Obituaries

Gary Crutchfield
May 3, 2016
Mr. Gary Dale Crutchfield, 67, of Mt. Airy died on Tuesday, May 3, 2016, at Frederick Memorial Hospital. He was the husband of Deborah Turton Crutchfield, his wife of 25 years.
Born on July 2, 1948 in Wytheville, VA, he was the son of the late Robert and Mary Margaret Thomas Crutchfield. Gary worked in the landscaping...
Eugene Sansone
May 2, 2016
Eugene J. Sansone, 80, of Boonsboro, Maryland, passed from this life on Monday, May 2, 2016 at the Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown, Maryland.
Born on December 26, 1935, in Washington, DC, he was the son of the late Paul and Gladys (Horworth) Sansone.
Gene was a graduate from Coolidge High School in Washington, DC....
Kenneth Ellis
May 1, 2016
Kenneth Stewart Ellis, 92, of Keedysville, Maryland, passed from this life on Sunday, May 1, 2016, at the Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown, Maryland.
Born on March 21, 1924, near Boonsboro, Maryland, to Stewart A. and Tillie (Brophy) Ellis, Kenneth was the forth of seven brothers and sisters. The family moved to nearby Keedysville several years later,...
Juan Alvarado
May 1, 2016
Juan Alvarado, 69, of Frederick, MD passed away Sunday, May 1, 2016 at the Frederick Memorial Hospital. He was the husband of Doris M. Alvarado.
Born in Puerto Rico on June 12, 1946 to the late Crispulo Alvarado and Maria C.Torres.
Juan was a stubborn, loud and opinionated man, but in his heart he truly...
Bradley Skaggs
May 1, 2016
Mr. Bradley Thomas Skaggs, 31 of Frederick passed away on Sunday, May 1, 2016. Born September 29, 1984 in Baltimore, Maryland he was the son of Thomas Raymond Skaggs, Jr. and Sandra Lynn Skaggs of Frederick. Bradley served in the United States Army. He was an avid sports fan and loved cheering for the Baltimore Ravens and the...
Chester Loy
Apr 30, 2016
Chester F. Loy, 59, of Frederick, MD, passed away, after a short battle with cancer, Saturday, April 30, 2016 at the Golden Living Center in Frederick.
Born December 13, 1956 in Olney, MD, he was the son of the late Charles R. Loy, Sr. and Mary K. Summers Loy.
He was employed by Frederick Iron...
Harold Hahn, Sr.
Apr 30, 2016
Harold H. Hahn, Sr., 77 , of Hanover, passed away Saturday, April 30, 2016 at his home.
He was born on March 31, 1939 to John and Ruie Eyler Hahn in Emmitsburg, MD.
Harold worked as a Mechanic for Frederick County Maintenance. He was a member of St. Marks Lutheran Church. Harold enjoyed fishing and...
Benedict ("Dick", Buddy") Drury Thompson, DDS
Apr 30, 2016
Benedict (“Dick”, “Buddy”) Drury Thompson, DDS, 77, of Walkersville, MD died Saturday, April 30th 2016 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. He was the beloved husband of Sheila Thompson, his wife of 48 years. Born in Leonardtown, MD on January 13th, 1939, he was the son of Joseph Upton and Miriam Thompson.
Dick was the second of nine children...
James Honeycutt
Apr 30, 2016
James G. Honeycutt, 79 of Frederick, MD passed away on April 30, 2016 at his home.
Beloved husband of the late Patricia Ann Honeycutt, he is survived by his sons James Michael (Christine), Christopher Lynn (Gina) and daughters Julie Honeycutt and Sandra Lee Capper (Dave) and eleven grandchildren. He is also survived by his...
Lenora "Lynn" Miller
Apr 29, 2016
Lenora "Lynn" Ruth (Bennett) Miller, 69, of Waynesboro, Pennsylvania, passed from this life on Friday, April 29, 2016 at the Chambersburg Hospital.
Born on September 24, 1946, in Mahaffey, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late David and Ruth (Brubaker) Bennett.
Lynn had previously been employed at the Fuji Color Processing Plant in Williamsport,...
Barbara Schell
Apr 29, 2016
Barbara Ann "Bobbi" Biddinger Schell, 78, of Jefferson, MD, passed away at her home with her family by her side Friday, April 29, 2016. She has shared the last 13 years of her life with her companion Jerry Jenkins of Jefferson.
Born April 27, 1938 in Frederick, MD, she was the daughter of the late Earl and...
Grayson Hoffman
Apr 29, 2016
Grayson "Tater" Hoffman, 90, of Frederick, MD died peacefully at his home on Wednesday, April 29, 2016. Beloved husband of Olivia A. Hoffman. He was born February 16, 1926 to the late Ida and Walter Hoffman. Tater was the last immediate member of the Hoffman family and enjoyed growing up with many brothers, half brothers and half sisters. He...
Emma Jones
Apr 29, 2016
Emma Lee Jones, 74, of Knoxville, MD, passed away Friday, April 29, 2016 at Reeders Memorial Home in Boonsboro. She was the loving wife of Samuel L. Jones whom she married February 25, 1961 in Sharpsburg, MD.
Born September 22, 1941 in Harrisonburg, VA, she was the daughter of the late Seymour T. and Cora L. Craun...

Michael Maxwell
Apr 29, 2016
Michael Francis Maxwell passed unexpectedly in Gettysburg, PA on April 29, 2016 at the age of 55.
He was born May 25, 1960 in Washington, DC, graduated from Governor Thomas Johnson High School class of 1978. After moving to Gettysburg, Michael began working for the Gettysburg College where he was employed 23 years. He recently retired with...
Glendora Ballam
Apr 28, 2016
Glendora Ruth (Brandenburg) Ballam, 85, of Mt. Lena, Maryland, passed into Heaven on Thursday, April 28, 2016, while surrounded by her loving family at her daughter's home.
Born on September 3, 1930, in Washington County, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late John Josephus and Edna Katherine (Stottlemyer) Brandenburg. Her husband of 46 years, Samuel George...
Donald Bell
Apr 28, 2016
Mr. Donald Wilford Bell, 82, longtime Walkersville farmer, died peacefully Thursday, April 28, 2016 at Frederick Memorial Hospital following complications from a stroke. He was the husband of the late Carolyn Burdette Bell, who predeceased him on July 17, 2005.
Born March 17, 1934 in Frederick, he was the son of the late William Wesley and Mary...
Annabelle Burgee
Apr 27, 2016
Mrs. Annabelle C. Burgee, 90, of Jefferson, MD, and most recently of Harpers Ferry, WV passed away Wednesday, April 27, 2016. She was the wife of the late James Clayton Burgee.
Born November 24, 1925 in Jefferson, MD she was the daughter of the late Robert George and Lena Elizabeth Brown Wright.
Annabelle grew up...
Charlene Pennington Gordon
Apr 25, 2016
Charlene M. Pennington Gordon, 59, of Brunswick, MD, died Monday, April 25, 2016 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. She was the loving wife of Glenn E. Gordon for eight years.
Born April 28, 1956 in Frederick, she was the daughter of Judith Burns of Frederick and the late Charles McDonald.
She was employed by the City...
William Nusbaum, Jr.
Apr 25, 2016
William H. Nusbaum, Jr., 86, of Mt. Pleasant, Maryland died Monday, April 25, 2016 at The Glade Valley Center, Walkersville.
Born April 5, 1930, in Frederick, MD, he was the son of the late William and Virgie Nusbaum. He was the beloved husband of Mary Nusbaum for 59 years.
He was preceded in death by...
Robert Pyles
Apr 24, 2016
Robert E. "Bob" Pyles passed away April 24, 2016 from complications of Parkinson and Lewy body dementia. Born in Manheim, WV to the late Reverend William and Sarah Heaton Pyles.
Bob attended Rowlesburg High School, class of 1948. He served in the U.S. Air Force from 1951-1955, with four years reserve duty, receiving an Honorable Discharge in...