Obituaries

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...

Dec 13, 2018

Joyce Anne Frisby, age 83, of Chambersburg, PA and formerly of Dumfries, VA, passed away unexpectedly at home on Thursday. December 13, 2018. Born September 27, 1935 in Merseyside, Liverpool, UK, she was the daughter of the late George and Ethel Spicer She attended local school and went on to attend secretarial college. After graduation she started work with Cunard...

Dec 13, 2018

Lois K. Peckman, 85, of St. Thomas, PA, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday evening, December 13, 2018. Born February 6, 1933, she was a daughter of the late Omar and Catherine Shank Kipe. She was a graduate of the former Messiah High School in Grantham, PA. Mrs. Peckman and her husband owned and operated...

Dec 11, 2018

Cora Susan (Kuhns) Crunkleton, 89, of Chambersburg, passed to her eternal home on Tuesday afternoon, December 11, 2018, at Menno Haven. Born December 5, 1929 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late Samuel and Martha Horst Kuhns. She attended Chambersburg area schools and worked in local retail department stores for many years. She later retired from the former...

Dec 9, 2018

Steven Brown, age 55, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Sunday, December 9, 2018. Born December 13, 1962, he was the son of Ray Wallace Brown (wife Connie) and Bonita Louise Harrison Watson (husband Roy). Steve was a 1980 graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School. He had worked as an Auto Body Mechanic at...

Dec 7, 2018

Wilfredo Elias “Pop” Taylor, 49, of Dillsburg, PA, passed away on Friday, December 7, 2018 in the Milton Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA. Born on August 18, 1969 in Chambersburg, he was a son of Wilfredo Elias Soto and the late Frances Hankerson. A 1989 graduate of Chambersburg Area Senior High School, Wilfredo served his country with the U.S. Marine...

Dec 7, 2018

John A. DeBross, age 74, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away at home on Friday, December 7, 2018. Born May 29, 1944, in Phillipsburg, PA, he was the son of the late Anthony and Matilda Zwiener DeBross. A 1962 graduate of Phillipsburg High School, John went on to serve honorably in the U.S. Navy and graduate from technical school with his...

Dec 5, 2018

Robert John (Bob) Kessler passed away at home on December 5, 2018 after a long battle with cancer. Born in Holland Patent, New York on July 24, 1943, Bob was born into a proud farming family and continued that love of farming and agriculture throughout his entire life. It was that love of agriculture that led him to earn degrees...

Dec 4, 2018

Leroy Horst Ebersole, 93, of Chambersburg, passed away Tuesday, December 4, 2018 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born December 1, 1925 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late Amos and Anna Horst Ebersole. He was also preceded in death by his beloved wife Grace Wenger Ebersole. Leroy was employed for 37 years with Sollengberger Silos until his retirement. He...

Dec 3, 2018

Melinda Sue Long, age 54, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away unexpectedly at her home on Monday, December 3, 2018. Born November 14, 1964, in Chambersburg, PA, she was the daughter of Paul J. Long and Judy Garner Fortner. Melinda was a 1982 graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School. She worked in various capacities in the food industry, most...