David Marvin Bell 1951-2021 David Marvin Bell, 70, of Hancock, Md., passed away Thursday, November 4, 2021, at his home. Born July 28, 1951, in Cumberland, Md., David was the son of the late Roy Marvin Bell, Jr. and Clara Jean (Imler) Bell of LaVale, Md. David was previously a surveyor and spent approximately 20 […]

E. Joanne Gordon 1939-2021 E. Joanne Gordon, 82, of McConnellsburg, Pa., passed away peacefully on Thursday, November 11, 2021, at the Fulton County Medical Center in McConnellsburg, with her family by her side. Born October 15, 1939, in Belle Grove, Md., she was the daughter of the late William Webster and Maxine (Schriver) Swain and […]

Chalmer Clarence Strait 1944-2021 Chalmer Clarence Strait, 77, Warfordsburg, Pa., passed away on Saturday, November 13, 2021. Born February 25, 1944, in Amaranth, Pa., he was the son of the late Coy W. Strait and Julia V. Cutchall Strait, and the husband of Marion (Sue) Booth Strait of Warfordsburg, Pa., whom he was married to […]

Jack Lynn Butts 1949-2021 Jack Lynn Butts, age 72, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Saturday, November 13, 2021 at his home while under the care of Hospice of the Panhandle. Born March 14, 1949 at Kings Daughters Hospital in Martinsburg, W.Va., he was the son of the late Marven Lathaniel and Ruth Eleanor Post […]

Nathan Micah Claudy 1973-2021 Nathan Micah Claudy, 48, of Great Cacapon, W.Va., passed away Sunday, November 7, 2021, at his home. Born October 31, 1973, in Hagerstown, Md., he was the son of Wilson Thomas “Bill” Claudy and Vigelea Ruth “Jill” (Blickenstaff) Claudy. He was a graduate of Smithsburg High School class of 1992. He […]

Linda Lou Cooper 1949-2021 Linda Lou Cooper, 72, of Berkeley Springs W.Va., passed away on Tuesday, November 9, 2021, at the Winchester Medical Center, Winchester, Va. Born September 14, 1949, in Martinsburg, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Edward Norris and Helen (Weir) Norris and wife of Fred A. Cooper, of Berkeley Springs, […]

Nancy Josephine Wooters Edwards 1926-2021 Nancy Josephine Wooters Edwards, age 95, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Thursday, November 4, 2021 at her home while under the care of Hospice of the Panhandle. Born May 12, 1926 in Bridgeport, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late George Benjamin and Mary Helen Wilkinson Southern. She […]

Virginia L. Bonham 1945-2021 Virginia L. Bonham, 76, of Glen Burnie, Maryland, passed away Wednesday, November 10, 2021 at UPMC in Cumberland. She was born April 3, 1945 at Kayford, W.Va. (Kanawha County) and was the daughter of the late Virgil Earl Bonham and Elizabeth Fannie Moore Bonham. Virginia worked as a food server at […]

Richard Johnson Rohn, Sr. 1938-2021 Richard Johnson “Dick” Rohn, Sr., retired Chief Pilot for U.S. Silica in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., made his final take-off and soared into the heavens on Wednesday, November 10, 2021 at home under out-patient care of Hospice of the Panhandle. Rohn is survived by his wife of 63 years, Roberta “Bobbie” […]

by Geoff Fox Sitting above Western Pike, about three miles west of Hancock, sits a small graveyard known as the Dillon Farm Cemetery. Its stones date back to the 18th and 19th century. Over the years, it had been overgrown with brush, with and cows walking through the graves. Charles “Pickle” Diehl and Ronald Michael […]