was a former employee of the Ali Ghan Shrine Club, and was a member of Kingsley United Methodist Church.

Surviving are three daughters, Ellen G. Brotemarkle, Edna I. Brotemarkle, and Diana E. (Brotemarkle) Kifer, all of Cumberland; one son, James L. Brotemarkle Jr. and wife Paulette, Cumberland; one stepdaughter, Marlene (Brotemarkle) Glaze, W.Va.; 11 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.

At Mrs. Brotemarkle's request, there will be no visitation. 

A graveside service will be conducted at Sunset Memorial Park on Tuesday at 1 p.m. with the Rev. Richard H. Jewell officiating.

The Scarpelli Funeral Home, 108 Virginia Ave., Cumberland, is in charge of the arrangements.

CARL M. BROWN
FINZEL - Carl M. Brown, 72, of Dennett Road Manor Nursing Home, Oakland, formerly of Finzel, died Saturday, Sept. 6, 1997.
Born July 4, 1925, in Finzel, he was the son of the late James and Mary (Finzel) Brown.

Mr. Brown was a former machinist for Goodyear Aerospace, Akron, Ohio, and was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II.

Surviving are two sons, Carl "Rick" Brown and wife Nancy, and Donald E. Brown and wife Becky, all of Finzel; one daughter, Linda Race and husband, Chuck, Frostburg; one brother, Harold "Sam" Brown, Frostburg; two sisters, Lucinda Drees and Shirley Drees, both of Finzel; six grandchildren; two great- grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Friends will be received at the Durst Funeral Home, Frostburg, on Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be conducted at the funeral home on Tuesday at 11 a.m. with the Rev. David E. Fetter officiating.

Interment will be in Finzel Cemetery.

DIANNA K. BROWN
CUMBERLAND - Dianna Kay Abe Brown, 37, of JFK Apartments, Cumberland, went to be with Jesus along with her nephew Todd Ray Abe on Wednesday, March 26, 1997. 
Born June 17, 1958, in Cumberland, she was the daughter of Aileen (Wolfe) Abe and Ivan Abe. 

In addition to her parents, she is survived by her stepmother, Edna Abe, Cumberland; one daughter, Kristina Abe, Indianapolis, Ind.; one granddaughter, Kristianna Imel, Indianapolis, Ind.; her grandmother, Ellen Lepley, Cumberland; one brother, Rick Abe and wife Wendy, Cumberland; two sisters, Vickie Smith and husband Charles, Flintstone, and Donna See and husband Thomas, Fort Ashby, W.Va.; and many uncles, aunts, cousins and friends.

Friends will be received at the Leasure-Stein Funeral Home on Friday from 5 to 9 p.m. and Saturday from 10 to 11 a.m.

A joint funeral service with her nephew, Todd R. Abe, will be conducted on Saturday at 11 a.m. at the funeral home with the Rev. Timothy Monn officiating.

Interment will be in Sunset Memorial Park.

Pallbearers will be Bryan Tabler, Jeff Price, Brooks Warner II, Ricky Bosley Sr., and Dale Wright Sr. Honorary pallbearers will be Kevin Wolfe and Frank Izzett.

The family requests that memorial contributions be made to the Dianna Brown Trust Fund at the Chessie Federal Credit Union, 141 Baltimore St., Cumberland, MD 21502. 

ELVA M. BROWN
CUMBERLAND - Elva Mae (Hinkle) Brown, 82, of Allegany County Nursing Home, formerly of Oldtown, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, Sept. 4, 1997, at Memorial Hospital.
Born Oct. 18, 1914, in Oldtown, she was the daughter of the late Perry Hinkle and Bessie Mae (Hartley) Hinkle. She also was preceded in death by her husband Millard C. Brown in 1980; also a son Donald L. Brown; and two brothers.

Mrs. Brown was a homemaker. She also was a charter member of the Oldtown Bethel Assembly of God Church, a member of the Women's Ministry of the church, and was a Sunday School teacher.

She is survived by three sons, Joe M. Brown and wife, Patricia, Oldtown, the Rev. James R. Brown and wife, Bonna, Hagerstown, Roger L. Brown and wife Carol, Hagerstown; one sister, Frances Silber, Oldtown; six grandchildren, Steven Brown, Shari Kerns, Mark Brown, Michael Brown, Matthew Brown, and Kenneth Brown; and six great-grandchildren.

Friends will be received at the Oldtown Bethel Assembly of God Church on Saturday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be held at the church on Sunday at 3 p.m. with Pastor Richard E. Wilson officiating. There will be one hour visitation prior to the services.

Interment will be in Oldtown Cemetery.

Grandchildren will serve as pallbearers.
 

HAROLD R. BROWN 
CUMBERLAND - Harold Richard Brown, 87, of 516 Ridegwood Ave., Cumberland, died Saturday, May 31, 1997, at Memorial Hospital.
Born Jan. 24, 1910, in Cumberland, he was the son of the late George Leroy Brown and the late Lillie "Scarlett" Brown. He was the last surviving member of his immediate family.

Mr. Brown was a retired employee of the Celanese Corp. with 43 years of service as an industrial engineer. He was a member of Grace United Methodist Church. He was a 1927 graduate of Allegany High School. He was an avid tennis player, holds the state record of the hop, skip and jump competition, and was a high school champion track star.

Surviving are his wife, Vada (Mills) Brown, Cumberland; a son, William R. Brown and wife Regina, Adamstown; a daughter, Beverly Ann Strelau and husband Edwin, Cincinnati, Ohio; and four grandchildren, William R. Brown II, Raleigh, N.C., Karen L. Finley, Adamstown, James Strelau, Cincinatti, and Kristen Strelau, Kutztown, Pa.

Friends will be received at the Merritt-Adams Funeral Home, 404 Decatur St., Cumberland, on Tuesday from noon to 1 p.m.

Services will be conducted at the funeral home on Tuesday at 1 p.m. with the Rev. Richard Jewell officiating.

Interment will be in the Rose Hill Cemetery.

HELEN M. BROWN 
KEYSER, W.Va. - Helen Marie Brown, 86, of Route 2, Keyser, died Sunday, March 23, 1997, at Sacred Heart Hospital.
Born Sept. 18, 1910, in Short Gap, she was the daughter of the late John and Blanche (Biser) Spencer. She also was preceded in death by her son, Robert W. Riley; one brother, Arnold Spencer; and one sister, Edna Wagoner.

Mrs. Brown was a member of Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church, where she belonged to the Women's Society.

Surviving are her husband, Arno S. Brown, of Dawn View Manor Nursing Home; one daughter, Mary Jane Phillips, Bowling Green, Md.; four sons, Dale Riley, Cumberland, Edward Riley, Fort Ashby, Thomas Riley, Fort Ashby, and Roger Brown, Bedford, Pa.; one brother, Ervin Spencer, Short Gap; one sister, Lola Arnold, Short Gap; 13 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.

Friends will be received at the Upchurch Funeral Home, Route 28, Fort Ashby, on Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

The Women's Society will conduct a memorial service at the funeral home on Tuesday at 7:45 p.m.

Funeral services will be held in the funeral home on Wednesday at 1 p.m. with the Rev. John Glessner and the Rev. Sumner Sawyers officiating.

Interment will be in Fort Ashby Cemetery.

Serving as pallbearers will be Joe Riley, Mike Goin, Troy Brown, Nathan Brown, D.R. Riley, and Rusty Riley.

LAWRENCE M. BROWN
LAVALE - Lawrence Milton Brown, 81, of National Highway, LaVale, died Friday, Nov. 14, 1997, in Sacred Heart Hospital.
He was born May 20, 1916, in Salisbury, Pa., the son of the late William Milton and Lela (Harding) Brown.

He also was preceded in death by his loving wife, Hazel J. (Gray) Brown on Aug. 6, 1990.

Mr. Brown was Protestant by Faith. He had retired as a Brakeman from the B&O Railroad, and he was a member of the United Transportation Union.

He is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Patricia Mae Klahre and husband, James, Cumberland; two sons, David L. Brown, Cumberland, and William L. Brown and wife, Barbara, Lavale; a sister, Mrs. Blanche Maust of Fort Hill, Pa.; a brother, Ray H. Brown, Avilton; 11 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren.

Friends will be received in the Hafer Chapel of the Hills Mortuary, 1302 National Highway, LaVale, on Sunday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be conducted on Tuesday at 11 a.m. in the funeral home chapel with Bishop Ervin Kneiriem officiating.

Interment will be next to his loving wife in Salisbury Cemetery, Salisbury, Pa.

Pallbearers will be Kenny Lowery, Rick Klahre, Terry Brown, Tommy Emmerick, Donnie Boyer and Alvin Hosselrode. Honorary pallbearer is Billy Brown.

MILTON BROWN
SHAFT - Milton "Pete" Brown, 68, of Shaft, died Saturday, March 15, 1997, at Sacred Heart Hospital following an extended illness.
Born Feb. 20, 1929, in Lonaconing, he was the son of the late James and Florence (Kiddy) Brown. He also was preceded in death by two sisters, Ruth Brown and Gladys Brown.

Mr. Brown attended Central High School, Lonaconing. He was formerly employed at the Celanese Corp., the Kappers Chemical Plant in Pennsylvania, and the Allegany County Roads Department. He was of the Methodist faith.

Surviving are his wife of 48 years, Marian (McKenzie) Brown, Shaft; one son, James W. Brown and wife Denise, Omaha, Neb.; two daughters, Karen Crowe and husband James, Havre de Grace, and Lori Brown, Midlothian, and her special friend David Willetts, Frostburg; five brothers, William S. Brown and wife Evelyn, Winchester Road, Lloyd E. Brown and wife Mabel, Snow Hill, James K. Brown and wife Bernadette, Lonaconing, Roy K. Brown, Eckhart, and Robert L. Brown and wife Ann, Lonaconing; four sisters, Audrey "Hope" Sharon, Lonaconing, Margaret Williamson and husband William, Lonaconing, Josephine Allen, Lonaconing, and Mabel Leake and husband John, Knapps Meadow; seven grandchildren, Joseph Brown, Jennifer Brown, Mathew and Mark Taylor Brown, Emma Brown, Christopher and Ashley Crowe; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Friends will be received at the Durst Funeral Home, Frostburg, on Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be held at the funeral home on Tuesday, March 18, 1997, at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Everrett Spence and the Rev. Lawrence Frye officiating.

There will be no graveside services. Interment will be at Frostburg Memorial Park.

The family requests that memorials be sent to the Shaft Methodist Church or the Frostburg Ambulance Service. 

WANDA D. BROWN 
ECKHART - Wanda D. Brown, 66, of Eckhart, died Friday, March 7, 1997, at the Georgetown University Medical Center.
Born Nov. 12, 1930, in Eckhart, she was the daughter of the late Carl and Bessie (Masat) Dieck. She also was preceded in death by one sister, Gertrude Dieck; and one brother, Carl Dieck.

Mrs. Brown was a member of the Zion United Church of Christ.

Surviving are her husband, Roy Brown; one daughter, Brenda Athey, Eckhart; one granddaughter, Erica Payton, Cumberland; two great-grandsons, Brandon Minnick and Evan Payton; and three sisters, Emma Sayre, Eckhart, Estella Rizer, Eckhart, and Margaret Bone, Frostburg.

Friends will be received at the Sowers Funeral Home, Frostburg, on Monday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be conducted at the funeral home on Wednesday at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Lawrence A. Neumark officiating.

Interment will be in Frostburg Memorial Park. Pallbearers will be John Bone, James Bone, Brett Payton, Robert Brown, John Rizer and Bernard Bittinger.

Memorial contributions may be given to Zion United Church of Christ.

WILLIAM JAMES BROWN 
SHORT GAP, W.Va. - William James Brown, 89, of Short Gap, died Monday, June 23, 1997, at Memorial Hospital.
Born Oct. 8, 1907, in Morgantown, he was the son of the late Emory C. and Sarah Catherine (Trader) Brown. He also was preceded in death by his wife, Opal (Gibson) Brown.

Mr. Brown was a retired mechanic for Boeing Aircraft.

Surviving are two daughters, Barbara Hoffer, Philadelphia, Pa., and Rebecca Compton, Athens, Pa.; a son, James Brown; 11 grandchildren; and 23 great-grandchildren.

At the request of Mr. Brown, his remains will be cremated. There will be no visitation and no services.

Merritt-Adams Funeral Home, 404 Decatur St., Cumberland, is in charge of the arrangements.

ALBERT L. "AL" BROWNING, SR.
WILEY FORD, W.Va. - Albert L. "Al" Browning, Sr., 76, of Wiley Ford, went to be with the Lord, Saturday, Nov. 15, 1997, at Sacred Heart Hospital, Cumberland.
Born Oct. 5, 1921, in Flintstone, he was the son of the late Walker and Mary O. (Garland) Browning.

Mr. Browning was a former employee of the South Cumberland Planing Mill, and retired from the Cumberland Concrete Corporation, Cumberland. He was a member of the Wiley Ford Church of the Brethren and a former member of the Wiley Ford Volunteer Fire Company.

Surviving are his wife of 54 years, Mary V. (Carlile) Browning; five sons, Albert L. "Butch" Browning, Jr. and wife, Rae, Fort Ashby, W.Va., Richard W. Browning and wife, Brenda, Carpendale, W.Va., Randy L. Browning, Wiley Ford, Frank W. Campbell and wife, Linda, Splendora, Texas, and Ralph L. Campbell and wife Stacy, Wiley Ford; numerous foster children; two sisters, Hazel Bobo, Cumberland, and Nora Hiett and husband, Charles, Short Gap; ten grandchildren, Tanya Browning Smith and husband, Robbie, Albert L. "Butch" Browning III, Michael Shane Browning and wife, Wendi, Troy A. Browning and wife, Stacey, Reed B. Browning, Shawn Browning, Nathan Browning, Seth Campbell, Travis Campbell, and Brent Campbell; and seven great-grandchildren.

Friends will be received at Scarpelli Funeral Home, 108 Virginia Avenue, Cumberland, Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. and Monday from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be conducted at the Wiley Ford Church of the Brethren, Tuesday at 1 p.m. with the Rev. Paul Dietz and the Rev. Benny Brakeall officiating. Friends will be received one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will be in Rest Lawn Memorial Gardens, LaVale.

Pallbearers will be grandchildren.

GEORGIA E. BROWNING
CUMBERLAND - Georgia Elizabeth Browning, 85, of 408 Broadway Street, Cumberland, died Thursday, July 24, 1997, at her home.
Born June 23, 1912, in Connellsville, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Harry McLaughlin and the late Pauline (Lemke) McLaughlin. She also was preceded in death by a brother, Harry McLaughlin; and two sisters, Wanda Davis and Harriet Cerat.

Mrs. Browning was a retired nursing assistant at Sacred Heart Hospital. She was a member of the St. Patrick's Catholic Church.

Surviving are two daughters, Beverly Ann Browning, Cumberland, and Mary Joyce Stitcher and husband James K., Severna Park; one brother, Charles McLaughlin, Phoenix, Ariz.; four sisters, Jane DeWolfe, Sebring, Fla., Evelyn Vaters, Pinellas, Fla., Dorothy Myers, Connellsville, Pa., and Dolores Fricano, Scottsdale, Pa.; three grandsons, James Brian Stitcher, David Frederick Stitcher and Craig Steven Stitcher and wife Jennifer, all of Crofton; and one great-granddaughter, Alexis Stitcher, Crofton.

Friends will be received at the Merritt-Adams Funeral Home, 404 Decatur St., Cumberland, on Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be conducted at the funeral home on Monday at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Thomas R. Bevan officiating.

Interment will be in the St. Patrick's Catholic Cemetery.

Contributions may be made to the St. Patrick's Catholic Church. 

MARY LOU BROWNING 
KEYSER, W.Va. - Mary Lou (Haggerty) Browning, 68, of 500 Carskadon Lane, Keyser, died Friday, May 2, 1997, at the Potomac Valley Hospital, Keyser.
Born Sept. 18, 1928, at Keyser, she was the daughter of the late Bessie M. Browning and the adopted daughter of the late Frederick and Hallie Haggerty.

Mrs. Browning was Presbyterian by faith.

Surviving are three sons, Thomas L. Browning, Lacey, Wash. Daniel F. Browning and wife Theresa, Nitro, and Michael D. Browning and wife, Penny, Poinciana, Fla.; one daughter, Diana L. Barbera and husband Ernie, Fountain; five grandchildren, Craig Browning, Lacey, Wash., Angelina Browning, Nitro, Shaina Browning, Poinciana, Fla., Nunzio E. Barbera III, Fountain, and Joseph ``Peppy'' Barbera, Fountain.

Friends will be received at the Rotruck-Smith Funeral Home, Keyser, on Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

There will be no funeral services.

Interment will be in Queens Point Cemetery, Keyser.

JEAN BRAY BROZ 
LAKEWORTH, Fla. - Jean Bray Broz, 63, of Lakeworth, formerly of Blaine, W.Va., died Thursday, July 17, 1997, at Lakeworth. Born in Shaw, W.Va. she was a daughter of Ina (Simon) Bray, Blaine, and the late George Bray. She also was preceded in death by five brothers, Paul, Larry, Jimmy, Ellsworth "Bing," and Martin.
In addition to her mother, she is survived by her husband, John Broz; seven children; and nine grandchildren; two sisters, Wanda Grimes, Philadelphia, Pa., and Christina Hilbert, Buffalo, N.Y.; two brothers, Ronald Bray, Haines, Fla., and Kenneth Bray, Gulfport, Fla. Funeral services and interment was held in Lakeworth, Fla.

GLADYS V. BRUCE
HERMITAGE, Tenn. - Gladys Virginia Bruce, 85, of McKendree Manor, Hermitage, formerly of Cumberland, Md., died Monday, Feb. 24, 1997, at McKendree Manor.
Born in Westernport, Md., she was the daughter of William Fatkin and Ida Pearl (Ross) Fatkin. 

Mrs. Bruce lived in Cumberland, Md., until 1966, when she moved to Tennessee.

Services will be at the Bass Funeral Home, Gordonsville, on Thursday, Feb. 27, 1997, at 2 p.m.

FRANCES M. BRUMAGE 
KEYSER, W.Va. - Frances M. Brumage, 73, of HC 84, Box 35, Keyser, died Saturday, April 5, 1997, at the Potomac Valley Hospital, Keyser.
Born May 2, 1923, at Green Mountain, she was a daughter of the late William and Myrtle (Barrick) Green. She also was preceded in death by her husband, Donald C. Brumage, on Feb. 23, 1992; and two sons, Kenneth Brumage and Lawrence ``Buck'' Brumage Sr.

Mrs. Brumage was a member of the Harvest Time Pentecostal Church, Keyser.

Surviving are three daughters, Betty Jean Braithwaite and husband Donnie, Sandy Whetzel and husband Larry, and Beverly Jordan and husband Keith, all of Keyser; one son, Donald Mongold and wife Judy, Charleston; one sister, Virginia Shumaker, Keyser; 13 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.

Friends will be received at the Rotruck-Smith Funeral Home, Keyser, on Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be conducted in the funeral home chapel on Tuesday at 11 a.m. with the Rev. David Shoemaker officiating.

Interment will be in the Tasker Cemetery, Cross.

JOHN L. BRUNK 
CANTON, Ohio - John L. Brunk, 77, of 4003 30th St., NE, Canton, formerly of Cumberland, Md., died Thursday, April 17, 1997, in Canton.
Born Feb. 20, 1920, in Keyser, W.Va., he was the son of the late Welby Brunk and the late Mae (Fianagan) Brunk. He also was preceded in death by his wife, Ruthelda (Sears) Brunk; and a brother, Roy Brunk.

Mr. Brunk was a retired employee of LTV. He was a member of Moose Lodge 233 and the LTV Retirees Club.

Surviving are a son, Craig Brunk and wife Phyllis, Canton; four grandchildren, Christinia Brunk, Amanda Brunk, Tiffany Brunk and Michael Brunk, all of Canton; a sister, Susan Gloyd, Barberton; two brothers-in-law, Arthur L. Sears, Everett, Pa., and Harold Sears, Cumberland; a sister-in-law, Rita Frisk, Woodbridge, Va.; and several nieces and nephews.

Friends will be received at the Merritt-Adams Funeral Home, 404 Decatur St., Cumberland, on Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be conducted at the funeral home on Tuesday at 1 p.m. with the Rev. Wayne Turner officiating.

Interment will be in Hillcrest Memorial Park.

ELI JAMES BRUNO
KEYSER, W.Va. - Eli James Bruno, infant son of John E. Bruno, Jr., and Denise L. (Williamson) Bruno of Route 2, Box 20-A, Keyser, died at birth on Monday, Oct. 20, 1997 at the Memorial Hospital, Cumberland, Md.
Surviving, in addition to his parents, are: two brothers, John David Bruno and Scott E. Bruno, both at home; maternal grandparents, the Rev. James and Edna Williamson; and paternal grandparents, John and Wanda Bruno, all of Keyser.

Private graveside services will be conducted at the Potomac Memorial Gardens with the Rev. Daniel Garlitz officiating. Interment will follow.

The Rotruck-Smith Funeral Home, Keyser, is in charge of arrangements.

NAOMI W. BRUNSON
LAVALE - Naomi W. Brunson, 89, of Robin Hood Drive, LaVale, formerly of Deep Creek Lake, died Wednesday, Nov. 19, 1997, at the Goodwill Mennonite Home, Grantsville.
Born May 7, 1908, in Baltimore, she was the daughter of the late John and Margaret E. (Neidert) Wade. She also was preceded in death by her husband, George A. Brunson in 1988.

Mrs. Brunson was a Methodist by faith.

She is survived by three daughters, Vilma Mae Grimes, Lone Oak, Texas, E. Jeannine Gosnell, Oakland, and Charlotte Penn Lutz, LaVale; one sister, Erma Crane, Romney, W.Va.; 14 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren.

Friends will be received at the Stewart Funeral Home, Oakland, on Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be held at the funeral home on Friday, Nov. 21, 1997, at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Gail Hixon officiating.

Interment will be in Garrett County Memorial Gardens.

ANNA E. BRUST
FROSTBURG - Anna E. McLuckie Brust, 78, of Egle Nursing Home, Lonaconing, formerly of 120 Pine St., Frostburg, died Sunday, Oct. 5, 1997 at Egle Nursing Home.
Born March 20, 1919 in Cumberland she was the daughter of the late Earnest McLuckie and the late Dora (Malcolm) McLuckie. She also was preceded in death by her husband, A. Trago Brust, in 1986; and a step-son, Richard Brust, in 1975.

Mrs. Brust was a retired teacher having taught at Beall High School and Fort Hill High School.

She was a member of the Centre Street United Methodist Church, Cumberland. She was a graduate of Barton High School and Western Maryland College, and she was a member of the Retired Teachers Association.

Surviving are a stepson, Robert Brust and wife, Terri, of Frederick; six step-grandchildren, Michael Brust, Steven Brust, Stephanie Throup, Chris Brust, Robert Pusey, and Nathan Pusey; and a special friend, Helen Filer, Frostburg.

Friends will be received at the Boal Funeral Home, Lonaconing, on Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be conducted at the funeral home on Wednesday at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Lloyd McCanna and the Rev. Steven Shussett officiating.

Interment will be in Sunset Memorial Park, near Cumberland.

HELEN M. BUCHHOLTZ 
CUMBERLAND - Helen M. Buchholtz, 80, of the Allegany County Nursing Home, formerly of 713 Fayette St., Cumberland, died Tuesday, Jan. 7, 1997, at Memorial Hospital.
Born in McKeesport, Pa., to Herman and Fannie Miller on June 30, 1916, Helen was raised in Cumberland by her mother and stepfather, George Kemp, former Allegany County Sheriff.

Mrs. Buchholtz graduated from Allegany High School in 1934 and the Memorial Hospital School of Nursing in 1937. Helen was an active nurse at Memorial Hospital until her retirement in 1973. A life-long Christian and a lover of music, Helen was a member of the Centre Street United Methodist Church where she sang in the choir. She also sang several leading roles in musicals at the Maryland Theater. Helen was a resident of the Allegany County Nursing Home for the past three years. She was preceded in death by her husband, William H. Buchholtz, a local businessman and several-term member of the Cumberland City Council during the 1950s.

Surviving are one daughter, Nancy Buchholtz; one son, Bill Buchholtz and his wife Peach; two granddaughters, Kim Kustelski and Susan McMillan; one great-granddaughter, Gina McMillan, all of San Antonio, Texas; and a distant cousin and very close personal friend, Emma Jean Smith, Cumberland.

Burial service is scheduled at the St. Peter and Paul Cemetery, Fayette Street, Cumberland, on Friday at 11 a.m.

RETHA J. BUCKLEY 
ROMNEY, W.Va. - Retha Jean Buckley, 56, of Romney, died Tuesday, April 1, 1997, at Memorial Hospital, Cumberland, Md.
Born June 2, 1940, in Cumberland, she was the daughter of Martha S. Martin, Romney. She also was preceded in death by her husband, Olen M. Buckley, on July 8, 1984.

Mrs. Buckley was president of Buckley's Distributing Co., Romney. She was a member of VFW Auxiliary Post 1101, Romney; American Legion Auxiliary Post 91, Romney; and the Women of the Moose, Romney.

Surviving in addition to her mother are two sons, Gregg S. Buckley, Hobson, Mont., and Gary W. Buckley and wife Kim, Romney; one daughter, Brenda J. McBride and husband Mike, Romney; and one grandson, Matthew W. McBride.

At the request of the deceased, her body was cremated. There will be no visitation or funeral service.

Memorials may take the form of donations to the Hampshire County Helping Hands. The Shaffer Funeral Home, Romney, is in charge of the arrangements. 

WILLIAM R. BURK 
CUMBERLAND - William Richard Burk, 78, of 801 Braddock Road, Cumberland, went to be with the Lord, Tuesday, July 15, 1997, at Memorial Hospital as a result of prostate cancer.
Born July 23, 1918, in Luke, he was the son of the late Conrad Richard Burk and the late Mary M. (Sweitzer) Burk Staley.

Mr. Burk formally worked in the Research and Development of Staple Yarn. In the construction industry, he worked for Defense Plants, Inc., War Emergency Pipeline (big and little inch pipelines from Corpus Christi, Texas, to Linden, N.J., from 1940 to 1945, which was tied into Texas oil fields as far west as Midland and Odessa). In the aircraft industry, he worked from 1945 to 1960, for Fairchild Aircraft, Hagerstown, as a planning and scheduling engineer, staff manager and assistant to the chief engineer. In the construction industry, Mr. Burk worked for S.J. Groves, Roanoke River, in the construction of Lower Pump and Storage Dam at Holtwood, Va., C.J. Langenfelder and Son, Baltimore, as a field office manager for the Baltimore Beltway and North Point Boulevard, US Steel in Morrisville and Pittsburgh, Pa., as a project coordinator for the Kennedy Highway-Newport Interchange, Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant and the Big Walker Tunnel in Wythville, Va. He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church.

Surviving are his wife Dottie (Raley) Bruck Runion Burk, Cumberland; two sons, Michael Burk and wife Tamera, Woodbine, Ga., and Richard Burk and wife Margie, Selma, Ala.; one daughter, Molly "Burk" Hartung and husband Fred, LaVale; one stepson, Billy Burton Bruck and wife Shella, Ellerslie; five grandchildren; three step grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and five step great-greatchildren.

Friends will be received at the Merritt-Adams Funeral Home, 404 Decatur Street, Cumberland, on Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 8 p.m.

A service will be conducted at the funeral home on Thursday at 8 p.m. with the Rev. Adam Grim officiating.

By request of Mr. Burk, his body will be cremated the following day.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be sent to the Memorial Hospital Hospice Unit, 600 Memorial Ave., Cumberland, MD 21502, c/o Linda Valentine or to the Western Maryland Health System Home Care, Virginia Avenue, Cumberland, c/o Janice Lindner.

HELEN E. BURKETT 
CUMBERLAND - Helen Elizabeth Burkett, 84, of the Cumberland Arms Apartments, 229 Baltimore Avenue, Cumberland, died Monday, July 21, 1997, at her apartment.
Born December 10, 1912, in Pittsburgh, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Addison and Sarah Bertha Eyler. She also was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Frederick Burkett.

Mrs. Burkett was a former employee of Lazarus, Inc. She was a member of Kingsley United Methodist Church.

Surviving are a niece, Sarah B. Heavner, Cumberland; a sister, Mary Beall, Cumberland; several nieces and nephews; and several great-nieces and great-nephews.

Friends will be received at the Merritt-Adams Funeral Home, 404 Decatur Street, Cumberland, on Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be conducted at the funeral home on Thursday at 9:30 a.m. with the Rev. Richard Jewell officiating.

Interment will be in Sunset Memorial Park.

Pallbearers will be Scott Heavner, Robert Heavner, Roger Heavner, Floyd Stafford, Norman Gillum, and Merle Chaney.

IRVIN W. BURKETT 
CORRIGANVILLE - Irvin W. Burkett, 87, of Corriganville, died Friday, April 18, 1997, at his residence.
Born January 5, 1910, at Ellerslie, he was a son of the late Howard W. and Esther E. (Pogue) Burkett. He was the last surviving member of his immediate family.

Mr. Burkett retired as a truck driver and construction worker for Baughman's Construction Co. He was a member of the Teamster's Union and had previously worked at the Celanese Corp. in Cumberland.

He was a lifetime member of St. John's United Church of Christ, Corriganville, where he had served as an elder for the past 27 years. He was a 44 year life member of Corriganville Volunteer Fire Department.

Surviving are his wife of 65 years, Leola (McKenzie) Burkett; four daughters, Lou Ann Shircliffe and husband Bill, Universal City, Texas, Jean Boor, Corriganville, Connie Martin and husband Dennis, LaVale, and Susan Aldridge and husband Charles, Corriganville; three sons, Robert Burkett and wife Mary Louise, Corriganville, William Burkett and wife Carole, Mount Savage, and Terry Burkett and wife Judy, Mount Savage; 20 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren.

Irvin will be remembered as a loving husband, and a devoted father and grandfather. He was the strength and the love of all his children. Our children, his grandchildren, will remember him as the most remarkable, loving and giving man they have ever known. His grandsons enjoyed his many hunting and fishing stories, and he inspired them to become the kind of good men they all have become. His granddaughters loved his smile and they knew he would have done anything to make their life the best. He was our father, and all of our families adored him.

Friends will be received at the Harvey H. Zeigler Funeral Home, Hyndman, on Saturday from 7 to 9 p.m., on Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m., and at the church for one hour prior to the service.

Services will be conducted at St. John's United Church of Christ on Monday at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Ruth S. Kershner officiating.

Interment will be in Restlawn Memorial Gardens.

Grandsons will serve as pallbearers; David, Jim and Tom Shircliffe, John and Jeff Boor, Randy Aldridge, Dennis Martin, and Timothy, Jason, Mickey and Bill Burkett. Honorary pallbearers will be Bruce and Terry Lee Burkett.

MARY E. BURKETT
STOYSTOWN, Pa. - Mary E. Burkett, 82, of Berlin, formerly of Stoystown R.D. 2, (Wilbur), died Dec. 21, 1997, in Brothersvalley Township at the residence of her former daughter-in-law, JoAnn Burkett.
She was born Feb. 16, 1915, in Fairhope, Pa., she was the daughter of John and Lottie F. (Purdue) Redhead. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, John C.; sisters, Florence Long, Elma Smith, and Dorothy Huff; and brothers George and Melvin Redhead.

She is survived by sons Richard and Don, both of Wilbur; granddaughter, Barbara, married to Phil Hautz; great-granddaughters, Brittany and Victoria Hautz, all of Stoystown. She was the sister of Hazel Reckley, and Arthur and John Redhead, all of Cumberland.

She was retired from the Somerset Pajama Factory. She attended the Otterbein United Methodist Church, Wilbur.

Family will receive friends from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Deaner Funeral Home, Stoystown, Pa., where services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday with the Rev. Robert G. Doyle officiating. Interment will be in Otterbein Cemetery.

Memorial contributions may be given to Somerset "In-Touch" Hospice, 651 South Center, Somerset, PA 15501.

WILLIAM V. BURKETT 
CANTON, Ohio - William V. Burkett, 65, of Canton, formerly of Frostburg, died Sunday, May 11, 1997, at his home following an extended illness.
Born Sept. 4, 1931, in Frostburg, Md., he was the son of the late William Carl and Ethel (Long) Burkett. He also was preceded in death by three brothers.

Mr. Burkett had been a resident of Canton since 1941. He was a retired employee of Aultman Hospital, retiring in 1993 after 20 years of service. He attended St. Joseph's Catholic Church. Mr. Burkett was a U.S. Army veteran having served in the Korean Conflict.

Surviving are his wife, Margaret A. (Hotchkiss) Burkett, to whom he was married for 41 years; two daughters, Carla A. Gram and husband Jeffrey, Canton, and Rose M. Rennie and husband Kenneth, Carrollton; two sisters, Ruth Alexander, Canton, and Shirley Piccari, Canton; and three grandchildren, Donald, Alan, and Alex.

Friends will be received at the Reed Funeral Home, 705 Raff Road SW, Canton, on Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be conducted at the funeral home on Wednesday at 1 p.m. with Father Frank A. Carfagna officiating.

Interment will be in Sunset Hills.

REV. ALBERT R. BURKHARDT
BALTIMORE - Rev. Albert Ray Burkhardt, 69, of Baltimore, founding pastor of Christ Lutheran Church, LaVale, died Sunday, Aug. 31, 1997, of brain cancer at his home.
From 1963 to 1973, Rev. Burkhardt was the mission developer and first pastor of Christ Lutheran Church, Vocke Road, LaVale. He also served as chaplain of the LaVale Volunteer Fire Company.

During his 41 years in the ministry, Rev. Burkhardt served five other Lutheran churches, Luther Place Memorial Church, Washington, D.C., Trinity Lutheran Church, Baltimore, Zion Lutheran Church, Middletown, First Lutheran Church, Ellicott City and Reformation Lutheran Church, Baltimore. He retired in 1993 from the Delaware-Maryland Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.

From 1984 to 1987, Rev. Burkhardt was the Secretary of the Maryland Synod, an appointed position with responsibilities for Lutheran churches throughout the state, Delaware and the District of Columbia.

Rev. Burkhardt was born in 1928 in Baltimore. He graduated from Baltimore City College in 1946; received his bachelor's degree from Gettsburg College in 1949 and graduated three years later from the Lutheran Theological Seminary in Gettysburg.

He is survived by his wife of 45 years, the former Eleanor Weibley; two sons, Mark Burkhardt, Hoffman Estates, Ill., and Brent Burkhardt, Baltimore; and three grandchildren.

Friends will be received at the Mitchell-Wiedefeld Funeral Home, 6500 York Road, Baltimore, on Wednesday from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be held for Rev. Burkhardt at Reformation Lutheran Church, 6200 Lock Raven Boulevard, Baltimore, on Thursday at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Mark Huffman and Bishop George Mocko officiating. The family will receive friends for one hour prior to the service.

In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be given to any of the churches or institutions with whom Rev. Burkhardt was associated or to the Hospice of Baltimore, 6701 N. Charles St., Baltimore, MD 21204.

VIOLET D. BURKHART
RIDGELEY, W.Va. - Violet D. Burkhart, 81, formerly of Ridgeley, died Sunday, Sept. 21, 1997, at the Westminster Nursing and Convalescent Center, Westminster.
Born Oct. 6, 1915, in Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Sarah (Bishop) Deneen.

She also was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Wesley Burkhart, Sr., and his son, Charles Wesley Burkhart, Jr.

Mrs. Burkhart was retired from the Celanese Corporation with 35 years' service.

She had been a member of the Women of the Moose, Chapter 914.

Survivors include Mr. Burkhart's children, Jean Marie Hawse, Westminster, and Wesley Howard Burkhart, Fullerton, Calif.; four grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

Friends will be received at the George-Upchurch Funeral Home on Thursday from noon until 2 p.m.

The funeral service will follow at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Benny Brakeall officiating.

Interment will be in Hillcrest Burial Park.

JACK L. BURNER 
FROSTBURG - Jack L. Burner Sr., 63, of 221 W. First St., Frostburg, died Monday, June 16, 1997, at Sacred Heart Hospital.
Born March 26, 1934, in Klondike, he was the son of the late Alvin and Emma Burner, and the adopted son of William and Rose Cunningham. He also was preceded in death by two sisters, Ethel Bruce and Evelyn Grecco; father-in-law, Hubert McKenzie; and sister-in-law, Catherine Twigg.

Jack was employed by Kelly Springfield Tire Co. for 35 years, and at Frostburg State University Dining Services for five years.

Well-known for his civic contributions in the community, Burner was honored while working for Kelly Springfield in 1979 with the National Spirit Award, and in 1988 Governor Schaefer awarded him with the Maryland's "Most Beautiful People Award." He also received the Community Service Award for the City of Frostburg in 1984.

Jack concerned himself with several community organizations including the Lions, the Elks, the Eagles, and the Jaycees where he chaired and worked on committees such as the eye donor program, Defensive Driver Program, Heart Fund Drive, Bicycle Safety, Flag Pole and Flag projects, Smoke Detectors for Aged Program, Drug Abuse Programs, and Community Sign Committee.

He initiated many projects and chaired projects like Band Uniforms Telethon, Clean Up Percy Cemetery, Lions Park, and B String Baseball. He served as president of the Twilight Baseball League; was a former basketball official, baseball umpire and soccer official; played baseball with Midland American Legion, Keysers Ridge, Klondike and Zihlman; and coached Klondike Church League Team for five years.

Burner will always be remembered for the many parades held in Frostburg, and for his years of work with the Frostburg Jaycees.

In another area of civic life, he was appointed to the Republican State Central Committee and then elected to a four-year term.

A kind man, loving husband and gentle father, Jack married Mary Agnes Burner, and together they raised three children: two sons, Jack L. Burner Jr., and Ronald W. Burner and wife Brenda; and one daughter, Cathy Marie and special friend Pat Logsdon and son Jonathan.

He also was a wonderful, fun-loving grandfather to Jackie III, Amy Lynn, and twins Matthew and Megan Burner, who will live on in their hearts forever.

He also is survived by one sister, Shirley Burner, Hagerstown.

Mr. Burner donated his body to medical science. A memorial service will be conducted Friday, June 20, at 4 p.m. at St. Michael's Church by Father Ed Hendricks.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the American Cancer Society.

FRANCIS C. BURNS
MIDLAND - Francis Cyril Burns, 72, of Midland, died Wednesday, March 19, 1997, at Sacred Heart Hospital, Cumberland.
Born April 6, 1924, in Midland, he was a son of the late Francis P. Burns and Loretta (Monahan) Burns. He also was preceded in death by one sister, Mary Colleen Buckley.

Mr. Burns was a former employee of the State of Maryland Department of Highways, working on a survey crew for eight years. He retired from Kelly-Springfield Tire Co., where he worked from 1963 to 1987. He also served as bailiff at the Allegany County Court House for six years.

He was a member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Midland, and the Holy Name Society, and received the Archdiocesan Medal of Honor in 1993. He was a graduate of LaSalle High School; a U.S. Army veteran of World War II; and member of John Devlin Post 169 American Legion, Midland.

Surviving are his wife of 49 years, Rita (Bradley) Burns; daughter, Mary Rita McKinley and husband Bill, Midland; granddaughter, Molly, University of Maryland, Baltimore; grandson, Michael, at home; two nephews, Edmond Buckley and wife Melinda, Forest Park, Ill., and Francis Buckley and wife Holly, Ellicott City; and three great-nieces, Katie, Ailey and Maggie Buckley.

Friends will be received at the Eichhorn-McKenzie Funeral Home, Lonaconing, on Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Midland, on Friday at 10 a.m. with Father Ed Hedricks as celebrant.

A Christian Wake Service will be conducted at the funeral home on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. by Sr. Joan Maenner, O.S.F., Pastoral Life Director at St. Joseph's Church.

Interment will be in St. Joseph's Cemetery, Midland.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Box 1, Midland, MD 21542. 

FRANCIS O. BURNS 
MONTICELLO, Ind. - Francis O. ``Red'' Burns, 76, of 611 Washington St., Monticello, died Friday, April 4, 1997, at his residence.
He was the father of Mrs. Ronald (Beverly A.) McMurray, of Cumberland, Md. Also surviving are five other children; two brothers; four sisters; 16 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Visitation will be held at the Voorhis-Draper Funeral Home, 202 S. Illinois St., Monticello, on Sunday from 4 to 8 p.m. Rosary service will be at 8 p.m.

The funeral will be held at Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic Church on Monday, April 7, 1997, at 10:30 a.m. with the Rev. James Goodrum, the Rev. Robert Fosselman and the Rev. Richard Puetz officiating.

Burial will be in the Riverview IOOF Cemetery, Monticello.

ROBERT C. BURTON SR. 
FROSTBURG - Robert Clinton Burton Sr., 72, of 323 E. Main St., Frostburg, died Thursday, March 6, 1997, at Sacred Heart Hospital, Cumberland.
Born Jan. 8, 1925, in Portsmouth, Va., he was the son of the late George W. and Ruth (Vannah) Burton.

Mr. Burton was an economics professor at Frostburg State University, where he taught since 1976. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. He received both his bachelor's and master's degrees from the Virginia Polytechnical Institute and his Ph.D. from the University of Virginia. His teaching career started at Old Dominion University of Virginia. He then taught at the University of Richmond and the Norfolk Division of William and Mary. He then taught at the Tidewater Community College, where he became Dean of Instruction and Student Services. At Frostburg State University he served as Chairman of the Economics Department for 11 years, and formerly served as Service Director of the Center for Economic Education of Western Maryland.

Surviving are his wife of 44 years, Sarah (Gordner) Burton; two sons, Robert C. Burton Jr. and wife Jean, Phoenix, Ariz., and Richard V. Burton and wife Susan, Portsmouth; one daughter, Marcia Anne Burton, Washington, D.C.; one brother, George T. Burton, Snyder, Texas; three sisters, Barbara Florie, Jacksonville, N.C., Stella B. Williamson, Chesapeake, Va., and Elizabeth A. Dail, Portsmouth; two grandchildren, Rebecca Elaine Burton and Emily Brook Burton, both of Phoenix; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Friends will be received at the Durst Funeral Home, Frostburg, on Friday from 1 to 4 p.m.

Funeral services will be held at the Riverdale United Methodist Church, New Bern, N.C., on Sunday, March 9, at 2 p.m., with the Rev. Neil Slater officiating. Arrangements will be under the direction of the Cotton Funeral Home, New Bern.

Interment will be in the Conner Family Cemetery, New Bern.

A memorial service will be held at Frostburg State University, Cook Chapel, on Tuesday, March 11, at 10 a.m.

The family requests that memorials be directed to the Riverdale United Methodist Church, New Bern, N.C., or the Holy Cross Episcopal Church, Cumberland.

DOROTHY M. BUXENSTEIN
CUMBERLAND - Dorothy M. Buxenstein, 80, of Cumberland, died Tuesday, Oct. 28, 1997, at Memorial Hospital.
Born April 14, 1917, in Baltimore, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Anna (Klima) Hartman. She also was preceded in death by her husband, Charles T. Buxenstein, 1971; one sister, Albina Amanda Bradley; one daughter, Dorothy M. Dury; one niece, Lillian Anders; and a son-in-law, Loring A. Smith Jr.

Mrs. Buxenstein was a homemaker. She was of the Protestant faith.

Surviving are three sons, August R. Robinson and wife Wilma, Augusta, W.Va., Charles E. Robinson, Easton, and Ralph N. Buxenstein and wife Linda, Rawlings; two daughters, Irene H. Frazier and husband Leroy, Falling Waters, W.Va., and Constance J.C. Smith, Hopewell, Va.; numerous grandchildren; numerous great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; one step-granddaughter; and two step-great-grandchildren.

Friends wil be received at the Scarpelli Funeral Home, 108 Virginia Ave., Cumberland, on Wednesday from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be conducted at the funeral home on Thursday at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Benny Brakeall officiating.

Interment will be in Restlawn Memorial Gardens, LaVale.

LUCINDO J. "LOU" FABBRI, SR. 
FROSTBURG - Lucindo J. "Lou" Fabbri, Sr., 65, of Frostburg, died Thursday, May 29, 1997, at Sacred Heart Hospital.
Born Feb. 6, 1932, in Frostburg, he was the son of Rosie (Rogano) Fabbri and the late Olivio Fabbri.

Mr. Fabbri was retired from the Kelly Springfield Tire Company. He was employed in the maintenance department at St. John Neumann School. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran of the Korean Conflict. He was a 1951 graduate of LaSalle High School. 

He was a member of St. Michael's Catholic Church, Frostburg, the Cumberland Moose No. 271, the board of directors at Kelco Credit Union, United Rubber Workers Local 26, where he had served as an organization officer, the American Legion Farrady Post No. 24, Kelly Men's Bowling League for 40 years, Bouquet Mixed Bowling League, where he had served as president, and he was an avid golfer and fisherman.

In addition to his mother, surviving are his wife, Patricia A. (Hudson) Fabbri; one son, Lou J. Fabbri Jr., New York, N.Y.; one daughter, Vicki A. Warnick and husband Roger, Kent Island; one sister, Benilda Robertson and husband Dana, Eckhart Mines; two grandchildren, Jason L. Warnick and Cindy L. Warnick.

Friends will be received at the Scarpelli Funeral Home, 108 Virginia Ave., Cumberland, Saturday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. and Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. A Christian wake service will be conducted Sunday at 8:45 p.m. with Father Vance Pastorius, O.F.M., Cap., officiating.

Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Michael's Catholic Church, Frostburg, on Monday at 1 p.m. with the Rev. Paul Burns officiating.

Interment will be in St. Mary's Cemetery. The Farrady Post No. 24 American Legion will provide military honors at the cemetery.

Pallbearers will be Jason Warnick, Donald Wilhelm, Thomas Hudson, James Hudson, Harold Hudson, and Jack Hudson.

The family requests contributions be made to St. Michael's Catholic Church or "Save the Angels" campaign at St. John Neumann School.

MARY FRANCES FAHEY 
CUMBERLAND - Mary Frances Fahey, 91, of Devlin Manor Nursing Home, Cumberland, died Friday, May 16, 1997, at the nursing home.
Born May 12, 1906, in Westernport, she was the daughter of the late Michael and Bridget (Carney) Fahey. She also was preceded in death by one sister, Marguerite Fahey; and one brother, Michael Fahey. She was the last surviving member of her immediate family.

Miss Fahey was an assistant office supervisor for the Prudential Life Insurance Co., a graduate of St. Peter's High School, Westernport, and a member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church and Church Sodality.

She is survived by several cousins.

Friends will be received at the Scarpelli Funeral Home, 108 Virginia Ave., Cumberland, on Sunday from 2 to 4 p.m. only. There will be a Christian wake service at 2 p.m.

Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Patrick's Catholic Church on Monday at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Frank Brauer as celebrant.

Interment will be in St. Peter's Catholic Cemetery, Westernport.

MARY H. FAHEY
HAGERSTOWN - Mary Helen Fahey, 78, of Hagerstown, died Saturday, July 26, 1997, at her home.
Born Dec. 8, 1918, in Cumberland, she was the daughter of the late Paul Lawrence and Helen M. Hogan Manthiey. She also was preceded in death by her husband Leo Charles Fahey, on Jan. 20, 1984.

Mrs. Fahey was graduated from the St. Mary's Catholic School, Cumberland, and a member of the St. Mary's Catholic Church. She was a member of the American Legion, Funkstown Post 211 Auxiliary.

Surviving are four daughters, Helen M. Bussard, Kannapolis, N.C., Mary C. Stewart, Bryan, Texas, Cecelia A. Fahey, Hagerstown, and Patricia L. Wetzel, Funkstown; one son, Thomas P. Fahey, Hagerstown; one brother John Manthiey, Dundalk; one sister, Pauline Yeagen, Hagerstown; seven grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

Friends will be received at the Minnich Funeral Home, 415 East Wilson Blvd., Hagerstown, on Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m. Prayers will be recited at the funeral home on Thursday at 7 p.m. 

Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at the St. Mary's Catholic Church, Hagerstown, on Friday at 9:30 a.m. with the Rev. George A. Limmer as celebrant. 

Interment will be in the Cedar Lawn Memorial Park, Hagerstown.

RALPH E. FAIDLEY, SR. 
MOUNT SAVAGE - Ralph E. Faidley Sr., 55, of 13614 Blank Road, Mount Savage, died Wednesday, Aug. 6, 1997, at his residence after a lengthy illness.
Born Feb. 13, 1942, in Mount Savage, he was the son of the late Robert L. and Madelyn (Snyder) Faidley. He also was preceded in death by one son, Ralph E. "Sonny" Faidley, in 1988; one brother, John Faidley; and one sister, Kathy Faidley.

Mr. Faidley was retired with disability from the Kelly Springfield Tire Company. He served in the U.S. Navy during peacetime and was a member of the Mount Savage United Methodist Church.

Surviving are his wife of 36 years JoAnn (Burkett) Faidley; two daughters, Tammy Baker and husband William, Mount Savage, and Tina McKenzie and husband Leo, Frostburg; four grandchildren; three sisters, Betty Ann Muri, Charlottesville, Va., Arlene Fritz, Berlin, Pa., and Linda Robinson, Sunfield, Mich.; one brother, Robert E. Faidley, Lansing, Mich.; one stepbrother, Joey Faidley, Cumberland; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Friends will be received at the Durst Funeral Home, Frostburg, on Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be conducted at the funeral home on Saturday at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Richard C. Broome Jr. officiating.

Interment will be in the Methodist Cemetery, Mount Savage. Members of the Old Rail Post 6025 VFW will conduct military honors at graveside.

Pallbearers will be William Baker, Leo McKenzie, Robert Faidley, Richard Kimmel, William McKenzie and Lou Sturtz.

ELIZABETH C. FANNON 
CUMBERLAND - Elizabeth C. "Betty" Fannon, 73, of Pulaski Street, Cumberland, died Tuesday, June 3, 1997, at the home of her daughter in Baltimore.
Born Sept. 3, 1923, she was the daughter of the late Walter and Esther (Buskey) Travis. She also was preceded in death by her husband, Francis E. Fannon, in 1993; and one brother, Leo Travis.

Mrs. Fannon was a homemaker. She was a member of the St. Patrick's Catholic Church; the church sodality; and a former volunteer at the Sacred Heart Gift Shop.

Surviving are one daughter, Christine A. Fannon, Baltimore; one son, Francis W. Fannon and wife Susana, Boulder, Colo.; one grandson, Francis R. Fannon; three sisters, Linda Berke, Delores Thorson, both of Florida, and Marlene Luttrell and husband John, Cumberland; and one brother, Francis E. Travis, Cumberland.

Friends will be received at the St. Patrick's Catholic Church on Wednesday from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at the church on Thursday.

Interment will be in St. Mary's Cemetery.

EILEEN M. FARRELL
WINCHESTER, Va. - Eileen Mullen Farrell, 81, of 300 Westminster-Canterbury Drive., Winchester, died Friday, Sept. 12, 1997, at the Winchester Medical Center.
Born Dec. 4, 1915, in Boston, Mass., she was the daughter of the late James and Mary Katherin (Moran) Mullen. Her husband, Kenton B. Farrell, whom she married on July 1, 1939, in Boston, preceded her in death on July 18, 1980. She also was preceded in death by two brothers.

Mrs. Farrell was a medical secretary for Donald Grove, M.D., Cumberland, Md., retiring after 25 years. She was a member of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church and was a lifetime member of the Deep Creek Yacht Club Inc. of Deep Creek, Md. She was a graduate of the Kathryn Gibbs School of Business, New York, New York.

Surviving are three daughters, Geri F. Meehan, Manassas Park, Jane Mahan, Stephens City, and Pat Farrell, Baltimore, Md.; one sister, Midge Dodt, Clayton, Ohio; six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

Memorial services will be held at a later date.

Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 202 North Washington St., Winchester, VA 22601.

Arrangements are being handled by Omps Funeral Home, Winchester.

ESTHER A. FARRELL 
MOUNT SAVAGE - Esther Annie Farrell, 78, of 12906 New Row St., Mount Savage, died Tuesday, April 29, 1997, at Memorial Hospital.
Born Jan. 18, 1919, in Cumberland, she was the daughter of the late William H. Canty and the late Bessie (Bahr) Canty. She also was preceded in death by her husband, Edward Gordon Farrell.

Mrs. Farrell was a member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Mount Savage, and was a member of the church sodality.

Surviving are two daughters, Linda C. Trimble and James A., Mount Savage, and Mary Sue Farrell and Hans Goerl, Boonesboro; a son, Earle D. Farrell and Jane, Eckart; four grandchildren, Erik Trimble, Carmen Brennan and Joseph, Sean Farrell, and Shannon Farrell; two great-grandchildren, Justin Brennan and Nikki Brennan; and a special friend, Sandra Deffenbaugh.

Friends will be received at the Merritt-Adams Funeral Home, 404 Decatur St., Cumberland, on Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Mount Savage, on Thursday at 10 a.m.

Interment will be in St. Patrick's Catholic Cemetery, Mount Savage.

BELLA H. FARRIS
PIEDMONT, W.Va. - Bella Hope Farris, 69, of 41 1/2 Jones St., Piedmont, died Sunday, March 16, 1997, at Union City Hospital, Union City, Pa.
Born April 22, 1927, at Beryl, she was a daughter of Claude A. Wilt and Mary S. (Portizler) Wilt. She also was preceded in death by her husband, Harry Farris, in 1994; and a son, Mike Junkins.

Mrs. Farris was a lab technician for Westvaco Corp. She retired after 41 years of service. She was a member of Kelly Mansfield Post 52 American Legion Ladies Auxiliary, and Piedmont Presbyterian Church.

Surviving are one daughter, Brenda Long and husband Bill, Union City, Pa.; one brother, Guthrie Wilt, New Jersey; one sister, Eugenia Hinebaugh, Piedmont; and three grandsons, William H. Long II, Christopher M. Long, and Sean M. Junkins.

Friends will be received at the Boal Funeral Home, Westernport, Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be at the funeral home Wednesday, March 19, 1997, at 11 a.m. with the Rev. John Nurnberger officiating.

Interment will be in Potomac Memorial Gardens, Keyser.

HAZEL S. FAY 
SALISBURY, Pa. - Hazel S. Fay, 79, of 162 Ord St., Salisbury, died Friday, April 19, 1997, at Memorial Hospital, Cumberland, Md.
Born Oct. 28, 1917, near Salisbury, she was a daughter of the late Karl D. and Margaret (Hotchkiss) Swartzwelder. She also was preceded in death by two brothers, Wilber and Karl D. Swartzwelder; and a grandson, Jeffrey Wisseman.

Mrs. Fay was a member of St. John's United Church of Christ, and the Salisbury Firemen's Auxiliary.

Surviving are her husband, Willard G. Fay; two daughters, Elizabeth A. Fay, Salisbury, and Kathy L. Spence and husband James E., Kingsport, Tenn.; three grandchildren, Jodi Lowrey, Mike Wisseman and Andrea Spence; and four great-grandchildren.

Friends will be received at the Newman Funeral Home, Salisbury, on Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be conducted at the funeral home on Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. with the Rev. Raymond Brown officiating.

Interment will be in the Salisbury Cemetery.

Expressions of sympathy may be directed to St. John's United Church of Christ.
 

CARMEN J. FAZENBAKER
WESTERNPORT - Carmen Julia Fazenbaker, 85, of 128 Wood St., Westernport, died Wednesday, Nov. 19, 1997, at Union Memorial Hospital, Baltimore.
Born July 23, 1912, in Clarksburg, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Nicaso and Josephine Fuente. She also was preceded in death by her husband, Kenneth R. Fazenbaker, in 1990; and five brothers and sisters.

Mrs. Fazenbaker was a homemaker. She was a member of St. Peter's Catholic Church, Westernport, a member and past president of the Westernport Senior Citizens, a volunteer at Westernport Elementary School having helped children in the computer lab, and a member of the Catholic Daughters Court Sancta Maria No. 485.

Surviving are one son, Ronald R. Fazenbaker and wife Cathy, Westernport; one daughter, Janice Morton and husband Tom, Salisbury, Md.; one brother, David Fuente, Canton, Ohio; two sisters, Anita Kirk, Moran Manor Nursing Home, Westernport, and Nora Fernandez, Durant, Okla.; and four grandchildren, Jason, Phillip, and Brian Fazenbaker, and Christopher Miller.

Friends will be received at the Boal Funeral Home, Westernport, on Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Peter's Catholic Church, Westernport, on Saturday at 10 a.m. with Father James Hannon as celebrant.

Interment will be in Rest Lawn Memorial Gardens, LaVale.

The Catholic Daughters will hold a Christian wake service at the funeral home on Friday at 7:30 p.m.

FLORENCE E. FAZENBAKER 
FROSTBURG - Florence E. Fazenbaker, 93, of 166 Spring St., Frostburg, died Tuesday, April 8, 1997, at Memorial Hosital 
. Born Dec. 17, 1903, in Garrett County, she was the daughter of the late Marcus A. and Susan (Weitzell) Fazenbaker. She also was preceded in death by one brother, Victor Fazenbaker.

Miss Fazenbaker was a member of the Frostburg Assembly of God Church. She was a housekeeper at Potomac Animal Hospital, and had just retired on March 15, 1997, after 25 years of service.

Miss Fazenbaker was the last surviving member of her immediate family.

Friends will be received at the Durst Funeral Home, Frostburg, on Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m. only.

Services will be conducted at the funeral home on Friday, April 11, at 10 a.m. with the Rev. H. Eddie Schaidt officiating.

Interment will be in the Mount Zion United Methodist Cemetery.

Honorary pallbearers will be Elmer Keller Jr., Richard Sterling Keller, Theresa Liz McKenzie, Conrad Filsinger, Gene Moore and Fred Morton.

HAROLD W. FAZENBAKER 
GRANTSVILLE - Harold William Fazenbaker, 76, of 451 Bear Hill Road, Grantsville, died Thursday, Feb. 27, 1997, at Veteran's Affairs Medical Center, Martinsburg, W.Va.
Born Feb. 4, 1921, at Bittinger, he was a son of the late Elbert Vincent and Lettie (Wilt) Fazenbaker. Mr. Fazenbaker worked at CCC Camps in Maryland and Virginia prior to World War II. During the war, he served as a private in the U.S. Army.

Surviving are three brothers, Herman, Elbert Eugene, and Herbert Fazenbaker, all of Grantsville; and two sisters, Beulah Ferrari, Baltimore, and Mary Jane Albright, Meyersdale, Pa. 

Friends will be received at the Newman Funeral Home, Grantsville, Friday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Saturday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be conducted at the funeral home on Sunday at 2 p.m. with the Rev. George Plants officiating.

Interment will be in Bittinger Cemetery.

MELVIN FAZENBAKER 
BARTON - Melvin Fazenbaker, 66, of 19208 Legislative Road, Barton, died Saturday, April 26, 1997, at his residence.
Born Sept. 9, 1930, in Garrett County, he was a son of the late Sylvester Fazenbaker and the late Mary Janet (Schriver) Fazenbaker. He also was preceded in death by two brothers, Carl and Lee Fazenbaker.

Mr. Fazenbaker formerly worked for Kaiser Refractories for 18 years. He also worked for the Town of Barton, and retired from D.K. Erectors in Winchester, Va.

He was a member and past president of the Barton Hose Co.; former Boy Scout leader; and member of the Barton Senior Citizens.

Surviving are his wife, Phyllis (Fazenbaker) Fazenbaker; one son, Melvin Fazenbaker, Barton; one daughter, Gail Fazenbaker, Barton; one grandson, Brad Fazenbaker; and a number of nieces and nephews. He was the last surviving member of his immediate family.

Friends will be received at the Boal Memorial Chapel, Barton, on Monday from 7 to 9 p.m., and Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be conducted at the Boal Chapel on Wednesday at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Harold Malone and the Rev. John Park officiating.

Interment will be in the Laurel Hill Cemetery, Moscow Mills.

The Barton Hose Co. will hold a memorial service at the Boal Chapel on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m.

ROGER W. FAZENBAKER
WESTERNPORT - Roger W. Fazenbaker, 78, of 304 Likens St., Westernport, died Tuesday, Feb. 25, 1997, at Sacred Heart Hospital, Cumberland.
Born July 6, 1918, in Bloomington, he was a son of the late Floyd A. Fazenbaker and the late Ethel B. (Green) Fazenbaker. He also was preceded in death by an infant son, Donald Alvin Fazenbaker; and two brothers, Paul and Bernard Fazenbaker. He is the last survivor of his immediate family.

Mr. Fazenbaker formerly worked at B&O Railroad as a fireman-engineer. He retired from Westvaco Corp. from quality control. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II, and served in the South Pacific. He was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church; Tuesday Night Bowling League; and Victory Post 155 American Legion. He was a past president of the Tri-State Lost Chord Club, and an avid bowler, hunter, and fisherman. He also spent many hours visiting bedsides of laryngectomees.

Surviving are his wife of 59 years, Mildred (Grove) Fazenbaker; two sons, Roger N. Fazenbaker and wife Fran, Westernport, and R. David Fazenbaker and wife Kathy, Keyser, W.Va.; three daughters, Rebecca A. Stickley, Jacksonville, Fla., Susan E. Nelson and husband Jim, South Fulton, Tenn., and Norma K. Dunwody and husband David, Culpepper, Va.; nine grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.

Friends will be received at the Boal Funeral Home, Westernport, on Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be at the funeral home on Friday at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Joseph Jarrett, the Rev. Meredith Ball, and the Rev. Sumner Sawyer officiating.

Interment will be in Bloomington Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Trinity United Methodist Church, or Sacred Heart Hospice.

SADIE C. FAZENBAKER
SWANTON - Sadie Clara Fazenbaker, 83, of 2338 Bittinger Rd., Swanton, formerly of Accident, died Thursday, March 13, 1997, at Sacred Heart Hospital, Cumberland.
Born May 11, 1913, at Friendsville, she was a daughter of the late Samuel and Ella (Uphold) VanSickle. 

Mrs. Fazenbaker was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church. She enjoyed gardening, quilting and sewing. 

Surviving are her husband of 67 years, Jonas Luranza "Ramsey" Fazenbaker; a son, Blaine Leroy Fazenbaker, Port Tobacco; a daughter, Hazel Ruth O'Brien and husband Wayne, Swanton; three brothers, Perry VanSickle and Joe VanSickle, both of Oakland, and Lloyd Jack VanSickle and half brother Ray VanSickle, both of Friendsville; two sisters, Amanda Lowdermilk, Friendsville, and Katie Eisentrout, Hazelton, W.Va. and Astor, Fla.; 8 grandchildren; 9 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandson. 

Friends will be received at the Newman Funeral Home, Grantsville, on Saturday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. 

Services will be conducted at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Accident, on Sunday at 3 p.m. with the Rev. Roland E. Nairn III officiating. 

Interment will be in the church cemetery. 

Expressions of sympathy may be directed to St. Paul's Church Building Fund. The body will be taken to the church one hour prior to services. 

S. MARGARET FEATHER 
OAKLAND - S. Margaret Feather, 84, of 16 E. Florida Way, Lonaconing, formerly of Oakland, died on Monday at Sacred Heart Hospital, Cumberland.
Born Dec. 10, 1912, in Elkins, W.Va., and was a daughter of the late Charles L. Jeffers and Carrie (Isner) Jeffers. She also was preceded in death by her husband Merritt H. Feather in 1995.

Mrs. Feather was a graduate of Davis and Elkins College, and taught in the Garrett County School System for 19 years. She was a member of St. Paul's United Methodist Church, where she taught Sunday school and was the church organist for many years.

Surviving are one son, Charles A. Feather, Lonaconing; one sister, Ruth Fields, Elkins, W.Va.; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Friends may call at the Durst Funeral Home in Oakland on Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be conducted at the funeral home on Thursday at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Donald Webb and the Rev. Roger Harrison officiating.

Interment will be in Garrett County Memorial Gardens.

The family suggests memorials take the form of contributions to the Burlington Children's Home.

ROBERT G. FEDALER 
CUMBERLAND - Robert Gene Fedaler, 44, of Cumberland, died Tuesday, April 15, 1997, at his residence.
Born June 19, 1952, in Sacramento, Calif., he was the son of Freda Jones, Sacramento. He also was preceded in death by his stepfather and one half sister, Lee Ann Jones.

Mr. Fedaler moved to the Cumberland area in 1987. He was a retired sheet metal worker and former member of the Sheet Metal Union in California. He was Methodist by faith. He greatly enjoyed music and going to the movies. He was an avid fisherman and woodworker, and an active member of Archway Station, Inc. He loved Dancer and Cleo, his two pet cockatiels.

With Archway, he served always as an advocate, but also volunteered as a member of their board of directors and the membership governing council. He was a graduate and an active member of the Maryland Leadership, Empowerment, and Advocacy Program, or LEAP.

He was often in contact with government officials regarding services and funding for local mental health programs. He was a current member of the Allegany County Chapter of On Our Own, and the Consumer Advisory Board.

Surviving, in addition to his mother, are two half sisters, Linda and Jennifer; two half brothers, LaRoy and Michael; and several nieces and nephews. Also surviving are very dear friends, Dave Horn, and Carla and Pam Robertson. He will be missed by friends David Brode, Lou Ann Townsend, Lee Baker, Vicky Dye, and many others.

Mr. Fedaler donated his body to medical science. A memorial service will be conducted at the Scarpelli Funeral Home, 108 Virginia Ave., Cumberland, Monday at 10 a.m. with the Rev. Stan G. Cardwell officating.

HUBERT J. FEENEY 
CUMBERLAND - Hubert J. "Mick" Feeney, 76, of Cumberland, died Thursday, Aug. 21, 1997, at Memorial Hospital.
Born March 14, 1921, in Cumberland, he was the son of the late Patrick L. and Bertha C. (Laing) Feeney. He also was preceded in death by one sister, Catherine F. Stump; two brothers, William L. Feeney and James P. Feeney.

Mr. Feeney was retired from PPG Industries, Cumberland. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II. He was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church, where he was a former usher and lector. He was president of St. Mary's Home School Association. He was a referee for high school and college football in the Allegany County area for many years. He was a member of Knights of Columbus Fourth Degree.

Surviving are his wife, Elizabeth (Fulbright) Feeney; three sons, Timothy Feeney, Mesa, Ariz., Terrance P. Feeney Sr. and wife Louise, Prescott, Ariz., and William J. Feeney and wife Louise, Cumberland; one daughter, S. Catherine Lindner and husband William, Columbia; two brothers, F. Gerard Feeney, South Bend, Ind., and Peter A. Feeney, Cumberland; one sister, Patricia J. Norton, Paw Paw, W.Va.; and four grandchildren, Terrance P. Feeney Jr., Christopher M. Feeney, Douglas R. Feeney, all of Phoenix, Ariz., and Sarah E. Feeney, Cumberland.

Friends will be received at the Scarpelli Funeral Home, 108 Virginia Ave., Cumberland, on Saturday from 7 to 9 p.m. and on Sunday from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Mary's Catholic Church on Monday at 10 a.m. with Father Milton A. Hipsley as celebrant.

Interment will be in St. Mary's Cemetery.

The family requests expressions of sympathy be made to St. Mary's Church Organ Fund.

A Christian wake service will be held at the funeral home on Sunday at 3:30 p.m.

HOY W. FERGUSON
RIDGELEY, W.Va. - Hoy W. "Bud" Ferguson, 63, of Ridgeley, died Wednesday, Dec. 3, 1997, at Sacred Heart Hospital, Cumberland.
Born March 17, 1934, in Kerens, he was the son of the late Harry H. and Goldie L. (Arbogast) Ferguson.

Mr. Ferguson was retired from the Kelly-Springfield Tire Company. He was a Baptist by faith, and he was a U.S. Army veteran.

Surviving are his wife, Ann M. (Deffenbaugh) Ferguson; three daughters, Diane M. Robinette and husband Greg, Debra M. DeVore and Bruce Snyder, and Tammy L. Miltenberger and husband Jeff, all of Ridgeley; one brother, Harvey H. Ferguson and wife Patty, Marianna, Pa.; two sisters, Virginia M. Deffenbaugh and husband Jack, Munhall, Pa., and Betty R. Heckel and husband Melvin, Elkins; four grandchildren, Shawn and Chad Robinette, and Davie and Autumn Miltenberger; two special friends, Dave Miller and Ron Whitacre; and several nieces and nephews.

Friends will be received at the Scarpelli Funeral Home, 108 Virginia Ave., Cumberland, on Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be conducted at the funeral home on Saturday at 1 p.m. with the Rev. Benny R. Brakeall officiating.

Interment will be in Restlawn Memorial Gardens, LaVale.

Pallbearers will be Dave Miller, Ron Whitacre, Shawn Robinette, Chad Robinette, Buck Arbogast, and Johnnie Deffenbaugh.

SPRING-MARIAH FERTIG
KEYSER, W.Va. - Spring-Mariah Grace Fertig, 16, of Route 1, Box 224-A, Keyser, died Friday, Aug. 29, 1997, as the result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident on Route 135 in Westernport.
Born on April 27, 1981, in Cumberland, she was the daughter of Gregory L. and Spring (Giles) Fertig of Keyser.

Miss Fertig was a Junior at Keyser High School. She was a member of the Keyser High School Band, serving as percussion captain, and was a member of the cross- country and basketball teams, Mu Alpha Theta, Student Council, and Junior Classical League.

Miss Fertig was a member of the Fountain United Brethren in Christ Church, Keyser. She was a Girl Scout for ten years and served as a counselor at Camp White Rock for three years.

Surviving in addition to her parents are one brother G.B. Fertig, at home; paternal grandfather, Wendell Fertig, Keyser; maternal grandparents, Robert and Roberta Giles, Pittsburgh, Pa., and Grace and Glen Brooks, New Martinsville, W.Va.; three uncles; one aunt; and several cousins.

Friends will be received at the Rotruck-Smith Funeral Home, Keyser, on Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Funeral services will be conducted at the Fountain United Brethren in Christ Church on Wednesday at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Michael Dean officiating.

The body will be taken to the church to lie in state one hour prior to the services.

NORMA L. FICKES
FINZEL - Norma Lee Fickes, 56, of 57 Sampson Rock Road, Finzel, died Sunday, Nov. 16, 1997, at Sacred Heart Hospital, Cumberland.
Born April 21, 1941, in Finzel, she was the daughter of Effie (Werner) Shockey, Finzel, and the late Roy Shockey.

Mrs. Fickes was a homemaker. She was a member of the Faith Independent Baptist Church, Frostburg.

Surviving, in addition to her mother, are her husband of 32 years, Herman Fickes; two sons, Billy J. Fickes, Grantsville, and Barry E. Fickes and wife Kimberly, LaVale; one brother, Rudy Shockey and wife Sandy; one sister, Bonnie Shockey, all of Finzel; two grandchildren, Jennifer Fickes and Christopher Fickes, both of Grantsville; and several nieces and nephews.

Friends will be received at the Durst Funeral Home, Frostburg, on Monday from 7 to 9 p.m. and on Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be conducted at the Faith Independent Baptist Church, 301 Shaw St., Frostburg, on Wednesday at 11 a.m. with Pastor David Childs officiating.

Interment will be in Finzel Cemetery.

DELMAS G. FIKE
RAWLINGS - Delmas Gene Fike, 54, of Rawlings, died Tuesday, Feb. 18, 1997, at the Washington Hospital Center, Washington, D.C.
Born March 8, 1942, at Swallow Falls, he was the son of the late Harry D. and Ruby V. (Friend) Fike.

Mr. Fike graduated from Bruce High School in 1960 and joined the U.S. Navy as an enlisted man after high school. He went through the ranks to become a chief warrant officer, and entered the officer's program. He retired as a lieutenant in 1980 with 20 years of dedicated service. He served aboard the USS Intrepid, USS Cadamus, USS Mount Vernon, USS Nanahaula, and USS Belleau Wood, retiring from San Diego, Calif., to Rawlings. He served in Cuba, Vietnam, and the Iran Crisis.

Mr. Fike was an active member of Danville Church of the Brethren, Rawlings, having served on the church board, as board chairman, Sunday school teacher, and a dedicated servant of the Lord. In addition to his active church work, Mr. Fike enjoyed woodworking, fishing and the sports activities of his children and grandchildren. A devoted husband, father and grandfather, Mr. Fike will be greatly missed by his loved ones, his fellow church family, his neighbors and friends. Surviving are his wife of 35 years, Sandra Mae (VanMeter) Fike; two daughters, Sherri L. Ziler and husband Wayne, McCoole, Shelby S. Fike and fiance Mark Fost, Potomac Park; one son, Delmas Gene Fike Jr. and wife Kelly, Short Gap, W.Va.; three beloved grandchildren, David, Amanda and Lindsey Ziler; four brothers, Lloyd F. Fike and wife Clara, McCoole, Harry E. Fike and wife Sandy, Frostburg, Blair M. Fike and wife Karen, Newport News, Va., and Blaine M. Fike and wife Patty, Biloxi, Miss.; two sisters, Linda L. Keller and husband David, Orange Park, Fla., and Janice E. Martin and husband Howard, Keyser, W.Va.; and numerous nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews.

Friends will be received at the Scarpelli Funeral Home, Cresaptown, Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be conducted at the funeral home Friday at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Robert Nealis and Louise Nealis officiating.

A memorial service will be held by the McCoole VFW at the funeral home on Thursday at 7:30 p.m.

Interment will be in Sunset Memorial Park, Cumberland. Military honors will be accorded by the McCoole VFW Post 6775 at the gravesite.

Pallbearers will be nephews Andy VanMeter, Jason VanMeter, Sean Ellifritz, Richard Martin, David Kenner, and Matt James.

Contributions may be made to the Danville Church of the Brethren, 20510 McMullen Highway SW, Rawlings, MD 21557.

The family of Delmas Gene Fike finds peace and comfort in knowing that our precious ``D.G.'' has made his home with the Lord.

FRANK T. FIKE 
PIEDMONT, W.Va. - Frank T. Fike, 70, of 2 Woodlawn Avenue, Piedmont, died Saturday, June 14, 1997, at Sacred Heart Hospital, Cumberland.
Born Nov. 30, 1926, in Piedmont, he was the son of the late Samuel K. and Rhoda (Merrill) Fike. He also was preceded in death by a sister, Helen DeWitt; and a brother, Ralph Fike.

Mr. Fike retired from Westvaco Corporation as a Calendar Room operator with 41 years of service. He was a member of the Westernport Church of the Brethren.

He was a veteran of World War II, enlisting voluntarily and serving with the U.S. Marines, 3rd Marine Division in Artillery. When the Korean conflict broke out, he was a member of the Active Reserves, Company D, Cumberland. He and his entire company were called up and he was one of the first eight that left with Company D, 1st Battalion, from San Diego, Calif., for Korea. He served in Korea and was one of the survivors of the Chosin Reservoir, being designated the "Chosin Few."

Mr. Fike was a life member of Kelly Mansfield Post No. 52 American Legion. He served as first vice commander of the Kelly Mansfied Post for many years, and was responsible for the flags that are placed on the streets of Piedmont. This had been his project because Frank was a patriotic man who loved his country.

He was a life member of Queens Point VFW No. 6775, McCoole; a life member of the Disabled American Veterans; and a member of Luke Local U.P.I.U. No. 676.

He also was the former mayor serving two terms in 1967 and 1969, prior to being mayor he served as a councilman for the town of Piedmont.

Surviving are his wife, Jessie (Channell) Fike; one son, Bob Fike and wife Leslie, Piedmont; one daughter, Beverly Kitzmiller and husband Lewis, Barton; one brother, Paul Fike and wife Betty, Arlington, Va.; one sister, Ruth Gift and husband Jim, Westernport; three grandchildren, Brant Kitzmiller and wife Ellen, Cresaptown, Lewis Kitzmiller II, and Ashley Kitzmiller, both of Barton; and one great-grandchild, Abby Lynn.

Friends will be received at the Boal Funeral Home, Westernport, on Monday from 7 to 9 p.m. and on Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Queens Point VFW will hold a memorial service at the funeral home on Monday at 7:30 p.m.

Services will be held at the Westernport Church of the Brethren on Wednesday at 1 p.m. with the Rev. Ervin Huston and the Rev. Jack Pease officiating. The body will be taken to the church one hour prior to the service.

Interment will be in Philos Cemetery, Westernport, where full military rites will be accorded at the graveside by various veterans organizations.

Pallbearers will be Brant Kitzmiller, Lewis Kitzmiller II, Jarold Wilson, James Gift, Kenny Ross, and Bernard Fazenbaker. Honorary pallbearer will be William Hood.

Anyone wishing to make a donation in Frank's memory to services which he supported, Rescue Squad, Fire Company, etc., may pick up a memorial card at the funeral home.

WILLIAM W. FIKE, SR.
OAKLAND - William W. Fike Sr., 66, of Fingerboard Road, Oakland, died Tuesday, July 22, 1997, at his residence.
Born May 27, 1931, in Vindex, he was the son of the late Walter G. and Nora F. (Knox) Fike. He also was preceded in death by his first wife, Sadie K. (Paugh) Fike, in 1989.

Mr. Fike retired in 1993 from Wood Products where he worked for 34 years. He also enjoyed woodworking as a hobby.

Surviving are his wife, Martha A. Fike; one daughter, Vivian K. Nazelrod, Reedsville, W.Va.; two stepdaughters, Cynthia Fike, Cumberland, and Lorrie Burns, Loch Lynn; three sons, William W. Fike Jr., Russell E. Fike, and Orlando V. Fike, all of Oakland; two stepsons, Melvin Fike and Tim Fike, both of Serville, Tenn; three sisters, Beulah Beeman, Oakland, Violet Helmick, Gormania, W.Va., and Janet Friend, Oakland; three brothers, Elmer E. Fike, Oakland, Harold L. Fike, Mountain Lake Park, and Dennis H. Fike, Oakland; nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Friends will be received at the Stewart Funeral Home, 32 S. Second St., Oakland, on Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be held at the funeral home on Friday at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Joseph Phillips officiating.

Interment will be in Garrett County Memorial Gardens.

VIRGIL D. FIORITA 
FROSTBURG - Virgil David Fiorita, 72, of 18409 Troutman Lane SW, died Thursday, June 5, 1997, at Sacred Heart Hospital.
Born Oct. 3, 1924, in Morantown, he was the son of the late Frank and Jennie (Arnone) Fiorita. He also was preceded in death by two half brothers, Joseph Fiorita and Samuel Fiorita. Mr. Fiorita was retired from the Kelly-Springfield Tire Company, Cumberland. He was a member of St. Michael's Catholic Church.

Surviving are his wife of 49 years, Theresa (Matese) Fiorita; one daughter, Linda Lewis and husband Lynn, with whom he resided; five brothers, Paul Fiorita, Valentino Fiorita, Herman Fiorita and wife Althea, all of Frostburg, Orlando Fiorita and wife Louise, Cumberland, and Richard Fiorita and wife Lita, Baltimore; one sister, Gertrude Thompson, Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif.; one half brother, Raymond Fiorita, Barrelville, Pa.; four half sisters, Vera Seibert, Holiday, Fla., Emma Lastner, Berlin, Md., Katherine Nelson, Baltimore, and Amilia Fiorita, Frostburg; one brother-in-law, John Matese and wife Lois, Grahamtown; three grandchildren, Scott Lewis, David Lewis and Jaimie Lewis, all of Frostburg; and numerous nieces and nephews. Friends will be received at the Durst Funeral Home, Frostburg, on Saturday from 7 to 9 p.m. and on Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Michael's Catholic Church on Monday, June 9, 1997, at 10 a.m. with the Rev. Paul A. Byrnes as celebrant.

Interment will be in the parish cemetery.

CHARLES W. FISHER
FROSTBURG - Charles W. Fisher, 72, of 18708 Fisher View Drive, Frostburg, died Tuesday, Nov. 11, 1997, at the Frostburg Village Nursing Home.
Born Feb. 13, 1925, in Frostburg, he was the son of the late William and Eva (Lancaster) Fisher.

Mr. Fisher was retired from Walter Yoder and Sons, where he was a heavy equipment operator. He was a member of the Grace Community Church, Seton Drive, Cumberland.

Surviving are his wife, Lucy (Helker) Fisher, Frostburg; two daughters, Debbie Fisher, Cumberland, and Tammy Fisher, Frostburg; one stepson, Dick Balsley, Ariz.; one granddaughter, Jazlyn Fisher, Cumberland; three brothers, Larry Fisher, Midlothian, Sonny Fisher, Grahamtown, and Homer Fisher, Baltimore; one sister, Lawanda Kight, Baltimore; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Friends will be received at the Durst Funeral Home, Frostburg, on Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m. and on Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

ERNEST R. FISHER
MOUNT STORM, W.Va. - Ernest Randolph Fisher, 91, of Mount Storm, died Monday, Nov. 10, 1997, at Heartland of Keyser, where he had resided the past month.
Born Jan. 17, 1906, in Mount Storm, he was a son of the late Charles M. and Delia E. (Hanlin) Fisher. He also was preceded in death by one brother, Dodd M. Fisher; three sisters, Mabel Arnold, Bertie Lynch, and an infant sister, Dorothy Fisher.

Mr. Fisher was a mechanic for the Bell Taxi Cab Company, Washington, D.C. for 30 years. Since 1972, he was an active member of the Mount Storm Volunteer Fire Company serving as fire chief for several years. He was a member of the Mount Storm United Methodist Church.

Surviving are one daughter, Dorothy Jackson, Elk Garden; two sisters, Juanita Moreland, Mount Storm, and Odessa Kisner, Knoxville, Tenn.; one brother, Charles A. Fisher, Alexandria, Va.; three grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

Friends will be received at the Schaeffer Funeral Home, 11 North Main St., Petersburg, on Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Funeral services will be conducted at Mount Storm United Methodist Church on Thursday at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Shelba Sisler officiating.

Interment will be in Mount Storm Cemetery.

Memorials may be made to Mount Storm United Methodist Church or to Mount Storm Volunteer Fire Company.

MARGARET A. FISHER
SALISBURY, Pa. - Margaret A. Fisher, 93, of Salisbury, died Friday, March 14, 1997, at Goodwill Mennonite Home, Grantsville, Md.
Born Sept. 5, 1903, at Shaft, Md., she was a daughter of the late John and Catherine (Trapp) Chapman. She also was preceded in death by her husband, Bruce L. Fisher, on Sept. 6, 1989; a son, J. William "Bill" Fisher; three brothers, William, John and George Chapman; and four sisters, Florence Morrissey, Leola Miller, Josephine Yarnall, and Bernadette Chorpenning.

Mrs. Fisher was a member of St. Michael's Catholic Church, West Salisbury, and a charter member of Salisbury VFW Auxiliary.

Surviving are two sons, Eugene Fisher, Salisbury, and James "Chappie" Fisher, Westerly, R.I.; a daughter, Mary Catherine Seeker, Arcadia, Calif.; a brother, Francis Warren Chapman, and a sister, Elizabeth Miller, both of Cumberland, Md.; 14 grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Michael's Catholic Church on Monday at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Bernard White officiating.

Interment will be in the parish cemetery.

Expressions of sympathy may be directed to St. Michael's Church. 

MARION ELLEN FISHER
CUMBERLAND - Marion Ellen Fisher, 77, of Cumberland, died Monday, Nov. 3, 1997, at Memorial Hospital.
Born July 5, 1920, in Cumberland, she was the daughter of the late Frederick William Armbruster and the late Marion (Griffith) Armbruster. She also was preceded in death by her husband, Charles M. Fisher in 1997; and her step-mother, Oma Ellen Armbruster in 1997.

Mrs. Fisher was a member of St. Luke's Lutheran Church.

Surviving are a daughter, Judith White and husband, Charles S., Sr., Arnold; three sisters, Henerietta Prost, Martha Ellen Rowe, and Kathleen Valentine, all of Cumberland; and three grandsons, Charles White, Jr., serving with the United States Navy in New Orleans, La., Andrew White and Tobias White, both of Arnold.

Friends will be received at the Merritt-Adams Funeral Home, 404 Decatur Street, Cumberland, on Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be conducted at the funeral home on Thursday at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Lee A. McDaniel officiating.

Interment will be in Hillcrest Burial Park.

VIRGINIA FISHER 
CUMBERLAND - Virginia (Spencer) Weimer Fisher, 73, of Virginia Avenue, Cumberland, died Friday, March 28, 1997, at the Memorial Hospital Hospice Unit.
Born Oct. 30, 1923, in Mount Savage she was the daughter of the late Fred C. and Bessie Frances (Whitacre) Spencer.

Mrs. Fisher was a member of Central Assembly of God Church. She was a retired bookkeeper and office manager, and member of the Cumberland Eagles and Cumberland Redman Club.

Surviving are two sons, Carl Wayne Weimer and his companion Fran Garlitz of Cumberland, and Ronnie Ray Weimer and wife Marsha, Baltimore; one daughter, Marjie Lee George, Cumberland; eight grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

Friends will be received at the Hafer Chapel of the Hills Mortuary, 1302 National Highway, LaVale, on Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be conducted at the funeral home on Tuesday at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Tom Lantz officiating.

Interment will follow in the Mount Savage United Methodist Cemetery.

BETTY LOU FLANAGAN 
SHORT GAP, W.Va. - Betty Lou Flanagan, 57, of Short Gap, died Friday, June 6, 1997, in Oldtown, Md., as a result of a traffic accident.
Born August 11, 1939, in Cumberland, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Sarah (Rummer) Hull. She also was preceded in death by one son, Jason D. Flanagan; and one brother, Charles E. Hull.

Mrs. Flanagan was a homemaker.

Surviving are her husband, Gerald L. Flanagan; one daughter, Kimberly Flanagan; two sons, Todd Flanagan and wife Kim, Vincent Flanagan and wife Angie, all of Short Gap; two sisters, Charlotte L. Ullery and husband David, Cumberland, Mary D. Field and friend Ron, Fergus Falls, Minn.; one brother, Joseph E. Hull and wife Shiela, Cresaptown; and three grandchildren, Taven Flanagan, Kyler Flanagan and Hunter Flanagan.

Friends will be received at the Scarpelli Funeral Home, 108 Virginia Ave., Cumberland, on Monday from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be conducted at the funeral home on Tuesday at 11 a.m. with Pastor John Glessner officiating.

Interment will be in Fort Ashby Cemetery.

LILLIAN R. FLANAGAN 
SPRINGFIELD, W.Va. - Lillian Ruth Flanagan, 79, of Springfield, died Wednesday, Aug. 6, 1997, at Sacred Heart Hospital.
Born June 23, 1918, in Ridgeley, she was the daughter of the late Bee G. Smith and Iva (Isner) Smith. She also was preceded in death by her husband, Paul A. Flanagan; one daughter, Juanita Hott; one daughter-in-law, Mary Flanagan; four brothers; and one sister.

Mrs. Flanagan was a member of the Springfield Assembly of God Church.

Surviving are two daughters, Sandra Orndorff and husband Bill, Springfield, with whom she resided, and Janet Wallizer and husband Russell, Springfield; two sons, Robert Flanagan, Fort Ashby, and Kenneth Flanagan and wife Bobbie, Springfield; one sister, Mary Eileen Kirk, Cumberland, Md.; one son-in-law, Robert Hott, Springfield; 14 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.

Friends will be received at the Upchurch Funeral Home, Rt. 28, Fort Ashby, on Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be held at the funeral home on Friday at 1 p.m. with the Rev. Norman Landis officiating.

Interment will be in the Fort Ashby Cemetery.

Pallbearers will be Tony Flanagan, Andrew S. Kenney, Kenneth Flanagan Jr., Donnie Wagoner, Eric Land and Robert Flanagan Jr.

EUGENE T. FLEISCHHAUER 
MIDLOTHIAN, Va. - Eugene Thomas Fleischhauer, 77, of Midlothian, died Feb. 12, 1997, in Chesterfield.
He is survived by his wife, Virginia F. Fleischhauer; three sons and their families, Dr. Thomas F. and Karen S. Fleischhauer and children of Apex, N.C., Jeffrey A. and Lisa C. Fleischhauer and children of Roanoke, and Grier S. and Kristin S. Fleischhauer and children of Midlothian; a brother, John G. and Mildred Fleischhauer of Cumberland, Md.; nieces, Judith Buckbee and Jean Schramm and families; sister-in-law, Mrs. William (Verna) Fleischhauer; and nephew, Harry Eugene Fleischhauer.

Mr. Fleischhauer was the son of the late William Henry and Martha Jane (Jenny) Starke Fleischhauer of Richmond.

He graduated from Fort Hill High School in Cumberland. He served his country during World War II in the U.S. Marine Corps in the 12th Air Force in North Africa as a navigator on a B-17. He plane was shot down over Italy and he became a prisoner of war from Sept. 4, 1943, to May 1, 1945, in Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany.

He graduated from M.I.T. in 1950 and was a research and development engineer as an inventor of new products, and was awarded many patents during his professional life. He was a member of the Denny Landrum Chapter of the Am. Ex-POW.

Memorial services were held at Forest Hill Presbyterian Church, Richmond, on Feb. 16, 1997.

Private interment ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery will be attended by family members only.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that memorial contributions be made to the Alzheimer's Association, Richmond Chapter, 7124 Forest Hill Ave., Richmond, VA 23225.

ANNA J. FLETCHER 
LITTLE ORLEANS - Anna Jane Fletcher, 68, of Price Road, NE, Little Orleans, died Thursday, March 20, 1997, at Sacred Heart Hospital Hospice Unit, Cumberland.
Born July 25, 1928, in Hagerstown, she was the daughter of the late Samuel Albert and Anna Jane (Piper) Hollenbaugh. She also was preceded in death by one sister, Phoebe Norris; and six brothers, Samuel, John, Charles, Roy, George and Billy Hollenbaugh.

Mrs. Fletcher was employed for 17 years by London Fog in Hancock. She was a member of Price Wesleyan Memorial Church, Little Orleans.

Surviving are her husband of 50 years, Allan Fletcher; four daughters, Alice Turner and husband Bob, Carol Riggleman and husband Robert, Little Orleans, Penny Powell and husband Russell, and Beverly Moyer and husband Larry, Artemas, Pa.; one son, Roy Fletcher and wife Linda, Little Orleans; one sister, Helen Rankin and husband Vernon, Berkeley Springs, W.Va.; one brother, Harry Hollenbaugh and wife Hilda, Hagerstown; 10 grandchildren; three step-grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; three step-great-grandchildren; and a number of nieces and nephews.

The family will receive friends at the Grove Funeral Home, 141 W. Main St., Hancock, on Saturday from 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be conducted at the funeral home on Sunday, March 23, 1997, at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Daryl McClain officiating.

Burial will be in the Price Wesleyan Memorial Cemetery, Little Orleans.

For the convenience of friends the funeral home will be open on Saturday from 2 to 9 p.m.

The family requests that memorial contributions be made to the Sacred Heart Hospital Hospice Unit, Cumberland, MD 21502.

VIRGINIA L. FLETCHER 
CUMBERLAND - Virginia Lee Fletcher, 58, of Cumberland, went to be with the Lord on Friday, July 11, 1997, at Memorial Hospital.
Born Nov. 23, 1938, in Cumberland, she was the daughter of the late James Kelly and Thelma (Knippenberg) Fletcher. She also was preceded in death by five brothers, James, Kenneth, Earl, Donald, and William Fletcher.

Miss Fletcher attended the Melvin United Methodist Church.

Surviving are four sisters, Betty Jean Bowman, Cumberland, Peggy J. Logdson and husband William, Ridgeley, W.Va., Carole A. Tribut and husband John, Short Gap, W.Va., and Darlene Taylor, Ridgeley, W.Va; two sisters-in-law, Delores Fletcher, Bowling Green, and Rita Fletcher, Lawton, Okla.; several beloved nieces, nephews, great-nieces, great-nephews; a few great-great-nieces and nephews; and a dear friend, Lyle Light, Cumberland.

Friends will be received at the George-Upchurch Funeral Home, 202 Greene Street, Cumberland, on Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be at the funeral home on Monday, July 14, 1997, at 1 p.m. with the Rev. William S. Hart officiating.

Interment will be in Mount Hope Cemetery, Flintstone.

Pallbearers will be John Tribut Sr., John Tribut Jr., Coy Robinson, Steve Logdson, Paul Fletcher, and Mike Fletcher.

VITALIS L. FOLEY 
KEYSER, W.Va. - Vitalis L. Foley, 100, of Heartland of Keyser Nursing Home, Keyser, formerly of Berkeley Springs, died Saturday, June 21, 1997, at the nursing home.
Born March 12, 1897, in Great Cacapon, she was the daughter of the late William E. and Emma A. (Allen) Henry. She also was preceded in death by two husbands, Malcolm R. (Pete) James, in 1949, and Atlee Foley, in 1966.

Mrs. Foley was a homemaker and a former member of the Great Cacapon Ladies Aid Society.

Surviving are one daughter, Jean Bodie, Berkeley Springs; one brother, Arthur Henry, Egle Nursing Home, Lonaconing, Md.; one grandson, James Newkirk, Hagerstown, Md.; two great-grandchildren; and a number of neices and nephews.

Friends will be received at the Boal Funeral Home, Westernport, Tuesday from 10 to 11 a.m.

Services will be at the funeral home on Tuesday at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Samuel Starling officiating.

Interment will be in the Philos Cemetery, Westernport.

In lieu of flowers, memorials can be sent to the Tri-State Community Health Center, Hancock, MD 21750.

BETTY M. FOLTZ 
STEPHENS CITY, Va. - Betty Marie (Woods) Foltz, 69, of Stephens City, formerly of Midland, Md., died Sunday, June 1, 1997, at the Winchester Hospital.
She is survived by her husband of 51 years, Lefton Foltz; one daughter, Lyn Jones and husband James, Marshall; two grandchildren, Theresa Sunday and husband Joseph, Lakeland, Fla., and Lefton Jones of Manassas; three sisters, Roseann Morton, Laurel, Md., Mary Leone Woods, Rockville, Md., and Coletta Foote, LaVale, Md.

Funeral services were conducted at the Jones Funeral Home, Stephens City, on Tuesday, June 3, 1997. The Rev. Dennis Kleinmann of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Stephens City, officiated.

Graveside service and interment was in Stonewall Memorial Garden, Manasses.

ROY C. FOLTZ 
ROMNEY, W.Va. - Roy Cecil Foltz, 86, of E.A. Hawse Continuous Care Center, Baker, formerly of Romney, died Monday, June 9, 1997, at Winchester Medical Center.
Born Sept. 12, 1910, in North River Mills, he was the son of the late Gorda Foltz and Nannie (Kidwell) Foltz. He also was preceded in death by his wife, Golda M. Baker, on Oct. 9, 1983; one sister, Jewell Bowman; and one grandson, Conard E. Foltz Jr.

Mr. Foltz was formerly employed by Romney Orchards, and Hampshire Distributors, Romney.

Surviving are one daughter, Arvella Kesner, Winchester, Va.; two sons, Roger Foltz, Winchester, Va., and Conrad Foltz, Strasburg, Va.; six sisters, Louise Snyder, Onile Kimble, both of Romney, Pauline Kidwell, Dola Foltz, and Mary Bohrer, all of Paw Paw, and Enid Blizzard, Cumberland; eight grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.

Friends will be received at the McKee Funeral Home, Augusta, on Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be at the funeral home chapel on Thursday, June 12, 1997, at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Harley Baldwin officiating.

Interment will be in Ebenezer Cemetery, Romney.

Memorials may be made to Ebenezer United Methodist Church, Romney, or the charity of choice.

ELIZABETH S. FOOTE
LONACONING - Elizabeth Stewart Wattenschaidt Foote, 84, of Charlestown Road, Lonaconing, died Friday, Nov. 14, 1997, at Sacred Heart Hospital, Cumberland.
Born Nov. 6, 1913, in Lonaconing, she was a daughter of the late Julius Marx and Margaret (Jeffrey) Wattenschaidt. She also was preceded in death by her husband, George Foote, July 9, 1958; and two brothers, William and Earl Wattenschaidt. She was the last surviving member of her immediate family.

Mrs. Foote was a former employee of the Celanese Fibers Corporation, a graduate of Central High School, Class of 1932, a member of the First United Methodist Church, Lonaconing, the United Methodist Women, and the Senior Citizens of Georges Creek.

Surviving are two sons, William G. Foote, Freemont, Calif., Robert M. Foote, Lonaconing; two daughters, Joann E. Willison, Frostburg, and Juanita L. Stoutamyer, Jefferson, Md.; 12 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.

Friends will be received at the Eichhorn-McKenzie Funeral Home, Lonaconing, on Saturday from 7 to 9 p.m. and on Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be held at the funeral home on Monday at 1 p.m. with the Rev. Richard Mortimore officiating.

Interment will be in Frostburg Memorial Park.

Memorial donations may be made to the First United Methodist Church, Lonaconing.

EDGAR J. "SNOOK" FOOTEN
WESTERNPORT - Edgar Joseph "Snook" Footen, 84, of 431 Vine St., Westernport, died Saturday, Dec. 13, 1997, at Sacred Heart Hospital, Cumberland.
Born Oct. 28, 1913, in Westernport, he was the son of the late Thomas and Elizabeth (Dunn) Footen.

Mr. Footen retired from the Westvaco Corp. with 25 years of service, having worked in the finishing room. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and a life member of Victory Post 155, American Legion, and a member of the El Fidel Club. He was a member of Mount Calvary Lutheran Church, Westernport.

Surviving are his wife, Eleanor Lorraine (Dunk) Footen; one brother, Thomas Footen, McCoole; and one sister, Thelma Nichols, Westernport.

Friends will be received at the Boal Funeral Home, Westernport, on Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be conducted at the funeral home on Tuesday at 1 p.m. with the Rev. Matthew Riegel officiating.

At Mr. Footen's request, he will be cremated. Interment will be in the Philos Cemetery.

Memorials may be directed to the American Heart Association or the American Cancer Society.

KEYSHA C. FOSTER 
CUMBERLAND - Keysha Carol Foster, 17, of Jane Frazier Village, Cumberland, died Sunday, Aug. 3, 1997, at the Washington County Hospital, Hagerstown, as a result of an automobile accident.
Born Feb. 10, 1980, in Newark, N.J., she was the daughter of Patricia (Foster) Middleton, Cumberland, and Robert C.J. Martinez. She also was preceded in death by her maternal great-grandmother, Irene Powell.

Miss Foster was a Junior at Fort Hill High School. She was a member of the Maryland's Tomorrow Program, Who's Who of America and of the Ebenezer Baptist Church, Cumberland. She also worked for the Western Maryland Consortium for four years.

Surviving besides her parents are her stepfather, Renaldo E. Middleton, Cumberland; one brother, Johnathan Foster, Cumberland, formerly of N.J.; two sisters, Robin Foster, Cumberland, formerly of N.J., and RaShanna Middleton, Cumberland; maternal grandparents, Carolyn Foster and Claude Foster, N.J.; one aunt, Lynda Martin, Cumberland; one uncle, Shawn Foster, Hawaii; and a host of family and friends.

Friends will be received at the Ebenezer Baptist Church, Cumberland Street, on Wednesday form 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be conducted at the church on Thursday at 1 p.m. with the Rev. John B. McIntyre officiating.

Interment will be in Oxen Hill, Md.

Leasure-Stein Funeral Home, Cumberland, is in charge of arrangements.

RUTH R. FOSTER 
MOOREFIELD, W.Va. - Ruth R. Foster, 78, of Second Lane, Moorefield, and Bayard, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, June 22, 1997, at the Grant Memorial Hospital, Petersburg.
Born April 4, 1919, in Dobbin, she was the daughter of the late Harry E. and Virgie A. (Knotts) Poling. She also was preceded in death by her second husband, Dr. Joseph Foster, in 1995.

Mrs. Foster was the owner/operator of Ruth's General Store, Bayard, since 1975, and was a member of the Fairview Church of the Brethren, Oakland, Md.

Surviving are three daughters, Nancy L. Dixon and husband Bill, Baltimore, Sandra L. Denton and husband Les, Oakland, and Sue E. Jamison and husband Perry, Rawlings, Md.; three sons, James A. Dunithan and wife Jeannie, Purgitsville, Richard L. Dunithan and wife Betty, Olympia, Wash., and Harry D. Dunithan and wife Shiela, Chester, Va.; two half sisters, Bertie Barkley, Flemington, and Sylvia Beeghly, Oakland; three half brothers, Garrett Davy, Walter Davy and Albert Davy, all of Murfreesboro, Tenn.; 18 grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren.

Friends were received at the Stewart Funeral Home, Oakland.

Services will be held at the Bayard United Methodist Church on Tuesday at 11 a.m. with the Rev. David Moon, the Rev. Shelba Sisler and the Rev. Ray Rodeheaver officiating. 

Friends may call the church one hour prior to services.

Interment will be in the Bayard Cemetery.

GOLDIE J. FOUT
AUGUSTA, W.Va. - Goldie Jane Fout, 80, of Augusta, W.Va., died Wednesday, Nov. 5, 1997, at her residence.
Born Sept. 9, 1917, in Kline, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Robert Lee Miller and Minnie Anderson (Heavener) Miller. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jesse J. Fout, on June 21, 1997; one daughter; one son; one grandson; four brothers; and three sisters.

Mrs. Fout was a homemaker. She was a member of the Augusta Assembly of God Church. She was a person who did many acts of kindness and community deeds.

Surviving are one daughter, Ernestine Fout, Augusta; two sons, William "Bill" Fout and Jackie Fout, both of Augusta; nine grandchildren; eight great-granddaughters; three great-grandsons; and many foster children.

Friends will be received at the McKee Funeral Home, Augusta, on Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be held at the Augusta Assembly of God Church on Friday at 1 p.m. with the Rev. Irving Howard, Pastor Kenneth Phares, and Robert Jeffreys officiating.

Interment will be in Lahmansville Cemetery, Lahmansville.

Pallbearers will be grandsons.

STEVEN L. FOX
NEW CREEK, W.Va. - Steven Lee Fox, 18, of Cut-Off Road, New Creek, died Thursday, Oct. 30, 1997, at Potomac Valley Hospital, Keyser, as the result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident.
Born Jan. 27, 1979, in Winchester, Va., he was a son of Ronald A. Fox, Winchester, Va., and Deborah Sue (Metcalfe) Kuhn, of New Creek. He was preceded in death by his maternal grandfather, Russell Metcalfe, formerly of Piedmont.

Steven was a member of the Class of 1996 at Keyser High School and was employed as a mechanic with CCI Inc. He was a member of the Westernport Church of the Brethren and was an avid sportsman and outdoorsman.

In addition to his parents, surviving are his stepfather, Stephen B. Kuhn, New Creek; his stepmother, Kimberly D. Fox, Winchester, Va.; two brothers, Ron A. Fox, Fort Campbell, Ken., and David P. Fox, at home; one stepbrother, Justin R. Bayliss, Winchester, Va.; one stepsister, Ashley L. Kuhn, at home; maternal grandmother, Elizabeth Metcalfe, Piedmont; and paternal grandparents, Edgar A. and Audrey G. Fox, Westernport, Md.

Friends will be received at the Rotruck-Smith Funeral Home, Keyser, on Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Funeral services will be conducted at the Westernport Church of the Brethren on Monday at 2 p.m. with Pastor Ervin Huston officiating. The body will be taken to the church one hour prior to the service.

Interment will be in Potomac Memorial Gardens, Keyser.

The family requests that expressions of sympathy take the form of contributions to the Steven Lee Fox Memorial Fund, c/o F&M Bank, 87 North Main St., Keyser, WV 26726.

PAUL P. FRANCIOSI
CUMBERLAND - Paul P. Franciosi, 69, of Cumberland, died Thursday, Nov. 27, 1997, at Sacred Heart Hospital.
Born Nov. 13, 1928, in Cumberland, he was the son of the late Silvio and Adelina (Carpenti) Franciosi. He also was preceded in death by one brother, Norbert Franciosi; and one sister, Katherine Franciosi.

Mr. Franciosi was retired from the CSX Railroad, Cumberland. He was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church and the Railroad Retirees Club.

Surviving are his wife, Margaret H. (Mantheiy) Franciosi; one daughter, Angela Marie Franciosi, Cumberland; two sons, Mark A. Franciosi, Cumberland, and Robert E. Franciosi and wife Bonnie, Altoona, Pa.; three brothers, Anthony Franciosi and wife Doris, Thomas Franciosi and wife Wilma, all of Cumberland, Valentine Franciosi and wife Marie, Orlando, Fla.; one sister, Grace Scaletta, Cumberland; one granddaughter, Heather A. Franciosi, Cumberland; and a number of nieces and nephews.

Friends will be received at the Scarpelli Funeral Home, 108 Virginia Ave., Cumberland, on Saturday from 7 to 9 p.m. and on Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. 

Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Mary's Catholic Church on Monday at 9:30 a.m. with Father Milton A. Hipsley as celebrant.

Interment will be in St. Mary's Cemetery.

A Christian wake service will be conducted at the funeral home on Sunday at 3 p.m.

The family requests contributions be made to St. Mary's Catholic Church.

LOLA M. FRANCIS 
KEYSER, W.Va. - Lola M. Francis, 88, of 12 N. Main St., Keyser, died Wednesday, June 4, 1997, at Heartland of Keyser Nursing Home.
Born Feb. 14, 1909, in Barton, Md., she was the daughter of the late Perry Phillips and the late Mary Ellen (Brooks) Phillips. She also was preceded in death by her husband, Frank Francis, in 1954; a granddaughter, Karen Bush; one brother, Aubrey Phillips; and two sisters, Alma Francis and Olive Morrison.

Mrs. Francis was a homemaker. She formerly worked at West Virginia Pulp and Paper. She was a member of Assumption Catholic Church, Keyser.

Surviving are one son, Jerry Francis and wife Martha, Keyser; three daughters, Betty Simpson, Keyser, Rosemary Tichnell and husband Willard, and Cindy Leatherman and husband Norman, all of New Creek; two sisters, Sylvia Wilt, New Jersey, and Helen Fout, Harrisonburg, Va.; grandchildren, Donald Francis, David Francis, Jerry Simpson, Kim Simpson, Sharon Simpson, Jody Leatherman, and Jamie Leatherman; and great-grandchildren, Ashley Kuhn, Becky Francis, Jeremy Simpson, and Bryan Simpson.

Friends will be received at the Boal Funeral Home, Westernport, on Thursday from 7 to 9 and Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

The Rosary will be recited at the funeral home on Friday at 7 p.m.

Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at the Assumption Catholic Church, Keyser, on Saturday at 10 a.m. with Father Ivan Lebar, TOR, as celebrant.

Interment will be in St. Peters Cemetery, Westernport.

HILDA V. FRANKENBERRY 
CUMBERLAND - Hilda Virginia Frankenberry, 74, of Cumberland, died Wednesday, Aug. 13, 1997, at Cumberland Nursing Home.
Born July 19, 1923, in Cresaptown, she was a daughter of the late Christopher Milton Snyder and the late Hilda Juanita Lea Faye (Hershberger) Snyder.

Mrs. Frankenberry was a member of the Calvary Baptist Church.

Surviving are one son, Ronald C. Frankenberry, Forest Hill; two daughters, Lynda K. Pfeffer and husband Richard, Forest Hill, and Carla S. Shober and husband Richard, Jr., Cumberland; two sisters, Wilma Snyder, Cresaptown, and Ruth Ann Babcock and husband Rev. Theron, Cresaptown; three grandchildren, Pamela Brink, Baltimore, Cynthia Pfeffer, Forest Hill, and Sheila Pfeffer, Forest Hill.

Friends will be received at the Merritt-Adams Funeral Home, 404 Decatur Street, Cumberland, on Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be conducted at the funeral home on Saturday at 10 a.m. with the Rev. Ken Korns officiating.

Interment will be in Bethel Cemetery.

Pallbearers will be James Ricewick Sr., Robert Stevenson, Calvin Jones, Robert Crump, Richard Shober Sr., Gilbert Frankenberry, and James Ricewick Jr.

JOHN A. FRANKLIN
KEYSER, W.Va. - John Albert Franklin, 88, of 42 Maryland St., Keyser, died Saturday, Sept. 6, 1997, in Hagerstown, Md.
Born April 21, 1909, in Henry, he was a son of the late Francesco and Marie (Carbacio) Antonetto.

Mr. Franklin was a retired employee of the Celanese Amcelle Corporation, Cumberland, and a salesman for Ludwick's Chevrolet Garage, Keyser. He was a graduate of Keyser High School where he was a founding member of the Keyser High School Band. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II serving in the Aleutian Islands during the Alaskan Campaign from 1944 to 1946.

He was a member of Calvary United Methodist Church, Keyser; Boyce-Houser Post No. 41 American Legion, Keyser, Nancy Hanks Post No. 3518 VFW, Keyser, Loyal Order of Moose No. 662, Keyser, Sons of Italy, Piedmont, and the Democratic Party.

Surviving are his wife, Naomi (Wilt) Franklin; one son, Chris Franklin, Keyser and Hagerstown; one brother, Joseph Antonett, Headsville; one sister, Lorraine Dawson, Baltimore; two grandchildren, Angela Franklin, Morgantown, and Jay Franklin, Keyser; three nephews, Ronald Franklin, York, Pa., Capt. W.P. Franklin, Keyser, and Donald Franklin, Sarasota, Fla.; three nieces, Pamela Ann Wharton, LaVale, Md., Shirley Dawson, Baltimore, and Beverly Thorn, Keyser; and special friend, Tudor.

Friends will be received at the Rotruck-Smith Funeral Home, Keyser, on Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be conducted at the funeral home chapel on Wednesday at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Donald D. Coleman officiating.

Interment will be in Queens Point Cemetery, Keyser.

Military honors will be accorded at the graveside.

RODNEY A. FRAZIER 
CUMBERLAND - Rodney Arnold Frazier, 35, of 437 Pine Ave., Cumberland, died Monday, Aug. 11, 1997, at Memorial Hospital as a result of an accident, where he was electrocuted and fell from a ladder while cleaning Kline's Furniture Store, for painting.
Born Dec. 7, 1962, in Baltimore, he was the son of Robert L. Frazier, with whom he resided, and the late Mary D. (Chainey) Frazier.

Mr. Frazier worked with Kenny Custom Painting. He received an Associate of Arts degree from Hagerstown Community College, and received the Earl Bracey Scholarship from Allegany College of Maryland, where he last attended. He also served in the Maryland National Guard Reserves and was a member of the Fort Recovery.

Surviving besides his father are one brother, Robert A. Frazier, Baltimore; two sisters, Cynthia Green, Baltimore, and Rita J. Holman, Mount Vernon, Ind.; several nieces and nephews; and a special friend, Toni Washington, Cumberland.

A memorial service will be conducted at the Merritt-Adams Funeral Home, 404 Decatur St., Cumberland, on Thursday at 1 p.m. with the Rev. Gary Curtis officiating.

DONALD H. FRATZ 
ACCIDENT - Donald Henry Fratz, 67, of 824 Accident-Bittinger Road, Accident, and also Deep Creek Lake, died Thursday, Aug. 28, 1997, at Garrett County Memorial Hospital, Oakland.
Born May 3, 1930, in Accident, he was a son of the late Walter H. and Anna V. (Bittinger) Fratz.

He also was preceded in death by a sister, Hazel Wright; and two brothers, Robert and Wayne Fratz.

Mr. Fratz was a member of Zion Lutheran Church, Accident, and was president of W.H. Fratz Inc. He was a member of the Garrett County Democrat Club and was currently serving his fourth term as chairman of the Democrat State Central Committee. He was a past president and currently secretary-treasurer of the Friendsville Rotary Club, served on the Garrett County Salary and Wage Committee, and was a U.S. Air Force veteran.

Surviving are his wife, Anna Mary (Savage) Fratz, five sons, D. Douglas Fratz, Gaithersburg, Jeffrey Fratz, Hagerstown, Michael Fratz and Shawn Fratz, both of McHenry, and Steven Fratz, Accident; two daughters, Julie Fratz-Orr, Oakland, and Lisa Bonar, Accident; two brothers, Allen Fratz and Gary Fratz, both of Accident; three sisters, June Wilt, Cumberland, Wilma Edwards, McHenry, and Martha Leese, Frostburg; 13 grandchildren; three step-grandchildren; and one step-great-granddaughter.

Friends will be received at the Newman Funeral Home, Grantsville, on Saturday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be held at Zion Lutheran Church, Accident, on Sunday at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Wilfred Karsten officiating. The body will be taken to the church one hour prior to the service. Interment will be in the church cemetery.

Pallbearers will be Charles Wilt Jr., Delbert Leese Jr., Greg Fratz, Dwayne Fratz, Seth Fratz, and Dennis Savage. Honorary pallbearers will be Brent Fratz, Greg Oester, Darrell Savage, and Rick Bond.

Military graveside honors will be accorded by Grantsville Post No. 214, American Legion.

Expressions of sympathy may be directed to either Zion Lutheran Church or Northern Garrett County Rescue Squad.

WANDA M. FLINN FRIDDLE
PETERSBURG, W.Va.- Wanda M. (Flinn) Friddle, 72, of Petersburg, died Thursday, Oct. 30, 1997, at Grant Memorial Hospital.
Born Aug. 15, 1925, in Belleville, Wood County, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late James Olin Flinn, Sr., and Anna Marie (Toomey) Flinn.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles H. "Pete" Friddle, Jr., on June 3, 1994; three brothers, William Flinn, James Olin Flinn, Jr., and Bobby Gene Flinn; one sister, Beulah Schriver.

Wanda was a member of the Main Street United Methodist Church and member of the Order of Eastern Star, Moorefield Chapter 102.

Surviving are two sons, Charles H. Friddle III and wife, Penny, Elkins, W.Va., and S. Todd Friddle, Charleston, S.C.; one daughter, Mrs. James (Phyllis) Cole, Petersburg; six grandchildren, Holly and Jennifer Cole, Charles H. "Chip" Friddle IV, Katherine, Molly and Austin Friddle; one sister, Ruth Arbogast, Petersburg; several nieces and nephews.

A memorial service will be held at the Main Street United Methodist Church, Petersburg, on Saturday at 11 a.m., with the Rev. Meredith Ball and the Rev. Don Scofield officiating.

Private interment will be in Olivet Cemetery, Moorefield, W.Va.

Family will receive friends following the memorial service at Main Street United Methodist Church.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Grant Memorial Hospital Building Fund; Mountaineer Athletic Club, Strength and Conditioning Department, P.O. Box 0877, Morgantown, WV 26507; Boy Scouts Troop 88, sponsored by First United Methodist Church, Kerens Avenue, Elkins, WV 26241.

Arrangements are under the direction of the Schaeffer Funeral Home, Petersburg.

CARL RICHARD "DICK" FRIDLEY
RIDGELEY, W.Va. - Carl Richard "Dick" Fridley, 67, of Ridgeley, died Wednesday, Dec. 10, 1997, at the Sacred Heart Hospital Hospice Unit.
Born Jan. 24, 1930, in Ridgeley, he was the son of the late Conrad "Jake" and Nellie G. (Justice) Fridley. He also was preceded in death by one brother, Clark Fridley.

He was a 1948 graduate of Ridgeley High School.

Mr. Fridley was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War, having served in Okinawa. He retired from the Maryland National Guard, where he was a Sergeant First Class.

Mr. Fridley was retired from the Boilermakers Local #154, Pittsburgh, Pa. He also was a retired member of the Ironworkers Local #568, Cumberland.

He was a life member of the Gold Star Post #6452, V.F.W., Ridgeley.

Surviving are his beloved wife, Diane (Wilson) Fridley. He was a devoted father to three sons, David Fridley, Ridgeley, Gary Fridley and wife, Rhonda, Fort Ashby, W.Va., and Stephen Fridley and wife, Bonnie, Ridgeley; loving grandfather to Shane, Matthew, Brook, Stephanie, Scott, Daniel, and Holly Fridley; one brother, Conrad Dale Fridley, Manassas, Va.; one sister, Lois Jean Ringler, Ridgeley; and several nieces and nephews.

Friends will be received at the Upchurch Funeral Home, 202 Greene St., Cumberland, on Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

The funeral service will be held on Saturday at 1 p.m. in the funeral home with the Rev. Vernon Beachum officiating.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Parkinson Disease Foundation, William Black Medical Research Building, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, 710 West 168th St., New York, NY 10032-9982.

DR. ALVIN P. FRIEND
OAKLAND - Alvin P. Friend, DDS, 69, of Oakland, died Monday, March 3, 1997, at Garrett County Memorial Hospital, Oakland.
Born June 20, 1927, in Swanton, he was a son of the late Lenuel F. Friend, and Delores (Sharpless) Friend. 

Dr. Friend was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II. He graduated from Potomac State College in 1948, and the Baltimore College of Dental Surgery, University of Maryland, in 1952. He did an internship at the Oral Surgery Department of Spring Grove Hospital, and did residencies in oral surgery and anesthesiology at the University of Louisville, Louisville, Ky. Throughout his career, Dr. Friend presented many programs and clinics to numerous dental societies and associations. He also presented educational programs to civic organizations, as well as high school and college groups. He served as president of the medical staff of Garrett County Memorial Hospital, and as president of the Allegany-Garrett County Dental Society. He was past chairman of hospital dental services for the Maryland Dental State association, and past chairman of the hospital dental service committee of the Allegany-Garrett County Dental Society. He once won the honor of being Garrett County's Most Beautiful Person. 

He was a member of the Maryland State Dental Association; the Allegany-Garrett County Dental Society; the American Dental Association; the American Dental Society of Anesthesiology; the Christian-Medical Society; Missionary Dentists, Inc.; and the International College of Dentistry. He was a member of the Pine Grove Church of the Brethren, where he served as Sunday school superintendent, taught Sunday school, and sang in the church choir. He was a member of the Christian Businessmen's Group. He did short-term missionary service to Haiti, completing twelve missions starting in 1978. He was a lay church leader, and a counselor and speaker at youth conferences. He conducted Christian seminars and Bible study groups, and was a past president of the Union Rescue Mission in Cumberland.

Surviving are his wife, Ann (Phillippi) Friend; two sons, Jay Friend and fiance Sol Burnett, Sarasota, Fla., and Michael Phillippi and wife Dawn, McHenry; two daughters, Karen Wall and husband Ken, Sarasota, Fla., and Brenda Harvey and husband Dennis, Oakland; one brother, Ronald Friend and wife Beth, Oakland; one sister, Luella Baker and husband James, Swanton; eight grandchildren, Shawn, Shannon, Laura Ann, Adam, Courtney, Kimberly, Cayse, and Kristi; and one great-grandchild, Avery Nicole.

Friends will be received at the Durst Funeral Home, Oakland, Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be conducted at the Pine Grove Church of the Brethren Thursday at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Owen Preston and the Rev. Jack Beck officiating. 

Interment will be in Garrett County Memorial Gardens. 

Friends may call at the church one half hour before services.

The family requests that memorials take the form of contributions to the Pine Grove Church of the Brethren, or Hospice of Garrett County.

CLARENCE W. FRIEND 
FRIENDSVILLE - Clarence Wilbur Friend, 75, formerly of Friendsville, died Monday, June 2, 1997, at Moran Manor Nursing Home, Westernport, where he had been a resident for eight years.
Born March 30, 1922, in Accident, he was a son of the late Martin Luther and Clara Margaret (Brown) Friend. 

Mr. Friend was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. He was employed in construction and timber.

Surviving are his brother, Dale Friend, Sebring, Fla.; a nephew, Steve Friend, Frostburg; a niece, Linda Nugent, Sebring; and a great-nephew, Mark Nugent.

Friends will be received at the Newman Funeral Home, Friendsville, on Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be conducted in the funeral home on Thursday at 1 p.m. with the Rev. George M. Harpold officiating.

Interment will be in Steele Cemetery.

SADIE MADGE FRIEND 
FRIENDSVILLE - Sadie Madge Friend, 100, of 31575 Garrett Highway, Accident, formerly of Friendsville, died Thursday, May 29, 1997, at Goodwill Mennonite Home, Grantsville.
Born Sept. 22, 1896, in Mount Lick, W.Va., she was a daughter of the late James P. and Ida Florence (Wilfong) Townsend. She also was preceded in death by her husband, Samuel Ernest Friend, March 26, 1971; a son, Woodrow; and two daughters, Betty and Helen. She was the last surviving member of a family of 11 children.

Mrs. Friend was a member of the First Christian Church, and she was a homemaker.

Surviving are two daughters, L. Grace Glass, Accident, and Ethel M. Hanft, Youngstown, Ohio; nine grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and 12 great-great-grandchildren.

Friends will be received at the Newman Funeral Home, Grantsville, on Saturday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be conducted at the funeral home on Sunday at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Roland E. Nairn III officiating.

Interment will be in the Steele Cemetery, Friendsville.

Expressions of sympathy may be directed to Northern Garrett County Rescue Squad or the Heart Fund.

JAMES H. FRIES 
OAKLAND - James H. "Red" Fries, 87, of Oakland, died on Friday, June 27, 1997, at Oakland.
Born October 23, 1909, in Garrett County, he was a son of the late James Franklin Fries and Laura (DeWitt) Fries. He also was preceded in death by his wife, Twila A. Fries, in 1981. 

Mr. Fries was retired from the Howard County Board of Education. He was a local musician known by many.

Surviving are two daughters, Rosellen Brown, Savage, and Rose Sanders, Oakland; one son, James W. Fries, Oakland; one sister, Arletha Moreland, Oakland; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

Friends may be call at the Durst Funeral Home, Oakland, on Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be conducted at the funeral home on Monday at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Robert Fletcher officiating.

Interment will be in Oak Grove Cemetery.

ELIZABETH A. FRYER
RIDGELEY, W.Va. - Elizabeth Antoinette "Bessie" Fryer, 79, of Ridgeley, died Friday, Dec. 12, 1997, at Sacred Heart Hospital, Cumberland, Md.
Born Feb. 20, 1918, in Ridgeley, she was the daughter of the late John and Anna (Kroll) Malamphy. She also was preceded in death by her husband, Charles H. Fryer Sr., in 1993; one son, Joseph Fryer; one sister, Anna Malamphy; and five brothers, Frank, Edward, William, Joseph, and James Malamphy.

Mrs. Fryer was a 1936 graduate of the Ursuline Academy. She had worked at Rosenbaum's, Cumberland Cloak, and Jeannine's. She was a member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Ladies Auxiliary Knights of Columbus Council No. 586, and the Cumberland Historical Cemetery Organization.

Surviving are three sons, Charles H. Fryer Jr. and wife Nellie, Furnace Acres, Ridgeley, Capt. Patrick L. Fryer, CHC, USN, Washington, D.C., and Stephen Fuller Fryer and wife Catherine, Valley View Addition, Ridgeley; three daughters, Mary Elizabeth Andrews and husband Harry, Keyser, Sheila Ann Mickey and husband Donald, Furnace Acres, Ridgeley, and Camilla Rae Whiteman and husband Roy "Buck;" 18 grandchildren; and 29 great-grandchildren.

Friends will be received at the Upchurch Funeral Home, 202 Greene St., Cumberland, on Sunday from 5 to 7 p.m. and on Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Cumberland, on Tuesday at 11 a.m.

Interment will be in SS Peter and Paul Cemetery, Cumberland.

The rosary will be recited at the funeral home on Monday at 2:15 p.m. led by Mary Ann Eckhart, assisted by members of the Cumberland Historical Cemetery Organization.

Memorial contributions may be made to either St. Anthony's Catholic Church, 121 Main St., Ridgeley, WV 26753, or to the Ridgeley Volunteer Fire Department, P.O. Box 619, Ridgeley, WV 26753.

Serving as pallbearers will be grandsons, Patrick Nield, Timothy Nield, Dennis Mickey, Donald Mickey Jr., Christopher Whiteman, and Nicholas Fryer.

Serving as honorary pallbearers will be Donald Nield, Michael Nield, Teresa Lepley, Greg Fryer, Shane Mickey, Trina Fisher, Holly Mickey, Roy "Bucky" Whiteman Jr., Kevin Whiteman, Cheryl Peer, Stephen "Casey" Fryer, and Kati Fryer.

EVELYN BECKMAN FULK
CUMBERLAND - Evelyn Beckman Fulk, 80, formerly of Cumberland, died Thursday, Nov. 20, 1997, at the Loudoun Hospital Center, Sterling, Va.
Born Sept. 21, 1917, in Cumberland, she was the daughter of the late Conrad and Elizabeth (Rank) Beckman.

Mrs. Fulk also was preceded in death by her husband, Harold Dale Fulk, on July 30, 1995.

She was a long-time resident of Wayne, Pa.

She was a member of St. Luke's Lutheran Church, Wayne, Pa.

Survivors include one son, Harold Wayne Fulk; one daughter, Lizabeth Ann Bomberger; and four grandchildren, Jeffrey Wayne Fulk, Gregory John Fulk, Kristen Ann Bomberger, and Steven Richard Bomberger.

Friends will be received at St. Luke's Lutheran Church, 1601 Frederick Street, Cumberland, on Wednesday from 10 to 11 a.m.

The funeral service will follow at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Stephen F. Yelovich officiating.

Interment will be in St. Luke's Cemetery.

Memorial contributions may be made to St. Luke's Lutheran Church, 203 North Valley Forge Road, Devon, PA 19333.

The George-Upchurch Funeral Home, Cumberland, is in charge of arrangements.

CAROLYN R. FULLER 
GREENSBORO, N.C. - Carolyn Robinson Fuller, 72, of 806 Westminster Drive, died Tuesday, Feb. 18, 1997, at her home.
Born Jan. 26, 1925, at Smithfield, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Lester and Helen Robinson.

Mrs. Fuller met her husband, Robert Fuller, at Allegany High School, Cumberland, Md. She was a resident of Greensboro since 1967. She was a member of Christ United Methodist Church, where she was active as a youth counselor. She was an ophthalmic technician with training at Suburban General Hospital, Pittsburgh, the University of Michigan, and John Hopkins. She retired from Shapiro Eyecare. She was a volunteer literacy tutor.

Surviving are her husband of 50 years, Robert Fuller, of the home; three daughters, Linda Hagemeyer and husband Richard, Charlotte, Celia Shown and husband Thomas, Raleigh, and Robin Foust and husband James, Moseley, Va.; one son, Robert Fuller and wife Vicki, Hopewell, N.J.; one brother, Lester Robinson and wife Betty, Chandler, Ariz.; one sister, Lelia Brown, Perry Hall, Md.; and nine grandchildren.

Friends will be received at the home on Thursday, Feb. 20, 1997, from 7 to 9 p.m., and at the church following the service.

A memorial service will be held at Christ United Methodist Church, Greensboro, on Friday, Feb. 21, 1997, at 2 p.m.

A private inurnment will be at Westminster Gardens Chapel Mausoleum.

Memorial contributions may be made to Christ United Methodist Church, 410 N. Holden Road, Greensboro, NC 27410, or Hospice at Greensboro, 2500 Summitt Ave., Greensboro, NC 27405.

Forbis & Dick Guilford Chapel is serving the family.

DIANA M. FULLER
CUMBERLAND - Diana May Fuller, 93, of Cumberland, died Wednesday, March 19, 1997, at Sacred Heart Hospital.
Born Dec. 25, 1903, in Frostburg, she was the daughter of the late William R. and Nancy B. (Workman) Thomas. She also was preceded in death by her husband, Truman C. Fuller; and one sister, Selina T. Shreve.

Mrs. Fuller was a cashier at the Central Restaurant in Cumberland. She was a member of the Centre Street United Methodist Church; Redman Degree of Pocahontas 258; American Legion, Fort Cumberland Post 13; Cumberland Outdoor Club Ladies Auxiliary; VFW Henry Hart Post 1411; Eagles Auxiliary 245; and Women of the Moose 914.

Surviving are one sister, Marilyn P. Amato, Baltimore; a special nephew, Robert H. Frame, Cumberland; and several other nieces and nephews.

Friends will be received at the Scarpelli Funeral Home, 108 Virginia Ave., Cumberland, on Friday from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m.

A memorial service will be conducted by the Cumberland VFW Ladies Auxiliary on Friday at 7:30 p.m. at the funeral home.

A prayer service will be conducted on Friday at 9 p.m. by the Rev. Lloyd B. McCanna.

Funeral services will be conducted at the funeral home on Saturday at 1 p.m. with the Rev. Adam E. Grim officiating.

Interment will be in the Rose Hill Cemetery, Cumberland. 

GARY L. FULLER 
CRESAPTOWN - Gary L. Fuller, 60, of Cresaptown, died Friday, May 23, 1997, at his residence.
Born Nov. 16, 1936, at Corriganville, he was a son of the late Albert C. and Catherine R. (Wineland) Fuller.

Mr. Fuller was a retired teamster and a member of Teamsters and Chauffeurs' Local 453.

Surviving are a daughter, Annette M. Flesher, LaVale; three grandchildren; two stepchildren; five step-grandchildren; two brothers, Raymond C. Fuller and Bobby A. Fuller, both of Corriganville; and a sister, Shirley M. Robertson, Corriganville.

Friends will be received at the Harvey H. Zeigler Funeral Home, Hyndman, Pa., on Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be conducted at the funeral home on Wednesday at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Ken L. Korns officiating. 

Interment will be in Restlawn Memorial Gardens.

KENT B. FULLER
CUMBERLAND - Kent Blair Fuller, 63, of Bel Air, Cumberland, died Friday, Dec. 19, 1997, at Sacred Heart Hospital.
Born Oct. 22, 1934, in Cumberland, he was the son of the late Walter and Blanche (Cooper) Fuller. He also was preceded in death by one brother, Brandon K. Fuller; and one sister, Shirley L. Williams.

Mr. Fuller was the retired Director of the Appalachian Environmental Lab for the University of Maryland, Frostburg. He also was a retired Professor Emeritus of the University of Maryland in 1997. Professor Fuller was a 1952 graduate of Allegany High School. He received his B.S. Degree in Education Administration from Frostburg State University in 1959 and his Master's Degree in Secondary Education from Frostburg State University in 1966.

Mr. Fuller was Presbyterian by faith. He was Vice President of the Western Allegany Kiwanis Club, author of numerous articles on environmental education, and he received many awards for his work on environmental education. Mr. Fuller also was a former teacher with the Allegany County School System.

Surviving are his wife, Mary Ann Fuller, Bel Air; one daughter, Julie D. Fuller, at home; one son, Jason D. Fuller, Philadelphia, Pa.; three brothers, Dale B. Fuller, Cumberland, Donald W. Fuller, Bel Air, and Craig C. Fuller, Hagerstown; and one sister, Diana K. Wolodkin, Radford, Va.

Friends will be received at the Scarpelli Funeral Home, P.A., Cresaptown, on Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be conducted at the funeral home on Monday at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Lawrence A. Neumark officiating. Interment will be in Hillcrest Burial Park.

The family request contributions be made to the American Cancer Society.

LESTER W. FULTZ 
ROMNEY, W.Va. - Lester Willard Fultz, 81, of Romney, beloved husband, father, grandfather, stepgrandfather, and great-grandfather, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, Feb. 24, 1997, at his residence.
Born April 21, 1915, at Higgensville, he was a son of the late Benjamin T. and Agnes (King) Fultz. He also was preceded in death by his first wife, Wyona (Haines) Fultz, in 1957; and one brother, Edward M. Fultz, in 1980.

Mr. Fultz was a truck driver for Moran Trucking Co., Westernport, and a farmer. He was a member of Little Capon Baptist Church, where he served as a trustee; and the Farm Credit Bureau and Southern States.

Surviving are his wife, Viola R. (Pingley) Fultz, Romney; three daughters, Ruby M. Albright, Romney, Donna Jean Taylor and husband Roger, Purgitsville, and Leslie R. Ganoe and husband Jamie, Augusta; one stepson, Richard ``Rick'' Wilfong and wife Elayne, Stephens City, Va.; two stepdaughters, Pamela R. Haines and husband Bob, Romney, and Diana L. Saville and husband Donald ``Duck,'' Carlisle, Pa.; two brothers, Wilco F. Fultz, Martinsburg, and Benjamin H. Fultz, Bunker Hill; three sisters, Margaret V. Grahn, Martinsburg, H. Pauline Fultz, Romney, and Helen F. Alexander, La Mirada, Calif.; three grandsons; nine stepgrandchildren; and one great-grandson.

Friends will be received at the Shaffer Funeral Home, Romney, on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 1997, from 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be at the Little Capon Baptist Church in Three Churches, W.Va. on Thursday, Feb. 27, 1997, at 1 p.m. with the Rev. James M. Tyree officiating. Mr. Fultz's body will be taken to the church one hour before the service.

Interment will be at the Ebenezer Cemetery, Romney.

JOSEPH J. KADY
KEYSER, W.Va. - Joseph J. Kady, 84, of 335 South E Street, Keyser, died Thursday, Dec. 25, 1997, at the Heartland of Keyser Nursing Home.
Born Dec. 13, 1913, in Keyser, he was the son of the late William B. and Regina (Dorsey) Kady.

Mr. Kady was a retired national sales manager for the British Petroleum Co. (SOHIO). He was Keyser city judge and a former Keyser city councilman.

He was a member of the Church of the Assumption; charter member and past Grand Knight of Assumption Council 10545, Knights of Columbus; member of Chief Justice Assembly, Fourth Degree, Knights of Columbus; and member of the Loyal Order of the Moose, Lodge 662.

Surviving are his wife, Mary P. (Meadows) Kady; one son, Patrick Joseph Kady and wife Annette M., Brentwood, Calif.; one daughter, Mary Jo Ana Demme and husband Anthony F., West Covina, Calif.; five grandchildren, Anthony F. Demme Jr., Karen M. Demme, Shelly A. Demme, Meghan M. Kady and Shannon M. Kady; and one sister, Elenora K. McHenry and husband James L., Keyser.

Friends will be received at the Markwood-McKenzie Funeral Home, Keyser, on Saturday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at the Church of the Assumption on Monday at 10 a.m. with Father Ivan M. Lebar, T.O.R., officiating.

Interment will be in the St. Thomas Cemetery, Keyser.

A Christian Wake Service will be held at the funeral home on Sunday at 7 p.m.

If desired, memorial contributions may be made to the Knights of Columbus, or to the donor's favorite charity.

MABLE JANE KAHL
ACCIDENT - Mable Jane Kahl, 79, of 2849 Bumble Bee Road, Accident, died Monday, Nov. 24, 1997, at Goodwill Mennonite Home, Grantsville.
Born Aug. 3, 1918, at Red House, she was a daughter of the late Verner O. and Jane (Mace) Bowman. Mrs. Kahl was a member of Zion Lutheran Church, the ladies aid, and choir. She was an organizing member of Tableland Milk Producers, Oakland, and held the office of vice-president until her retirement as well as a position on the board of directors. She also was a member of the Garrett County Farm Bureau.

Mrs. Kahl is survived by her husband, Harold R. Kahl, Sr., a son, Harold R. "J.R." Kahl, Jr., and wife, Ronnie, Huntingtown; a sister, Grace King, Oakland; a granddaughter, Brenda Rae Sipe and husband, John; a step-granddaughter, Shawn Sickle and husband, Jim; and two step-great-grandchildren, Ryan Michael and Kayla Sickle.

Friends will be received at the Newman Funeral Home, McHenry, on Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Services will be conducted at Zion Lutheran Church on Friday at 10:30 a.m. with the Rev. Wilfred Karsten and the Rev. James A. Oester officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery. The body will be taken to the church at 9:30 a.m. Expressions of sympathy may be directed to Zion Building Fund.

THOMAS R. KAHL 
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. - Thomas R. Kahl, 62, died Tuesday, April 1, 1997. Born Dec. 24, 1934, in Johnstown, Pa., he was the son of the late Robert and Alice (Raab) Kahl. He also was preceded in death by his first wife, Barbara Hahn, August 5, 1993, and one brother, Robert J., Jr.
Surviving are his wife, Susann Jameson, State College; one son, John Edward, Atlanta, Ga.; one daughter, Marie Hahn Rauter, Morris Township, N.J.; one sister, Mary Alice Margolis, Baltimore, MD; one brother William H., Washington, D.C.; and one grandson, Thomas Edward, Atlanta, Ga. 

WILLIAM R. KAHL
GRANTSVILLE - William Ray "Billy" Kahl, 30, of 2241 Pigs Ear Road, Grantsville, died Friday, Sept. 12, 1997, at Sacred Heart Hospital, Cumberland.
Born Jan. 22, 1967, in Oakland, he was a son of Hazel (Kahl) Self and stepson of Earl Self, Flintstone.

He also is survived by a brother, Truman W. Kahl, Accident; two sisters, Trudy M. Kahl, Cumberland, and Donna R. Self, Flintstone; maternal grandfather, Raymond Kahl, Grantsville; a niece, Amber Izzett; two nephews, William Izzett and Erik Kahl; aunt and uncle, Earl and Cerina Kahl, Accident; and great aunt, Cora Fazenbaker, Frostburg.

Friends will be received at the Newman Funeral Home, Grantsville, on Saturday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be conducted at Zion Lutheran Church, Accident, on Sunday at 3 p.m. with the Rev. Wilfred Karsten officiating.

Interment will be in the church cemetery.

CARLDINE A. KALAR 
LEXINGTON, Ky. - Carldine A. Kalar, 63, of Lexington, passed away Sunday, Aug. 3, 1997, in Central Baptist Hospital, Lexington.
Born April 1, 1934, in Vindex, Md., she was the daughter of the late Carl Paul and Virgie (Tasker) Nelson. She also was preceded in death by her husband Forrest Kalar.

Surviving are one son, Dale E. Kalar, Clarksburg, W.Va.; one daughter, Alwona Carlin, Lexington; two brothers, James Nelson and Dempsey Nelson, both of Kitzmiller, Md.; three sisters, Loretta Stark, Keyser, W.Va., Helen Sweitzer, McCole, Md., and Yvonne Feldon, LaVale, Md.; four grandchildren; and one great- grandchild.

Friends will be received at the David A. Burdock Funeral Home, Kitzmiller, on Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be held at the funeral home chapel on Thursday at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Joseph Phillips officiating.

At Mrs. Kalar's request, her body will be cremated.

PREM L. KANSAL 
CUMBERLAND - Prem L. Kansal, 62, of 1054 Richwood Avenue, Cumberland, died Monday, June 30, 1997, at Memorial Hospital.
Born March 27, 1935, in India, she was the daughter of Raghbiv Garg, India, and the late Krishua Garg.

In addition to her father, surviving are her husband, Raj Kansal; three daughters, Vinita Gupta and husband Dr. Sunil K. Gupta, Cumberland, Shashi Gupta, at home, and Seema Garg and husband Devinder Garg, Yucca Valley, Calif.; a son, Vipin Kansal and wife Ekta, Wilkes Barre, Pa.; five grandchildren, Sabrina Gupta, Sumeet Gupta, Nitin Garg, Mayuri Garg, and Neha Kansal; and four brothers, Suvider Garg and Rajinder Garg, both of Northern Virginia, Vijay Garg, Canada, and Suresh Garg, India.

Private services were held on Tuesday at the Merritt-Adams Funeral Home, 404 Decatur Street, Cumberland.

MARVIN J. KAPLON 
CUMBERLAND - Marvin Julius Kaplon, 78, of Holland Street, Cumberland, died Friday, March 28, 1997, at Memorial Hospital, Cumberland.
Born July 25, 1918, in Cumberland, he was the son of the late Robert Kaplon and the late Goldie (Silverman) Kaplon. He also was preceded in death by his first wife, Helen (Marx) Kaplon; and a son, Gary Kaplon.

Mr. Kaplon was the owner and operator of Kaplon's Accounting Services. He was a member of B'er Chayim Temple; B'ani Brith; and Cumberland Lions Club. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. He was a graduate of Benjamin Franklin University, Washington, D.C.

Surviving are his wife, Toby (Mendelson) Kaplon, Cumberland; two stepsons, Jay P. Kaplon and wife Nancy, Cumberland, and Dr. Alan Kaplon Jaffe and wife Claire, Washington, D.C.; a stepdaughter, Ferne Kaplon Jaffe and husband Dr. Alfred Jaffe, Potomac; six step-grandchildren; and one step-great-grandchild.

Friends will be received at the Merritt-Adams Funeral Home, 404 Decatur St., Cumberland, on Saturday from 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be conducted at the funeral home on Sunday at 1 p.m. with Rabbi Scott Gurdin officiating.

Interment will be in the East View Cemetery.

The family requests that expressions of sympathy be made to the donor's favorite charity.

MINNA K. KASCHEL 
CUMBERLAND - Minna Katharina Kaschel, 93, of Cumberland, died Thursday, April 17, 1997, at the Cumberland Nursing Home.
Born Nov. 15, 1903, in Kassel, Germany, she was the daughter of the late August and Katharina Moeller. She also was preceded in death by her husband, Josef Kaschel, in 1943; three brothers; and two sisters.

Mrs. Kaschel was a retired clerk for Catalog Sales Co. She was Lutheran by faith.

Surviving are one daughter, Helga K. Athey and husband George, Cumberland; two grandchildren, Steven Athey, Norfolk, Va., and Karen K. Tomasello, Berlin; and three great-grandchildren, Jeremy Athey, and Marco and Evan Tomasello.

Friends will be received at Scarpelli Funeral Home, 108 Virginia Ave., on Saturday from 10 to 11 a.m.

Services will then be conducted at the funeral home on Saturday at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Stephen F. Yelovich officiating.

Interment will be in Hillcrest Memorial Park, Cumberland.

MARGARET E. KASTNER
CUMBERLAND - Margaret Ellen Kastner, 56, of 15710 Winslow St., SW, Cumberland, died Sunday, Oct. 5, 1997 at Sacred Heart Hospital.
Born Sept. 5, 1941, in Cumberland, she was the daughter of the late Bernard F. Coyle, Sr. and the late Marie A. (Shannon) Coyle. She also was preceded in death by a brother, Thomas E. Coyle.

Mrs. Kastner was a member of St. Ambrose Catholic Church in Cresaptown.

Surviving are her husband, John Richard Kastner, Cumberland; three daughters, Malia A. Dierken and husband Frederick, Bel Air, Md., Juliann M. Joyner and husband Joseph L., Wilson, N.C., and Miss Melanie L. Kastner, Cumberland; two sisters, Mary L. McDermott, Stamford, Conn., and Martha A. Pirovolidis, Falston; two brothers, Bernard F. Coyle II, Cumberland, and Richard J. Coyle, LaVale; two grandchildren; and an aunt, Martha Shannon, LaVale.

At Mrs. Kastner's request, she was cremated at the Cumberland Crematory. There will be a memorial service for friends and family on Wednesday, Oct. 8, at 10 a.m. at the St. Ambrose Catholic Church in Cresaptown, with the Father Robert McCreary O.F.M., CAP officiating.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to St. Ambrose Catholic Church in Margaret's name. The family wishes to give special thanks to all the nurses and staff at Sacred Heart Hospital for the wonderful care given to her at her time of need. Arrangements were made by the Merritt-Adams Funeral Home, 404 Decatur St., Cumberland.

HAZEL P. KEEDY 
BOWIE - Hazel P. Keedy, of Bowie, formerly of Frostburg, died Sunday, June 29, 1997.
Mrs. Keedy was a retired school teacher.

She was the beloved wife of Harry Keedy, and the loving mother of two daughters, Faye Shockro, Bowie, and Anne E. Keedy, Lanham; and the loving mother of one son, Frank J. Keedy, Bowie; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

Friends will be received at the Evans Funeral Home, Bowie, on Tuesday from 2 to 4 p.m. only.

Graveside services and interment will be at the Frostburg Memorial Park, Frostburg, on Tuesday at 1 p.m.

JOSEPH W. KEEFE JR.
BRADENTON, Fla. - Joseph W. Keefe Jr., 78, of Bradenton, died Thursday, Jan. 9, 1997, at home.
Born in Jenningston, W.Va., Mr. Keefe moved to Bradenton in 1980. He retired from the Pittsburgh Plate Glass, Cumberland, Md., after 23 years of service. He was a member of the First Church of the Nazarene. He was a member of the American Legion Post 13, Cumberland. He was a US Army veteran of World War II, serving in the 984th Air Engineer Squadron and 566th Air Service.

He is survived by his wife Kathryn; two daughters, Jane A. Prytherch and Mary U. Aylor; two step daughters, Bonnie Jean Michael and Kathy Lynn Wood; two sons, Joseph W. Keefe III and Thomas P. Keefe; two sisters, Ruth Grimm and Gleavic Knecht; seven grandchildren; and four great grandchildren.

There will be a graveside service at the Grantsville Cemetery on Saturday at 11:30 a.m. with the American Legion Post 13 doing an honor guard service.

HELENE GERTRUDE KEGG 
CUMBERLAND - Helene Gertrude Kegg, 79, formally of 536 Fairview Avenue, Cumberland, died Friday, May 30, 1997, at Memorial Hospital.
Born Feb. 11, 1918, in Cumberland, she was the daughter of the late George William and Josephine (Chadwick) Hartung.

Mrs. Kegg was a member of St. Luke's Lutheran Church.

Surviving are her husband, J. Suter Kegg, Cumberland; one son, John ``Jack'' S. Kegg Jr., Cumberland; one daughter, Susan Farrell, Cumberland; three grandchildren, Timothy Farrell, Andrew Farrell, and Jennifer Farrell, all of Cumberland.

Friends will be received at the Merritt-Adams Funeral Home, 404 Decatur St., Cumberland, on Monday from 9 to 10 a.m.

A memorial service will be conducted at the funeral home on Monday at 10 a.m. with the Rev. Stephen F. Yelovich officiating.

The ashes will be interred in Maryland Veterans Cemetery at Rocky Gap.

PEARL KEITH 
CUMBERLAND - Pearl Deffinbaugh Keith, 74, of Cumberland, died Thursday, June 19, 1997, at Memorial Hospital.
Born Oct. 23, 1922, in Oldtown, she was the daughter of the late George D. and Corrine (Steckman) Deffinbaugh. She also was preceded in death by her husband, Rudolph H. Keith.

Surviving are one brother, Ronald Deffinbaugh, Hagerstown; four sisters, Fern Kelly, Cumberland, Freda Delsignore, Cresaptown, Joyce Conduitt, Cumberland, and Nyla Cooper, Cumberland; and several nieces and nephews.

Friends will be received at the Leasure-Stein Funeral Home, 230 Baltimore Ave., Cumberland, on Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be at the funeral home on Saturday at 1 p.m. with the Rev. Richard Reilly officiating.

Interment will be in St. Mary's Cemetery, Cumberland.

Pallbearers will be Vincent Costello, Scott Welsh, Greg Warren, Brian Deffinbaugh, Len Deffinbaugh, and Larry Deffinbaugh.

FREDERICK L. KELLER 
WESTERNPORT - Frederick L. ``Jack'' Keller, 62, a 37-year resident of the Western Maryland Center, Hagerstown, formerly of Westernport, died Wednesday, April 9, 1997, at the Western Maryland Center, where he was loved and appreciated by the staff and doctors.
Born Oct. 30, 1934, in Westernport, he was the son of the late Wilson T. Keller and the late Ruth E. (Raines) Keller. He also was preceded in death by four brothers, James, Patrick, Eugene and Raymond Keller; and one sister, Louise Pattison.

Mr. Keller formerly worked at Kenny's Market and Malc's Service Station in Westernport.

Surviving are one brother, Wilson E. Keller, Westernport; and two sisters, Betty Bowley, Laurel, and Geraldine Wilkinson, Westernport.

Friends will be received at the Boal Funeral Home, Westernport, on Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be conducted at the funeral home on Saturday at 1 p.m. with the Rev. Joseph Jarrett officiating.

Interment will be in the Philos Cemetery.

GLEN L. KELLER
ACCIDENT - Glen Luther Keller, 79, of 39 Keller Road, Accident, died Thursday, July 24, 1997, at the Goodwill Mennonite Home, Grantsville.
Born Jan. 8, 1918, in Accident, he was the son of the late Luther and Christina (Beitzel) Keller. He also was preceded in death by one daughter, Marjorie Fratz.

Mr. Keller was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church and was a bass player for the Accident Community Band. He was a US Army and Air Corps veteran of World War II, he also was a bass player in the Army band, stationed in Amarillo, Texas. He was a member of the Grantsville Post 214, American Legion. He also was an equipment operator for the Garrett County Roads Department and a farmer.

Surviving are his wife Helen Irene (Coddington) Keller; one son, George Keller, Accident; one daughter, Linda Burch, Accident; one sister, Beulah Rush, Accident; and four grandchildren.

Friends will be received at the Newman Funeral Home, McHenry, on Saturday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be conducted at the St. Paul's Lutheran Church on Sunday at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Roland E. Nairn III, officiating. Friends may call at the church one hour prior to services.

Interment will be in the church cemetery.

Graveside military rites will be accorded by Grantsville Post 214, American Legion.

Expressions of sympathy may be directed to the St. Paul's Building Fund. 

NYTA S. KELLER
CUMBERLAND - Nyta Shaffer Keller, 79, of Washington Street, Cumberland, died Thursday, Oct. 23, 1997 at Memorial Hospital.
Born July 31, 1918 in Keyser, W.Va., was the daughter of the late Chester Ward Shaffer and the late Emily (Cook) Shaffer. She also was preceded in death by her husband, the late Philip E. Keller.

Mrs. Keller was a former assistant manager of The National Store in Cumberland and Keller Insurance Agency. She was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church and McKinley Chapter #12 O.E.S.

Surviving are two sisters, Mary Higgs, Cumberland, and Betty Ullery and husband Wallace, Cumberland; three nieces, Patricia Royce and husband, Larry, Cumberland, Rebecca Carpenter and husband Bruce, Annandale, Va., and Jane Jenkins, Cumberland; two nephews, Dr. Terry Williams, Cumberland, and Craig S. Ullery and wife JoEllen, Novato, Calif.; great-niece, Pam Kusserow and husband, the Rev. Kurt, Latrobe, Pa.; two great-nephews, Ian Mathew Ullery, Novato, and Nicholas Jenkins, Cumberland; and a great-great-niece and nephew, Abby and Ben Kusserow, Latrobe.

Friends will be received at the Merritt-Adams Funeral Home, 404 Decatur Street, Cumberland on Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be conducted on Tuesday at 11 a.m. at St. Paul's Lutheran Church with the Rev. John J. Duffus and the Rev. Kurt Kusserow (pastor of St. John's Lutheran Church, Pleasant Unity, Pa.) officiating.

Interment will be in Hillcrest Burial Park.

Pallbearers will be Bruce Carpenter, Robert Meister, James Mullennex, Lloyd Oster, James Roby, and James Rowley.

Expressions of sympathy can be made to the permanent endowment fund of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Washington and Smallwood Streets, Cumberland.

McKinley Chapter #12 O.E.S. will have a memorial service, Monday evening at 7:30 p.m. at Merritt-Adams Funeral Home.

RAYMOND LEROY KELLER, SR. 
KEYSER, W.Va. - Raymond Leroy Keller Sr., 70, of Route 2, Box 49B, Keyser, died Saturday, May 31, 1997, at the Potomac Valley Hospital, Keyser.
Born Feb. 18, 1927, at Beryl, he was a son of the late James H. and Isabelle (Metcalf) Keller. He also was preceded in death by one sister, Dema Wertman; and one step-granddaughter, Stephanie Dvonne Rotruck.

Mr. Keller was a retired material supervisor for the CSX Railroad with 44 years of service. He later was employed in the maintenance department with the Mineral County Courthouse and was a supervisor for the Fountain Public Water Service.

He attended the Headsville United Methodist Church, Headsville. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and was a member of the Nancy Hanks Post No. 3518 VFW, and the Boyce-Houser Post No. 41 American Legion, both of Keyser.

Surviving are his wife H. Fern (Snyder) Keller; three daughters, Sueann Faith Keller, Keyser, Iona Raye "Sue" Keller, Morgantown, and Mary Frances Nash, McCoole; one son, Raymond Leroy Keller Jr., Morgantown; two stepsons, Greg K. Rotruck and Hal F. Rotruck, both of Keyser; two brothers, James H. Keller Jr., and Richard W. Keller, both of Keyser; two sisters, Betty Maquire, Cumberland, and Lois Ann Sanchez, Staunton, Va.; three step-granchildren, Robin Lynn Rotruck, Gregory K. Rotruck II and Harold F. Rotruck II, all of Keyser; former son-in-law, Craig A. Kesner, Keyser; and a godchild, Kelli Robinette, Carpendale.

Friends will be received at the Rotruck-Smith Funeral Home, Keyser, on Sunday from 7 to 9 p.m. and on Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Funeral services will be conducted in the funeral home chapel on Tuesday at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Sue Culbertson Jarrett and the Rev. Thomas Anderson officiating.

Interment will be in the Headsville Cemetery, Headsville.

Military graveside honors will be accorded.

MARY F. KELLEY 
LONACONING - Mary Frances Kelley, 87, formerly of 39 High St., Lonaconing, died Thursday, April 3, 1997, at Sacred Heart Hospital.
Born July 20, 1909, in Lonaconing, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Fitzpatrick and Mary (Nolan) Fitzpatrick. She also was preceded in death by her husband, Earl J. Kelley, in March 1981.

Mrs. Kelley was a homemaker. She belonged to St. Mary's Catholic Church, Lonaconing.

Surviving are two sons, James T. Kelley and wife Gilberta, Gaithersburg, and John E. Kelley and wife June, Newark, Del.; four daughters, Rose Mary Hitt, Piedmont, W.Va., Patricia Moon and husband Donald R., Savage River Road, Swanton, Carole Michael and husband Addis, Sheffield Lake, Ohio, and Kathleen Kelley, Lonaconing; two brothers, Daniel Fitzpatrick and wife Louise, Lonaconing, and Frank Picciani, Florida; one sister, Lanora Beckman, Olympia, Wash.; 13 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.

At the family's request the funeral services and interment will be private, with Father Jim Hannon officiating.

The Fredlock Funeral Home, Piedmont, W.Va., is in charge of arrangements.

MARY JO KENNEY 
FROSTBURG - Mary Jo Kenney, 84, of Washington Street, died Monday, April 7, 1997, at Sacred Heart Hospital.
Born March 24, 1913, in Frostburg, she was the daughter of the late Peter T. and Cecelia J. (Broderick) Kenney. She also was preceded in death by two brothers, Thomas J. Kenney and Stephen J. Kenney Sr.; four sisters, Madeline Liller, Katherine Hayden, Mildred Brady and Geraldine Thomas.

She was a member of St. Michael's Catholic Church. She had her nurse's training at Mount Alto, Washington. She did private practice in Frostburg in the earlier years. She was a U.S. Army nurse during wartime in the European Theatre and was a veteran's nurse through the rest of her career. Prior to settling in Frostburg, she was in Reno, Nev., and Martinsburg, W.Va.

Surviving are one brother, Robert J. Kenney and wife Lillian, Frostburg; two sisters-in-law, Anna Mary Kenney, Eckhart, and Helen E. Kenney, Frostburg; one brother-in-law, William Hayden, Va.; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Friends will be received at the Sowers Funeral Home on Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. The wake service will be held on Tuesday at 8:30 p.m.

Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Michael's Church on Wednesday at 11 a.m. with Father William Moody as celebrant.

Interment will be at St. Michael's Cemetery. Graveside military rites will be accorded by American Legion Farrady Post 24.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to St. Michael's Church.

ROGER A. KEPLINGER SR.
MOOREFIELD, W.Va. - Roger Allen Keplinger Sr., 50, of P.O. Box 877, Moorefield, died on Monday, Sept. 22, 1997, at Grant Memorial Hospital, Petersburg.
Born Sept. 30, 1946, in Petersburg, he was a son of the late Carl E. Keplinger and Willard (Mayle) Keplinger.

Mr. Keplinger was employed by Wampler Foods, Inc. of Moorefield. He graduated from Hampshire High School, Class of 1967.

Surviving are his wife, Shelia (Nixon) Keplinger, whom he married on Nov. 15, 1980; one son, Roger A. Keplinger Jr., at home; two daughters, Tyra Lynne Keplinger, Jacksonville, Fla., and Nikole Lynn Keplinger, at home; and two sisters, Sandy Keplinger, Short Gap, and Vicky Keplinger, Cumberland.

Friends will be received at the Schaeffer Funeral Home, Petersburg, on Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be held at the funeral home on Friday at 1 p.m. with Pastor Ted Osgood officiating.

Interment will be in Maple Hill Cemetery, Petersburg.

Memorials may be made to the family c/o Shelia Keplinger, P.O. Box 877, Moorefield, WV 26836.

HUGH H. KEPNER
KEYSER, W.Va. - Hugh H. Kepner, 91, of 345 Parkview Drive, Keyser, died on Monday, Nov. 3, 1997, at Sacred Heart Hospital, Cumberland, Md.
Born Oct. 17, 1906, in Pocahontas County, W.Va., he was the son of the late Eugene and Elsie Virginia (Griffith) Kepner. He also was preceded in death by a son, James E. Kepner.

Mr. Kepner was a retired conductor for the Western Maryland Railroad and a member of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen.

Surviving are his wife, T. Maxine (Secrist) Kepner; one grandson, James E. Kepner, Wadsworth, Ohio; two stepsons, Robert Winkler Jr., Linwood, Pa., and Lee Winkler, Keyser; two stepdaughters, Rhonda Tranum, Keyser, and Patty Winkler, Westernport; one brother, Dwayne Kepner, Hambleton, W.Va., 12 step-grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

Friends will be received at the Markwood McKenzie Funeral Home, Keyser, on Wednesday from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be held at the funeral home on Thursday at 11 a.m. with the Rev. John F. Footen officiating.

Interment will be in Potomac Memorial Gardens, Keyser.

FRIEDA M. KERNS
RIDGELEY, W.Va. - Frieda Marie Kerns, 60, of Route 2, Ridgeley, died Wednesday, Oct. 1, 1997, at her residence.
Born Aug. 8, 1937, in Cumberland, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Dora (Hartman) Shanholtz. She also was preceded in death by one brother, James Franklin Shanholtz; and one sister, Josephine Frances Friend.

Surviving are her husband, Willard E. Kerns Sr.; three sons, Willard E. Kerns Jr. and wife Teri, Ridgeley, Kelvin R. Kerns and wife Helen, S.C., Bryan K. Kerns and wife Cheryl, Ridgeley; one daughter, Rose Doraleen Cates and husband David, La.; two sisters, Eloise Belle Hott, Cumberland, and June Marion Burkey, Hyndman, Pa.; and 10 grandchildren, Megan and Taylor Cates, La.; Amber, Sarah, Andrew, and Jonathan Kerns, Ridgeley; Vicky, Nichole, and Holly Falls, Ridgeley; and Darick Kerns, Ridgeley.

There will be no visitation.

A memorial service will be conducted at the Leasure-Stein Funeral Home, 230 Baltimore Ave., Cumberland, on Friday at 1:30 p.m. with the Rev. Sven E. Miller officiating.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society, 111 South George St., Cumberland, MD 21502.

KATHRYN R. KERNS 
CUMBERLAND - Kathryn Rebecca Kerns, 88, formerly of 502 Maryland Avenue, Cumberland, died Thursday, May 1, 1997, at Allegany County Nursing Home.
Born July 20, 1908, in Romney, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Harvey and Ella (Maphis) Proudfoot. She also was preceded in death by her husband, Adrian V. Kerns, September 28, 1967; and a son, Harold Boyce Kerns, January 8, 1991.

Mrs. Kerns was a member of the First Christian Church.

Surviving are a sister, Dorothy M. King, Cumberland; a grandson, Charles Kerns, Colo.; and two great-grandchildren.

Friends will be received at the Merritt-Adams Funeral Home, 404 Decatur Street, Cumberland, on Friday from 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be conducted at the funeral home on Saturday at 11 a.m. with the Rev. James Peters officiating.

Interment will be in Woodrow Cemetery, Paw Paw, W.Va.

PANSY LEE KERNS
CUMBERLAND - Pansy Lee (Poole) Kerns, 82, of Cumberland went to be with the Lord on Saturday, Sept. 13, 1997, at Memorial Hospital.
Born Sept. 4, 1915, in Cumberland, she was the daughter of the late Thornton E. and Margaret (Isner) Poole. She was preceded in death by her husband Stelman S. Kerns in 1986; one grandson, Dwight C. Leese, Jr., in 1991; three brothers, Ernest, Elmer, and Alvy; and one sister, Violet Wolford.

Mrs. Kerns was a Christian and a homemaker who spent a lifetime caring for her children and grandchildren.

Surviving are two daughters, Linda Leese and husband, Dwight, Olney, Bonnie Hansrote and husband Timothy, Cumberland; six sisters, Hazel Shank, Wilma Arrington, Audrey Heck, all of Cumberland, Geraldine Peters, Charlottesville, Va., Wanda Wood, Petersburg, Va., and Dorothy McClain, Pensacola, Fla.; one granddaughter, Sharon Pemberton and husband, James, Stafford, Va.; and two great granddaughters, Meredith and Erin, of Stafford.

Friends will be received at the Scarpelli Funeral Home, 108 Virginia Ave., on Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be conducted at the funeral home on Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. with the Rev. Gary L. Barkley officiating.

Interment will be in Sunset Memorial Park.

ROY J. KERNS
HAMPTON, Va. - Roy Jackson Kerns, 75, of Hampton, died Friday, Nov. 28, 1997. Born in Cumberland, Md., he had been a Hampton resident since 1959.
Mr. Kerns retired from the U.S. Air Force in 1963 after 21 years, then retired from Civil Service at Fort Eustis in 1980, and then retired from Riverside Hospital in 1991. A member of the Army Navy Lodge No. 306 AF&AM, he was also a member of the Monitor Masonic Lodge No. 0197, VFW Post No. 3219, the American Legion Post 0025, and the Fraternal Order of Moose Lodge No. 1119.

Surviving are his wife of 50 years, Lucille C. Kerns; three daughters, Gwendolyn K. Little, Parkersburg, W.Va., Nancy K. Stone, Kinston, N.C., and Dolores K. Davis, Hampton; one son, Eric L. Kerns, Rockhill, S.C.; a sister, Evelyn K. Harris, Hampton; eight grandchildren; and one great-granddaughter.

Friends will be received at the R. Hayden Smith Funeral Home, 245 S. Armistead Ave., Hampton, on Sunday from 7:30 to 9 p.m.

Funeral services will be conducted at the Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, Hampton, on Monday at 1 p.m. with Pastor Timothy W. Spring and Pastor L. Douglas Stowe officiating.

Interment will be in Parklawn Memorial Park, Hampton.

DONALD E. KERR 
HYNDMAN, Pa. - Donald Eugene "Red" Kerr, 69, of Hyndman, died Tuesday, June 17, 1997, at Sacred Heart Hospital, Cumberland, Md.
Born May 4, 1928, at Miller Run, he was the son of the late Geneva (Kerr) Berkey.

Surviving are his long-time companion, Lillian V. Emerick, Hyndman; and several nieces, nephews, and cousins.

Mr. Kerr was a retired chef. He had served with the United States Army for nine years, including tours in Korea and Japan during the Korean Conflict. He attended the Bible Gospel Church, Hyndman, and was a member of the Fort Bedford VFW, Post 7527, and the Bedford American Legion, Post 113.

Friends will be received at the Harvey H. Zeigler Funeral Home, Hyndman, on Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m., and at the church for one hour prior to the service.

Services will be conducted at the Bible Gospel Church on Friday at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Fay E. Leydig officiating. 

Interment will be in the Hyndman Cemetery.

Graveside military honors will be accorded by the Fort Bedford Honor Guard.

GLENN D. KERR
CUMBERLAND - Glenn D. Kerr, 73, of Cumberland, died Wednesday, Sept. 3, 1997, at Memorial Hospital.
Born Aug. 28, 1924, in Frostburg, he was the son of the late Thomas and Effie (Adkins) Kerr. He also was preceded in death by four brothers, one sister, and two granddaughters.

Mr. Kerr was a former employee of the Celanese Corporation. He served during World War II in the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Biloxi. He was a member of Centre Street United Methodist Church.

Surviving are his wife, Dorothy (Dawson) Kerr; one son, Stephen E. Kerr and wife Sarah; one daughter, Victoria S. Kerr; one grandson, William E. Kerr, all of Cumberland; one brother, John E. "Jack" Kerr and wife Hazel, Frostburg; and several nieces and nephews.

Friends will be received at Scarpelli Funeral Home, 108 Virginia Avenue, Friday from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be conducted at the funeral home on Saturday at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Lloyd B. McCanna and the Rev. Adam E. Grim officiating.

Committal services will be conducted Monday at 11 a.m. at the Maryland Veterans Cemetery at Rocky Gap.

The family requests contributions be made to the Centre Street United Methodist Church.

ELDRIDGE C. KESNER 
KEYSER, W.Va. - Eldridge C. Kesner, 86, of HC 72, Box 140, Keyser, died Wednesday, April 30, 1997, at the Potomac Valley Hospital, Keyser.
Born April 24, 1911, near New Creek, he was a son of the late Joseph Luther and Martha Jane (Miller) Kesner. He also was preceded in death by his wife, Wilda M. (Dolly) Kesner on October 28, 1995; and by one sister, Buena Defibaugh.

Mr. Kesner was retired from the maintenance department with the Mineral County Board of Education. He attended the old Paris School at New Creek for 8 years. He was a member of the Sunnyside Church of the Brethren, New Creek.

Surviving are one son, Richard L. Kesner and wife Dorothy, Ridgeville Road, Keyser; two daughters, Phyllis Lyon and husband Robert, New Creek Drive, Keyser, and Karen Sue Kesner, at home; one sister, Lona Gurd, Covington, Va.; two grandsons, Craig Alan Kesner and wife Trina, New Creek, and Brian Scott Kesner and wife Barbara, Ridgeville Road, Keyser; four great-grandchildren, Kirk Alan Kesner, Danielle Marie Kesner, Whitney Lynn Kesner, and Alexis Renee Kesner; and several nieces and nephews.

Friends will be received at the Rotruck-Smith Funeral Home, Keyser, on Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Funeral services will be conducted at the Sunnyside Church of the Brethren on Saturday at 4 p.m. with the Rev. Herman L. Baliles and the Rev. Ed Weaver officiating. The body will be taken to the church one hour prior to the services.

Interment will be in the Duling Cemetery, Keyser.

The family requests that memorials be directed to the Sunnyside Church of the Brethren Building Fund, HC 75, Box 16, New Creek, WV 26743.

NELLIE A. KESNER 
ROUGH RUN, W.Va. - Nellie Adaline Kesner, 86, of Rough Run, died Saturday, July 19, 1997, at the Grant County Nursing Home, Petersburg, where she had resided since Sept. 18, 1991.
Born March 8, 1911, at Rough Run, she was a daughter of the late George and Clara Adaline (Bond) Kesner. She also was preceded in death by three sisters, Myrtle Kesner Mongold, Lena Kesner Westfall and Beulah Kesner Sites; five brothers, Austin Kesner, William O. Kesner, John Kesner, Lester Kesner and Fred Kesner; four infant brothers and sisters; and several nieces and nephews including nephew Oliver Ketterman.

Miss Kesner was a member of the Hedrick Chapel Church, Dorcas.

Surviving are one brother and sister-in-law, Samuel and Stella Kesner, Dorcas, with whom she made her home until September 1991; and several nieces and nephews including Doug and Melda Kesner, Dorcas, and Allen and Kim Kesner, Cabins.

Friends will be received at the Schaeffer Funeral Home, Petersburg, on Monday from 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be conducted at the funeral home on Tuesday at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Richard L. Longbon officiating.

Interment will be in the Kesner Family Cemetery, Rough Run.

Memorials may be made to the Hedrick Chapel Church, Grant County Nursing Home, or the charity of the donor's choice.

OLEDA V. KETTERMAN
CUMBERLAND - Oleda Virginia (Fluzz) Ketterman, 54, of Cumberland, died Friday, Dec. 26, 1997, at her home.
Born Oct. 26, 1943, in Cumberland, she was the daughter of Elva (Ketterman) Ketterman, of Cumberland, with whom she resided, and the late Alvin Ketterman.

Ms. Ketterman was a delivery driver for Brunner's Restaurant which later became D'Atri's Bakery in LaVale. She was a member of the Glendale Church of the Brethren, Flintstone.

Surviving in addition to her mother are a sister, Evelyn Weimer and husband Franklin, Shelby, Ohio; two brothers, Kenneth A. Ketterman and wife Mary, Erie, Mich., and the Rev. Richard Ketterman and wife Mary, Flintstone; and several nieces and nephews.

Friends will be received at the Merritt-Adams Funeral Home, P.A., 404 Decatur St., Cumberland, on Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be conducted at the funeral home on Monday at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Frank Teter officiating.

Interment will be in Sunset Memorial Park.

Pallbearers will be Mark Ketterman, Michael Ketterman, Robert Ketterman, Christopher Ketterman, Larry Weimer and Robert Johnson.

WILLIAM M. KEYSER 
CUMBERLAND - William ``Bill'' M. Keyser, 90, of 8 Broadway Circle, Cumberland, died Saturday, March 8, 1997, at Sacred Heart Hospital.
Born Oct. 15, 1906, in West Virginia, he was the son of the late Thomas R. Keyser and the late Nannie M. (Hawkins) Keyser. He also was preceded in death by his wife, Irene Viola (Raines) Keyser; and two sisters, Geraldine Duffy and Virginia Dickinson.

Mr. Keyser was a retired prior yard foreman after 48 years. He was a member of the United Transportation Union Lodge 600 and Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen.

Surviving are two sisters, Betty Scollick and husband Dave, Cumberland, and Doris Lee Keyser, Cumberland; one brother, Eugene Keyser and wife Shirley, Cumberland; one step grandson, Larry McKenzie and wife Joyce, Centerville, Va.; and one great-grandson, Conner McKenzie, Centerville.

Friends will be received at the Merritt-Adams Funeral Home, 404 Decatur St., Cumberland, on Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be held at the funeral home on Tuesday at 1 p.m. with Chaplain Lewis Twigg officiating.

Interment will be in Hillcrest Memorial Park.

STATEN R. KIDWELL 
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Staten Richard Kidwell, son of the late Staten Wilson Kidwell, died Wednesday, June 25, 1997, in Memphis.
He was born on Dec. 13, 1932, in Midland, Md., and spent the first seven years of his life there until his father passed away. He was raised and attended school in Arlington, Va.

He is survived by his mother Jeannette Jackson Kidwell Thompson; one sister, Shirley Kidwell Saunders, King, N.C.; two aunts, Malverda Kidwell Metcalf, Westernport, Md., and Frances Kidwell Clayton, Mount Solon, Va.; one niece; and one nephew.

Burial was in King, N.C.

KATHRYN M. KIFER
AURORA, W.Va. - Kathryn M. Kifer, 63, of Route 1 Box 382, Aurora, died Monday, Nov. 10, 1997, at Ruby Memorial Hospital, Morgantown.
Born May 12, 1934, in Cross, she was the daughter of the late Hiram and Hilda (Divelbliss) Baker. She also was preceded in death by her husband, William "Scooch" Kifer; a son, Larry Kifer; and a sister, Betty Muir.

Mrs. Kifer was a homemaker. She was a member of the Ladies Auxiliary Post No. 71 American Legion, Oakland. She was Brethren by faith.

Surviving are a daughter, Nancy Poling and husband Roger, Aurora; two brothers, John Baker and wife Shirley, Cross, and Roger L. Baker and wife Wanda, New Creek; two sisters, Leona Logsdon and husband Harold, Westernport, Md., and Rayma Fickes, Moscow Mills, Md.; three grandchildren, Laura Poling, Oakland, Md., Kim Poling and Anna Poling, both of Aurora; and a great-grandson, Eugene Wade Root III, Oakland.

Friends will be received at the Boal Funeral Home, Westernport, Md., on Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be conducted at the funeral home on Thursday at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Stanley Waybright officiating.

Interment will be in Sunset Memorial Park, Cumberland.

NELLIE L. KIFER
PAW PAW, W.Va. - Nellie Louise Hanrahan Kifer, 82, of Layton, Utah, formerly of Paw Paw, died on Wednesday, Nov. 19, 1997, in Layton.
Born Jan. 25, 1915, in Paw Paw, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Joseph and Erma (Doyle) Hanrahan. She also was preceded in death by her husband, Chester E. Kifer.

Mrs. Kifer was a member of St. Charles Mission, Paw Paw. She was a member of the Paw Paw Volunteer Fire Company Womens Auxiliary, the Harley Bohrer American Legion Post No. 128 Ladies Auxiliary, and Enon Homemakers Club, all in Paw Paw. Eight years ago, she moved to Layton to be with her granddaughter.

Surviving are two granddaughters, Charon A. Mazloomi, Layton, and Sara L. Pietromonaco, Fayetteville, Ga.; one brother, John Joseph Hanrahan, Washington, D.C.; two great-granddaughters; two great-grandsons; and several nieces and nephews.

Graveside committal services will be conducted at St. Mary's Cemetery, Oldtown, Md., on Thursday, Dec. 4, 1997, at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Father John S. Ledford officiating.

Arrangements are being handled by the Helsley-Johnson Funeral Home, 306 Union St., Berkeley Springs, W.Va.

RALPH C. `PAUL' KIFER
HYNDMAN, Pa. - Ralph C. "Paul" Kifer, 66, of Hyndman, formerly of Eastlake and Mentor, Ohio, died Saturday, Dec. 20, 1997, at Lakewest Hospital, Willoughby, Ohio.
He was born June 24, 1931, at Berlin, Md., a foster son of the late Leoda G. (Divelbiss) and Christopher O. Shaffer.

He is survived by his wife of 42 years, Nancy L. (Garrett) Kifer; a son, Ralph C. Kifer Jr. and wife, Glenda, Oldtown; a daughter, Connie S. Kifer, Mantua, Ohio; a granddaughter, Alexsis F. Kifer; three brothers, Charles Kifer and Willard Kifer, Mount Storm, W.Va., and Alvie Kifer, Columbiana, Ohio; two sisters, Eleanor Carlisle, Wiley Ford, W.Va., and Elizabeth Humbertson, Cumberland; a foster brother, Carl D. Shaffer, Fairhope, Pa.

Mr. Kifer retired in 1981 from the G M Fisher Body Plant in Euclid, Ohio, and was the former owner of the Dinner Bell Restaurant in Hyndman.

He served with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Korea during the Korean Conflict.

He was a member of the Schellsburg V.F.W. Post #4440 and the Hyndman Rod and Gun Club.

Friends will be received at the Harvey H. Zeigler Funeral Home, Hyndman, on Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be conducted at the funeral home on Wednesday at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Harry T. Ryan officiating. Interment will be in Hyndman Cemetery.

Graveside military honors will be accorded by the Fort Bedford Honor Guard.

C. MELVIN KIGHT.
OAKLAND - C. Melvin Kight, 87, of LaPorte, Ind., formerly of Oakland, died Thursday, Feb. 13, 1997, at the Mountain View Terrace Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, LaPorte.
Born April 4, 1909, in Cross, W.Va., he was a son of the late William C. Kight and Sarah (Ours) Kight.

Mr. Kight owned and operated Kight's Dry Cleaners in Oakland for many years. He was a member of St. Paul's United Methodist Church; past president of the Oakland Rotary Club; Past Master of Oakland Lodge 192 AF & AM; member of Scottish Rite Bodies; member of Garrett Lodge 113 Knights of Pythias; and the first recipient of the Oakland Citizen of the Year Award.

Surviving are his wife, Helen (Umstot) Kight; one son, Jack M. Kight and wife Barb, LaPorte; two grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

Friends may call at the Durst Funeral Home, Oakland, on Saturday from 3 to 6 p.m.

A Masonic Memorial Service will be conducted at the funeral home on Saturday at 6 p.m.

Funeral services will be conducted at St. Paul's United Methodist Church on Sunday at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Dr. Lawrence Sherwood and the Rev. Roger Harrison officiating.

Interment will be in Garrett County Memorial Gardens.

IVA E. KIGHT 
HAGERSTOWN - Iva E. (Watson) Kight, 82, of the Avalon Manor Nursing Home, Hagerstown, formerly of Jones St., Piedmont, W.Va., died Saturday, July 12, 1997, at the nursing home.
Born June 18, 1915, in Bloomington, she was the daughter of the late John E. Watson and Minnie M. (Tranum) Watson. She also was preceded in death by her husband, John T. Kight; one daughter, Anna M. Kight; two brothers; and two sisters.

Mrs. Kight was Presbyterian by faith, and retired from Westvaco Corp. with 43 years of service.

Surviving are two sisters, Bonnie Porter, Westernport, and Peggy McFadden, Barberton, Ohio; one son-in-law, Paul W. Bailey, Hagerstown; two grandchildren, Paula and John Bailey, Hagerstown; and two great-grandchildren.

Friends will be received at the Fredlock Funeral Home, Piedmont, on Wednesday from noon to 1 p.m.

Services will be held at the funeral home on Wednesday at 1 p.m. with the Rev. John Nurnberger officiating.

Interment will be in the Restlawn Cemetery, LaVale.

WILLIAM E. KIGHT
BOCA RATON, Fla. - William E. Kight, 84, of 23343 Blue Water Circle, Boca Raton, died Dec. 5, 1997, in the Edgewater Point Nursing Center.
Born in Elk Garden, W.Va., he was the son of the late William H. Kight and Mae (Winning) Kight.

Mr. Kight was a member of the Allegany High School Class of 1929 and was graduated from Washington College, Chestertown, Md., majoring in chemistry. He was formerly employed by the Celanese Corp. and Allegany Ballistics Laboratory. He was a member of the St. Stephens Lutheran Church, Pompano Beach.

Surviving are his wife, Ellen (Hetzel) Kight; a stepson, Eric B. Fable, Stone Harbor, N.J.; two sisters, Louise K. Rice, Annapolis, Md., and Betty Jean Hansrote, Colorado Springs, Colo.; a brother, G. Byron Kight, Sun City Center; and a number of nieces and nephews.

CONNIE F. KIMBLE 
KEYSER, W.Va. - Connie F. Kimble, 26, of Route 1, Box 167, Keyser, died Saturday, Feb. 22, 1997, at the Potomac Valley Hospital, Keyser.
Born Nov. 29, 1970, at Baltimore, she was the daughter of Edgar P. and Mary L. (Dawson) Kimble, of Keyser.

Miss Kimble was a waitress at the Hagenbuch Restaurant, Wiley Ford, and the Hamburger Haven Restaurant, McCoole, Md. She was a 1989 graduate of Frankfort High School, Short Gap.

Surviving in addition to her parents are two brothers, Edward P. Kimble and Gary L. Kimble, both of Keyser; one sister, Linda K. McKenzie and husband Edward, Keyser; one nephew, Nathan W. McKenzie, Keyser; and several aunts and uncles.

Friends will be received at the Rotruck-Smith Funeral Home, Keyser, on Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Funeral services will be conducted at the Fountain United Brethren in Christ Church on Tuesday at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Michael Dean officiating.

Interment will be in the Mount Zion Cemetery, Keyser.

JESSE L. KIMBLE JR. 
BARTON - Jesse Lee Kimble Jr., 74, of 19106 S. Railroad St., Barton, died Wednesday, April 9, 1997, at Memorial Hospital, Cumberland.
Born Dec. 17, 1922, in Barton, he was the son of the late Jesse L. Kimble Sr. and the late Alleda (Stephens) Kimble. He also was preceded in death by a brother, Kenneth Karl Kimble; and a sister, Leona Kirkwood.

Mr. Kimble retired from Westvaco after 36 years of service. Prior to that he worked at the Celanese Fibers Corp. He was a veteran of World War II, and a member of Queens Point VFW Post 6775; Victory Post 155 American Legion; and Barton Senior Citizens.

Surviving are his wife of 54 years, Lois E. (Fazenbaker) Kimble; two sons, Clarence L. Kimble and wife Linda, Barton, and Bruce A. Kimble and wife Lynn, Charleston, W.Va.; two grandchildren, Jenny Kimble and Cody Kimble, both of Barton; and several nieces and nephews.

Mr. Kimble was the last surviving member of his immediate family.

Friends will be received at the Boal Memorial Chapel, Barton, on Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Queens Point VFW will hold a memorial service at the chapel on Friday at 7:15 p.m.

Services will be conducted at the Boal Chapel on Saturday at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Harold Malone officiating.

Interment will be in the Laurel Hill Cemetery, Moscow Mills. Full military honors will be accorded at the graveside by members of veterans organizations.

THEODORE M. KIMBLE 
WESTERNPORT - Theodore M. Kimble, 63, of 22612 Westernport Road, Westernport, died Monday, June 30, 1997, at Sinai Hospital, Baltimore.
Born Dec. 22, 1933, in Keyser, he was the son of the late Charles A. and Mary Thelma (Mackley) Kimble. He also was preceded in death by his wife Maxine L. (Smith) Kimble, on July 2, 1994; three brothers; and one sister.

Mr. Kimble was a retired Power Boiler Operator from Westvaco with 39 years of service. He was a member of the McCoole Presbyterian Church, a Korean US Army Veteran, a member of the Victory Post 155 American Legion, Westernport, Kelly Mansfield Post 52 American Legion, Piedmont, and the VFW Post 6775 Queens Point, McCoole. He was a graduate of Piedmont High School.

Surviving are four sons, Steven Kimble and wife Peggy, Keyser, W.Va., Larry Kimble and wife Linda, Ripley, W.Va., Ronald Kimble and wife Santosh (Joanie), Gaithersburg, and Glenn Kimble, Keyser; five grandchildren, Steven, Samuel, Christopher, Neeru and Matthew; and one sister, Mary Jane Mackley, Keyser.

Friends will be received at the Markwood McKenzie Funeral Home, Keyser, W.Va., on Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be conducted at the funeral home on Thursday at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Joseph Pancake officiating.

Interment will be at the Potomac Memorial Gardens, Keyser, W.Va.

Military Honors will be accorded at the graveside by the local veterans associations.

EDNA L. KIMMELL 
BALTIMORE - Edna Louise Kimmell, 70, of Baltimore, where she lived for 30 years with family members, died of heart failure on Wednesday, June 4, 1997, at the University of Maryland Hospital of Baltimore.
Born Aug. 19, 1926, in Cumberland, she was the daughter of the late Claude and Lenora (Karnes) Kimmell.

Mrs. Kimmell was a homemaker, who will be dearly missed by her family and friends.

She was the beloved mother of three daughters, Nickola L. Schwab, Melanie A. Hodge, and Cinda C. Friedl; one son, Shawn R. Bennett, all of Pasadena; the loving grandmother of four grandchildren, Alexander K. Schwab, Samuel L. Bennett, Jonathan Friedl, and Brooke Eddye Friedl. She also is survived by one sister, Rosalee McIntyre; and two brothers, Thomas Kimmell and Claude Kimmell Jr., both of Cumberland.

Friends will be received at the Scarpelli Funeral Home, 108 Virginia Ave., on Thursday from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be conducted at the funeral home on Friday at noon with the Rev. Mickey Stephens of Grace Memorial Community Church officiating.

Interment will be in Greenmount Cemetery, Cumberland.

THOMAS KIMMELL, SR.
FLINTSTONE - Thomas C. Kimmell, Sr., 73, of Flintstone died Sunday, Oct. 5, 1997 at Memorial Hospital.
Born July 10, 1924, in Cumberland he was the son of the late Claude and Lenora (Karns) Kimmell.

Mr. Kimmell was a member of the Fort Hill High School Class of 1942 and a U.S. Air Force veteran of World War II. He retired in 1986 after working for Swift and Company for 40 years. He was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church where he found time to work with young adults, drive the church bus, play on the church softball and bowling teams, and serve on the church council. Throughout his life, he served on various civic committees to help improve the City of Cumberland, which he loved. They included city planning, libraries and parks and recreation. He was a devout Republican all his life and delighted in participating in local political campaigns. In his later years, he devoted his time and energy to his famiily, whom he deeply loved. He will be greatly missed by his children and grandchildren.

Surviving are one son, Thomas C. Kimmell, Jr. and wife Anne R., Gaithersburg; two daughters, Cheryl S. Maistros and husband Michael, Cumberland; Brenda K. Fuller and husband David, Parkville, Missouri; one brother, Claude Kimmell, Jr. and wife Betty, Cumberland; one sister, Rosalee McIntyre, Cumberland; 18 grandchildren, Christopher Gutowski, Belmont, Ohio; Stephenie Caldwell and husband Michael, Hagerstown; Michael, Matthew, Christopher, Christine, Andrew, Aletheia, Keren, and Hannah Maistros, all of Cumberland; Jeremy, Nathan, Aaron, Melanie and Christa Fuller, Parkville; Kati, Sarah and Molly Clement, Gathersburg; and seven great-grandchildren.

Friends and family will be received at the Scarpelli Funeral Home, 108 Virginia Ave., on Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be conducted at the funeral home on Thursday at 11 a.m. with Pastor Mickey Stephens officiating.

Interment will be in Greenmount Cemetery, Cumberland.

Memorials may be made to the American Lung Association of Maryland, 11 Columbia St., Cumberland, MD 21502.

GLADYS M. KINDER
FINZEL - Gladys M. Kinder, 76, of Finzel Road, Finzel, died Saturday, Feb. 15, 1997, at Sacred Heart Hospital.
Born Dec. 11, 1920, in Uniontown, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Henry Daniel and Mary Margaret (Black) Lynch. She also was preceded in death by her husband, Benton W. Kinder.

Mrs. Kinder was a member of the LaVale Chapel Assembly of God Church.

Surviving are a daughter, Harriet S. Poli and husband Vito, Finzel Road, with whom she resided; two sisters, Betty King, Eckhart, and Virginia Rodeheaver, Phillips, Pa.; four grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.

Friends will be received at the Sowers Funeral Home, Frostburg, on Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be conducted at the funeral home on Monday, Feb. 17, 1997, at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Stephen M. Schuessler officiating.

Interment will be in the Frostburg Memorial Park.

Pallbearers will be Michael Poli, Vito William Poli and Benjamin Jasonaski.

GEORGE P. KING 
KEYSER, W.Va. - George P. King, 78, of 599 W. Piedmont Street, Keyser, died on Wednesday, March 5, 1997 at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Martinsburg.
Born March 21, 1918 in Gorman, Md., he was the son of the late Oliver Guy and Bertha Virginia (Jenkins) King.

Mr. King was a World War II Army disabled veteran. He received the European African Middle Eastern Theatre Ribbon with three Bronze Stars, Purple Heart with one Oak Leaf Cluster, Deguerre with Silver Star and the American Defense Service Ribbon.

He was a United Methodist by faith. He was a member of VFW post 3518 Nancy Hanks, Keyser.

He is survived by his wife, Thelma E. Powell) King, two sons, Ronald F. King, Winchester, Va., and Edward Allen King and wife, Lora, Hartmansville, W.Va.; four daughters, Beverly J. Braithwaite Bishop and husband, Charles, Jr., Keyser; Brenda Lee Keller, Keyser; Ida Haines and husband, Kenneth, Springfield, and Tina Marie Rodeheaver and husband, Denny, Jr., Keyser; one brother, Jack B. King, Keyser; one sister, Donna Staggs, Keyser. He also is survived by 10 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

Friends will be received at the Markwood McKenzie Funeral Home, Keyser, on Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be conducted at the funeral home on Saturday, March 8, at 1 p.m. with Dr. Parker L. Hinzman officiating. Interment will be in Queens Point Cemetery, Keyser.

Military honors will be accorded at graveside by local veterans organizations.

PAULINE E. KING
OAKLAND - Pauline Elizabeth King, 76, of Maryland Highway, Oakland, died Saturday, Nov. 1, 1997, at Garrett County Memorial Hospital, Oakland.
She was born Oct. 14, 1921, in Swanton.

She was preceded in death by her mother, Carrie (Reckner) Mellinger; her stepfather, Harvey Mellinger; a daughter, Sandra K. Dixon, on Dec. 30, 1995; and a grandson, Reid King.

Mrs. King was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church, Oakland.

Surviving are her husband, Harry R. King; a son, Rodney R. King, Oakland; mother-in-law, Laura (Friend) King Flanigan, Deer Park; two half sisters, Wanda Zimmerman, Oakland, and Wilda Fazalore, Rawlings; four grandchildren, Angela Ringler and husband Allen, Cinda Murray and husband Charles, Brad L. King and wife Shannon, and Chad W. King and wife Amy; a granddaughter-in-law, Brenda King; and 10 great-grandchildren. 

Friends will be received at the Durst Funeral Home, Oakland, on Monday from 7 to 9 p.m. and on Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Funeral services will be conducted at the funeral home on Wednesday at 1 p.m. with the Rev. Mark G. Klawonn officiating.

Interment will be in Garrett Memorial Park.

Memorial contributions may be made in Mrs. King's memory to the Deer Park Fire Department or the Southern Garrett Rescue Squad.

OPAL L. KING
CUMBERLAND - Opal Louise King, 67, of Cumberland, died Friday, Dec. 12, 1997, at Memorial Hospital Hospice Unit, Cumberland.
Born Dec. 28, 1929, in Cumberland, she was the daughter of the late John and Elsie Gladys (Slider) Robinett. She also was preceded in death by a son, W. Blair King, March, 1997.

Mrs. King was a retired nursing assistant for the Allegany County Nursing Home. She was a member of Memorial Heights Baptist Church, Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie 245 Auxiliary, and Fort Cumberland Post No. 13 American Legion Auxiliary.

Surviving are a daughter, Etta O. Jackson, Cumberland; a stepdaughter, Wilma Rhodes, Ridgeley, W.Va.; several grandchildren, including Cinnamon Jackson, Odie Jackson, and Barbara Foster; several great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren; and a daughter-in-law, Mary Ruff-King, Placentia, Calif.

A memorial service will be conducted at a later date.

Arrangements for Mrs. King were handled by the Merritt-Adams Funeral Home, 404 Decatur St., Cumberland.

W. BLAIR KING 
SANTA ANA, Calif. - Walter Blair King, 42, of Santa Ana, formerly of Cumberland, Md., died Thursday, March 20, 1997, at his residence.
Born Dec. 30, 1954, in Cumberland, he was the son of Opal L. (Robinett) King, of Cumberland, and the late Wilbur O. King Sr. He also was preceded in death by one brother, Wilbur O. King Jr.

Blair was a 1972 graduate of Allegany County Vo-Tech and Fort Hill High School, where he was a member of the chess club. He was a U.S. Navy veteran. He was employed by Baxter Health Care Corp., Irvine. He was a member of Memorial Heights Baptist Church.

Surviving in addition to his mother are his wife of 22 years, Mary Ann Ruff-King, Santa Ana; one brother, William A. King, Bowie, Md.; sisters, Etta O. Jackson, Cumberland, Wilma B. Rhodes, Wiley Ford, W.Va., and Toni Rae King, address unknown; and several nieces and nephews, great-nieces and great- nephews.

In accordance with Blair's wishes his body will be cremated with the ashes spread in the Pacific Ocean that he loved.

The Saddleback Chapel, Santa Ana, is in charge of arrangements.

CAROLYN S. KINNEY
CUMBERLAND - Carolyn Sue Kinney, 48, of Brandenburg Center, Cumberland, died Wednesday, Nov. 26, 1997, at Sacred Heart Hospital, Cumberland.
Born July 1, 1949, in Keyser, W.Va., she was the daughter of Priscilla (Coleman) Gracie, Frostburg, and the late Harold Kinney. She also was preceded in death by five brothers.

Ms. Kinney was Methodist by faith.

In addition to her mother, surviving are her stepfather, Ned Gracie, Frostburg; two sisters, Debra Smith and Margaret Ann Gracie, both at home; two brothers, Robert Kinney, Eckhart, and Thomas Kinney, Moorefield, W.Va.

Carolyn's family would like to thank the Brandenburg Center and all of her friends there, especially her special friend Amy.

Friends will be received at the Eichhorn-McKenzie Funeral Home, Lonaconing, on Thursday, Nov. 27, 1997, from 7 to 9 p.m.

Services will be held at the funeral home on Friday, Nov. 28, 1997, at 10:30 a.m. with the Rev. Gary Gordon officiating.

Interment will follow in Thrust Cemetery, Antioch, W.Va.