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Michael Witherspoon
Sep 27, 2016
Michael Eugene Witherspoon, age 34, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away unexpectedly in the Chambersburg hospital on Tuesday, September 27, 2016. Born May 10, 1982, in Chambersburg, he was the son of Robert E. and Diane Juray Witherspoon. Michael attended the Chambersburg Area Senior High School. He had worked as a painter. An avid outdoorsman, Michael enjoyed fishing and hunting; however...
Catherine Davis
Sep 26, 2016
Catherine F. Reid Davis, age 89, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, September 26, 2016 at her home. Born in Newtown Platten, Ireland on February 25, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Catherine Green Reid. A homemaker most of her adult life, Mrs. Davis enjoyed her pet cats, donating to various charitable organizations, bird watching, and most...
Peter Hallock
Sep 25, 2016
Peter K. Hallock, Sr., 75, of Marion, PA, passed away Sunday evening, September 25, 2016 at his home surrounded by his family. Born February 21, 1941 in Islip, NY, he was the only child of Kittridge and Dorothy Appel Hallock. Mr. Hallock graduated from Penn State University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Forestry. He had a great love of the...
James Myers
Sep 24, 2016
James R. “Jimmy” Myers, 77, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away on Saturday, September 24, 2016, at NMS Healthcare in Hagerstown, MD. Born July 12, 1939, in Hagerstown, he was a son of the late Carl L. and Hilda L. French Myers. Jimmy was a 1957, graduate of Williamsport High School. He was employed at James River until his retirement in...
Gretchen Carbaugh
Sep 20, 2016
Gretchen C. Carbaugh, 67, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Tuesday evening, September 20, 2016, in her home, surrounded by her loving family. Born on June 17, 1949, in Chambersburg, she was the daughter of the late Girard H. S. Conn and Arline F. Yost Conn. A 1967 graduate of CASHS, Gretchen continued her education at the Albert Einstein Medical...
Elva Musslewhite
Sep 19, 2016
Elva A. Musslewhite, age 94, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Monday, September 19, 2016, at the Chambersburg Hospital. Elva was born April 30, 1922, in Tyler, TX, and was the daughter of the late Riley and Mary Marvin McElroy Adams. She was married to James E. Musslewhite on December 24, 1941. James preceded her in death in 2014. Elva...
Robert Garnes
Sep 19, 2016
Robert E. Garnes, age 91, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away at his home on Monday, September 19, 2016. Born March 16, 1925, in Chambersburg, he was the son of the late Samuel C. and Ada Jewel McNair Garnes. A graduate of the former Chambersburg High School, Mr. Garnes went on to serve during WWII in the U.S. Army – Air...
Sarah "Sally" Glaubach
Sep 16, 2016
Sarah “Sally” Hawkins Glaubach, age 80, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away on Friday, September 16, 2016, at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born May 16, 1936, in Pittsburgh, PA, she was the daughter of the late Harold and Virginia Kinney Hawkins. A 1958 graduate of The Pennsylvania State University, Sally received her Bachelor of Science degree in Home Economics. Throughout her life,...
Jerry Smith
Sep 10, 2016
Jerry E. Smith, age 38, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away unexpectedly at the Chambersburg Hospital on Saturday, September 10, 2016. Born in Charlottesville, VA on March 13, 1978, he was the son of Brenda J. and John E. Schult. A 1996 graduate of the Greencastle-Antrim High School, Jerry went on to HACC, where he earned several certifications. He was a...
Betty Chilcutt
Sep 8, 2016
Betty L. Chilcutt, 80, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Thursday morning, September 8, 2016 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born September 8, 1936 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late John and Anna Kriner Brown. A homemaker most of her life, she was employed at the former Stanley Company in Chambersburg for a number of years. She was a...
Donna Messer
Sep 8, 2016
Donna L. Messer, 79, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away on Thursday, September 8, 2016, at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born July 8, 1937, in Davenport, IA, she was the daughter of the late Herbert S. and Irene E. Clifford Peterson. Donna was a 1955 graduate of Davenport High School in Iowa. She and her husband, Terrill J. “Terry” Messer, were High...
Wilma Pyles
Sep 7, 2016
Wilma May Pyles, 92, of Blairs Mills, PA, passed away Wednesday evening, September 7, 2016, at Menno Haven. Born March 4, 1924, in Blairs Mills, she was a daughter of the late Edgar W. and Pearl Gifford Goshorn. Her beloved husband, William N. Pyles preceded her in death on November 10, 1976. Wilma was employed as a mail carrier for...
Nora May "Dolly" Miller
Sep 6, 2016
Nora May “Dolly” Miller, 77, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away peacefully Tuesday morning, September 6, 2016 at her home surrounded by her family. Born September 21, 1938 in Fayetteville, she was a daughter of the late John F. and Ella M. Ritter Miller. Dolly had attended the Fayetteville Church of God for many years. She had a great love for...
J. Louise Ashburn
Sep 6, 2016
J. Louise Ashburn, 85, of Waynesboro and formerly of Chambersburg, passed away Tuesday morning, September 6, 2016 at her home. Born October 28, 1930 in Shippensburg, she was a daughter of the late Raymond L. Kitzmiller, Sr. and Isabelle Patterson Kitzmiller. Mrs. Ashburn was a 1948 graduate of the former Chambersburg High School and retired from the Franklin Learning Center...
Judith Hollinshead
Sep 3, 2016
Judith A. Hollinshead, age 72 of Chambersburg, PA, passed away at ManorCare Health Services on Saturday, September 3, 2016. Born June 19, 1944, in Waynesboro, PA, she was the daughter of the late J. Norman and Mildred Roof Moats. Judy was a 1962 graduate of the Greencastle Antrim High School. She worked in retail most of her adult life. She...
Elloise Sites
Sep 3, 2016
Elloise F. Sites, age 90, formerly of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Saturday, September 3, 2016, at the Village of Laurel Run in Fayetteville, PA. Born October 25, 1925, in Chambersburg, she was the daughter of the late Melvin and Edna Eberly Piper. A 1943 graduate of the former Chambersburg High School, Mrs. Sites went on to work as a...
Shirley Cook
Sep 1, 2016
Shirley D. Cook, 79, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away on Thursday, September 1, 2016, at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born May 13, 1937, in Mercersburg, PA, she was the daughter of the late Louise Grove. Her beloved husband, Frank E. Cook, preceded her in death in 1992. Shirley was employed at Letterkenny Army Depot for over 20 years until her retirement...
Betty Winters
Aug 31, 2016
Betty J. Winters, 59, of Chambersburg, PA, formally of Dempseytown, PA, died August 31,2016 at Hershey Medical Center after a short illness. Born October 23, 1956 in Oil City, PA, she was the daughter of the late Billy O. and Shirley (Deeter) Smalley. She Graduated from Oil City High School in 1974. Betty was Previously employed by Maryland Cup, KMart...
Guy Sentz
Aug 30, 2016
Guy Sentz, Jr., 91, died Aug. 30, 2016, at Manor Care in Chambersburg, PA. Born in Emmitsburg, MD, he was the son of the late Guy Sedwick Sentz, Sr. and Loretta E. Paul Sentz. A U.S. Army veteran, Guy served honorably during WWII, having fought in Normandy, North France, and Rhineland. He served in the 90th infantry and served under...
Barbara Bishop
Aug 28, 2016
Barbara A. Bishop age 75, of Chambersburg, PA, walked through Heavens Gates at the Chambersburg Hospital on Sunday, August 28, 2016. Born July 3, 1941, in Chambersburg, she was the daughter of the late William and Bertha Furry Small. A 1959 graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior high School, Barbara went on to work in retail sales. She was an...
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