Obituaries

Dec 31, 2018

Charles Jacob Farris, age 85, of Chambersburg, PA passed away December 31, 2018. He was born in Charlotte,NC, June 15, 1933, to Clyde A. Farris, Sr. and Melba Kerne George Farris. Mr. Farris was a US Air Force veteran. He was a graduate of Maryville College, Maryville, Tennessee and the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. He was an Associate Professor...

Dec 31, 2018

Jae Alan Potteiger, 70, of Chambersburg, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, December 31, 2018. Born December 30, 1948 in Mechanicsburg, PA, he was a son of the late Eugene and Nancy Metzger Potteiger. Jae was a 1966 graduate of Cumberland Valley High School. He was the owner/operator of Jae Potteiger Roofing in Chambersburg and had been in...

Dec 30, 2018

John William Fetchen, 69, of Chambersburg, PA and formerly of Cranberry Township, PA passed away unexpectedly on Sunday morning, December 30, 2018 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born November 29, 1949 in Pittsburgh, he was the son of the late John and Rose Rushby Fetchen. John was a graduate of the Langley High School and attended the University of Pittsburgh. He...

Dec 30, 2018

Dr. J. Garry Beidler, 82, a resident of Menno Haven died on Saturday, December 30, 2018. Born April 10, 1936, he was the son of the late J. Willis and Martha Beidler, and was raised in Biglerville, PA, where he graduated from high school in 1954. Garry later graduated from Bucknell University in 1958 and received an MD degree from...

Dec 26, 2018

Julius E. K. “Kemp” Miley, 79, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away on Wednesday, December 26, 2018 at his home. Born December 12, 1939 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late David F. Miley, Sr. and Arabelle Kyler Miley. A US Army veteran, Julius served honorably until his discharge in 1964. He was employed at Letterkenny Army Depot for...

Dec 26, 2018

James “Jim” Brown, loving husband, father and grandfather passed away at the age of 85 on Wednesday, December 26, 2018. Jim was born on March 2, 1933 in Trafford, PA to the late Catherine and James M. Brown. He graduated from West Virginia Wesleyan College in 1955 and served two years in the US Army. On April 7, 1956 he...

Dec 25, 2018

Eleanor Frances (Carson) Stenger, 94, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away Tuesday afternoon, December 25, 2018 at Paramount Senior Living. Born May 5, 1924 in Milroy, PA, she was a daughter of the late James W. and Mae C. Walters Carson. Mrs. Stenger was a graduate of the Harrisubrg Polyclinic School of Nursing and worked as a Registered Nurse at Polyclinic...

Dec 23, 2018

Ricky F. Shultz, Sr., 61, of Fayetteville, passed away on Sunday, December 23, 2018 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born April 24, 1957, in Gettysburg, he was a son of the late Melvin F. and Shirley Hock Shultz. Ricky was a 1976 graduate of CASHS. He was employed as a process technician with Volvo in Hagerstown for 34 years. He enjoyed...

Dec 22, 2018

Carl E. Grove, 82, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Saturday evening, December 22, 2018 at his daughter’s home in Chambersburg. Born August 30, 1936 in Chambersburg, he was the son of the late Paul and Ruth Shuman Grove. A 1954 graduate of the Chambersburg High School, he was employed as a purchaser at Knouse Foods, retiring after 30 years. Earlier...

Dec 22, 2018

Dec 22, 2018

Ralph E. Yeager, Sr., 80, of New Franklin, PA, passed away on Saturday, December 22, 2018 at Falling Spring Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born October 8, 1938 in Chambersburg, PA, he was a son of the late John R. Yeager, Sr. and Ethel Kennedy Yeager. A 1956 graduate of the former Chambersburg High School, Ralph went on to work at...

Dec 21, 2018

Victor Augustus Carnes, age 90, of Waynesboro, PA, passed away on Friday, December 21, 2018 at Quincy Village. Born August 31, 1928 in Pueblo, CO, he was a son of the late Charles Augustus “Gus” Carnes and Gladys Mabel Vail Carnes. Victor was a 1946 graduate of Central High School in Pueblo, Colorado. Following high school, he joined the US...

Dec 20, 2018

Betty A. Martin Morrison, 76, of Chambersburg, PA went to be with the Lord on Thursday, December 20, 2018. Born February 12, 1942 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late Kenneth and Mary Shew Martin. Betty was a 1960 graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School and was employed for more than twenty years at the former...

Dec 19, 2018

Shirley A. Sunderland, 70, of Chambersburg, passed away on Wednesday, December 19, 2018, in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born September 13, 1948 in Waynesboro, she was a daughter of the late Brady and Annie Reath Reeder. Shirley was a 1966 graduate of the former St. Thomas High School. She was employed with Valley Bank for most of her career as a...

Dec 19, 2018

William F. “Bill” Williams Sr. accepted the invitation to have a face to face conversation with Jesus Christ early in the morning of December 19th, 2018. Never a man to disobey an order from his Superior, Bill willingly agreed to the encounter. He was always his most alert early in the morning, so it suited him just fine. Born in...

Dec 18, 2018

Harry D. Black, Jr., age 79, of Chambersburg, PA, was called home on Tuesday, December 18, 2018, at Menno Haven. Born January 11, 1939, in Chambersburg, he was the son of the late Harry D., Sr. and Rhoda Buterbaugh Black. Mr. Black was a 1957 graduate of the former Chambersburg High School. He worked at Harrisburg Dairies for 45 years,...

Dec 18, 2018

Brandon Ravel Sewell, 21, of Greencastle, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, December 18, 2018. Born October 12, 1997 in Chambersburg, he was the son of Anthony and Gwendolyn Thompson Sewell. Brandon was a 2016 graduate of CASHS. He was currently a student at the University of Florida in his Junior year, majoring in economics. He was a member of St....

Dec 16, 2018

Gregory Alan Sprow, age 52, of Waynesboro, PA, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Sunday, December 16, 2018. Born July 20, 1966, in Chambersburg, PA, he was the son of Ray W. and Bonnie McCleary Sprow. Greg worked as a surveyor in construction, mostly recently for David H. Martin Excavating. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, golf, working, NASCAR, especially watching...

Dec 16, 2018

Frank B. Kimball III, 85, of Chambersburg, PA and formerly of Merrimac, MA, passed away on Sunday, December 16, 2018 at his home. Born November 24, 1933 in Haverhill, MA, he was a son of the late Frank B. Kimball, Jr. and Gladys Howe Kimball. Frank was a 1952 graduate of Haverhill High School in Massachusetts. A U.S. Army veteran,...

Dec 14, 2018

James Adair Bays, Sr. of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania passed away on December 14, 2018 at Chambersburg Hospital. Jim was born in Sprague, West Virginia on August 9, 1940 to the late Van and Lucille Bays. He was a “Kitty Cruiser” proudly serving in the U.S. Navy as an electrician in Louisiana. After serving in the Navy, Jim enjoyed racing dirt bikes...