Kenneth Leon Hendershot, Sr. 1947-2021 Kenneth Leon Hendershot, Sr., 74, of Warfordsburg, Pa., passed away on Monday, December 13th, 2021, in Falls Church, Va. Born May 1, 1947, in Buck Valley, Pa., he was the son of the late Helen Leasure Hendershot and Donald Lee Hendershot. He was an avid racecar fan and loved to […]

Gloria Jean Kettering 1931-2021 Gloria Jean Kettering, age 90, of Acworth, Georgia, formerly of Berkeley Springs, West Virginia, passed away on Tuesday, December 28, 2021. Jean was born to the late Paul Householder and the late Della Risinger Householder on November 21, 1931. She was one of two children. Her legacy and passion were her […]

Michael Lenwood Hiles 1962-2021 Michael Lenwood Hiles, age 59, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Friday, December 24, 2021 at his home while under the care of Hospice of the Panhandle. Born March 19, 1962 at War Memorial Hospital in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., he was the son of John Thomas Hiles of Berkeley Springs and […]

Ruth Eldora Strother 1920-2021 Ruth Eldora Strother, 101, formerly of Shanks, W.Va., died on Thursday, December 30, 2021, at the Stonerise nursing facility in Berkeley Springs, W.Va. Born on August 20, 1920, in Delray, W.Va., Ruth was the daughter of the Flavious A. and Annie Dell Reynolds Whitacre. She was a 1941 graduate of Capon […]

James Daymond Carpenter, Sr. 1951-2022 James Daymond “Jimmy” Carpenter, Sr., age 70, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Saturday, January 1, 2022 at his home. Born January 31, 1951 in Martinsburg, W.Va., he was the son of the late Richard Bender, Sr. and Frances LaVerne Kelley Carpenter. Jimmy was a Methodist. He was a graduate of […]

Sandra Lee Barney 1945-2022 Sandra Lee Barney, age 76, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Saturday, January 1, 2022 at Winchester Medical Center. Born November 9, 1945 in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Vernon and Hattie Virginia Pittsnogle Perry. She was a Christian. She was a graduate of Berkeley Springs […]

Adam C. “AC” Bohrer 1929-2021 Adam C. “AC” Bohrer passed away on December 23, 2021 at Spring Arbor Assisted Living in Winchester, Va. AC was born on Christmas Day in 1929 to his parents Arkley Bohrer and Cleopatra Davison Bohrer. AC is survived by his loving wife Shirley Hovermale Bohrer, married in 1957, and one […]

Thelma Ann Swaim 1942-2021 Thelma Ann Swaim, age 79, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Thursday, December 30, 2021, at Winchester Medical Center, Winchester, Va. Born May 8, 1942, in Great Cacapon, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Robert Leroy and Thelma Juanita (Clingerman) Bushman. She is survived by her daughter, Kelly Swaim […]

by Steve French On the afternoon of Jan. 4, 1862, an 8,500-man Confederate army led by Maj. Gen. Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson brushed through light Union resistance at Bath (Berkeley Springs) Virginia. His horsemen, under their bold leader Col. Turner Ashby followed the fleeing Yankee cavalry and artillery towards Hancock. At the same time, leading […]

Alice Marie Weigle 1955-2021 Alice Marie Weigle, age 66, Hedgesville, W.Va., died on Thursday, December 30, 2021 at the Hospice of the Panhandle Inpatient Care Facility in Kearneysville, W.Va. Born August 6, 1955 in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., she was the daughter of Mendola “Susie” Puffinberger Omps of Berkeley Springs and the late Dayton Adam Omps. […]