Area Obituaries

Thomas L. Rhea 1946-2018 Thomas Lee “Tommy” Rhea, 72, died Tuesday, August 28, 2018 at his home. Born March 29, 1946 in Ohio, he was the son of the late Harry and Gaye Mullins Rhea Inman. He attended schools in Ohio. He was a self-employed electrician. He was an Army Veteran of the Vietnam War.…

Margaret R. Mitchell 1934-2018 Margaret Rose Mitchell, age 84, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., passed away Wednesday, August 22, 2018 at her home while under the care of Hospice of the Panhandle. Born April 15, 1934 in Essex, England, she was the daughter of the late Albert and Harriette Vincent Foster. She attended schools in England.…

Howard D. Caulfield, Jr. 1948-2018 Howard Donald Caulfield, Jr., (69) formerly of Glen Burnie, Md., passed away suddenly Sunday, August 26, 2018 at his home in Great Cacapon, W.Va. He was born December 12, 1948 in Baltimore and graduated from Brooklyn Park High School in 1966. He attended University of Baltimore from 1966 to 1970.…

Florence Hite 1954-2018 Florence Fudge Hite, 64, formerly of Berkeley Springs, died Saturday, July 7, 2018. Born February 7, 1954 in Brooklyn, N.Y., daughter of the late Terry and Rose Pietryk. She is survived by her husband Douglas Hite, one daughter, Sheryl McCumbee; two stepchildren, Brian Hite and David Hite; seven grandchildren, Samantha Speckman, Tori Kelly,…

Barbara J. Heise 1934-2018 Barbara Jean Heise, 83, of Hedgesville, died Thursday, August 23, 2018 at Ruby Memorial Hospital, Morgantown. Born September 19, 1934 in Detroit, Mich., she was the daughter of the late Valentine and Margaret Stommel Schorn. She was a member of St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church in Berkeley Springs. She was a graduate…

Freda V. Swink 1928-2018 Freda Voneda Swink, age 90, of Berkeley Springs, WV, died on Monday, August 27, 2018 at her home. Born August 22, 1928 in Morgan County, WV, she was the daughter of the late James Albert “Hickory” and Mary Elizabeth Shriver Harden. She was a member of Mt. Pleasant United Methodist Church.…

Susan L. Engle July 12 1959-August 18 2018 Susan “Sue” Engle, of Martinsburg passed away unexpectedly after a full life that ended much too soon. She was 59 years old. Family has been the most important thing to her throughout her life. From a young age, Sue used to say that all she wanted in…

Donald W. Myers, Jr. 1962-2018 Donald Walter Myers, Jr., 55, of Bridgeport, West Virginia passed from this life on January 28, 2018. Born on August 14, 1962 in Hagerstown, Maryland, he was the son of the late Donald Walter Myers, Sr. and Linda Lou Miller Myers. He attended Berkeley Springs High School and worked for many years…

Dale L. Kipp, Jr. 1938-2018 Dale Loyd Kipp, Jr., age 80, of Hanover, Md., and Great Cacapon, W.Va., passed away on Saturday, August 18, 2018, peacefully at his home while under the care of Hospice of the Panhandle. Born May 29, 1938 in Apollo, Pa., he was the son of the late Dale Loyd, Sr.…

Alfred W. Deneen 1934-2018 Alfred Wayne Deneen, age 83, of Warfordsburg, Pa., passed away on Wednesday, August 15, 2018 at the Berkeley Springs Nursing Center, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va. Born December 22, 1934, in Amaranth, Pa., he was the son of the late John Milton and Alverta Jane (Miller) Deneen, and the husband of Joyce…