by Kate Evans The Morgan County School Board formally adopted the same proposed regular state school levy and special levy rates for Fiscal Year 2020 that they approved at their March 19 special meeting at Pleasant View Elementary. The board has adopted the same levy rates for the last five fiscal years. The school board’s […]

Henry A. Oswald A celebration of Life will be held for Henry “Hank” Anthony Oswald, Foley, Ala., formerly of Berkeley Springs, on Sunday, April 28 at 12:30 p.m. at The Country Inn. He is survived by his wife Anne Murphy retired Pastor of Unity of Berkeley Springs.

William K. Seville 1941-2019 William Kendall Seville of Ashburn, Virginia passed away on Thursday, April 11, 2019. Bill was born February 8, 1941 to William G. Seville and Mildred E. Culp Seville in Sir John’s, W.Va. and grew up in Hancock, Md. Bill served in the USAF, he worked 35 years in the USPS, 23 years as […]

Nancy V. Largent 1922-2019 Nancy Virginia Hovermale Largent, age 96, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died at her home on Saturday, April 20, 2019. Born on November 8, 1922, she was the daughter of the late Rumsey and Elsie Lawyer Hovermale. During her lifetime she was an active member of Trinity-Asbury United Methodist Church and held […]

Homer W. Stahle 1931-2019 Homer Watson Stahle, age 87, of Warfordsburg, Pa., died on Saturday, April 20, 2019 at his home while under the care of Grane Hospice of Fulton County. Born December 16, 1931 in Cumberland, Md., he was the son of the late Jacob Burhman and Iola Pearl Fisher Stahle. He attended Amaranth […]

Randolph Ernst “Max” Schmeling II 1936-2019 A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies and begins a new journey with each chapter. Randolph Ernst “Max” Schmeling II began the next chapter with his Lord and Savior at his Berkeley Springs home on Thursday, April 18, 2019. The first chapter for Max’s book began July […]

Evelyn V. Pritchard 1937-2019 Evelyn Virginia Pritchard, 82, of Berkeley Springs, died Sunday, April 21, 2019 at her home. Born April 20, 1937 in Keyser, she was the daughter of the late Alford Theodore “Ted” Jenkins and Wilma Miller Jenkins Nicholson. She was a Christian. She attended public schools in Keyser and had been a homemaker […]

Johnnica J. Mason 1955-2019 Johnnica Jean “Nickey” Mason, 63, of Cross Junction, Va., died Sunday, April 14, 2019 at Winchester Medical Center. Born July 2, 1955 in Baltimore, Md., she was the daughter of the late Alfred Earl, Sr. and Mary Lee Spencer Evans. She attended Francis Scott Key High School in Carroll County, Md. She was a […]

Betty J. Bartlett 1935-2019 Betty Joanne Bartlett, 83, of Hancock, died on Saturday, April 6, 2019, at the War Memorial Hospital in Berkeley Springs. Born Saturday, September 21, 1935, in Hancock, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Mabel Shoemaker Hiles and the widow of Davd Elliott Bartlett, who died on January 23, 2018. […]

Irvin J. Kerns 1940-2019 Irvin Junior Kerns, 78, of Hedgesville, died Thursday, April 18, 2019 at Berkeley Medical Center in Martinsburg, W.Va. Born May 11, 1940 in Winchester, Va., he was the son of the late Edgar R. and Grace M. Yost Kerns. He was of the Presbyterian faith. He attended Hampshire High School in Romney, W.Va. He worked […]