All Obituaries

Scott Leiter Pryor, Sr., 90, of Blue Ridge Summit, PA, passed away Monday, November 12, 2018 at The Leland of Laurel Run in Waynesboro, PA. Born Monday, November 28, 1927 near Smithsburg, MD, he was the son of the late Mark F. Pryor, Sr. and Mildred (Garver) Pryor. He was preceded in death by his wife Selma Jane Pryor, May 18, 2014. He was a graduate of Smithsburg High School and attended Hagerstown Junior College. He was a veteran of WWII serving in the United States Army. Scott retired...

Dorothy May Swanson Shields, 90, passed away peacefully on Friday, November 9, 2018, at Williamsport Retirement Village. Dorothy was born on June 14, 1928, in Greensburg, Pennsylvania to Andrew and Gertrude Swanson. Her memorial service will be held on Saturday, November 24, 2018, at 4 p.m., at the Martinsburg Seventh-day Adventist Church in Martinsburg, West Virginia. Dorothy married Roy Howard Shields on June 2, 1947. They raised six children—five daughters and one son. Dorothy and Roy...

James “Chip” Wallace, III passed away peacefully on Monday, November 5, 2018 at Meritus Medical Center of Hagerstown, MD. He was born Tuesday, May 22, 1962 in Ohio to James Andrew Wallace, Jr. and Patricia Cusker Wallace. Chip was loved dearly by his wife and best friend Kelly Queen Wallace and granddaughter Trinity Smith. He will be greatly missed by a band of brothers who were his lifelong friends, confidants and co-conspirators. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, hiking and spending...

Felicia Margaret Albert, 91, of Thurmont, MD, passed away Sunday, November 4, 2018 at St. Joseph’s Ministries in Emmitsburg, MD. Born Tuesday, March 15, 1927 in Thurmont, MD, she was the daughter of the late Charles Riffle and Mary (McCarney) Riffle. She was preceded in death by her husband Francis E. Albert in January of 2017 and one daughter, Melinda Albert. She was a graduate of Thurmont High School. She was a lifetime active member of Thurmont United Methodist Church. She volunteered...

Marian Elaine Blacklin, 86, of Hagerstown, MD, passed away Sunday, November 4, 2018 at her home. Born Sunday, November 29, 1931 in California, she was the daughter of the late Bud Briner and Marjorie (Campbell) Briner. She was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas E. Blacklin and one daughter, Kathleen Kelly. She worked at Bulldog Federal Credit Union where she met Tom and together, they owned and operated Video Wise. Marian and Tom loved to travel. She is survived by children, Hally...

Jessica Rene Youngbar, 35, of Hagerstown, MD, passed away Thursday, November 1, 2018 at her home. She was born Friday, December 3, 1982 in Hagerstown, MD. She attended Boonsboro High School. Jessica is survived by her mother, Christa (Walters) Barnhart and husband Donnie, father, Dion Youngbar, Sr. and wife Elin, sons, Cody Strunk and Trynt Nuice, daughter, Adelyn Nuice, sister, Casie Files, brothers, Jeremy Youngbar and Dion Youngbar, Jr., grandmother, Mary Walters, grandfather, Henry...

Hanford C. Cook Jr (Junior), age 72 of Rocky Ridge Maryland died November 1, 2018 at MedStar Washington Hospital Center. Born June 29, 1946, He was the son on the late Hanford C Cook Sr and Florence V Cook (Kitty). Mr. Cook was married to his first wife, Marlene R Cook for 15 years. He then was married to Helen I Cook for 29 years until her death in 2013. Mr. Cook is survived by his immediate family, Jeff Cook and wife Jodie, Tina White and husband David, Cheryl Holt, and Marie Hemp....

Marguerite M. Flores, (Sissy or Maggie), 77, of Hagerstown, MD, passed away Tuesday, October 30, 2018 at York Hospital in York, PA. Born Wednesday, January 29, 1941 in Reed’s Creek, WV, she was the daughter of the late Russell Mowery and Helen Hartman Mowery Lockwood. She was preceded in death by one brother, Bruce Mowery. She is survived by two sisters, Mary Lockwood and Juanita Mowery, brother, Donald Mowery and wife Lee, her loving husband of 29 years, Jose Flores, three children, Danny...

Paul Ellsworth Jones, Jr., 72, of Smithsburg, MD, passed away Tuesday, October 30, 2018 at Meritus Medical Center. Born October 21, 1946, he was the son of the late Paul E. Jones, Sr. and Virginia (Shearer) Jones. He is survived by sons, Paul Jones, III, David Jones, Brian Jones and Kevin Jones and wife Susan, daughter, Kelli Jones, grandchildren, Austin Jones, Emily Jones, Christian Jones, Garrett Jones and Alaina Jones. He served in Germany in the United States Army during the Vietnam...

Gary William Hawker, 71, of Orrstown, PA, passed away Sunday, October 28, 2018 at the Veterans Administration Medical Center, Hospice Care Unit of Martinsburg, WV. Born Friday, July 25, 1947 in Mankato, MN, he was the son of the late Harold William Hawker and Rosella Catherine (Drummer) Hawker. He was preceded in death by his wife Sharon Eileen (Duley) Hawker, September 11, 2017. He was a veteran of the Vietnam War serving in the United States Army as a crawler / Tractor operator. While in...