Helen M. Moats 1929-2020 Helen Margaret Moats, age 90, of Hancock, Md., passed away on Wednesday, March 11, 2020 at her home. Born July 4, 1929, in Hancock, she was the daughter of the late Howard James Weller, Sr. and Olive Mae (Mellott) Weller; and the widow of Leroy E. Moats, who passed away March […]

Adolph W. Swain 1933-2020 Adolph W. Swain, 86, of Hancock, died Thursday, March 12, 2020 at Doey’s House, Hagerstown. Born August 20, 1933, he was the son of the late George and Nancy Booth Swain and the widower of Ruby I. Hull Swain, who died August 22, 2019. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He retired […]

Mary D. Geary Mary Darlene Geary, 82, died Tuesday, March 10, 2020. She is survived by her husband, Thomas Neil Geary, Hancock. Her wishes were to be cremated and inurned at St. Patrick’s Cemetery, Mount Savage, Md.

Edward D. Willey 1947-2020 Edward Dennis “Denny” Willey, 72, of Great Cacapon, died Wednesday, March 11, 2020 at Fox Subacute at Mechanicsburg, Pa. Born December 16, 1947 in Great Cacapon, he was the son of the late Jesse Winford and Stella Wilma Moore Willey. He was a Christian. He attended public schools in Great Cacapon and […]

Gardner I. Cain, Jr. 1927-2020 Gardner Isaac “Junior” Cain, Jr., age 92, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Monday, March 9, 2020 at his home while under the care of Hospice of the Panhandle. Born December 5, 1927 in Morgan County, W.Va., he was the son of the late Gardner Isaac, Sr. and Clara Ellen Householder […]

Audrey J. Carroll 1925-2020 Audrey Jean Carroll, age 94, was born in Newburg, New York on December 12, 1925 to the late David and Katherine Gilchrist. She leaves behind her children, Kimberly Carroll, Christopher (Debbi) Carroll, Nancy (Joseph) Szabo, and Candace Shauger and her partner Don Grimm; Her Grandchildren, Andrew, Jenna, Kirsten, Jeffrey, Megan, Richard, […]

Elba L. Wise Elba Lenora Wise, 90, of Milford, Del., passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 10, 2020 at Genesis Milford Center. Elba was born in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., the daughter of the late Luther P. and Maryann Elizabeth (Tritapoe) Cain. She worked as an office manager at Jenkins Foods, at Rogers Graphics and at […]

Nancy R. Harvey 1933-2020 Nancy Russell Harvey, Born March 4, 1933, died March 14, 2020. Nancy was born in Akron Ohio, the fourth child of Rev. Dr. James and Anne Russell. Nancy’s family relocated from Akron, Ohio to Methuen, Massachusetts when she was a child. She attended the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and graduated […]

West Virginia Governor Jim Justice announced on Friday that West Virginia schools will be closed from the end of today, March 13, into the future in order to assist in stemming the spread of the coronavirus which causes COVID-19, a potentially severe respiratory disease. The virus can cause especially severe illness in older people, a […]

In light of recent public health concerns and actions taken by other governing bodies, the Mayor of Hancock, Md., Ralph Salvagno M.D. has cancelled the upcoming Hancock Arts Council concert scheduled for March 20th, at Town Hall. Mayor Salvagno stated, “I discussed this issue with Arts Council president Sinclair Hamilton this morning. He is in […]