Clear Spring, MD – Bessie May Mills, 73, of Clear Spring, MD passed away on Friday, September 20, 2019 at her home.   She was born on June 13, 1946 in Hagerstown, MD to the late Preston Leroy and Ethel Marie Flohr Sellers.   She was preceded in death by her husband, Edgar Thomas Mills, Sr. on August 21, 2017.   She was a Homemaker.   Bessie was a member of Salem Reformed Church in Hagerstown, MD.   She loved bingo and spending time with her family and...

Hagerstown, MD - Josephine Ann Hammond, 96, of Hagerstown, MD passed away on Sunday, September 15, 2019 at Somerford House and Place Hagerstown, MD.   She was born on August 2, 1923 in Illinois to the late Robert L. and Edith Rawlings Jarnagin.   She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Braden Hammond on December 7, 2016.   Josephine was a graduate of Chevy Chase High School Chevy Chase, MD and the University of Maryland.   She was a...

Boonsboro, MD – Allen Gardner “Sonny” Leatherman, Jr. 75, of Boonsboro, MD passed away on Sunday, September 8, 2019 at Meritus Medical Center Hagerstown, MD.   He was born on March 14, 1944 in Sharpsburg, MD to the late Allen Gardner Sr. and Hazel Marie Griffith Leatherman.   He was preceded in death by his first wife, Carol Ann Scuffins Leatherman.   He was employed by St. Lawrence Cement of Hagerstown, MD for 45 years until retiring in...

Pinesburg, MD – Martha Lavania Speaker, 89, of Pinesburg, MD passed away on Sunday, September 8, 2019 at her home surrounded by her family.   She was born on December 24, 1929 in Clear Spring, MD to the late David Martin and Susan Anna Hanson Higgins.   She was predeceased by her husband, Elmer Ellsworth “Pap” Speaker in 2004.   She was a Homemaker. She was a self-employed Housekeeper for over 20 years and delivered newspapers for the Herald Mail for 18...

Williamsport, MD- Arthur Henry Franklin, 99, of Williamsport, MD passed away on Saturday, September 7, 2019 at Doey’s House Hagerstown, MD.   He was born on September 21, 1919 in Buffalo, NY to the late Charles S. and Arnetta Evers Franklin.   He was predeceased by his wife, Ann S. Strikol Franklin in 1990.   He served as a Staff Sgt. with the U.S. Army in the Counter Intelligence Corps.   Arthur was employed by the Soo Line Railroad as a Special...

Hagerstown, MD - Robert Issac Miller, 86, of Hagerstown, MD passed away on Saturday, August 31, 2019 at Doey's House in Hagerstown, MD.   He was born on September 17, 1932 in Pinesburg, MD to the late Edward Ross Sr. and Helen Irene Kretzer Miller.   He was a 1950 graduate of Williamsport High School Williamsport, MD.   He was a veteran of the U.S. Army serving during the Korean War.   Robert retired from Greyhound Bus of Hagerstown, MD.  He was...

Tilghmanton, Maryland-Emmett Abbott, 95 of Tilghmanton, MD and a recent resident of Somerford Assisted Living in Hagerstown, MD passed away on Tuesday August 27, 2019 at Williamsport Nursing Home in Williamsport, MD.   Born December 5, 1923 in Luray, VA, he was the son of the late Peter Simeon and Mary Frances Ruffner Abbott.   A self-made man of many talents, Emmett owned and operated Abbott’s Well Drilling and Excavating Company along with numerous land development...

Ruth Hartford Ritchey was born to Mrs. Ruth Snee and Mr. Edward Elmer Hartford in Toronto, OH on April 4, 1929. Ruth died at her Hagerstown, Maryland home surrounded by family in peace. Ruth was predeceased by her loving husband of 56 years, Wesley Allen Ritchey, her parents, brother Edward Bock Hartford, and brother-in-law David Albert Ritchey. Ruth is survived by her daughters, Margaret Ruth Ritchey (Meg), Carolyn Ritchey Mentzer, and son-in-law Randy Delbert Mentzer, sister-in-law Bonita...

Boonsboro, MD – Raymond Donald Grove, Jr., 72, of Boonsboro, MD passed away on Tuesday, August 13, 2019 peacefully at his home with his family by his side.   He was born on November 10, 1946 in Hagerstown, MD to the late Raymond Donald Sr. and Eileen Allen Grove.   He was a 1964 graduate of South Hagerstown High School Hagerstown, MD.   Ray was employed as a Salesman by Builder’s First Source Point of Rocks, MD for 17 years until his retirement.  He also...

Williamsport, MD-Jean G. Noble, 98 of Williamsport, MD passed away at Homewood Retirement Center in Williamsport, MD.  Services and burial are private.