by Trish Rudder Only 35 comments regarding the proposed U.S. 522 Berkeley Springs bypass were received from the state Department of Transportation Division of Highways (DOH) from the February 28 public workshop in Berkeley Springs. The comment period deadline was April 1. Through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request that was submitted by The […]

Irene B. Sheppard 1932-2019 Irene Bell Kerns Sheppard, 87, of Artemas, Pa., and formerly of Hancock, died Wednesday, September 4, 2019, at Doey’s House, in Hagerstown. Born July 13, 1932, in Fulton County, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Wilbert and Ida G. Barnhart Kerns; and the widow of Edward Nolan Sheppard. She […]

Jerry W. France 1939-2019 Jerry William France, 80, of Berkeley Springs, died Sunday, August 25, 2019 at his home. Born August 7, 1939 in Cleveland, Ohio, he was the son of the late William Robert and Marjorie Ruth Dowd France. He was a Christian. He was a field agent for the IRS and recent years, he worked at […]

Michael A. Barnard 1975-2019 Michael Alan Barnard, age 44, of Warfordsburg, Pa., was surrounded by his family when he passed away on Sunday, September 8, 2019 at the UPMC Pinnacle, in Harrisburg, Pa. Born in McConnellsburg, Pa., on March 30, 1975, he was the son of Robert Barnard, Jr., of Wellersburg, Pa., and Kathy (Golden) […]

Ruth M. Fischer 1921-2019 Ruth Margaret Fischer, 97, of Great Cacapon, died on Wednesday, September 4, 2019 at her daughter’s home in Berkeley Springs. Born September 5, 1921 in Fulton County, Pa., she was the daughter of the late John Pittman and Mary Sipes Schooley. She attended Peoples Assembly of God in Great Cacapon. She […]

Bruce L. LaFollette, Sr. 1934-2019 On September 5, 2019, Bruce L. LaFollette, Sr., son of Turner Ashby LaFollette, Jr. and Mary Frances Householder LaFollette; beloved husband of Theresa LaFollette; devoted father of Leonita Barber, Bruce L. LaFollette, Jr. and his wife, Kris, Bernadine Berkey and her husband John, and Bernadette Marsh; cherished grandfather to Gregory Barber and his wife Sarah, Danielle […]

Craig M. Keller, Sr. 1944-2019 Craig Milton Keller, Sr., 75, of Great Cacapon, died Tuesday, September 3, 2019 at Doey’s House, Hospice of Washington County in Hagerstown, Md. Born June 19, 1944 in Baltimore, Md., he was the son of the late Charles Robert, Jr. and Bette Pauline Arold Keller. He was a Christian. He was a graduate of […]

Stella A. Hickerson 1918-2019 Stella Ann (Myers) Hickerson, age 101, of Hedgesville, W.Va. and formerly of Florida, died while under Hospice care at her home, on Monday, September 2, 2019. Born January 26, 1918, in Caruthersville, Missouri, she was the daughter of the deceased Hal and Eleanor Myers. She was a member of St. Peter […]

Earl D. Meyers 1942-2019 Earl Douglas “Buster” Meyers, 77, of Paw Paw, died Saturday, August 31, 2019 at Hospice of the Panhandle in Kearneysville. Born August 22, 1942 at Eckhart Mines, Md., he was the son of the late Eugene Meyers and Hattie Green Meyers. He worked for Federal Mogul and Abex in Winchester. He was a member of […]

Iva L. Breeden 1940-2019 Iva Lou Breeden, age 79, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Wednesday, September 4, 2019 at her home while under the care of Hospice of the Panhandle. Born January 22, 1940 in Berkeley Springs, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Benjamin and Edna Marie Close Alderton. She was a […]