Dennis Ray Bates June 6, 1956 – November 15, 2024 Denny was better known as Hubby, Dad, Granddad, Karen or Goat. Dennis was born in Parsons, West Virginia to Agnes Bate and Lawrence Bates. He had five brothers and one sister: James (Barbara), Richard (Bobbie), Howard (deceased wife Mabel), Larry (Linda)[Read More…]

Kenneth Eugene Merchant, Sr. 1950-2025 Kenneth Eugene Merchant, Sr., age 74, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., passed away on Friday, February 14, 2025 at his home. Born July 5, 1950 in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., he was the son of the late Herbert Thornton and Annie Elizabeth Allen Merchant. Kenneth attended Morgan[Read More…]

Gail Lynn Croston 1976-2025 Gail Lynn Croston, age 48, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Saturday, February 8, 2025 at her home. Born September 10, 1976 in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., she was the daughter of Fern Lola Waugh Youngblood of Berkeley Springs, W.Va. and the late Kenneth Eugene Merchant, Sr.[Read More…]

Mary Florence Ricker 1944-2025 Mary Florence Ricker, age 80, of Hedgesville, W.Va., passed away on Wednesday, February 12, 2025 at War Memorial Hospital in Berkeley Springs, W.Va. Born July 16, 1944 in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Clarence Bernard and Pansy Marie Farrell Rankin. Mary[Read More…]

Ray F. Lerner 1939-2025 Ray “Pap Jake” Francis Lerner, 85, of Dale City, Va., passed away on January 26, 2025. He was born on February 16, 1939, the son of the late Herman Francis Lerner and Reva Unger Lerner of Berkeley Springs W.Va. He attended Berkeley Springs High School and[Read More…]

Anna Mae Hoffman 1927-2025 Anna Mae Hoffman, age 97, of Hancock, Md., passed away Thursday, February 6, 2025, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va. Born Sunday, August 7, 1927, in Elkton, Va, she was the daughter of the late Luther and Linnie Davis Harris and the wife of Harry Hoffman who passed[Read More…]

Leora Weber Orebaugh 1924-2025 Leora Weber Orebaugh died on February 16, 2025, at home while under the care of Hospice of the Panhandle. Leora was born on March 29, 1924, in Morgan County, W.Va. to Ercel (Doc) Weber and Ora Potter Weber. Leora was a graduate of Berkeley Springs High[Read More…]

David Alan Chilcote David Alan Chilcote, 71, of Great Cacapon, W.Va., son of late John and Elizabeth Chilcote, passed away on January 25, 2025 in Hagerstown, Md. He is survived by his two children, Tricia Prestridge and Patrick Chilcote; his two grandsons and a great grandson; his wife, Gail Chilcote;[Read More…]

Curtis J. Waugh, Sr. 1958-2025 Curtis James Waugh, Sr., 66, of Berkeley Spring, W.Va., died on Tuesday, February 11, 2025, at his home. Curtis was born on December 9, 1958 in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., the son of the late Avon R. and Shirley L. Bowers Waugh. He worked for Plumley[Read More…]

Robert Affeldt 1939-2025 Robert “Bob” Affeldt, age 85, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Thursday, February 6, 2025 at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Martinsburg, W.Va. Born July 18, 1939 in Ferndale, Md., he was the son of the late Elmer and Elizabeth Pearson Nevaker. He was a Christian.[Read More…]