Hagerstown, MD class of 1953

Principal William L. Donaldson looks over us from above.  He was principal at South Potomac Junior High School for many of us and then was principal at HHS during this class's junior and senior years.  (If you have a bio on Mr. Donaldson, please email it to me.  I'd like to include some more information on him here>)

This is the list of our classmates, some of whom did not graduate from Hagerstown High School in June, 1953. Some had moved away or were deceased by that time, but are still remembered as class members. Many of them are included in this list.  It is as accurate as I know how to make it, with information from Barbara Snyder Stouffer, Kevin Barkman, JoAnn Chaney Swope and M.F. Kershner,. I have tried to note all who are deceased, and there is a separate page for there listing also.  Please report any corrections needed in names or locations to me ASAP.  We'd like to start adding short biographies(which you supply) here. Also individual pictures (of us now). Some of the "today" pictures are from the Orlando gatherings.  I am gradually making progess on the laborious project of posting our pictures from the class year book.  See note at end.

Althea Adams Rase                       Hagerstown, MD       Althea married Dick Rase, Feb. 6, 1957.   Althea taught school.

Patricia Ahalt Zimmerman                Deceased   10/27/06

David Ambrose                           Boonsboro, MD

Sidney Amsley                          Deceased  1935 - 1952

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Sondra Babb Talhelm                     Hagerstown

Eileen Bachtell Wheeler                 Hagerstown 

Was married in 1955 and have 5 children, 13 grandchildren and 1 ggrandchild.  I worked in the aircraft industry at Fairchild and in Tennessee at Avco and finally as a Training Instructor with Osh Kosh B'Gosh, also in Tennessee.  Retired in 1999 and moved back to Hagersbush to assist my brother with caring for our elderly Mother.  Am now working part-time as an Administrative Assistant at the Francis Murphy Senior Apartment complex on Robinwood Drive in Hagerstown.  I spend lots of time with my children and grandchildren at their homes in NC, KY, PA, CA...and the one son who still lives in Hagersbush.  I also do volunteer work for my church where I am very active.  Love for and service to my family and to my Heavenly Father bring me much joy and happiness to my
life.  LIFE IS WONDERFUL! Check out my Genealogy web site: http://www.angelfire.com/tn/jewsgenealogy/

Jason Baer                              Maugansville, MD

Doris Bagen Hose                        Hagerstown

Donald Bailey                           Sharpstown, MD

Robert C. Bailey  "Bab-o"                      Okatie, SC

 

 

Donald E. Baker                         Deceased

Glenda J. Baker                         Hagerstown

William E. Baker                        Fairplay, MD

Kevin Barkman                           Smithsburg, MD

Donna Barlup Hill                       Maugansville, MD

Louis L. Barnes                         Hagerstown

Martin Barnhart                         Hagerstown

Shirley Barnhart  Davis                 Boonsboro, MD        Deceased                Shirley Marie Davis, 72, of Boonsboro, died Sunday, Nov. 4, 2007, at Washington County Hospital.   Born June 14, 1935, in Hagerstown, she was the daughter of Dorothy E. Moats Barnhart of Boonsboro and the late Roy C. Barnhart Jr.   She was preceded in death by her husband, Carroll James Davis Sr., in 2003.   She was a homemaker.  She was a member of St. James Brethren Church.   She was a member of Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen Ladies Auxiliary.   She is survived by two daughters, Ann M. Churchey of Boonsboro and Cathy E. Davis of Hagerstown; one son, Carroll J. Davis Jr. of Fairplay; two sisters, Regina R. Beard and Patricia A. Marshall, both of Hagerstown; three brothers, Robert T. Barnhart of Hagerstown, Donald E. Barnhart of Smithsburg and David C. Barnhart of Boonsboro; and two grandchildren.

Beverly Barnhart Sowinski                                         Chatasauqua, PA

Barbara Barnhart Wagner                 Boonsboro, MD

Richard Barnhart                        Deceased

Edgar Barr                              Fallingwaters, WV

Audrey Vernice Beall Rehkoph                    deceased

FAYETTEVILLE, Pa. - Audrey V. Beall Rehkopf, 74, of 3797 Clubhouse Drive, died Wednesday, July 30, 2008, at her home. Born May 19, 1934, in Johnsville, Md., she was the daughter of the late Charles E. and Arena M. Bostian Beall. She was preceded in death by her husband, I. Paul Rehkopf, in 2005. They were married April 5, 1986.   She did clerical work for Pangborn Corporation in Hagerstown for 26 years. She was a member of Waynesboro Presbyterian Church. She was a member of American Legion Post 42 of Hagerstown and National AARP. She is survived by two stepsons, Dr. Paul G. Rehkopf of Kalamazoo, Mich., and Kenneth C. Rehkopf of Bradley Beach, N.J.; two step granddaughters; three nieces; and one nephew. She was preceded in death by one brother, Charles M. Beall Sr.

Roberta Bean Shirk                      Clearspring, MD

Nancy Beckley Forsythe                  Hagerstown

Theodore "Ted" Herbert Beck             Deceased

Rosemarie Beckley Hauser                Bradenton, FL

 

 

 

JoAnn Beckley Saunders                  Hagerstown

Dr. Carl Neil Beer                      ColoradoSprings,CO

Richard Beggarly                        Deceased

Walter Berger                           Conway,   SC

Shirley Berger Leatherman               Hagerstown

John Biser                              Hagerstown

Lois Bitner Tamkin                      Dillsburg, PA

CECIL CALVERT BITTINGER, 73, of Hagerstown, Maryland, died Saturday, February 21, 2009 at his life-long home on Wilson Blvd. in Hagerstown.
Born September 10, 1935, in Hagerstown, Maryland, he was the son of the late Cecil and Dorothy Elizabeth Downin Bittinger.
Cecil was a member of the 1953 Hagerstown High School graduating class.
He served in the U.S. Army with active duty 1958-1960. Upon discharge he joined the Maryland State Police where he served at numerous barracks as both Patrol Trooper and Criminal Investigator.
. Cecil served as Barrack Commander in Cumberland from 1989-1992. He transferred to the Hagerstown Barrack as Commander until retiring as 1st Lieutenant in 1996.
He served as President of the South Hagerstown Fire Company since 1965. He also served as a member of the Washington County Emergency Service Air Unit 25 serving as Chief.
Cecil was a member of the Hagerstown Board of Public Safety, serving as Chairman for the past eight years.
He was a member of the HDH Hunting Club serving as a Director
Cecil was a life member of the Potomac Fish and Game Club; .the Maryland State Policy Alumni; the Maryland Troopers Association Lodge 88, and Federal Order of Police Lodge 88.
He is survived by his wife of forty-four years, Donna Gearhart Bittinger; one daughter, Karen Sue Long and husband David of Hagerstown, MD; one son, Douglas Cecil Bittinger and wife, Sunni of Hagerstown, MD; one granddaughter, Sara Bittinger; three grandsons, Grant Long, Scott Long and Darren Bittinger.

Joanne Blickenstaff Biser               Hummelstown, PA

Gerald Bloom                            Phoenix, AR

Rev. Jay W. Bohn                        Halifax, PA

Donald Ray Bonner                       Clovis, NM

Raeanne Boone Martin                    Raleigh, NC

Clinton E. Bowers                       Rising Sun, MD

Yvonne Shirley Bowlus Harver            Deceased

Sidney Bowman                           Wilmington, NC

Harry Brandenburg                       Vienna, VA

Connie Brewer Price                     Deceased

Geraldine Brayton Allen                 Denver, CO

Betty Brechbill Baird                   Gerrardstown, WV

Sally Lou Brining                       Deceased

Louise E. Britner Luther                Hagerstown

Carl S. Brown                           Deceased

Patricia Browning Luiperspeck           Hagerstown

Evelyn Bruchey Rowland                  Sharpsburg, MD

Marcia Buehler Hayleck                  Deceased

Nancy Burger Kline                      Hagerstown

Donald Burkholder                       Redford, MI

Joseph Burkholder                       Hagerstown

Patricia Bushey Higman                  Smithsburg, MD

Paula Butler Scott                      Hagerstown

Ralph Henry Butts                       Deceased            He was living in Roanoke, VA, where he and his family had located in 1966, when he passed away February 27, 2010, after battling a lengthy illness.  He was employed by Hayes, Seay, Mattern and Mattern for 39 years, retiring in 2005.  Upon retirement, he enjoyed traveling with his wife throughout the U.S. and Mexico.  Ralph had an extraordinary love for the outdoors and nature, spending countless hours hunting, gardening and hiking.  He is survived by wife, Betty; and two daughter and six grandchildren, as well as three sisters and three brothers.

Lee Byers                               EastStroudsburg, PA

Lois JoAnn Byers Mowen                       Deceased          JoAnn was living in Needmore, PA, when she passed away at the Community General Osteopathic Hospital in Harrisburg, September 22, 2008.  She was the daughter of the late Harry and Mildred Byers.  a member of First Baptist Church in Hagerstown and worked as a pharamaceutical technician at Fishers Pharmacy.  She is survived by husband, Clinton E. Mowen, a member of our class, and two children, and 3 grandchildren, and twin great-grandchildren.

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Robert Calandrelle                      Hagerstown

Frank Canfield                          Deceased

Donald Canfield                         Deceased

John Canfield                           Hagerstown

Lois Cantner Snyder                     Waynesboro, PA

Melvin Eugene Carpenter                 SaltLakeCity,Utah

Russell LeRoy Chambers                  Hagerstown

Blake Chaney                            Hagerstown

JoAnn Chaney Swope                      Westerville, OH

William Cianelli                        Hagerstown

George Clark                            Hagerstown

Patsy Clem Churchey                     Deceased   6/04

Frances Clever Weiland                  Lithicum, MD

June Clopper Shank                      Hagerstown

Charles Coffman

                         Baton Rouge, LA

Beverly Colvin Ludlow                   Hagerstown

Faye Conrad Beyard                      Frederick, MD

G. David Cooper                         Shepherdstown,WV

Doris Cowden Wright                     Deceased   04

Richard Crane                           Palm City, FL

Donald Crawford                         Deceased

Beverly Crebs Scott                     Deceased

Charles Crider                          Smithsburg, MD

Julian Cross                            Williamsport, MD

Jane Cross Gates                        Clearbrook, VA

Patricia Cump Hedges                    Maugansville, MD

Robert Currie                           Reisterstown, MD

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Carmon Dattilio                         Hagerstown

Jane Davies Blankenship                 Hagerstown

Marlene Davis Johnson                   Deceased             Marlene Marie "Molly" Davis Riker-Johnson, died on August 9, 2007 in Hagerstown, where she was born November 16, 1935.  She was a member of the Davis Tornadoes, who appeared on the Ted Mack Show in 1952.  A devoted mother, grandmother and homemaker, she is survived by daughter Sharon Daniels, California, sons Bill Riker of Smithsburg, Dan Riker of Hagerstown, and 5 grandhildren, and former husband and friend Donald Riker of Hagerstown.

Robert DeBow                            Hagerstown

Julia Bea Delauder Duffield             Greencastle, PA

Ann Delauder Frushour                   Smithsburg, MD

Patricia Dennis Booth                    Deceased

Ralph Devore                            Williamsport, MD

Shirley Ann Diehl Foltz                 Deceased

Donald Elisha Dorsey                    Deceased

LeRoy Dorsey                            East Windsor, NJ

Nellie Doamberger Palkovitz             Mechanicsburg, PA

Betty Dudley Litton                     Deceased   1/12/07

Robert Dudley                           Deceased

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Jack Eby                                Lancaster, PA

Joan Eichelberger Burkhart              Hagerstown

Richard Elgin                           Hagerstown

Ray Stahl Elliott                       Lawrenceville, GA

Clayton A. Embly                           Deceased  August 7, 2008.  A resident of Sylvania GA, at the time of his death, he passed away at Chandler Hospital in Savannah.  He was the son of the late david and Pearl Baker Embly.He was a longtime Roman Catholic and active member of the Kinights of Columbus.  He was a United States Marine Corps veteran having served in the Korean War, and then a longtime employee of Dan J. Sheehan Co.  He was preceded in death by a son.  He is survived by his wife, Sandra, five daughters and one son and eleven grandchildren.

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Dartha Jean Farrow Johnston             Ellicott City, MD

Besie Faulders Mace                     Hagerstown

Linda Fiery Morgan                      Greencastle, PA

Charles Douglas Fogg                    SouthDarthmouth,MA

Mary Juanita Forcino Beall              Smithsburg, MD

Barbara Ann Forcino Shearer             Hagerstown

Vedah Forney Beaver                     Hagerstown

Harold French                           Hagerstown

Norma Jean French Burker                Deceased

Ronald George Frost                     Hagerstown

Roy L. Funk                             Hagerstown

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Sue Virginia Gardner Baker              

Jack Edward Garvin                      Hagerstown

Robert M. Gearhart                      Maugansville, MD

Doris Lucille Gerhart Younker           Hagerstown

Lucille Eileen Gillan                   Laurel, MD

Ray Allen Glessner                      Deceased

Raymond E. Golden                       Clearspring, MD

Sharlene Griffith Hoffman               Hagerstown

Howard Ellwood Griffith                 Deceased

Laura Grimes Bowers                     Hagerstown

Richard C. Grimm                        Williamsport, MD

Shirley L. Grimm Shinham                Palmetto, FL

Clyde M. Grove                          Maugansville, MD

Virginia Grove Grimm                    Hagerstown

Mildred Grubb McCauley                  Hagerstown

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Frank Hadley                            Deceased   2/10/06

Charles William Haller                  Deceased

Audrey Hamburg Hull                     Greensburg, PA

Joe F. Hamilton                         Hagerstown

 

 

 

Gloria Hancock Bailey                   Hagerstown

Donna Harbaugh Rodgers                  Hagerstown

Gary L. Harbaugh                        Hagerstown

Robert Harry Harbaugh                   Deceased

Beverly Ann Harne Kesselring            Deceased
KENNESAW, Ga. - Beverly Ann Kesselring, 64, of Kennesaw and formerly of Ocala, Fla., died Friday, March 3, 2000, in Safety Harbor, Fla. She was born in Hagerstown. (She was the daughter of William Edgar and Blanche Virginia (Black) Harne) She was a homemaker. She was a former member of First United Methodist Church in Ocala. She was a member of Beta Phi, Ocala Chapter, and Beta Zeta of Kennesaw. She is survived by her husband, Richard A. Kesselring; three daughters, Susan Gordon of Tarpon Springs, Fla., and Sheryl Hill and Cynthia Ellis, both of Ocala; two sons, Richard Kesselring Jr. of Ocala and William David Kesselring of Cary, N.C.; three sisters, Sondra Monroe of Grand Rapids, Mich., Lolly Foos of Ocala and Toba Hackett of Abilene, Texas; a brother, Michael Wayne Harne of Palmdale, Calif.; and 10 grandchildren. Memorial services will be Monday at 2 p.m. in Ocala. 

Mary Harner Wellington                  Edgefield, SC

Rose Harp Britner                       Williamsport, MD

Jean Harshman Hanna                     Hagerstown

Fred Hastings                           Smithsburg, MD

Meredith Haynes               deceased         

R. Meredith Haynes, 74, formerly of Rohrersville, Maryland and currently of Fayetteville, Pennsylvania, passed peacefully with his family by his side on Tuesday, February 16, 2010 at the Washington County Hospital in Hagerstown, Maryland. Born on March 10, 1935 in Hagerstown, he was the son of the late H. Alan and Louise (Meredith) Haynes. Meredith was a 1953 graduate of Hagerstown High School and a member of the Class of 1959 from Franklin and Marshall and also a graduate of Frostburg State University. Mr. Haynes was retired from Teleflex-Handy and Harman Automotive and was previously employed by Landis Tool in Waynesboro, Pennsylvania and Litton Computer of Reston, Virginia. Mr. Haynes was a member of the Ringgold Church of Christ where he had served as Treasurer, Deacon and Sunday School Teacher. Meredith was a member of the Rohrersville Band, past member of the Wayne Band, and was with the Hagerstown Municipal Band for 25 years.  He was a past member of the Long Meadow Fire Company, the Washington County Heritage Museum and the Smithsburg Lions Club.He is survived by his wife Catherine (Ditto) Haynes; four daughters, Carol Ann Haynes and Linda Sokol of Hagerstown, Judith Folgner of Leesburg, Virginia and Dawn Dillard of Hagerstown; one son, C. Meredith Haynes of Cincinnati, Ohio; and one sister, Jane Shifler of Boonsboro.  He is also survived by fourteen grandchildren and one great-granddaughter. He was preceded in death by his granddaughter, Christina Haynes.

Shirley Pauline Haynes Finfrock         Deceased  3/3/00

Patsy Hays Pryor                        Hagerstown

Ronald F. Hays                          Boonsboro, MD

James Hebb                              Deceased

Darwin (Duke) Hein                      Concord, NC

Richard L. Helfrich                     Hagerstown

Catherine Hendrickson Kauffman          Deceased  05

Delores Henson Snyder                   Grand Island, FL

Doris Hess Smith                        Hagerstown

John (Jack) Hubert Hickey               Deceased   4/12/05

Betty Higgens Sherrard                  Lakeland, FL

Nancy Himes Turner                      Marietta, GA

Robert L. Hockenshmith                  Hagerstown

Dorothy Horst Miller                    Lovell, WY

Charles Tyler Houck                     Deceased  1954

Gary Lynn Houpt                         Deceased

Donald E. House                         Cleveland, TN

Donald moved to Shenadoah, VA at the end of his Junior year and graduated from Shenadoah High School.  He lived and worked in the Miami, FL area for many years and now lives with wife Tessie in Cleveland, TN

Elaine Houser Griffith                  Boonsboro, MD

Charles Edward Huff                     Deceased

Richard Lee Huffman                     Eau Gallie, FL       is married to Ellen Eberly, class of '54.

                

 

Glenn Hull                              Sharon, PA

Christine Hurd Stone                    Tulsa, OK

Arnold (Art) Hugh Hurtman               Jacksonville, FL

Joseph Hutchins                         Texas

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Barbara Katharine Ingram Groh           Deceased                The Barbara Ingram Art School in the old Henry's Theater building in downtown Hagerstown is soon to become a reality due to backing by the Wahington County Commissioners and the Board of Education.

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Lorraine Jacobs Harner                  Deceased

Isaac Lee Johnson                       Chewsville, MD

Susan Johnson May                       Greenwood, IN

Forbes Jones                            Hagerstown

Harry Lee Jones                         Deceased

Robert S. Jones                         Greencastle, PA

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Donald Wayne Karn                    Deceased

 

 

 

 

Ronald H. Karn                          Deceased 2008

Donald Keener                           Deceased

Marsha KellerMassey                     Hagerstown 

                                                                                attended Washington County Hospital School of Nursing 1956.  Worked for Washington County Hospital 2 years, to married, had 3 beautiful girls, worked for Dr. Dove & Gist 2 years, Dr. Bacon & Young for 4 years.  Moved to Hartford NC, worked in a clinic as supervisor, taught First Aide instruction to teachers.  Taught 75 volunter firemen and ambulance personel the pioneer EMT Cource.  All received certificaion through college of Albamarle.  Continued instruction the next 5 years.  1980 moved back to Hagersotne, worked at Western MD Center in Geriatrics the next 17 years, retiring in 1997.  Took up oil painting, did many paintings, gave away most to charities to raffle off.  Took care of many family members including parents and friends until their deaths.  Have traveled often through the years.  Now enjoying 3 beautiful grown grandchildren and hoping for great grandchildren soon.  Eat out often with nurses from 1956 class and also visit with personal from Wetern MD Center.  Love the computer, hope to stay healthy and live to be old.

Helen JoAnn Kendle Brining            Hagerstown

 

 

 

Winton Kerns                            Deceased

Connie Kershner Daley                   Hagerstown 

Here we go Ed by the way the site is so very nice and you should be so proud. The class is lucky to have you.  Married with 2 children and 2 grandchildren and the love of my life Hunter my little Yorkie. Have not retired yet still working 6 days a week. I own VIP Mobility that supplies mobility equipment to senior citizens and handicapped people. I also try to supply used equipment to folks who cannot afford mobility equipment.Many years of volunteer work at the Washington County Hospital. Lifetime member of St. John's Lutheran Church served on the Church Council and on many committees.Served as a patient advocate for Hagerstown Nursing homes. I Collect Hagerstown Post Cards in my spare time.

Fred L. Kershner                        AUG. 15, 1935-DEC. 2, 2008
Fred Kershner died Tuesday evening at Washington County Hospital. 
He was the son of the late Fred Kershner of Cumberland, Md., and the late 
Frances V. (Early) Bailey of Funkstown, Md., and San Diego, Calif. He was 
preceded in death by a granddaughter, Johnna Marie Kershner. 
He served in the U.S. Army Reserves and was a retired truck driver. 
He graduated in the class of 1953 from Hagerstown High School. 
He was a member of St. James Brethren Church, in St. James, Md. 
He is survived by one brother, Robert of Jacksonville, Fla.; a sister, 
Phyllis Crowe of Sheffield, England; one stepsister, Sandra Boseley of Fort  Ashby,
W.Va.; a stepbrother, Lewis Kershner of Cumberland; four children,  Frederick
and wife Krista of Williamsport, Md., Pamela Bloom and husband Steven  of
Williamsport, Eric and wife Cheryl of Hagerstown, and Randall and wife Mary  of
Hagerstown. He is also survived by his former wife, Shelva (Bingaman)  Kershner
of Hagerstown; nine grandchildren, Brianne Mundey, Brittany, Eric,  Gregory,
Angela, Travis and Tyler Kershner, Elizabeth Hunt and Stephanie Bloom;  four
great-grandchildren, Joshua, Jocelyn, Dakota and Charles Kershner, and many 
nieces and nephews. 

Millard Fillmore (M.F.) Kershner        Longwood, FL

Edward (Ned) Kight                      HiltonHeadIsland, SC

James Alan King                         Raleigh, NC

Raymond Kinslow                         Oklahoma City, OK

Rietta Kiracofe Pettit                  Tuscaloosa, AL

Cherie Kline McIntire                   Deceased

Paul Kline                              Deceased

Paulette Kline Deiterich                Hagerstown

Joanne Koontz Smith                     Martinsburg, WV

Joanne Kreh Todd                        Salisbury, MD

Loretta Kretzer Burkett                 Deceased

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Jack Langenstein                        Summerville, SC

Edwina Lantz Carlson 

                             Vienna, VA

 

 

Donald Wesley Leasure                   Deceased

Marjorie Lepp Walder                    La Mirada, CA

Beverly Lewis Spigler                   Williamsport, MD

Jeannine Lighter Taylor                 Conway, SC

Ann Lindsey Schrader                    Leonardtown, MD        What a great job on the website.  I read the newsletter that mom
received in the mail and wanted to take a look.  I want to provide info on mom.  She is residing at St. Mary's Nursing Center and doesn't get around too much.  My wife and I were able to get her to her 50th college class reunion and she had a blast.Please feel free to send any correspondence to this email address and
I will forward to mom.  sam_schrader@hughes.net

Charlotte Line Drury                    Hagerstown

Beverly Lochbaum Brash                  Easton, MD

O'Farrel Lockhart Cianelli              Hagerstown

Carolyn Lohr Kline                      Chambersburg, PA

Betty Longnecker Miner                  Hagerstown

Suzanne Lowe Hollis                     Hagerstown

Janet Lowery Bowen                      Hagerstown

Robert Lowman                           Hagerstown

Phyllis Elaine Lum Clark                Deceased

George Lynch                            Deceased

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George Mace                             Waynesboro, PA

Roy Magaha                              Hagerstown

James Manford                           Hagerstown

Leon E. Manspeaker                      West Lawn, PA

Darryl Martin                           Auburn Hills, MI

Ernest William Martin                   Hagerstown

Jean Martin Sword                       Williamsport, PA

Richard P. Mayes                        Deceased Nov. 23, 2007                       Dick died at Elkins, WV, after a long illness.  The son of the late Kenneth P. Mayes and Mary Louise Wilson Mayes, Dick was retired from the Western Maryland/Chessie/CSX railroad after 40 years of service.  He was a lifelong coin and stamp collector, a noted taxidermist, a member of a winning national duckpin bowling team in the 1960's and served in the U.S. Army Reserve.                         

Charles Bill McCarthy                   Deceased

Claudia McCarty Suffecool               Hagerstown

Robert H. McCleaf, Jr.                  Boonsboro, MD

Thomas Reno McKee                       Deceased

Georgianna Jean McMillen                Deceased

Constance Louise Messner Comer          Deceased  6/12/05

Regine Metcaff Holsinger                Hagerstown

Leslie Michael                          Hagerstown

Carolyn Miller Keyes                    Harrisburg, PA

Charles R. Miller                       Strongsville, OH

Frances Lorraine Miller  Yoder          Deceased

George A. Miller                        Greencastle, PA

John Samuel Miller                      Deceased   8/21/06

Donald Eugene Miner                     Deceased

Bill Allen Myers                        Deceased

Shirley Middlekauff Snyder              Deceased

Victor Manninger                        Deceased

Jackie Mumma George                     Deceased

Stanley R. Miner                        Williamsport, MD

June Moats Cline                        Hagerstown, MD

Rowena Moats Ellman                     Deceased  92

Dorothy Moore Ambrose                   Hagerstown

Wayne Morris                            Deceased

Lois Mose Bond                          Hagerstown

Eugene Moser                            Hagerstown

Donald Moss                             Hagerstown

Clinton Mowen                           Hancock, MD

Salley Mowen Farris                     Hagerstown

Alice Mullendore Thomas                 Fairborn, OH

Margie Mullinex                         Hagerstown

Robert M. Mumma, Jr.                            Deceased       Robert died August 17, 2007 at the Washington County Hospital.  He was born July 32, 1935, served in the U.S. Army Reserves, retired from Mack Trucks after 30 years of service.  He was a very active member of Otterbein United Methodist Church.  His love and talent was working with wood, which he shared by making toys for Dickens Fair and the annual church picnic.  Survived by wife, Stella Mason Mumma, 2 sons, Robert and David, Hagerstown, one granddaughter and three grandsons.  He was preceded in death by one daughter Sue Ann Mumma Deneen.

Eddie Murfin   13609-2 Pine Links St., Jacksonville, FL 32221-8185.

  Charles Edward Murfin, Jr., lived on Brown Ave. then Guilford Ave. in Southend, attended Surrey Elementary grades 2-6, South Potomac Jr. Hi, HHS grades 10 & 11, moved to Orlando, FL in '52, graduated Edgewater High in Orlando '53, attended HHS '53 graduation, graduated Florida Southern College '56, Emory University's Candler School of Theology MDiv degree '60, United Methodist Church pastor in Florida from age 18 to 65, started several new churches, CEO of Jacksonville UMC Mission Board '88-'92, loving retirement in Jacksonville.  Wife, Bev, from PA & NY & FL, married 1956, 2 sons in FL, 4 grandchildren and 1 great-granddaughter.   Heavy into genealogy.  Love working on this site for the class. Class picture taken from Edgewater High School's '53 year book.      My EMAIL

Carolyn Arlene Myers Ritter             Deceased   3/02

Emzie Myers Hollinshead                 Deceased  8/11/99

Gloria Myers Sneckenberger              Hagerstown

William "Bill" Allen Myers              Deceased

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Ida Mae Neff Bowman                     Wilmington, NC

Robert Neisser                          Maugansville, MD

Patricia Newcomer Greene                Richmond, VA

Helen Nichols Kerns                     Walkersville, MD

Stuart E. Nichols                       Maitland, FL

Mary Louise Nicklas Maley  "Tuck"        Hanover, PA

Susan Nicklas Mask  "Nip"                Reisterstown, MD

Mikell Nigh Forrest                     Hagerstown

Gilbert Gib Noll                        Hagerstown

Harriett Betty Nigh McAdoo              Deceased 1935 - 1998
63, formerly of Hagerstown, died Monday, Sept. 21, 1998, at her home in Louisville, Ky.Born Sept. 13, 1935, in Hagerstown, she was the daughter of Richard "Doc" Nigh and the late Alethea Eckstine Nigh.She was a 1953 graduate of Hagerstown High School.She was a retired counselor for Jefferson County Public Schools.She was a member of Highland Presbyterian Church.She was a member of Kentucky Retired Teachers Association.In addition to her father, she is survived by her husband, Richard MacAdoo; a son, Brian Nigh Elliott; a sister, Rose Marie Barger; an aunt; an uncle; nieces, nephews and cousins.Services were held Friday, Sept. 25, at Highland Presbyterian Church in Louisville. Burial was in Cave Hill Cemetery in Louisville.

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Nancy Ocker Ebersole                    Jamesville, NY

Jim Oliver                              Fernandina Beach, FL

Dick Ott                                Hagerstown

Barron Ott                              Manhattan Beach, CA

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Eddie Palmer                            Hendersonville, NC

Harry Parks                             Hagerstown

David Peck                              Conyors, GA

Dave worked for AT&T for many years.  Has been a successful real estate agent in the Atlanta area for a number of years.  see www.metrobrokers.com/dave.peck. 

 

 

 

Agnes Lou Poe

JoAnn Peters Cordelli                   Hagerstown

Joyce Peters Kline                      Middletown, MD

Richard Petre                           Walkersville, MD

George William Pike                     Deceased 2/18/08 at his home in Hagerstown.  He was the son of Ira Martin and Helen Pike.  Preceded in death by his wife, Linda in 2007, his father, 3 brothers and 1 grandchild;    retired from Mack Trucks, Inc and the U.S. Army, survived by 2 daughters and 2 sons, 1 sister, 4 grandchildren, 5 great-grandchildren, 

Lavonne Pike Clark                      Deceased

Gladys Poe Hunter                       Hagerstown

Dick Poffenberger                       Hagerstown

Howard Pollack                          Randallstown, MD

Joyce Poole Huyett                      Hagerstown

Malcolm Jack Powell                     Gettysburg, PA  

Martha Powell Stouffer                  Boonsboro, MD

Wilbur Melvin Preister                  Deceased

Bill Price                              Hagerstown

Constance Price Brewer                  Deceased

Lee Pryor                               Clarksville, MD

Tommy Purdham                           Rutledge, TN

Fred Purnell                            Deceased 2008

Les Querry                              Bluemont, VA

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Herb Raupach                            St. Cloud, FL

Shirley Reed Wyand                      Hagerstown

Harry Renner                            Hagerstown

Jean Reynolds                           Hagerstown

Frank Rhoads                            Sharpsburg, MD

Beverly Rhodes                          York, PA

Kathryn Rhodes Rohrer                   Rohrersville, MD

Johnna Rice Kennedy                     Frederick, MD

Robert Riddle                           Ashville, NC

Mary Belle Ridenour Perry               Chambersburg, PA

Frances Ridenour Williamson             Hagerstown

Martha Ridenour Shifflett               Quincy, PA

Jacob Guy Ridenour                      Deceased

Floyd Vernon Riffee                     Deceased

Joan Lee Riffle

Richard Rinehart                        Hagerstown

James Robinson                          Hagerstown

Charles Rohrer                          Deceased

Gladys Rori Billubs                     Arnold, MD

Donna Rowe Peters                       Deceased  04

Clyde Royce                             Hagerstown

Doris Royer Scott                       Hagerstown

Walter Rudisill                         Hagerstown

John Rudisill                           Deceased

Granville (Granny) Ryan                 Hagerstown

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Bernice Sams Miller                     Hagerstown

Donald Lester Sanders                   Deceased

Betty Jean Sapp Butts                   Deceased

Joe Saunders                            Hagerstown

Shirley Saunders Getridge               Deceased

Bonnie Schlotterbeck Spickler           Smithsburg, MD

Betty Jane Schmidt Meyers               Sharpsburg, MD

Patricia Lee Schmidt Hosfield           Deceased

Paul Eugene Schmidt                     Deceased

Betty Schneider Frazier

Derek Schoen                            Deceased

Jack Seburn                             Greencastle, PA

George Samuel Secrist                   Deceased

Bruce Seilhammer                        Hagerstown

Irene Shafer                            Hagerstown

Brian Kent Sharpe                       Deceased

Dorothy Shafer Spessard                 Hagerstown

Jean Shaner Weagly                      Hagerstown

Ann Marie Shank                         Hagerstown

Jo Ann Shank Byers                      Hagerstown

Dorothy Shantz Jenkins                  Hagerstown

Elizabeth Powers Shatto                 Deceased

Melvin Louis Shelleman                  Deceased

Sandra Shifflett Swope                  Ashley, OH

Jane Evelyn Shilling                    Deceased

Rose Marie Shinham Wilhide              Deceased

Ella Marie Shoemaker Loher              

Harry Carl Smith                        Deceased

John Shore                              Media, PA

Gail Silvernail Johnson                 Deceased   12/8/05

Frances Skoog Young                     Queenstown, MD

John Van Slack                          Deceased

Anna Elizabeth Smith                           

Harry Carl Smith                        Hagerstown

Richard Lee Smith                       Frederick, MD

Mae Smith Anthony                       Chambersburg, PA

Anne Smith Oden                         Smithsburg, MD

Mary Smith Schaffnit                      Hagerstown

Mary Landon Smith Brugh                   Clifford, VA          She married Lynn Brugh, a lawyer, had 5 children, widowed in 1997.  She did some substitute teaching and proof reading for a weekly newspaper.  She graduated high school from Stuart Hall in VA, and Sweet Briar College.

Nancy Smith Trumpower                     Falling Waters, WVA

Richard Lee Smith

Donald Sneckenberger                      Hagerstown

Terry Snider                              Hagerstown

Gladys Snodderly Biser                    Hagerstown

Martin L. Snook                           Deceased

Elsie Arlene Snurr                        Hagerstown

Barbara Snyder Stouffer                   Hagerstown

Barbara is married to John Stouffer.  They have 2 sons and 1 grandson.  She graduated from Washington County Hospital of Nursing, retired from Public Health Nursing as an RN in 1995.  John taught at North High and the closed circuit TV.  She is chair of the Class of '53 Reunion Committee.

 

 

Nancy Socks Langenstein                   Sumerville, SC

Bill Souders                              Hagerstown

Romaine Spalding Shriver                  Deceased                                                        
Gordon Ray Spessard                     Hollidaysburg,PA
" I have been to the army, college, and retired after 30 years with the United Way in Baltimore  MD, Richmond VA, and Blair County PA  Now living in Hollidaysburg, PA. Three children, two grandchildren."   Grspessard@aol.com

Leda Marie Spielman Harnish               Deceased

Yvonne Spielman Bussard                   Funkstown, MD

Tom Spofford                              Columbus, IN

Donald Lee Spoonire                       York, PA

Patricia Diane Sprankle Hunter            Deceased          Patricia died in Funkstown, Feb. 20, 2007.  Preceded in death by her 3 previous husbands: Carl W. Turner, James Todd, Cliff Hunter.  She had 3 children.  She was an LPN for many years and became a home child-care provider later in life.

Donald Springer                           Hummelstown, PA

Irvin Starliper                           St. James, MD

Nancy K. Stoeffer Talhelm                 Deceased

Ethan Stenger                             Valley Forge, PA

Raymond Stenger                           Hagerstown, MD

Lee Sterling                              New Berlin, NC

Howard Stickler                           Port St. Lucie, FL

Doug Stine                                Hagerstown

Robert A. Stine                           Deceased

Betty Stotler Flook                       Boonsboro, MD

Sarah Stottlemyer Hampton                 Hagerstown

Patsy Stouffer Zukowski                   Marriottsville, MD

Constance Jean Stump Smith                Deceased

Kevin Sullivan                            Funkstown, MD

Evelyn Louise Symons Snively              Hagerstown

Randall Synan                             St. Paul, MN

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Anna Thomas Snyder                        Deceased

John Thomas

Phil Thompson                             Hagerstown

Barbara Thurston Anderson                 Deceased

Tempe (T.J.) Toms Gearinger               Frederick, MD

Shirley Troupe Weaver                     Tombstone, AZ

Kenneth Paul Troxell                      Deceased

Glenn Trumpower                           Falling Waters, WVA

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Rose Ellen Unseld Morgan                  Frostburg, MD

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Jo Ann Vance Altfather                    Bowie, MD

Nancy Vincent Smith                       Hagerstown

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Diane Wagner Sharpe                       Hagerstown

Donald Wagner                             Boonsboro, MD

Sally Ann Wagner Graef                    Towson, MD

Peggy Jean Walters Carter                 Harrisburg, PA                                   

Dick Warrenfeltz                          Hagerstown

Charlie Wasson                            Deceased

Allen Weaver                              Deceased                                           

Betty Webb Jones                          Hagerstown

Dorothea Mae (Dottie) Weller, 74, of Hagerstown, Md., died Thursday, May 21, 2009, at her home. Born April 3, 1935, in Hagerstown, she was the daughter of the late Paul Sylvanus and Ida Mildred Hogan Weller. She was preceded in death by her husband, John F. Weller, on March 28, 1995. She was employed with FirstLook Photo. She was a member of the Morris Frock American Legion Post 42 Auxiliary, Elks Club 378 of Hagerstown and The Improved Order of Red Men 84 of Williamsport. She was a member of Otterbein United Methodist Church for 56 years. She is survived by one daughter, Kathy Gelwicks and husband, Michael, of Hagerstown; one brother, Paul S. Weller Jr. of Chevy Chase, Md.; nieces and nephews; and aunts and uncle.

Norma Jean West Warren                    Greencastle, PA

Jack Wetzel                               Deceased

Joyce Whittingdon Snurr                   Hagerstown

Peggy Whorton Everly                      Deceased  4/27/06

Betty Williams                           

Shirley Wishard Myers                     Clearspring, MD

Nadine Wolfe Phillipy                     Greenspring, MD

Shirley Wolfe Dennis                      Hagerstown

Timmy Wolford                             deceased  Oct. 6, 2009  

Clarence Mead (Tim) Wolford, Born Jan. 1, 1936, in Hagerstown, Md., he was the son of the late Charles Downs Wolford and Ida Virginia Marks Wolford. He attended Lifehouse Church Bethel.   Tim was a Maryland State Trooper and retired as a lieutenant from Maryland Division of Correction. After retirement, Tim remained active in the community collecting donations for many organizations, including the Maryland Sheriff Association, the Hagerstown Police Athletic League, The Fraternal Order of Police and the Civitan Club.Tim was a member of the Fraternal Order of Police and belonged to the Maryland State Police Alumni Association.He was one of the founding members of Community Rescue Service.Tim was actively involved in many youth sports and was instrumental in the formation of the Washington County Junior Football League. He is survived by his beloved and devoted wife of 49 years, Linda Jennings Wolford; a daughter, Traci Michele Parks and spouse, Rikki A. Parks; two sons, Timothy Mead Wolford and spouse Maria Pellico, and Frederick Jennings Wolford and spouse Erin Miller Wolford; 14 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; a sister, Katherine Wolford Wilson and spouse Thomas Edgar Wilson; and one niece.In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Peggy Irene Wolford, and one grandson, Rikki Parks Jr.

Robert Wood                               Hagerstown

Fred Worthington                          Deceased              Fred died of prostate cancer, July 27, 2007.  He lived in Baltimore's Franklintown neighborhood in an old grist mill that he bought in 1964 and converted into his private home.  He was born in Biglerville, PA, but was raised in Hagerstown and graduated with our class.  He studied visual design at MICA.  He taught art and was a graphic designer, eventually forming his own marketing and design company, Fred E. Worthington, Inc. which he ran for 27 years.  He met Anne R. Gossert in 1972, at the Smithsonian Institution.  They married in 2002.  He is survived by Anne and one son, Ashton Scott Worthington of NY.     

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Henry Lee Yeates                          Hagerstown

John Yates

Audrey Yetter Warrenfeltz                 Hagerstown

Paul Edgar Yoder                          Deceased

John Bossterrer Young                     Deceased

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Barbara Zepp   Bieberbach                 San Antonio, TX

 

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