Hagerstown, MD – Charles “Wayne” Cooper, 71, of Hagerstown, MD passed from this life to his heavenly home on Monday, September 14, 2020 at Meritus Medical Center.   Born November 26, 1948 in Boissevain, VA, he was the son of the late Charles William and Retha Zolma Schuller Cooper.  In his teens the family moved to Hagerstown and he graduated in 1967 from North Hagerstown High School.   Wayne served in the U.S. Navy from March 1968-March 1972.   He...

Boonsboro, MD – Megan was born on Saturday, May 4, 1985 at Washington County Hospital in Hagerstown, MD to Daniel and Deborah (Titus) Ashbaugh.    She graduated from Boonsboro High School in 2003 and received her Associate’s Degree in Graphic Design from Hagerstown Business College in 2005.   Over the years she has done numerous graphic design projects and was currently working at Jimmy John’s in Hagerstown, MD.   Megan enjoyed life and was...

 Fairplay, MD – John Stuart Ferry, 91, of Fairplay, MD passed away on Sunday, September 13, 2020 at his home.   He was born on January 26, 1929 in Fort Loudon, PA to the late Fred David and Edythe Nettie Funk Ferry.   He was preceded in death by his wife Lovess Lucy (Davis) Ferry on August 18, 2003.   He attended Leamasters High School Leamaster, PA.   John was employed by Grove Manufacturing of Shady Grove, PA for many years until his retirement in...

Nan Mackey Wachter, 88, passed on September 16, 2020, at the Homewood Nursing Home, Williamsport, Md. She was born to P G and Sydnie Mackey in York, Pennsylvania on June 30, 1932. She married William C Wachter and they lived in Hagerstown, Maryland. Nan had 4 children, Son, Bert Nichols, Daughters, Debbie Reynolds, Maggi Muhal, Beth Scholl, 2 stepsons, David Wachter and Dennis Wachter. She is also survived by 8 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren Nan graduated from York High School and...

Williamsport, MD – Richard J. “Buck” Silvers, 94, of Williamsport, MD passed away on Sunday, September 6, 2020 at Doey’s House in Hagerstown, MD.   He was born on November 23, 1925 in Williamsport, MD to the late Richard Martin and Catherine E. Byers Silvers.   He was preceded in death by his wife, Pearl Jane Silvers in 2010.   He attended Williamsport High School in Williamsport, MD.   Buck retired from Fairchild and Rohr Industries where...

Martinsburg, WV – Jack Edward Minor, 27, of Martinsburg, WV passed away on Wednesday, September 9, 2020 at his home.   He was born on December 8, 1992 in Olney, MD to the late Darlene Marie Kruhm Minor and Franklin Delano Minor of Falling Waters, WV.   He was a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps.   He attended New Life Christian Ministries of Hagerstown, MD.   Jack enjoyed hunting and fishing and spending time with his daughters.   Besides his father he...

Sharpsburg, MD - Frances Viola Clipp, 76, of Sharpsburg, MD passed away on Tuesday, September 8, 2020 at Doey's House in Hagerstown, MD.   She was born on February 21, 1944 in Jefferson County, WV to the late Harvey L. and Annie Elizabeth Domer Shirley.   Frances was a 1962 graduate of Boonsboro High School in Boonsboro, MD.   She was employed by the Red Byrd Restaurant in Keedysville, MD for many years until her retirement.   She was of the Brethren...

Sharpsburg, MD- Doris Yukiko Bender (Sakoda), 81, of Sharpsburg, MD passed away on Thursday, September 3, 2020 at Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown, MD.   She was born on October 21, 1938 in Pahoa, Hawaii she was the daughter of the late Itsuki and Tamayo Okada Sakoda and stepmother Kiku Sakoda.   Doris was a 1956 graduate of Pahoa High School in Pahoa, Hawaii.   For over 40 years she was the barber and owner of Bender’s Barbershop in Sharpsburg,...

Sharpsburg, MD- William Lyon Gray, 87, of Sharpsburg, MD passed away on Saturday, September 5, 2020 at Doey’s House in Hagerstown, MD.   He was born on May 31, 1933 in Bellefonte, PA to the late Samuel Hutchinson and Anne Valentine Lyon Gray.   He was preceded in death by his wife, Diane Isabel Gray in 2010.   William was a graduate of Westchester High School, received his undergraduate degree from Middlebury University, and his Master’s Degree in French from...

Sharpsburg, MD – Jacob Edward “Jake” Bender Jr., 83, of Sharpsburg, MD passed away on Tuesday, September 1, 2020 at Mertius Medical Center in Hagerstown, MD.   He was born on April 7, 1937 in Antietam, Maryland to the late Jacob Edward Sr. and Minnie M. Kidwiler Bender.   He was a 1955 graduate of Boonsboro High School in Boonsboro, MD.   Jake was a veteran of the U.S. Army.   He was employed by Jamison Door Company in Hagerstown, MD for 40 plus...