Obituaries
Mary Carnes
Jul 4, 2011
Mrs. Mary E. Carnes, 89, formerly of Frederick, passed away on Monday, July 4, 2011 at the Golden Living Center. She was the wife of the late Ira W. Carnes.
Born January 9, 1922 in Lucketts, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Ervin P. and Maude...
Ethel Swann
Jul 4, 2011
Mrs. Ethel L. Swann, 89, of Mt. Airy, died on Monday July 4, 2011 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. She was the wife of the late Joseph Johnson Swann who died in 1975. Born on June 24, 1922 in Poplar Springs, she was the daughter of the late Austin Peter and Ethel Meekins Knill. She was an avid sewer and quilter...
Gerald Thomas
Jul 1, 2011
Gerald William Thomas, 82, of Boonsboro, Maryland, passed peacefully from this life on Friday, July 1, 2011 at his home. Born on August 2, 1928, in Keedysville, Maryland, he was the son of the late Harry S. and Margaret Anna (Shifler) Thomas. Mr. Thomas was a veteran having served in the United States AirForce from 1947 until 1950. In...
Raymond Baer
Jul 1, 2011
Mr. Raymond Ray Baer, 48, of Thurmont, died on Friday July 1, 2011, at N.I.H. Bethesda.
Born on October 29, 1962 in Frederick, he was the son of the late Steiner Nelson and Mary Esta Stup.
Raymond spent his entire life farming SM Farms, the family...
Harold Kline
Jun 30, 2011
Mr. Harold Eugene Kline, 53, of Fairfield, PA, and formerly of Frederick County, MD, passed away suddenly in Waynesboro, PA, Thursday, June 30, 2011. Born July 26, 1957, in Luray, Va., he was a son of the late George C. Jr. and Madeline C. Aleshire Kline. Harold was a lifelong fan of car racing and an animal lover. He...
Athelbert Ashby
Jun 29, 2011
“To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: A time to be born, and a time to die” - Ecclesiastes 3: 1-2
Athelbert O’Brien Ashby’s season ended June 29, 2011 at Frederick Memorial Hospital in the am hours. Mr. Ashby was born on September 14, 1934 in Christ Church, Barbados....
Robert Mumma
Jun 29, 2011
Robert E. Mumma, 74, of Rocky Ridge, passed away at the Gettysburg Hospital on Wednesday, June 29, 2011.
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Helen Smith
Jun 28, 2011
Helen Louise (Davis) Smith, 98, of Hagerstown, Maryland passed peacefully from this life to the next on Tuesday, June 28, 2011 at NMS Healthcare in Hagerstown. Born on May 17, 1913 in Tilghmanton, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Roy Lee and Ida Blanche (Jones) Davis. Her husband, Edgar Elias Smith, preceded her in death in 1976....
Kenneth Cosens, Sr.
Jun 27, 2011
Kenneth Cosens, Sr., 79, of Hagerstown, Maryland, died on Monday, June 27, 2011. Born on November 16, 1931, he was the son of the late Charles Howard and Jane Corrine (Muck) Cosens. His wife, Frances Irene (Lefever) Cosens, preceded him in death in 1994. Mr. Cosens was employed as a service repairman for over forty years with Montgomery Ward,...
David Neal
Jun 27, 2011
Mr. David Ronald Neal, 69, of New Market, MD passed away Monday, June 27, 2011 at the Pleasant View Nursing Home. He was the beloved husband of Carolyn Runkles Neal for 35 years.
James Benson
Jun 27, 2011
Mr. James Daniel “Dan” Benson, 58 of Myersville, Maryland passed away on Monday June 27, 2011 at Frederick Memorial Hospital after a courageous battle with metastatic rectal cancer. Dan was born in Bethesda, MD on October 28, 1952 to James Wade “Buddy” Benson and the late Annie Belle Williams Benson. He graduated from Richard Montgomery High School where...
Earl Robertson
Jun 26, 2011
Mr. Earl “Tommy” T. Robertson, 77 of Frederick, MD., passed away Sunday, June 26, 2011 at the Frederick Memorial Hospital. He was the husband of Alice Fogle Robertson, his wife of 55 years.
Born June 30, 1933 in Westminster, MD., he was the son of the late David N. and Lamora Utz...
Russell Wetzel
Jun 26, 2011
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Mr. Russell W. Wetzel, 74 of Emmitsburg, MD., passed away Sunday, June 26, 2011 at his home. He was the husband of Martha Grace Eyler , his wife of 51 years.
Born March 15, 1937 in Frederick County, MD.,...
Donald Guyer
Jun 26, 2011
Donald A. Guyer, 83, of Keedysville, Maryland, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Sunday, June 26, 2011 at the Washington Hospital Center in Washington, D.C. Born on January 12, 1928, in Keedysville, he was the son of the late Walter Edward and Anna May (Thomas) Guyer. Donald was a veteran of World War II, serving in...
Shirley Palm
Jun 24, 2011
Shirley Joyce (Deavers) Palm, 73, of Keedysville, Maryland, passed peacefully from this life to the next on Friday, June 24, 2011 at Reeders Memorial Home in Boonsboro, Maryland.
Born on August 23, 1937 in Stephen City, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Lester Eugene and Margaret Odessa (Williams) Deavers. Her husband of 52 years, Manfred...
Nancy Derr
Jun 23, 2011
Nancy Ann (Wade) Derr, 70, formerly of Devonshire Road in Hagerstown, passed from this life on Thursday, June 23, 2011 at Broadmore Assisted Living in Hagerstown while surrounded by her loving family. Born on December 17, 1940 in Boonsboro, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Paul Webster Wade, Sr. and Hilda Naomi (Sherley) Wade. Her husband, Richard...
Brenda Bailey
Jun 23, 2011
Mrs. Brenda J. Bailey, 48 of New Market, Maryland passed away Thursday, June 23, 2011 at the Frederick Memorial Hospital. She was the wife of James D. Bailey.
Born November 19, 1962 in Cheverly, Maryland, she was the daughter of Catherine Eleanor Dodson of Berwyn Heights, MD. and the late Charles Lewis...
Anthony "Tony" Phelps
Jun 23, 2011
Anthony F. Phelps, 61, of Knoxville, Maryland, passed away unexpectedly yet peacefully in his sleep on Thursday, June 23, 2011.
Tony was born November 28, 1949 at Bethesda Naval Hospital, Maryland. Both parents served in the Navy - Richardson Phelps, Jr., US Naval Academy Class of ’43, serving from 1940 until retirement in 1961, and Frances L....
John Jones Jr.
Jun 22, 2011
Mr. John Young Jones, Jr. “Johnny”, 85, passed away surrounded by his loving wife and family on Tuesday, June 21, 2011 at the Kline Hospice House in Mount Airy, Maryland. He was born in Chicago Heights, Illinois on March 7, 1926, the third child to John Young and Iona Jones.
He attended elementary school in Hoopston,...
Clyde Gilbert
Jun 22, 2011
Mr. Clyde Nelson Gilbert, Sr., 79, of Frederick, MD, passed away on Wednesday, June 22, 2011 at his home. He was the husband of Mary Gilbert for 57 years.
Born on January 2, 1932 in Danville, VA he was the son of the late James and...



