Gale E. Hovermale 1949-2019 Gale Edward Hovermale, 70, of Winchester, Va. passed away unexpectedly at his home that he shared with his sweetheart, Terry and their Quarter Horses, for 25 years. Gale was born on March 31, 1949 in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., son of the late Chester E. Hovermale and Anna Lou Hovermale. He graduated […]

Leonard B. Barron 1930-2019 Leonard B. “Lenny” Barron, 88, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., passed away, Thursday, August 15, 2019 at War Memorial Hospital, Berkeley Springs. Born August 24, 1930 in Hagerstown he was the son of the late, Leonard F. and Clara E. (Clatterbuck) Barron. In addition to his parents he also was preceded in […]

Charles T. Ridgeway 1951-2019 Charles Theodore “Stump Dillon” Ridgeway, 67, of Wardensville, died Tuesday, August 13, 2019 near his home. He was born October 10, 1951 in Berkeley Springs, he was the son of the late Arthur U. and Virginia Smith Ridgeway. He worked in construction for various companies through the years and was a United […]

Jeffrey R. Messersmith 2001-2019 Jeffrey Robert Messersmith, 17, of Berkeley Springs died on Wednesday, August 7, 2019 at his residence. Born December 14, 2001 in Laurel, Md., he was the son of Jeffrey Lee and Tona Lee Jarnagin II Messersmith. He was a Christian. He finished his junior year at Berkeley Springs High School. He […]

Sheldon K. Younker 1960-2019 Sheldon Keith Younker, 58, of Berkeley Springs, died Saturday, August 17, 2019 at his home while under the care of Hospice of the Panhandle. Born November 9, 1960 in Fulton County, Pa., he was the son of the late Donald L. and Mary Viola Moats Younker. He attended Beacon Baptist Church. He attended […]

Evelyn M. Smith 1941-2019 Evelyn Marie Smith, 78, of Berkeley Springs died on Wednesday, August 14, 2019 at the Hospice of the Panhandle Inpatient Facility in Kearneysville. Born February 6, 1941 in Elkton, Va., she was the daughter of the late John Robert and Betsy Elizabeth Shifflett Morris. She was a Christian. She attended public […]

Delores V. Hook 1937-2019 Delores Vivian Hook, 82, Paw Paw, died Tuesday, August 13, 2019 at Western Maryland Regional Medical Center in Cumberland, Md. She was born March 15, 1937 at Paw Paw and was the daughter of the late Ray Light and Wanda Likens Light. She had worked at RayGold and Zayres Dept. Store […]

Boyd L. Fletcher 1930-2019 Boyd Leon Fletcher, age 89, of Little Orleans, Md., passed away on August 13, 2019 at the Western Maryland Health System, in Cumberland Md. Born in Little Orleans, February 12, 1930, he was the son of the late Phillip H. and Etta (Price) Fletcher; and the husband of Delma Mae (Miller) […]

by Jamie Harris Berkeley Springs High School cross country and track standout John Mundey was selected as a member of the Class of 2019 Berkeley Springs High School Athletic Hall of Fame. Mundey who graduated from Berkeley Springs in the spring of 2010 left his mark as a distance running specialist. In the fall of […]

by Jim Buzzerd Random thoughts The West Virginia University Football Team continues to work toward its opener against James Madison on Saturday, August 31 and while there are numerous position battles going on, the quarterback battle is quite possibly the most important one.  If there is a clear favorite first year head coach Neal Brown […]