Boonsboro, Maryland-Pauline Louise Renner, 90 of Boonsboro, MD passed away on Friday March 22, 2019 at Vindobona Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Frederick, MD.   Born in Cearfoss, MD on January 21, 1929, she was the daughter of the late Victor Noble and Bertha Matilda Bowers Spickler.   She was preceded in death by her husband Harlan Eugene Renner in 2001.   Pauline was a 1947 graduate of Boonsboro High School and attended Hagerstown Junior College.  She was a...

Falling Waters, WV – Eugene Edward “Gene” Shank, 88, of Falling Waters, WV and formerly of Williamsport, MD passed away on Thursday, March 14, 2019 at Willow Tree Manor Charles Town, WV.   He was born on May 9, 1930 in Kimble-Page County, Virginia to the late Silas Thomas and Helen Christina Hilscher Shank.   He was preceded in death by his wife, Martha Jane Howell Shank on December 27, 2017 whom he married on August 18, 1950.   Gene owned and operated...

Hagerstown, Maryland-Robert Eugene VanLaningham, 89 of Hagerstown, MD passed away on Thursday March 21, 2019 at Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown, MD.   Born in Everett, WA on December 10, 1929, he was the son of the late Harold Leroy and Grace Elizabeth Oswald VanLaningham.   He was preceded in death by his wife Elizabeth J. Wilhide VanLaningham in 2015.   He served in the United States Air Force.   He retired in 1994 from National Concrete Masonry Association...

Hagerstown, MD – Phyllis Aleda “The Fudge Lady” Rickard, 93, of Hagerstown, MD passed away on Tuesday, March 19, 2019 at Doey’s House Hagerstown, MD.   She was born on October 21, 1925 in Hagerstown, MD to the late Herman Betts and Florence Rinehart Murray Mayhugh.   She was predeceased by her husband, Clyde Kenneth Rickard in 2016.   She was a Homemaker.  She also worked as a Crossing Guard for Washington County Public Schools and at...

Williamsport, MD – Merle Eugene “Butch” Jackson, 75, of Williamsport, MD passed away on Friday, March 15, 2019 at Doey’s House Hagerstown, MD.   He was born on December 1, 1943 in Pinesburg, MD to the late Albert Theodore and Edna Florence Hose Jackson.   Butch was a graduate of Williamsport High School Williamsport, MD.   He was employed by Martin Marietta Aggregates for over 40 years until retiring in 2006, he worked at the Boonsboro and...

Hagerstown, MD – Gerald Andrew “Gerry” Draina, 71, of Hagerstown, MD went to be with the Lord peacefully on Friday, March 15, 2019 at Meritus Medical Center Hagerstown, MD.   He was born on May 12, 1947 in Wilkes-Barre, PA to the late Andrew Bernard and Alexandria Joan Slivinski Draina.   Gerry was a graduate of Scotia-Glenvile High School in New York.  He also attended Siena College in New York, Adirondack College in New York, and the University of...

Burlington, WV – Theodore Eugene “Gene” Clipp, 78, of Burlington, WV and formerly of Hagerstown, MD passed away on Saturday, March 9, 2019 at Meritus Medical Center Hagerstown, MD.   He was born on May 24, 1940 in Downsville, MD to the late Theodore Cleveland and Daisy Viola Fiddler Clipp.   He was preceded in death by his first wife, Nancy Lee Byers Clipp in 1981.   Gene was a truck driver most of his working life and hauled for many businesses in the...

Falling Waters, WV-Hilda Irene Grier, 87 of Falling Waters, WV passed away on Wednesday March 6, 2019 at Williamsport Retirement Center in Williamsport, MD.   Born in Hughesville, Pennsylvania on December 18, 1931, she was the daughter of the late Harry Thomas and Tranie Mae Fry Sones.   Hilda was preceded in death by her husband Richard William Grier, Sr.   She worked at EAI Corporation in Abington, MD until her retirement.   She was a faithful member of Marlowe...

Pinesburg, MD – Richard Delmar Jackson, 84, of Pinesburg, MD passed away on Wednesday, March 6, 2019 at Williamsport Nursing Home Williamsport, MD.   He was born on November 7, 1934 in Pinesburg, MD to the late Albert Theodore and Edna Jane Hose Jackson.   He was preceded in death by his wife, Pauline Marie Jackson in 1990.   He was employed by Bragunier Masonry until his retirement.   Richard was a member of Conococheague Tribe #84 IORM Williamsport,...

Williamsport, MD – Eric William Jones, 38, of Williamsport, MD passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, March 6, 2019.   He was born on February 15, 1981 in Fort Belvoir, VA to Harry William Jr. and Aleta Marie Cooper Jones of Hagerstown, MD.   He was a 1999 graduate of North Hagerstown High School Hagerstown, MD.   Eric was employed by Matheson Tri-Gas of Chambersburg, PA and Frederick, MD as a Site Manager for the past 15 years.   Eric owned and operated...