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Mrs. Alice Evora Deal died at her home in Greenville Township at about 8 p.m. Thursday, December 1, of cerebral hemorrhage. She had been in ill health for about five years, and her condition became serious around 4 p.m. the day of her death. She was born at St. Paul on June 1, 1883, daughter of Ananias and Clara (Yutzy) Garlets and was 63 years, 5 months and 29 days in age at her passing. She is survived by her husband, John Milton Deal, one son, Harvey E. Deal, at home; six daughters; Mrs. Margaret Stevanus, Shaft, Md.; Mrs. Sadie Caton, Meyersdale Route 3; Miss Clara Deal, Pittsburgh; Mrs. Lulu Setzer, Finzel, Md. and Misses Mable and Carrie Deal, at home; one sister, Mrs. Sadie Wilhelm, Meyersdale and by seven grandchildren. She was a member of St. Mark's Reformed Church in Greenville where funeral services were conducted at 2:30 p.m. Sunday with the Rev. Ira S. Monn, pastor of St. John's Reformed Church, Salisbury, officiating. Interment was made in the Greenville Cemetery in charge of Mortician Stanley M. Thomas.
Meyersdale Republican, December 8, 1949
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)

Mrs. Allie Cook Deal, of Meyersdale, wife of the late William Deal, died Wednesday night. Mrs. Deal was a twin sister of Mrs. Charles A. Smouse, Bedford Road.
The Cumberland Evening Times, March 1, 1940
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)

FROSTBURG — Mrs. Annie Deal, 69, widow of Henry W. Deal, died late yesterday afternoon at the home of her son, James H. Deal, New Hope Road. She had been ill two years. Her parents were the late E. Manuel and Sarah Beal. Survivors include another son, Henry Deal, Borden; three daughters, Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Bishop and Mrs. Emma Pearl Garlitz, Borden, and Mrs. Anna May Weslow, New Hope Road, and four sisters, Mrs. Earl Hansrote, Mrs. Tillie Robinette, Mrs. Minnie Howsare and Miss Hazel Beal, all of Cumberland.
The Cumberland Evening Times, March 16, 1950
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted June 9, 2012

Donald Wayne Deal, 70, of 3719 Greenville Rd., Meyersdale, Pa., died Sunday, Feb. 5, 2006, at Meyersdale Medical Center. Born Aug. 26, 1935, in Greenville Township, he was the son of the late William and Mary Ann (Baer) Deal. He was preceded in death by one son, Michael; seven brothers, Ralph, Raymond, Carl, Melvin, Robert, Walter and John; and six sisters, Ethel, Edna, Cathaline, Pauline, Dorothy and Betty. Mr. Deal was a retired mechanic for Pittsburgh Knipple Works, Boynton, Pa., and was a member of Greenville Lutheran Church. He is survived by his wife, Wilda Marie (McKenzie) Deal; one son, Donald S. Deal and wife Loretta; and two daughters, Rhonda Teets and husband Charlie and Monica Porter and husband George, all of Meyersdale; one brother, Paul E. Deal, Salisbury; one sister, Mary Bell Brown, Finzel; eight grandchildren, Mandy Marteney and husband Ken, Deanna Beal and husband Randy, Charles Teets II, Kristen Porter and friend, Heath Engle, George Porter Jr., Nicholas Porter, Aleigha and Stephen Deal; and four great- grandchildren, Rebecca and Katlynn Beal and Natalie and Blake Marteney.
about Sunday, Feb. 5, 2006
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted March 11, 2011

MEYERSDALE — Mrs. Emma Hostetler Deal, 73, died yesterday at her home. Born in Meyersdale, she was a daughter of the late John C. and Ellen (Miller) Hostetler. Mrs. Deal was a teacher at Meyersdale School District from 1907 until 1933. From 1946 until 1953 she taught at Salisbury and was a substitute teacher in Meyersdale from then until 1962. She was a member of Meyersdale Church of the Brethren where she taught Sunday School. Surviving are her husband, Roy C. Deal, and one brother, Paul Hostetler, Pittsburgh. The body is at the Price Funeral Home where friends will be received after 1 p. m. today. A service will be conducted there Friday at 2 p. m. by Rev Arthur Hunn. Interment will be in Union Cemetery.
The Cumberland Evening Times, February 6, 1963
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)

FROSTBURG - James Harvey Deal Jr., 60, of Meshach Frost Village, Frostburg, died Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2002, at Sacred Heart Hospital. Born March 18, 1942, in Zihlman, he was the son of the late James H. Deal Sr., and Viola (Winebrenner) Deal, Frostburg. Mr. Deal was retired maintanence engineer with Bel Air Apartments, and he was a member of the Piney Mountain Sportsmans Club, and he attended the Frostburg Assembly of God Church, Frostburg. In addition to his mother, he is survived by his wife of 38 years, Grace (Shannon) Deal; three daughters, Suzzanne Poling and husband Beuford R., Corriganville, Lori Ann Johnson and husband Earl G. III, Hedgesville, W.Va., and Kimberly L. Rounds, Cumberland; six grandchildren, Willie J. Groves, James Admiral-Ray Poling, Samuel R. Rounds, Tyler L. Rounds, Taylor L. Rounds, and Garth David Poling; three brothers, David Deal and wife Mary, Manchester, Earnest Deal and wife Mary Ann, Chambersburg, Pa., and Harold Deal and wife Marsha, Gambrills; and one sister, Juanita Heavner and husband Lane, Inwood, W.Va. Friends will be received at the Durst Funeral Home, P.A., 57 Frost Ave., Frostburg, on Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral services will be conducted at the Frostburg Assembly of God, on Friday at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Eddie Schaidt officiating. Interment will be in Frostburg Memorial Park. Pallbearers will be David Deal, Earnest Deal, Harold Deal, Russell Sperry, Steve Frankenberry, and Lane Heavner.
Cumberland Times-News; about Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2002
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted January 28, 2011

Meyersdale - Mrs. Mary Ann Baer Deal, 68, died at her home in Greenville Township. She leaves 12 children, 30 grandchildren, one great-grandchild, seven brothers and sisters.
The Daily Courier, Connellsville, November 20, 1962
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)

MEYERSDALE, Oct. 30.—Milton C. Deal, 52, of Garrett, died Saturday at Somerset. He leaves his mother, Mrs. Susan Bockes Deal, and two sisters. He was unmarried.
Wednesday, October 30, 1946, The Daily Courier, Connellsville, Pennsylvania
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)

SCHELLSBURG, Pa. - James William Dean, 78, of Mann's Choice RD, died Friday at Bedford Memorial Hospital. Born September 26, 1888 in Cumberland, Md., he was a son of the late Joseph L. and Clara (Crowe) Dean. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Catherine (Jack) Dean; a son, James R. Dean, 410 Polk Street, Cumberland; a daughter, Mrs. James Shipe, 425 Cumberland Street, Cumberland; three sisters, Mrs. Nannie Wilson, Mrs. Nellie Drumm, Mrs. Martha Cole, all of Cumberland; one brother, Robert Dean, LaVale, Md. Services will be conducted oday at 2 p. m. at Mickel Funeral Home here with Rev. Daniel G. Kratz officiating. Interment will be in Schellsburg Cemetery.
The Cumberland News, June 26, 1967
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)

Eckhart, Md., Dec. 4 — John Francis Dean, 43, a painter at the Celanese plant, died at 6:30 p. m., yesterday, at his home in Eckhart, after being ill several days with heart trouble. A World War veteran, he was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Dean of Borden Mines and was a member of the official board of the Eckhart M. E. Church and was active in community welfare work. Surviving are his widow, the former Eva Rephann, and a daughter, Miss Betty Dean, at home; the following brothers and sisters, William Dean, Cessna, Pa.; Robert and Arthur Dean, whose addresses are unknown, and Mrs. Clayton Wilson and Mrs. Roy Drum, Cumberland; and Mrs. Joseph Stinnetz, Middletown, Ohio.
The Cumberland Evening Times, December 4, 1936
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted April 25, 2010

Joseph Arthur Dean, 53, died Friday in a Veterans Administration hospital in Cleveland, Ohio. He was a resident of Cumberland until 28 years ago. Survivors include three sisters, Mrs. Roy Drumm, Mrs. Martha Cole and Mrs. Clay Wilson, and one brother, Robert Dean, all of Cumberland. The body will be brought to the Hafer Funeral Home Monday.
The Cumberland Sunday Times, January 21, 1951
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)

Joseph L. Dean, aged 52, died Sunday morning at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Nanny Wilson, wife of William Mc. Wilson, 48 Independence street, from asthma. He came here from Frostburg eight months ago to reside with his daughter and in the meantime was received into St. Paul's Lutheran Church. Besides Mrs. Wilson the surviving children are Misses Nellie and Martha Dean and Robert and John F. Dean, Cumberland; James W. Dean, Somerset, Pa., and Mrs. Joseph A. Dean, Akron, O. James L. Dean, Frostburg, is his brother, and Mrs. William Koontz, Frostburg, and Mrs. Joseph Crawford, Lonaconing, are sisters.
The Cumberland Evening Times, April 19, 1920
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)

PENDLETON COUNTY - Phoebe Jane Dean was born January 28, 1841, and died March 24, 1913 at the home of her daughter, near Kline, aged 72 years, 1 month, and 24 days. She united with the Lutheran church in young womanhood and remained a faithful member of the same until death. The exact date of her marriage to Moses Mallow is not known to the writer. Her husband, two sons, and one daughter preceded her by answering the summons of their master. She leaves to mourn three brothers, four sisters, three sons, George W., Samuel J, and E. P., two daughters, Lucy B, and Mrs. Myrtle Lough; five grandchildren, besides a host of relatives and friends. She was stricken with paralysis, her fatal sickness lasting little more than a day.
"Blessed are the dead that die in the Lord."
Mineral Daily News, April 11, 1913
(Courtesy of Patti McDonald)
Posted August 29, 2010

Robert E. Dean, 68, of 307 National Highway, LaVale, died Sunday in Lions Manor Nursing Home where he had been a patient ten days. He had been in ill health the past year. Born September 1, 1906, near Frostburg, he was a son of the late Joseph L. and Clara (Crowe) Dean. Mr. Dean was a retired branch manager of the Hygienic Sanitation Company and a co-owner of Dean's Business Service. He was an Army veteran of World War II, a member of Centre Street United Methodist Church, Cumberland Lodge 63 BPO Elks, LaVale Lions Club, United Commercial Travellers, and served as secretary-treasurer of the West Virginia Pest Control Operators Association for 14 years. Surviving are his widow, Pearl (Wilson) Dean, and three sisters, Mrs. Nannie Wilson, Mrs. Nellie Drumm and Mrs. Martha Cole, all of Cumberland. Friends will be received at the Silcox-Merritt Funeral Residence. Services will be conducted there Wednesday at 11 a.m. with Rev. Jack R. Pease officiating. Interment will be in Sunset Memorial Park. The Elks will hold a memorial service today at 7 p.m. at the funeral home. Pallbearers will be William Aumiller, Charles B. Holtzman, Albert Comer, Harold Wagner, Walter Beeche, and Col. Clarence Dolittle.
The Cumberland News, December 17, 1974
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)

PATTERSON'S CREEK NEWS, Jan 4, 1913 - Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Duckworth attended the funeral of their son-in-law, Mr. Deaver, Tuesday morning. Mrs. M. H. Duckworth, Misses Myrtle and Bernice Duckworth and Mr. Dennis Culp also attended the funeral.
Keyser Tribune, January 3, 1913
(Courtesy of Patti McDonald)
Posted August 12, 2010

Russell Walter DeBolt, 61, of Pittsburg street, South Connellsville, died suddenly of a heart attack at 12:15 o'clock this morning at his home. A retired Baltimore & Ohio engineer, he had been employed there for 40 years. Mr. DeBolt was a member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, Junior Order of United American Mechanics, Knights of Pythias and Knights of Khorasson. He was also an honorary member of the South Connellsville Volunteer Fire Department. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Edith DeBolt, and ten children Captain Paul L. of Fort Hamilton, N. Y., Staff Sergeant John E. of Bowling Field, Washington, D. C., Corporal Francis M. in Germany, Clifton of Sheffield, Donald of McKeesport, Philip of St Louis, Mo., David of South Connellsville, Nell, Sara and Dianne all at home. There are 12 grandchildren, one sister, Mrs. B. W. Sleighter of Uniontown and two brothers, George of Portland, Ore., and W. E. DeBolt of South Tenth street, West Side. Friends may call at the Charles McCormick funeral home in South Pittsburg street after 7 'clock this evening. Funeral arrangements will be announced at a later time.
Tuesday, October 1, 1946, The Daily Courier, Connellsville, Pennsylvania
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)

Allen Decker died at his home Tuesday, at 5 a.m., of a cerebral hemorrhage which he suffered Sunday. Mr. Decker had been in ill health for some time, but his condition was not considered serious. He was a son of the late Willis and Mary (Burkholder) Decker. He was born December 1, 1887, and had lived in the vicinity of Garrett all his life. He is survived by his wife, Cora (Bockes) Decker, and twelve children: Clarence and Kenneth, living in Akron, Ohio; Paul, Salisbury; Wilma Decker Boyer, Allen Jr., Blanche, Elwood, Melvin, Harry, Harold, Bruce and Pauline; also two brothers, William and Webster, Garrett; two sisters, Mrs. Irvin Gnagey, Garrett; and Mrs. Harry Stevanus, St. Paul. Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock Friday afternoon in the Center Lutheran Church, of which he was a life-long member, Rev. H. K. Hilner of the Meyersdale Lutheran Church officiating. Interment will be made in the Center Church Cemetery under the direction of H. R. Konhaus, Meyersdale mortician.
Meyersdale Republican, February 5, 1948
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)

Mrs. Edna Christner Decker, 69, of Garrett, died in Meyersdale Community Hospital. She was born September 30, 1890, in Garrett, a daughter of Mahlon and Maulda Pritts Christner. She is survived by her husband, William F. Decker; four sons, including Robert W., William, Jr., and Preston, of Garrett; two daughters, 14 grandchildren; one great-grandchild; three brothers, George and Harry Christner, of LaVale, Md., and Edward Christner of Garrett, and one sister, Mrs. Walter Brant, of Garrett.
The Daily Courier, Connellsville, November 12, 1959
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)

"Fitzhugh Lee Decker, 82, of York, Pa., and formerly of 106 Grand Avenue, city, died yesterday at York Hospital. A former employe of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, he completed 53 years of service before his retirement. He was a son of the late Levi Winbert and Frances Ardella Decker. His wife, Nellie May (Manspeaker) Decker died in 1952. He was a member of the Knights of Pythias, Cumberland Lodge 160 and of First Baptist Church here. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Fred. Geller, York, with whom he resided the past 10 years, and Mrs. Harry Tritt, York. The body will be at the Hafer Funeral Home Tuesday."
"Evening Times" Cumberland, Maryland, 19 Apr 1965
(Courtesy of Shawn McGreevy)
Posted May 22, 2010

James F. Decker, 60, of 814 Mann's Terrace, died yesterday at Sacred Heart Hospital, where he had been admitted November 24. Born December 2, 1915 in Ridgeley, he was a son of the late Franklin and Agnes (Wigfield) Decker. An employee of Allegany Transit Company, he was a member of Teamsters and Chauffeurs Local 453. Surviving are his widow, Doris A. (Zorick) Decker; a daughter, Mrs. Carole Jean Saliga, Fayetteville, N. C.; a son, James F. Decker, Jr., Woodsboro; a sister, Mrs. Ruth Horchler and a brother, Leo Decker, both of Cumberland. The body is at the George Funeral Home, where friends will be received from 7 until 9 p.m. and from 2 until 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. tomorrow. The family requests expressions of sympathy take the form of memorials to the American Cancer Society. Services will be conducted at 10:3O a.m. Friday in the funeral home by Rev. Roman Kozacheson. Interment will be in St. Mary's Cemetery. Christian Wake services will be conducted at 7 p.m. tomorrow in the funeral home.
The Cumberland Evening Times, December 3, 1975
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)

KITZMILLER - Margaret, little daughter of C F Decker, who had been a sufferer of typhoid fever for several weeks, died Sunday morning. Funeral services were conducted in M E Church Monday morning by Rev Zumbsemen, of Buckhannon. Interment took place at Deer Park Md.
Keyser Tribune, October 18, 1912
(Courtesy of Patti McDonald)
Posted July 30, 2010

Amelia McKenzie Decksom, wife of M. B. Decksom, died at her home here, last Thursday. She was a daughter of the late John E. McKenzie, of Avilton, Md. She was a sister of Mrs. George McKenzie, Frostburg, Md.; Urban McKenzie, Grantsville, Md, and Melvin McKenzie, Lonaconing, Md.
The Cumberland Evening Times, September 15, 1938
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted August 3, 2010

Mrs. Anna Frances (Dugan) Deegan, 56, wife of James Deegan, died at her home, 71 Gilmore street, Keyser, suddenly of a heart attack early this morning. A native of Keyser, she was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Michael Dugan. She was a member of the Church of the Assumption and director of the choir and member of the Sodality of the Blessed Virgin of the church. Besides her husband, she is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Joseph Wolfe, of Keyser; Miss Joann Deegan, at home; three sons, Cpl. James M. Deegan, with the Marines in China; S2-c John T. Deegan, with the Navy at Bainbridge, and Bernard Deegan, at home; three brothers, Thomas L. Dugan, Cumberland, Md.; Michael L. Dugan, of North Vernon, Ind., and Edmund J. Dugan, at home. Also surviving are three sisters, Mrs. P. M. Curley, of Parkersburg; Mrs. W. J. Laffey, of Keyser, and Miss Edith Dugan, at home. No arrangements have been made."
"Evening Times" Cumberland, Maryland, Thu 4 Oct 1945: "Keyser, W. Va., Oct. 4
(Courtesy of Shawn McGreevy)
Posted April 17, 2010

BERLIN—Mrs. Clara L. Deem, 72, died Sunday at her home near here. Born at Cove, Md., she was a daughter of the late George and Elizabeth (Ringler) Colflesh and the widow of Joseph A. Deem. Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Forrest Romesburg, Hyndman, and a sister, Mrs. Catherine Simpkins, Ellerslie, Md. The body is at the Johnson Funeral Home here where services were conducted this afternoon by Rev. Glenn B. Keidel. Interment was in the IOOF Cemetery.
The Cumberland Evening Times, February 22, 1956
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)

In this town after a painful illness of six weeks, FREDERICK DEEMS, Esq. in the seventy-second year of his age. Mr. D. Was one the original settlers of Cumberland, and supported throughout his long life, a character without spot of blemish. He is a brother to Col. J. Deems of Baltimore and was in the Maryland line during last war. He has been a teacher in C. for upwards of forty-five years and has taught father, son & grandson. Peace to his ashes.
Cumberland Alleganian, Sept 13, 1845

Bessie (Kirchner) Deneen, 88, of Cairnbrook, went home to be with the Lord Wednesday, July 9, 2008. Bessie was born Jan. 21, 1920, in Hyndman, the daughter of the late William and Martha (Miller) Kirchner. She was preceded in death by her husband of 63 years, Clyde, six sisters: Rose Deneen, Lily Kirchner, Violet Stahlman, Bertha Logsdon, Flora White, and Nettie Kennell, and a brother, John Kirchner. She was the last member of her immediate family. She is survived by her daughter, Nancy Lee, wife of Daniel Barta, three granddaughters: Jessie, wife of Allen Barnes, Laura Kohan and Apryle Bartap; and her nieces, Jean Derby and Shirley Hennington, both of whom Bessie and Clyde helped to raise. She was also preceded in death by other nieces and nephews. Bessie lived a full and productive life in which she gave much and asked for little, offering love and friendship to all who came into it. She was a member of Graef's Lutheran Church for 68 years where she performed her duties as a representative of the altar guild along with her friend, Anne Turko. Besides always making herself available to others with a ready ear, an open heart and an inviting home, she enjoyed sewing, cooking and baking for her friends, family, and buddy Boo. She will be missed by many. The family will receive friends on Saturday, July 12, from 2 to 9 at the Mulcahy Funeral Home, 305 Central Avenue, Cairnbrook. On Sunday, July 13, body will lay in state from 1:30 to 2:30 at Graef's Lutheran Church with service and dinner following. A graveside service will be held at Hyndman Cemetery, Hyndman, with Pastor Bob Way officiating. In leiu of flowers, donations can be sent to Windber Hospice, 600 Somerset Avenue, Windber, PA 15963.
The Bedford Gazette, July 11, 2008
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted October 9, 2010

Mildred Grace Deneen, 87, of Cairnbrook, died Saturday, April 19, 1997, at home. Born Sept. 24, 1909, in Bedford County, she was a daughter of the late Earl and Rachel (Shroyer) Gaumer. Her husband Melvin T. preceded her in death in 1989. She was also preceded in death by her sister Edna Lepley and brother Curtis. She is survived by the following children: Earl, married to the former Helen Dooley; Mary, wife of John Dooley; Robert, married to the former Florence Rolt; and Thomas, married to the former Mary Persuhn, all of Cairnbrook; Ted, married to the former Mary Ann Palya, of Central City; Myrna, wife of James Gianakos, of Johnstown; and Gloria, wife of Charles Gibbons, of Buffalo Mills; 20 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren. She also is survived by the following brothers and sisters: Bill Gaumer and Phyllis Reefer, both of Hyndman; Stanley Gaumer and Freeda Bryant, both of Baltimore, Md. Funeral services: 11 a.m. Monday at Graef Lutheran Church, Cairnbrook, with the Rev. Jane McCormic officiating. Burial in McGregor Cemetery. Friends will be received Monday at the church from 10 a.m. until time of service. Memorial contribution may be made to Graef Lutheran Church building fund or Regional Hospice of Windber. Arrangements by Mulcahy Funeral Home, Central City.
The Bedford Gazette, April 21, 1997
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted August 26, 2010

A 26-year-old resident of the Fairhope section near Hyndman died last night in Somerset Community Hospital of injuries received in a motorcycle accident yesterday. The victim was Kirby Robb Deeter, and the mishap occurred just yards from the home of his parents, Wesley L. and Meredith (Robb) Deeter. The cycle on which he was riding with his wife skidded as they neared the Deeter home. His wife was also injured but she is expected to be released from the hospital today. A hospital spokesman said Deeter suffered internal injuries. Deeter was a veteran of Vietnam, being wounded when serving with the Mechanized Infantry of the Fourth Division. He was employed as a draftsman for the Scurfield Coal Company, Somerset. He was a member of Trinity United Church of Christ, RD 1, Mann's Choice, the Disabled American Veterans and Roxbury Sportsmen's Club. Besides his parents and his wife, the former Edith Emerick, he is survived by four brothers, Gerald, Paul and Carl Deeter, Brunswick, Ohio, and Jack Deeter, RD 1, Buffalo Mills, and one sister, Mrs. Patricia Sarver, Somerset. The body is at the Zeigler Funeral Home, Hyndman.
The Cumberland Evening Times, November 10, 1975
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)

DEETZ, Mrs. Annie Wilkinson Cook

Mrs. Annie Wilkinson Deetz, widow of Robert R. Deetz, well known plumbing concern salesman, died yesterday at her residence, 37 Greene St. Her husband died a number of years ago. A lifelong member of Centre Street Methodist Church, she is survived by a son, John W. Deetz, at home, a brother, James W. Cook, this city, three sisters, Mrs. Walter C. Capper and the Misses Wella and Eula Cook, also of this city and a grandson, John R. Hyde. The body is at the Stein Funeral Home where services will be held tomorrow at 2 P.M. by Rev. Walter Marion Michael, pastor of the Centre Street Methodist Church. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery, with George Johnson, Orion Wilson, Irby S. Rutherford, James Bishop, Larence Rank and Robert Frantz serving as pallbearers.
Cumberland Times, April 15, 1947
(Courtesy of Lee Deetz Fasnacht)
Posted November 28, 2009

Mrs. Eliza Jane "Jennie" Deetz, 90, widow of Perry Deetz, died early today at her home, 128 Frederick Street. She was a native of Bedford Valley, PA and was the daughter of the late William and Sidney Ann "Lynch" Cessna. Mrs. Deetz is survived by two sons, Fred and John C. Deetz, this city, four daughters, Mrs. Walter Frantz, and Mrs. Grace Davis, this city, Mrs. Anna May Rollins and Mrs. Joseph Quinn, Ohio, 17 grandchildren, 27 great-grandchildren and three great-great grandchildren. The body is at the Stein Funeral Home, where services will be conducted Wednesday at 2 P.M. by Rev. William James Elliott, pastor of First Methodist Church. Interment will be in the Rose Hill Cemetery.
Cumberland Evening Times, 23 Jan 1950
(Courtesy of Lee Deetz Fasnacht)
Posted October 17, 2009

John Wesley Deetz, age 50, one of the oldest of native-born residents of Cumberland, expired at his home, 19 Hanover street. Mr. Deetz had been in feeble health for the past year. Death was the result of the natural infirmities of old age. Mrs. Deets during his early years was a carpenter. He went to Missouri before the Civil War, where he engaged in the tobacco business, returning to Cumberland in 1866 and almost steadily from that time until about a year ago, worked in a clerical capacity. For a number of years Mr. Deetz was a bookkeeper for the Cumberland Furniture Company. In 1875 he was city clerk. His wife, a Miss Catron, whose father was superintendent of the farm of the late Governor Frank Thomas in Garrett county, died several years ago. Mr. Deetz is survived by three sons, Charles C. and William, contracting plasterers, and Robert R. Deetz, master plumber,of this city and one daughter, Miss Anna Deetz, who lived with her father. The Deetz family is one of the oldest and most prominent in Allegany county. Mr. Deetz's four surviving brothers, all residents of Cumberland, are Geo. W., Howard, William T. and Perry Deetz. Two sisters also survive, Mrs. Anna Fenno, wife of Theo. Fenno, and Mrs. R.A. Field, Willoughby, Ohio, formerly of Cleveland. Mrs. Deetz was a member of Centre Street M.E. Church for many years. The funeral will take place at 3:30 o'clock Wednesday afternoon from his late home. Rev. Dawson will conduct the services and interment will be made in Rose Hill Cemetery.
Evening Times, Cumberland, 11 June 1912;
(Courtesy of Lee Deetz Fasnacht)
Posted July 2, 2010

Perry Deetz, age 58 years, died at his home, 312 N. Centre St at one o'clock this morning after an illness of one week. Death was caused by asthma. The deceased is survived by his wife, Mrs. Jennie Deetz and eight children. Calvin, Frederick, Perry, Mrs. J.L. Sewaringen, Mrs. James Quinn, of New Castle, PA, Mrs. Bernard Giles of Tennessee, Mrs Harry Rollins, Steuvenville, Ohio and Mrs. Michael Cosgrove of Cumberland.
Funeral arrangements have not been made. Mr. Deetz had lived in this city all his life. He was a bricklayer by trade. Cumberland Evening Times, 2 June 1954: Westernport - Charles Donald Dawson, 54, son of Mrs. Julia Dawson, Maryland Avenue, and the late John E. Dawson, died yesterday shortly after being admitted to a Baltimore hospital. Employed on a farm near Baltimore for the past year, Mr. Dawson suffered a heart attack while w working in a field. A native of Piedmont, he was a member of St. Peter's Catholic Church, Westernport, and had attended St. Peter's School. Mr. Dawson had served an enlistment in the Navy in his younger years. Surviving besides his mother are two brothers, Robert Dawson, Barton and Eugene Dawson, Midland and two sisters, Mrs. Anna R. Hartman, Westernport, and Mrs. Mary G. Lewis, Piedmont.
The body is at the Boal Funeral Home. A requiem mass will be celebrated Friday at 9.a.m. at St. Peter's Church and interment will be in the parish cemetery
Cumberland Evening Times, Saturday 27 Nov. 1915
(Courtesy of Lee Deetz Fasnacht)
Posted October 17, 2009

Robert R. Deetz, 59 years of age, well known traveling salesman, died yesterday afternoon at his home, 37 Green Street, from paralysis.
Mr. Deetz was a son of the late J. Wesley and Katerine (Catron) Deetz and was born in this city where he spent his entire life. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Anna (Wilkerson) Deetz and two children, Mrs. Harold S. Hyde and John W. Deetz, a sister Miss Anna Deetz and two brothers, Charles C. Deetz and William R. Deetz. He was a member of Centre Street Methodist and Episcopal Church and of Potomac Lodge #100 AF and A Masons.
The funeral will be at 3 o'clock tomorrow afternoon from the home with interment in Rose Hill Cemetery. Rev. Dr. Howard E. Thompson, pastor of Centre Street Methodist and Episcopal Church will officiate and members of Potomac Lodge will participate in the service.
Cumberland Evening Times, Nov 6, 1925
(Courtesy of Lee Deetz Fasnacht)
Posted November 21, 2009

MT. SAVAGE - Mrs. Bernadette T. Deffenbaugh, 50, died yesterday at Sacred Heart Hospital. She had been in failing health several years. She was the daughter of the late Joseph and Margaret (Burkey) Blake. She was a member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church and the sodality of the church. She is survived by her husband, George A. Deffenbaugh, two sons, James and Thomas Deffenbaugh, here; three daughters, Mrs. William Guy, Newport, Mich.; Mrs. Gene Martz, Cresaptown; and Mrs. Frank Brailer, Jr., Chevy Chase; three brothers, Edward and Joseph A. Blake, Cumberland and Raymond Blake, Clio Mich.; three sisters, Mrs. Thomas Boyle, Cumberland; Mrs. George Shaffer, here; and Sister Mary Gabriel, Baltimore, and 11 grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Durst Funeral Home, Frostburg, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Requiem Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. at St. Patrick's Church and interment will follow in the parish cemetery. A Christian Wake Service will be held at the funeral home tomorrow at 7:30 p.m.
The Cumberland News, July 30, 1969
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
(Posted June 5, 2010)

MT. SAVAGE - Edward N. Deffenbaugh, 74, of Church Hill died last night in Miners Hospital, Frostburg, where he had been a patient one week. A native of Frostburg, he was a son of the late John G. and Jane (Hitchins) Deffenbaugh. Mr. Deffenbaugh was a member of Mt. Savage Methodist Church and the choir of the church. He was a retired employe of the Amcelle Plant of Celanese Fibers Company. He also was a member of Kemp Lodge 156, AF & AM. Surviving are his widow, Margaret K. (Crow) Deffenbaugh; a daughter, Mrs. Lillian Merchant, Washington, D. C., and three sisters, Mrs. Clara Jones, Homestead, Pa.; Mrs. Emma Barncord, Westernport, and Mrs. Joseph Logsdon, Frostburg. The body is at the Durst Funeral Home where the family will receive friends today from 7 to 9 p.m. and tomorrow from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. The body will be taken to Mt. Savage Methodist Church Thursday at 11 a. m. and services will be conducted at 2 p. m. with Rev. William C. Harpold officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery.
The Cumberland Evening Times, November 1, 1960
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)

MT. SAVAGE - Mrs. Kathryn M. Deffenbaugh, 89, died Wednesday at the Cuppett-Weeks Nursing Home, Oakland, where she had been a patient since January 27. Mrs. Deffenbaugh was born here, a daughter of the late William and Isabella (Graham) Crowe. She was the widow of Edward Deffenbaugh who died in October 1960. She was a member of Mt. Savage United Methodist Church, Rebecca Arnold Chapter 57 Order of the Eastern Star and Homemakers Club. Surviving is a daughter, Mrs. Lillyan Merchant, Falls Church, Va. The body will be at the Durst Funeral Home, Frostburg, where friends will be received from 2 until 4 and 7 until 9 p.m. A service will be conducted at Mt. Savage Methodist Church tomorrow at 2 p.m. with Rev. Clair L. Leber officiating. Interment will follow in the Methodist Cemetery. The body will be taken to the church one hour prior to the service. Pallbearers will be John Deffenbaugh, Paul Deffenbaugh, Stanley Turley, William Merchant and Thomas Hughes. The OES will hold a memorial service at the funeral home today at 7:30 p.m.
The Cumberland Times, October 3, 1975
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)

DEFIBAUGH, Mrs. Virginia M. Bennett, nee Nolan

LaVale - Virginia M Defibaugh, 72, of Cash Valley Rd, LaVale, died Thursday, May 13, 1993 at Sacred Heart Hospital. The Scarpelli Funeral Home, 108 Virginia Ave, is in charge of arrangements. Friends will be received there Saturday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Services will be conducted Sunday at 1 p.m. in the funeral home.
Cumberland Evening Times; Cumberland, Allegany Co, Md., Saturday, May 15, 1993 - pg 6, col 1
(Courtesy of Pat Dailey)
Posted December 29, 2012

DEGNON, Miss Julia

Mt Savage, Md, May 13 - Miss Julia Degnon, native of Ireland, who lived alone, died early this morning at her home on Railroad St. Andrew Mooney, Cumberland, is a surviving relative. Miss Degnon resided at Mt Savage for many years. The funeral will take place from the home Saturday morning at 9 o'clock. Interment will be in the Catholic Church cemetery.
Cumberland Evening Times; Cumberland, Allegany Co, Md., Thursday, May 13, 1920 - pg 9, col 3
(Courtesy of Pat Dailey)
Posted May 5, 2012

WINCHESTER VA, JUNE 11
Following a severe illness of dropsy, Isaac Dehaven, a prominent farmer, of Gainesboro, Frederick Co, died last night, aged 85 years. He is survived by two daughters and seven sons all grown.
KEYSER TRIBUNE, JUNE 14, 1907
(Courtesy of Patti McDonald)
Posted July 15 , 2010

"Fairmont, W.Va., 22 March 1938 - Andrew Deiling, aged 86 years, a highly respected resident of Monongah, died at 7:30 o'clock last evening in his home. He had been ill for some time of a complication of diseases, and pneumonia developed which caused his death.
The deceased was a native of Maryland and came to Monongah from Frostburg, Md., in 1922 and since had lived there. His wife is deceased.
Mr. Deiling was a splendid man and numbered legions of friends in the community where he lived.
Several children survive. They are George Deiling, of Grantsville, Md.; John J. Deiling, of Boston, Pa.; Leo Deiling, of Monongah; Mrs. J. C. McKain, Mrs. J.B. Loss, Mrs. P. H McDonnell and Miss Elizabeth Deiling, all of Monongah.
Funeral services will be held at 9:30 o'clock Thursday morning in the Catholic Church in Monongah. Burial will be made in Holy Cross Cemetery, Fairmont."
The Piedmont Herald, Thursday 24 March 1938
(Courtesy of Pat Dailey)
Posted August 26, 2009

"Fairmont, W.Va., 13 September 1932 - Mrs. Anna Deiling, one of Monongah's most respected residents, died in her home there Sunday morning. She was 72 years old and the wife of Andrew Deiling, connected with the Consolidation Coal Company for many years. Mrs. Deiling was born in Westernport, Md., the daughter of the late John and Mary O'Hare Murphy. She was married to Mr. Deiling at the age of 16.
Surviving Mrs. Deiling are the following children: Mrs. George Dailey, Denver, Colorado; George Deiling, Grantsville, Md.; Mrs. J. P. McCain, Monongah; John Deiling, Grantsville; Leo Deiling, Monongah; Mrs. J.B. Loss, Monongah; Mrs. P.H. McDonald, Monongah; Miss Elizabeth Deiling, at home. One son, Andrew, died in 1920. The funeral will take place this morning with services in St. Stanislaus Catholic Church in Monongah at 9 o'clock. High Mass of Requiem will be solemnized by the pastor of the church, with Miss Josephine Devison at the organ. Pallbearers will be grandsons of the deceased, including Charles McKain, Andrew McKain, James McKain, Thomas Dailey, William Dailey, Fairfax Brown. The bereaved home has been visited by scores of sorrowing friends since the death of Mrs. Deiling."
(N.B. variations in spelling of O'Hare and McDonnell were typed as transcribed from the obit.)
The Piedmont Herald, Thursday 22 September 1932
(Courtesy of Pat Dailey)
Posted August 26, 2009

George Deiling died Wednesday morning at New Germany, Md., after a lingering illness. Mr. Deiling is survived by his widow, Mary Deiling, and three children, Mary and George, at home and Mrs. Dale Broadwater of Long Island, NY; two brothers, Leo Deiling, Fairmont, W. Va.. and John Deilng, Turtle Creek, Pa., and four sisters, Mrs. J. P. McKain, Mrs.John Loss, Mrs. P. H. McDonnell and Miss Elizabeth Deiling, all of Fairmont.
Cumberland Evening Times; Cumberland, Allegany Co, Md - August 20, 1943 - pg 12, col 5.
(Courtesy of Pat Dailey)
Posted August 26, 2009

"Funeral services for George Deiling, 66, Spanish War Veteran, who died last Wednesday 18 August 1943 at his home at New Germany after a lingering illness, were held Saturday afternoon 21 August 1943 at St. Ann's Catholic Church, Avilton, Md. Interment was in the church cemetery. C. A. Boyles, representing Potomac Camp No. 5, United Spanish War Veterans conducted a service at the grave. Taps were sounded by Patrick McGoye and a salute was fired by members of Kelly-Mansfield Post, American Legion. Pallbearers were Collin Reeves, Paul Kooken, Ralph Biggs, Patrick McGoye, James Bonney and T. J. Martin, of the Legion Post. Mr. Deiling is survived by his widow, Mrs. Mary Deiling and three children, Mary and George, at home and Mrs. Dale Broadwater, of Long Island, N.Y.; two brothers, Leo Deiling, Turtle Creek, Pa.; and four sisters, Mrs. J. P. McKain, Mrs. John Loss, Mrs. P. H. McDonnell and Miss Elizabeth Deiling, all of Fairmont, W.Va."
The Piedmont Herald, Thursday, 26 August 1943:
(Courtesy of Pat Dailey)
Posted August 26, 2009

MEYERSDALE—Charles Deist, 83, of RD, Glencoe, died in Meyersdale Community Hospital yesterday, where he had been a patient for three days. A native of Brothers Valley Township in Somerset County, he was born July 28, 1874, and was a son of the late Herman and Susan (Judy) Deist. His wife, Mrs. Minnie (Kroushour) Deist, preceded him in death. Mr. Deist was a member of the Mt. Lebanon Reformed Church, RD Glencoe, where service will be conducted Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. with interment in the church cemetery. Rev. Earl J. Dobbs, pastor, will officiate. The body will be at the residence until Wednesday afternoon. Mr. Deist was a member of the Knights of Malta, here. Surviving are the following children: William C. Deist, RD Glencoe; Mrs. John Poorbaugh, Mrs. Allen Schrader, both of Corriganville; Charles H. Deist, RD 2, Meyersdale; Mrs. Raymond U. Folk, here; Raymond H. Deist, Bedford; Albert Deist, at home; two sisters, Mrs. Cora Beegle, Berlin; Mrs. James McDowell, Steubenville, Ohio; 19 grandchildren and 28 great-grandchildren.
The Cumberland Evening Times, September 9, 1957
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)

MEYERSDALE — Dennis B. Deist, 69, RD 4, Meyersdale, died yesterday in Meyersdale Community Hospital. Born in Berlin, Pa., he was a son of the late Conrad and Emma (Birch) Diest. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Mayme (Baughman) Deist; two sons, Cloyd D. Deist, Meyersdale, Clyde Deist, Frostburg; four sisters, Mrs. Mary Ackerman and Mrs. Clara Baughman, both of Meyersdale; Mrs. Sue Purcall, Brownsville, Pa.; and Mrs. Ora Sarver, McKeesport; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Price Funeral Home after 11 a.m. today. Services will be conducted in the funeral home Tuesday at 2 p.m. with Rev. Douglas Schouff officiating. Interment will be in White Oak Cemetery.
The Cumberland Sunday Times, February 22, 1970
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)

MEYERSDALE, Dec 13 — Frank W. Deist, 89, (?) died Sunday at his home at Glade City after an attended illness. A son of the late William and Dora Yahner Deist, he leaves flve children, Mrs. Bessie Pritts and Margaret at home, Mrs. John Augustine of Meyersdale, Walter of Waynesboro, Ohio, and Louis of Meyersdale, and 10 grandchildren.
The Daily Courier, Connellsville, December 13, 1944
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)

Meyersdale, Pa., Dec. 13—Services were conducted this afternoon at the home, Glade City, for Frank W. Deist, 69, (?) who died Sunday night following an extended illness. The Rev. Kenneth Ashman, pastor of Main Street Brethren church, officiated, and burial followed In Union cemetery. Mr. Deist was a native of Northampton Township and a son of the late William and Dora (Yahner) Deist. His wife died 14 months ago. He is survived by five children: Mrs. Bessie Pritts and Margaret Deist, both at home; Mrs. John Augustine, Meyersdale; Walter Deist, Waynesboro, Ohio; Louis Deist, this place, and 10 grandchildren.
The Cumberland Evening Times, December 13, 1944
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)

MEYERSDALE, May 1—Word was received here Sunday of the death, of Herman Deist, which occurred at the home of his daughter Mrs. Henry Kraushouer near Glencoe. Mr. Deist was well known here where he resided for a number of years, but since the death of his wife a few years ago he had made his home with his children. Mrs. John Landis and Mrs. Annie Hady ot Meyersdale are daughters.
The Daily Courier, Connellsville, May 1, 1922
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)

MEYERSDALE. Nov. 19.—The funeral service for Pfc. Lee Deist, 23, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Deist of Meyersdale, R. D. 3, killed near Santa Mane, Italy, November 21, 1943, will be held at 2 P. M. Sunday at Mt. Zion Reformed Church with Rev. F. D. Witmer officiating. Burial will be made in t. Lebanon Cemetery. He leaves his parents and seven brothers and sisters.
The Daily Courier, Connellsville, November 19, 1948
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)

MEYERSDALE - Mrs. Mayme L. Deist, 69, of RD 4, Meyersdale, died yesterday here at the home of her son, Cloyd Deist. Born near Meyersdale, Mrs. Deist was a daughter of the late Levi and Mary (Arnold) Baughman and was the widow of Dennis Deist. She was a member of the First Christian Church. Surviving are one other son, Clyde Deist, Frostburg; four grandchildren and five great- grandchildren. The body will be at the Price-Miller Funeral Home after 7 p.m. today. Services will be conducted there Sunday at 2 p.m. by Rev. Eric Mansfield. Burial will be in White Oak Cemetery.
The Cumberland Evening Times, March 17, 1972
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)

Mrs. Minnie Kroushour Deist, 74, of Glencoe R. D. 1, died Thursday morning, Oct. 7, at her home. She was born in Germany, September 23, 1874. Her husband, Charles Deist, survives with the following children: Albert Deist, at home; Mrs. John Poorbaugh and Mrs. Arlan F. Shrader, Corriganville, Md.; William C. Deist, Meyersdale R. D. 2; Robert H. Deist, Bedford; Mrs. Ray N. Folk, Meyersdale; a sister, Mrs. Harvey Bittner, Glencoe; and two brothers, William and Edward Kroushour, of Gettysburg, and 19 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Funeral services were Sunday at 2 p.m. at Mt. Lebanon Reformed Church. Burial, under direction of H. R. Konhaus, was made in the Church cemetery.
Meyersdale Republican, October 14, 1948
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted June 10, 2009

Orrie (Red) Deitz, of 430 North Mechanic Street, died yesterday at Sacred Heart Hospital, where he was admitted Monday. Born in Howard, Pa., he was the son of the late George and Anna Dietz. He was preceded in death by his wife, Gertrude (Emerick) Dietz. He was a retired deisel engineer. Surviving are one son, Calvin Dietz, Shelby, Ohio; three daughters, Mrs. Eileen Mowery, Ellerslie; Mrs. Marie Hosselrode, Baltimore, and Mrs. Waneda Hartge, Shelby, Ohio; and eight grandchildren. The body is in the Zeigler Funeral Home, Hyndman. Services will be conducted Friday at 2 p. m. in the funeral home. Interment will be in Restlawn Memorial Gardens.
The Cumberland Evening Times, November 12, 1967
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)

Funeral of Mrs. Ann Manley
Midland, Md., Feb. 23—Funeral services for Mrs. Ann Delaney, 83, who died Monday night were held Thursday with requiem high mass at St. Joseph's Catholic Church. Rev. J. J. Brennan, pastor, was celebrant. The children's choir sang Interment was in St. Michael's Cemetery, Frostburg. The pallbearers were John Manley and Michael Manley, Frostburg; William Manley. James Fair, Paul Thompson and William Woods. The following attended: Mr and Mrs Ed Cavanaugh, Akron, Oh; Mr and Mrs William Manley and Mr and Mrs James Manley, Baltimore; Mr John Manley, Cumberland; Mrs Catherine Laughney and Miss Catherine Laughney, Frostburg; Mr and Mrs Michael Manley, Frostburg; Mrs Mollie Smith and son, Thomas, Vale Summit; Mrs Bernard Byrne, Eckhart.
Cumberland Times; Cumberland, Allegany Co, Md - Sunday, February 24, 1935 - pg 23, col 7
(Courtesy of Pat Dailey)
Posted June 13, 2010

Mrs. William Delaney.
Mrs. Rachel Delaney, 58 years of age, wife of William Delaney. died yesterday morning at her home in Clarysville, of pneumonia. She is also survived by these children: Thomas Delaney, Mrs. Joseph Storey and Mrs. Bernard Martin, Clarysville; William Delaney, Frostburg; Mrs. Joseph Donahue, Detroit; and Miss Regina Delaney, at home. She also leaves two brothers and three sisters: Fred Knippenberg, Lonaconing; Louis Knippenberg, Midland; Mrs. John Drumm, this city; Mrs. Sarah Boyle, Scottdale. Pa., and Mrs. Phoeney Schell, Connellsville. The funeral will take place at 9 o'clock Wednesday morning from St. Michael's Catholic church, Frostburg, with interment in the church cemetery.
Cumberland Evening Times; Cumberland, Allegany Co, Md - Monday, April 27, 1925 - pg 9, col 6
(Courtesy of Pat Dailey)
Posted April 18, 2010

CLARYSV1LLE — Thomas B. Delaney, 83, died yesterday in Sacred Heart Hospital where he had been a patient for two weeks. He had been in failing health for two vears. Born in Vale Summit, he was a son of the late William and Rachel (Knippenberg) Delaney. He was a retired coal miner. Surviving are two sisters: Mrs. Hilda Martin and Regina Delaney, both of Clarysville; one brother, William P Delaney, Frostburg and a number of nieces and nephews. He was a member of St Michael's Catholic Church, the Holy Name Society of the church and Eckhart Local Mine Workers of America and a charter member of the Clarysville Volunteer Fire Department. The body is at the Durst Funeral Home, Frostburg,where friends will he received today and Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.
Cumberland News; Cumberland, Allegany Co, Md., Saturday August 10, 1968 - pg 8, col 7
(Courtesy of Pat Dailey)
Posted August 8, 2010

FROSTBURG — A requiem for Thomas B. Delaney, 83, of Clarysville. who died Friday will he celebrated today at 9:30 a. m. in St. Michael's Catholic Church. Interment will be in the parish cemetery. Pallbearers will be Bernard Clise, Norman Filsinger, Kenneth Winfield, Harold Dudley Earl and Harold Seifarth.
Cumberland News; Cumberland, Allegany Co, Md., Monday, August 12, 1968 - pg 4, col 6
(Courtesy of Pat Dailey)
Posted August 8, 2010

Frostburg. Oct. 30—William Delaney, 79, died Sunday at his home in Clarysville, after a lingering illness. A native of Vale. Summit, Mr.Delaney worked for a number of years as a coal miner and later was employed by C & W Transit Company at the car barn in Clarysville. He was a member of St Michael's Catholic Church. Surviving children are: Miss Regina Delaney and Thomas Delaney, at home; Mrs Bernard Martin, Clarysville; William F Delaney. Frostburg and Mrs Joseph Donahue, Detroit.
Cumberland Evening Times; Cumberland, Allegany Co, Md., Monday, October 30, 1939 - pg 9, col 2
(Courtesy of Pat Dailey)
Posted August 4, 2010

FROSTBURG - William F. (Pat) Delaney, 80, formerly of 198 East Main Street, died yesterday at Lions Manor, Cumberland, where he had been a patient one year. A native of Vale Summit, he was a son of the late William and Rachel (Knippenberg) Delaney. He was employed with the C & W Transit Company for 47 years, and was a member of St. Michael's Catholic Church and the Holy Name Society. Surviving are his widow, Edna (Mackay) Delaney, a son, James Delaney, and a daughter, Mrs. Willa Griffith, all of Silver Spring; seven grandchildren and
two groat-grandchildren. The body is at the Hater-Sowers Funeral Home where friends will be received today from 7
until 9 p.m. and tomorrow from 2 until 4 and 7 until 9 p.m.
Cumberland News; Cumberland, Allegany Co, Md., Tuesday, January 4, 1972 - pg 8, col 6
(Courtesy of Pat Dailey)
Posted August 4, 2010

DELANEY SERVICE
FROSTBURG—A Mass of the Resurrection for William F (Pat) Delaney, 80, who died Monday at Lions Manor, Cumberland, will be celebrated at 9:30 a.m. today at St. Michael's Catholic Church. Interment will be in the parish cemetery. Pallbearers will be James Martin, John Martin, William Donahue, Milton Storey, Thomas Storey and Michael Williams.
Cumberland News; Cumberland, Allegany Co, Md., Thursday, January 6, 1972 - pg 33, col 6
(Courtesy of Pat Dailey)
Posted August 4, 2010

OAKLAND- The past few days two of Garrett county's oldest citizens were buried. John Add Delawder was buried Friday morning. For over 52 years he resided in this county. He was 83 years old and is survived by three sons and a daughter.
Keyser Tribune, October 4, 1912
(Courtesy of Patti McDonald)
Posted July 30, 2010

“Burns Prove Fatal To Woman, 77,”
A 77-year-old Corriganville woman who was seriously burned in an accident at her home February 20, died yesterday morning in Sacred Heart Hosptial. She was Mrs. Bertha Gertrude Delbrook, widow of Frank Delbrook, and was burned when her robe caught fire as she reached across a stove to turn it off. Mrs. Delbrook was admitted to the hospital for treatment of severe burns on the left side of the body. She was a native of Wellersburg, Pa., a daughter of the late George W. and Alcie Moser Witt. Surviving are four children, Mrs. Lena Markwood, Corriganville; Mrs. Bertha Stahl, Berlin, Pa.; Calvin F. Delbrook, Frostburg, and G. Clinton Delbrook, Walkersville; four brothers, Robert, Earl and Walter Witt, all of Wellersburg, and Guy Witt, Akron; one sister, Mrs. Bruce Weller, Mt. Pleasant, Mich., five grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Mrs. Delbrook was a member of St. John’s United Church of Christ inCorriganville, the ladies auxillary of the church and of the Corriganville Fire Company and was the first teacher of the Sunshine Sisters Class of St. John’s Church. A funeral service will be conducted Saturday at 2 p.m. in St. John’s United Church of Christ, Corriganville. Rev. John Klindt will officiate and burial will be in Wellersburg Cemetery. The body is at the Zeigler Funeral Home in Hyndman, where friends will be received today from 7-9 p.m., tomorrow from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. and at the church from 1 to 2 p.m. Saturday.
Cumberland News, Cumberland, MD (Thursday 14 Apr 1966)
(Courtesy of Merikay Mestad)
Posted July 27, 2010

E. Stuart Delbrook, 74, of Corriganville, formerly of Mount Savage, died Wednesday, Dec. 6, 1995, at Berlin Hospital, Berlin, Md. He was born Dec. 11, 1920, in Mount Savage, a son of the late Harry H. and Viola M. (Shaffer) Delbrook. In addition to his wife, Wilma C. (Smearman) Delbrook, he is survived by three sons: Edward A. Delbrook of West Palm Beach, Fla.; David R. Delbrook of Montpelier, Vt.; and Denis L. Delbrook of Corriganville; a daughter, Janet E. Day and husband Stephen of Larchmont, N.Y.; five grandchildren; a great-granddaughter; and an aunt, Alverta Shaffer of Hyndman. Mr. Delbrook was retired from the Soil Conservation Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and was the owner and operator of the Delbrook family farm for more than 30 years. He was a member of the Trinity Lutheran Church in Cumberland, where he was president for eight years. He was president of the Allegany County Farm Bureau for eight years; past president of the Friends Aware and past chairman of the board of Al-Gar Federal Credit Union. Funeral services: 2 p.m. Sunday at the Trinity Lutheran Church, 328 N. Centre St., Cumberland, with the Rev. Larry Goetz officiating. Burial in Restlawn Memorial Gardens.
The Bedford Gazette, December 15, 1995
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted August 15, 2010

Frank Delbrook, 56, Corriganville, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad boilermaker, died yesterday at Allegany Hospital, where he was admitted March 19. He was a native of Wellersburg, Pa., and a son of the late Henry and Catherine (Everline) Delbrook. He was employed by the B. & O. for 20 years. Mr. Delbrook was an elder in St. John's Reformed Church. Corriganville, and a member of the Woodmen of the World, Camp No. 4. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Bertha Gertrude (Witt) Delbrook; four children, Calvin Delbrook, and Mrs. Rumsey Markwood, Corriganville, and Clinton Delbrook and Miss Bertha Delbrook, at home; brother, Harry H. Delbrook, Mt. Savage; three sisters, Mrs. James Lepley, Wellersburg; Mrs. Mary Hosselrode, Glencoe, Pa., and Miss Martha Delbrook, Cumberland, and one granddaughter.
The Cumberland Evening Times, March 27, 1940
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)

MEYERSDALE, Jan. 2 - Miss Lucinda Delbrook, about 80, a native of Wellersburg, died Sunday at the Kiser Nursing Home at Mt. Lake Park, Md. She was an aunt of Mrs. Elizabeth Logsdon and Mrs. Harry Kemp of Confluence, George Schurg of Frostburg, Md., and Elmer Schrug of Meiercroft.
The Daily Courier, Connellsville, January 2, 1948
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)

Philip Delbrook, the twenty-five year old son of Mr. Henry Delbrooke, committed suicide last midnight at his home at Wellersburg, Pa., near Mt. Savage, under circumstances that are most distressing. He had been ill with typhoid fever for about one week and was in charge of a nurse. His wife was lying ill of the same ailment in an adjoining room. The nurse, after looking after Mr. Delbrook, went into the other room to look after Mrs. Delbrook, when the report of the pistol shot was heard in Mr. Delbrook's room. The nurse hurried back to the room to find that the young, man had shot himself over the right temple with a revolver. He died shortly after. Mr. Delbrooke is survived by his wife and two small children, and his father and mother. The unfortunate affair was due to the young man being out of his mind from the fever with which he was suffering. He is said to have been a man of splendid character and his death is greatly deplored by that whole community.
The Evening Times, Cumberland, August 18, 1911
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted April 2, 2011

Viola Mae (Shaffer) Delbrook, 85, died June 2, 1980 at her home in Corriganville, Md. She was born Nov. 5, 1894 at Hyndman, RD 1, and was a daughter of the late Enoch Shaffer and Susie (Hendericks) Shaffer. She was preceded in death by her husband, Harry Herbert Delbrook, on Jan. 31, 1974. She was a member of the Wellersburg United Church of Christ and the Allegany Farm Bureau of Maryland. She is survived by one son, E. Stuart Delbrook, Mt. Savage, RD 1; two sisters, Mrs. Blanche Kennell, Mt. Savage, RD 1, Miss Alverta Shaffer, Hyndman, RD 1; four grandchildren, three great-grandchildren and a number of nieces and nephews. Friends were received at the Zeigler Funeral Home. Services were conducted by the Rev. Harold W. Crabtree. Interment will be in Rest Lawn Memorial Gardens.
The Republic, Meyersdale, June 5, 1980
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted August 21, 2010

DELONG, Mrs. Anna White

RICHEYVILLE, Pa.—Mrs. Anna Delong, 55, native of Eckhart, Md., died Thursday night at her home here. Besides her. mother, Mrs. Clara White, of here, she is survived by two sisters, Alice Brltt, Brownsville, Pa., and Marie Davis, of here, six nieces and three nephews. A short service will be held at the residence Monday morning at 8:30 followed by a requiem high mass in St. Agnes Catholic Church here. Interment will be in the Beallsville, Pa., cemetery
Cumberland Evening Times; Cumberland, Allegany Co, Md., Saturday, June 19, 1948 - pg 2, col 5
(Courtesy of Pat Dailey)
Posted December 17, 2011

Mrs. Anna Petry DeLozier, 73 years and 10 months old, wife of George G. DeLozier, died early his morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Mary Hartman, at Glencoe, Somerset county. She leaves her husband, two brothers, William and Frank Petry of Salisbury, and the following children: Frederick and George A. of South Connellsville, Alma, wife of D. A. Smith of Boswell, Gerber of Cumberland, Md., Arthur of Hyndman, Emma, wife of James Ludy of Berlin, and Mrs. Hartman of Glencoe. There are also 21 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.The funeral probably will be held Friday at the Mount Lebanon church near Glencoe.
The Daily Courier, Connellsville, November 21, 1945
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted March 13, 2010

Mrs. Elizabeth Smith Delozier, 34 years old, wife of Walter A. Delozier, of Johnstown, died Sunday morning at the Memorial Hospital, Johnstown. Mrs. Delozier is survived by her husband; her mother, residing at Whlttenburg; five children, Kenneth, Margaret, Dorothy, Jane and Merle Delozier, and the following brothers and sisters: Eliza Smith, at home: Martha, wife of Elmer Petenbrink, Sand Patch; Barbella, wife of Cyrus Housel, Meyersdale; Lydia, wife of Walter Christner, Sand Patch; Agnes, wife of Judson Wable, Confluence; Dewey and Perry Smith, Sand Patch; Francis Smith, Brownsville, and John Smith, Listie. Mrs. Delozier was a member of the Trinity Lutheran Church and a member of the Ruth Bible class. Burial will take place at the White Oak Lutheran church near Meyersdale.
Monday, October 17, 1927, The Daily Courier, Connellsville
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted September 18, 2010

George G. DeLozier, 69 years old, a retired merchant of Glencoe, died at 6 o'clock Thursday morning after a three-year illness of complications of diseases. Born in Salisbury, he had resided for 35 years at Glencoe, retiring 15 years ago. His wife, Emma Petra DeLozier, preceded him in death on November 21, 1945. He is survived by seven children as follows: Frederick W. DeLozier of South Connellsville, Mrs. D. A. Smith of Boswell, Mrs. J. W. Hartman of Glencoe, George A. DeLozier of South Connellsville, Walter G. DeLozier of Cumberland, Mrs. James A. Ludy of Berlin and Arthur A. DeLozier of Hyndman. Two sisters, Mrs. Ada Schrock of Johnstown and Grace DeLozier of Portsmouth and one brother, W. A. DeLozier of Windber also survive. He was a member of the Loyal Order ol the Moose and the Fraternal Order of Eagles. The body was removed to the home of a son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Hartman at Glencoe, where the funeral service will be held at 2:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon. Rev. J. E. Gindlesperger will officiate. Interment will be in Mount Lebanon Cemetery at Glencoe, R. D.
The Daily Courier, Connellsville, May 31, 1946
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)

DEMPSEY, Joseph DeSales

Dempsey Services
Westernport - A requiem mass will be held Thursday at 9 a.m. at St Peter's Catholic Church for Joseph DeSales Dempsey, 51, who died yesterday at his home, 167 Church St. Rev Charles H Quinn, assistant pastor, will officiate and interment will be in St Gabriel's cemetery, Barton.
Cumberland Evening Times; Cumberland, Allegany Co, Md., Tuesday, October 11, 1955 - pg 16, col 2
(Courtesy of Pat Dailey)
Posted December 16, 2012

DEATH OF AN INFANT
An infant child of Mr and Mrs P E Demuth was buried at the Junction Wed.
NEWS TRIBUNE, MARCH 3, 1911
(Courtesy of Patti McDonald)
Posted July 15 , 2010

HYNDMAN, Pa. - Elmer Louis Deneen, 57, died this morning in Bedford County Memorial Hospital, Bedford. Born in Hyndman, he was a son of John and Ellen (Emerick) Fetters. Surviving, besides his parents, are his widow, Mrs. Rosa (Kirchner) Deneen: a son, John L. Deneen, of RD 1; four stepsons, Cecil and James Wahl, both of Cairnbrook; Raymond Wahl of Wellersburg; two stepdaughters, Viola Deneen, RD I, Hooversville; and Mrs. Dorothy Willison, of RD I; four brothers, Raymond Deneen, RD 1, Hooversville; Melvin and Clyde Deneen, both of Cairnbrook, and Walter Deneen, Hyndman; three sisters, Mrs. Nina Golden, Hyndman; Mrs. Ada Emerick, Harrisburg, and Mrs. Stella Campbell, RD 1, Buffalo Mills, and 19 grandchildren. The body is at the Ziegler Funeral Home. Services will be conducted Sunday at 2 p. m.; interment Hyndman Cemetery.
The Cumberland Evening Times, September 28, 1961
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)

HYNDMAN — Mrs. Ellen Deneen, 96, died yesterday at Bedford County Memorial Hospital here she had been a patient one day. Born in Londonderry Township, she was a daughter of the late Solomon and Anna (Shroyer) Emerick and was the widow of Johnson Deneen. Mrs. Deneen was a member of Grace United Methodist Church. Surviving are four sons, Melvin and Clyde, both of Cairnbrook, and Raymond and Ivan Deneen, both of RD 1, Hooversville; three daughters, Mrs. Ada Emerick, South Mountain; Mrs. Stella Campbell, RD 1, and Mrs. Nina Golden; 41 grandchildren; 68 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren. The body is at the Zeigler Fural Home. Services will be conducted there Monday at 2 p.m. by Rev. John Weaver and Rev. Glenn R. Shewbridge. Burial will be in Hyndman Cemetery.
The Cumberland News, April 3, 1971
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)

Hyndman - Johnson Elwood Deneen, 93, died yesterday at Bedford Memorial Hospital. Born in Warfordsburg, Pa., he was the son of the late Joseph and Sarah (Crawford) Deneen. He was a retired coal miner and a member of Grace United Methodist Church. Surviving are his widow, Ellen Barbara (Emerick) Deneen - they were married in 1895 (sic, 1897) - three daughters, Mrs. Ada Emerick, South Mountain, Mrs. Fred Campbell, Buffalo Mills, and Mrs. Nina Golden, Hyndman; four sons, Melvin Deneen and Clyde Deneen, both of Cairnbrook; Raymond Deneen and Ivan Deneen, both of Hooversville; 36 grandchildren, 99 great-grandchildren, and 16 great-great-grandchildren. The body is at the Zeigler Funeral Home where friends will be received today from 7 to 9 p.m. and tomorrow from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Interment Monday in Hyndman Cemetery.
The Cumberland News, September 14, 1968
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)

Joseph G. Deneen, 41, of RD 2, Lake Gordon Road, died Tuesday at his residence. Born January 26, 1935 in Hancock, he was the son of Albertha (Zais) Barnett, this city; and the late Clarence Deneen. Mr. Deneen was employed as a construction worker and tractor-trailer driver. He attended First United Methodist Church and was a member of Operating Engineers Local 37, and a Marine Veteran of the Korean War. Surviving are his widow, Barbara (Shaner) Deneen; two sons, Brandon J. Deneen and Darras D. Deneen, both at home; one daughter, Mrs. Delite Schnably, city; one sister, Mrs. Nelda Andrews, city. Friends will be received at the Scarpelli Funeral Home from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. A service will be conducted there tomorrow at 1 p.m., with Rev. Donald Shearer officiating. Interment will be in Sunset Memorial Park. Pallbearers will be Ray Nixon, David Tabler, Donald Twigg, Patrick Murphy, Gordon Andrews and Charles Andrews. Local American Legion and VFW Post will accord military honors at graveside.
The Cumberland News, October 14, 1976
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)

Saturday, February 9, Joseph Deneen, a highly respected and aged citizen of Londonderry township, residing about two miles west of Hyndman, died at the age of 70 years. He has been an active member of the United Evangelical church for many years and was a man whose word was as good as his bond. Mr. Deneen served over three years during the Civil War. He is survived by his wife and the following children: Mrs. Joseph Forebeck, Mrs. Samuel Keyser, Mrs. Andrew Mayer and Samuel Deneen, of Hoblitzell; Mrs. Benjamin Day of Meyersdale, Howard of Fulton county; Mrs. Charles Baker of Rockwood, Mrs. Joseph Divilbiss, Mrs. William Hoffman and two sons, Thomas and Jonas, who reside in Hyndman, and Miss Maggie at home. The funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon in the United Evangelical church, of which the deceased has been a member, Rev. D. T. Hershberger, his pastor, officiating. Interment was made in Hyndman Cemetery.
The Bedford Gazette, February 15, 1907
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)

Hyndman, Pa., July 29 — Leonard Deneen, 15, died Saturday after having been bedfast since last September. Surviving are his parents, Walter and Esther Baer Deneen; five brothers. Walter, Leroy, Bruce, Richard and Robert Deneen, Hyndman, and three sisters, Mrs. Anna Myers, Meyersdale, Pa., and Lois and Violet Deneen, Hyndman.
The Cumberland Evening Times, July 29, 1940
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)

HYNDMAN — Samuel Deneen, 82, of RD 1, Hyndman died yesterday at his home. Born in Fulton County, he was a son of the late Joseph and Sarah (Crawford) Deneen. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Sarah (Emerick) Deneen. He was a retired brickyard employe and a member of Hyndman Volunteer Fire Company. Surviving are his wife, Thelma (Bowers) Deneen; two step-children, Mrs. Elmer Harden, here, and Francis Knotts, Sacramento, Calif.; and a brother, Johnson Deneen, here. The body is at the Zeigler Funeral Home where friends will be received from 2 until 4 and 7 until 9 p.m. A service will be conducted there Wednesday; interment, Hyndman Cemetery.
The Cumberland News, July 24, 1967
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)

DENIKER, Mrs. Florence Amelia Bach

ACCIDENT — Florence Amelia (Bach) Deniker, 91, of 2256 Rabbit Hollow Road, Accident, died Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2007, in Goodwill Mennonite Home, Grantsville. Born Dec 1, 1915, in Accident, she was the daughter of the late Henry and Effie (Georg) Bach. She was also preceded in death by three brothers and six sisters. Mrs. Deniker was a homemaker, a member of St. John's Lutheran Church, ELCA, Cove, and the Ladies Aid. Surviving her are her husband, Homer M. Deniker; four sons, Glenn Krause and wife Joyce, Hagerstown, Gary Deniker and wife Soriee, Mt. Airy, Roy Deniker and wife Carolyn, Accident, Paul Deniker and wife Molly, Accident; one sister, Orpha Miller and husband Paul H., Accident; 14 grandchildren; l4 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-granddaughters. Friends will be received at the Newman Funeral Homes, P.A., 179 Miller St., Grantsville, on Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Services will be conducted at St. John's Lutheran Church, ELCA, on Friday, Feb. 2, 2007, at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Roland E. Nairn III officiating. Interment will be held in St. John's Lutheran
Cemetery. Friends may call at the church one hour prior to the services.Condolences may be sent to the family at www.newmanfuneralhomes. com.
Cumberland Times-News, January 31, 2007
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted October 16, 2012

SOMERSET, June 22 — Mrs. Lizzie Trent Denner, 67, wife of Edward Denner, died Friday.
The Daily Courier, Connellsville, June 22, 1945
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted December 5, 2010

Otis W. Dennis, 82, of Bruceton Mills, died July 6, 2010, in the home of his daughter, Nancy. He was born January 7, 1928, a son of the late Ewing and Lillian Mae Herring Dennis. He retired in 1992 from Coolspring Stone Quarry. with 26 years of service as a driller and blaster. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict, and was a member of the Woodmen of the World and Teamsters Union Local 491. He enjoyed Ilea markets and yard sales, running his tractor and collecting wheat pennies. He is survived by his children and spouses, Tom and Nancy Dennis and Nancy and Neil Savage, all of Bruceton Mills; three granddaughters; three great-grandchildren; two sisters-in-law, Corabelle Dennis, of Gibbon Glade and Judy Fischer; and many nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held July 9, at Carl R. Spear Funeral Home, with Pastor Donnie Savage officiating. Interment was in Shady Grove Cemetery, with military honors accorded by Preston County VFW Posts, Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 977 and WVANG Military Funeral Honors. The family requests memorial contributions made in his memory to North Preston Farmers Club, Bruceton Mills. Friends will be received from 4-8 p.m. today, at the Rotruck-Lobb Valley Chapel. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., Thursday, July 15, with Rev. David Hilling officiating. Interment will follow at the WV National Cemetery, Pruntytown, where graveside Military Honors will be accorded by the Taylor County Honor Guard, and WVANG Military Funeral Honors, Camp Dawson.
Preston Couty Journal; Kingwood, WV; July 14, 2010.
(Courtesy of Mary Teets)
Posted August 7, 2010

FROSTBURG — Mrs. Virgie (Fichtner) Dennison, 83, of 28 Frost Avenue, died this morning at Miners Hospital. She was the widow of Melville Dennison. There are no children. She has one sister, Mrs. Cal Mauck, Meyersdale, Pa., and one brother, Jonathan Lincoln Fichtner, Palo Alto, and a number of nieces and great-nieces.
The Cumberland Evening Times, December 5, 1951
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)

DENSMORE, Mrs. Mollie May Andrews

"Westernport-Mrs. Mollie May Densmore, 75, of 160 Wood Street, died Wednesday at Potomac Valley Hospital, Keyser, where she had been a patient since December 26. She was born in Barton, a daughter of the late Robert and Emma (Snyder) Andrews. Mrs. Densmore was a member of Barton United Methodist Church; Calanthe Temple 8, Pythian Sisters, Piedmont, and Victory Unit 155, American Legion Auxiliary. Survivors include her husband, David Densmore; one son, Harry A. Densmore, Randallstown; one daughter, Mrs. Joseph Coffman, Satellite Beach, Fla.; two brothers, Wheeler Andrews, National; Joseph Andrews, Beaver, Pa.; two sisters, Mrs. Thomas Fisher, Lonaconing; Mrs. Ellsworth Russell, Barton, and two grandchildren. The body is at the Boal Funeral Home where friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Services will be conducted there tomorrow at 1 p.m. by Rev. Clifford Lloyd. Interment will be in Laurel Hill Cemetery, Moscow Mills."
Cumberland News, Cumberland, Maryland, 12 Jan 1973
(Courtesy of Shawn McGreevy)
Posted November 12, 2011

MEYERSDALE — Joseph L. Derry, 61, died yesterday at his home. A native of Meyersdale, he was a son.of the late Raymond and Mary (Livengood) Derry. Mr. Derry retired as a school teacher in 1974. He had taught music at the Boswell School, and at Beall and Valley High Schools, Cresaptown and Braddock Junior High Schools in Maryland. He was a member of the Retired Teachers Association and Meyersdale Rotary Club. A number of cousins survive. The body is at the Price Funeral Home, where friends will be received from 7 until 9 p.m. today and from 2 until 4 and 7 until 9 p.m. tomorrow. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Monday at 10 a.m. at SS. Phillip and James Catholic Church. Interment will be in Salisbury Cemetery.
The Cumberland News, July 31, 1976
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)

Salisbury, Pa., Oct. 11 — Henry Dersch, probably the best-known resident of Salisbury, died Thursday at noon at the home of his son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. John Schramm. He was 94 years old. A native of Germany, he was bom on May 12, 1847. Mr. Dersch came to this country at an early age and gained his first employment as a miner here. He later opened a small general merchandise store which he operated until about 12 years ago. At that time he took up gardening as a hobby and kept active until last February, when failing vision forced him to quit. Mr. Dersch was married twice. His first wife was the former Sarah Stevanus, who expired in 1904, and his second wife was Mrs. Elizabeth (Shaffer) Dersch, whose death occurred in 1936. One daughter, Mrs. Schramm, was born to the first union. Funeral services were held at the Schramm home this afternoon in charge of Rev. Samuel D. Sigler. Burial was in I.O.O.F. Cemetery here.
The Cumberland Evening Times, October 11, 1941
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted August 7, 2010

MEYERSDALE, JULY 28 - News of the sudden death of Mrs. Roland D'Este was received here Sunday afternoon by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Darrah, who left immediately for Akron, Ohio, where it occurred. Mrs. D'Este who, before her marriage was Miss Gertrude Darrah, and was a registered nurse, was employed by the Goodyear Company and was on her way to work driving alone when her car was struck by a locomotive as she was crossing the railroad track, and she was killed instantly. Besides her parents, she is survived by her husband, who has been here for several months on account of not having work in Akron, and the following sisters and brothers, Mrs. Frances Dull, Misses Rita, Mercedes and Mary Darrah and James and Charles Darrah all at home.
The Daily Courier, Connellsville, July 28, 1936
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)

“Josephine Determan, 67, died in a Wheeling hospital last Thursday night. Daughter of Bernard and Ann Determen of Doddridge County. Survived by sisters; Mary Severin, Bendale, KS and Elizabeth Severin, Doddridge County; and a brother George Determan, Weston. Burial in St. Clara Cemetery, Doddridge County."
[Note: Catherine is the sister of John Henry Determan who settled in Westernport.]
"The Weston Independent" 24 Nov 1943
(Courtesy of Shawn McGreevy)
Posted July 1, 2009

DETRICK, Roger L.

Roger Lee "Fuzz" Detrick, 60, Friendsville, died Monday, Dec. 19, 2011, at Garrett County Memorial Hospital, Oakland. Born May 21, 1951, in Friendsville, he was a son of the late Demetrious M. "Metz" and Sadie C. (Sines) Detrick. Mr. Detrick was a machine operator for Bausch and Lomb and a member of the Boat Club. He enjoyed fishing and processing deer. Fuzz's greatest joy was having friends visit and share a meal. He is survived by two brothers, Junior Mahlon Detrick and wife Cindy, Friendsville, and Richard Detrick and wife Susie, Bruceton Mills, W.Va.; seven sisters, Betty Galloway, Bruceton Mills, Evelyn Griffith, Hazel Sumption, Sherry Ross and husband John, and Eleanor "Dee" Glisan, all of Friendsville, Mary Hurst, Ashland, Ohio, and Maude Rounds and husband Dale, Grantsville; one aunt, Ruth Mason, Sanford, Fla.; and numerous nieces and nephews. Friends will be received at Newman Funeral Home, Friendsville, today, Dec. 22, from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m., at which time a service will be conducted, with Rev. Michael Robinson officiating. Cremation will follow the service.Condolences may be sent to the family at www.newmanfuneralhomes.com.
Republican Newspaper; Oakland, Garrett Co, MD; Dec 22, 2011
(Courtesy of Mary Myers Teets)
Posted July 26, 2012

GREEN SPRING, W.Va. - Hazel Irene (Shanholtz) Deurr, 85, of Green Spring, died Aug. 28, 2007 at her residence. She was born March 16, 1922 in Springfield, the daughter of the late Wilbert and Edna (Wagoner) Shanholtz. She was preceded in death by her husband, Francis Joseph Deurr, Nov. 21, 1998; four brothers: Paul, Raymond, Earl and Eugene Shanholtz; and one sister, Martha Merritt. Mrs. Deurr was a member of the Forest Glen United Methodist Church, Green Spring. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and mother-in-law who will be greatly missed by her family and friends. She was a good listener and a devoted friend. Mrs. Deurr is survived by two sons, Larry E. Deurr and wife Kathy, Green Spring and Terry J. Deurr and wife Bonnie, Green Spring; one brother, William Glen Shanholtz, Cumberland, Md.; two sisters, Isabelle Fields, Green Spring and Evelyn Wines, Green Spring; five grandchildren; two great grandchildren; and several special nieces and nephews. Friends will be received at the Shaffer Funeral Home on Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m. The funeral service will be conducted Friday, Aug. 31 at 11 a.m. at the Forest Glen United Methodist Church with the Rev. Michael Rowe officiating. Mrs. Deurr will be taken to the church at 10 a.m. Interment will be in Forest Glen Cemetery, Green Spring. Arrangements are under the direction of the Shaffer Funeral Home, Romney.
Cumberland Times-News
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted August 22, 2010

"Lonaconing-Bernard F. (Barney) Devlin, 74, died Tuesday at St. Francis Hospital, Pittsburgh, where he was a patient one day. Born in Millvale, Pa., he was a son of the late Henry and Anne (Woods) Devlin. His wife, Matilda (Blackstop) Devlin, preceded him in death. Surviving are a daughter, Miss Mary Devlin, Millvale; a brother, John Devlin, Midland and a number of nieces and nephews in the tri-state area. A service will be held Saturday at 10 a.m. at Healy Funeral Home, Millvale. Interment will be near Pittsburgh."
"Evening Times" Cumberland, Maryland, Thurs 11 May 1963
(Courtesy of Shawn McGreevy)
Posted August 12, 2009

Lonaconing - Estella Savage "Sissy" Devlin, 87, of Lonaconing, passed away at Egle's Nursing and Rehab Center, Lonaconing, on March 2, 2008. Born in Cumberland on Dec. 4, 1920, she was the daughter of the late Playford Ross and Mary Craig (Atkinson) Savage. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ignatiius J. Devlin, on March 17, 1974; her twin brother, Winfield Scott "Buddy" Savage, on Sept. 15, 2007; two other brothers, Russell and William; and two sisters, Eleanor Nies and Margaret Moomau. Estella was a graduate of Central High School Class of 1939, Lonaconing. She was employed in the Down-twist Department of the Celanese and was co-owner with her husband of the "Little Red" Store in Lonaconing. She enjoyed playing and teaching piano, corcheting, going for walks and visiting friends and relatives. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church, Lonaconing, the Martha Circle United Methodist Women, the Adult Sunday School Class, the Morning Star Temple 1 Pythian Sisters, and the Alvin C. Neat Post 5280 Ladied Auxiliary. She is survived by two sons, Thomas J. Devin and wife Jenifer, of Lonaconing, and William J. Devlin, of Frostburg. In addition, she is survived by three grandchildren, Ryan T. Devlin and wife Julie, of Kingsville, Texas, Sean M. Devlin and wife Allison, of Keyser, W.Va., and Sara M. Devlin, of Kings Point, N.Y.; a sister, Marie Riley, of Frostburg; a sister-in-law, Bernadette (Devlin) Brown; and numerous cousins; nices, and nephews. Family and friends will be received at the Eichhorn-McKenzie Funeral Home, Lonaconing, on Wednesday, March 5, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Morning Star Temple 1 Pythian Sisters will hold a memorial service at 7 p.m. at the funeral home. A celebration of her life and the resurrection of Jesus Christ will be held in the First United Methodist Church, Church St., in Lonaconing at 11 a.m. on Thursday, March 6, with the Rev. Andrew Droll officiating. Interment will be held in St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Lonaconing. The family would like to extend their gratitude to the past and present staff of Egle's Nursing and Rehab Center, where she has resided for nearly seven years. Many caring and loving individuals assister her through the years. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that contributions be made in her memory to the following: the First United Methodist Church Women's Society, Lonaconing, the George's Creek Regional c/o The George's Creek Promotion Council, P.O. Box 93, Lonaconing, and the Alzheimer Association (www.alz.org) 225 N. Michigan Ave., Fl 17, Chicago, IL 60601-7633.
4 March 2008; Cumberland Times-News
(Courtesy of John Keyes/transcribed by Genie)
Posted September 22, 2012

"Connellsville, Pa., Dec 25-Another name has been added to the long death list resulting from the Duquesne Limited wreck on the Baltimore & Ohio, at Dawson, on Wednesday night. Harry Devlin, one of the three remaining patients at the Cottage State hospital, died at 10 o'clock today. The total dead now number 65, and this probably completes the list as the two still at the hospital are doing well and will probably recover. Devlin's home was at Lonaconing, Md. Special services for the dead were held in all the Protestant churches of the Coke regions today and after the burial of Father Fienello, which will take place tomorrow, the Catholic churches will hold mass for the dead. The bodies of about thirty of the victims were taken on early trains. Those remaining identified will be shipped within the next twenty-four hours and the unknowns, will be cared for by the borough council. A special meeting has been held to form a relief committee to look after bodies unidentified or unclaimed. In case no friends appear the citizens will see that the victims are not buried in the Potter's Field."
"Manitoba Free Press" Winnipeg, Sat 26 Dec 1903
(Courtesy of Shawn McGreevy)
Posted August 12, 2009

"Lonaconing-Henry J. Devlin, formerly of Lonaconing, died yesterday in a hospital in Pittsburgh. Born in Lonaconing, he was a son of the late Terrence and Nannie (Symons) Devlin, His wife, Mildred (Mater) Devlin, preceded him in death. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Madeline Lesic, Pittsburgh; five brothers, John Devlin, Newark, Ohio; Joseph Devlin, Cumberland, and William, Ignatius and Thomas Devlin, all of Lonaconing; four sisters, Mrs. Ellen Goldsworthy, Frostburg, and Mrs. Alice Steele, Mrs. Bernadette Brown and Miss Anna Devlin, all of Lonaconing; and two grandchildren. The body is at the Skundrick Funeral Home, 405 North Avenue, Millville, Pa. A requiem mass will be velebrated ther Monday at 10 a.m. at St. Ann's Catholic Church."
"The Cumberland News" Cumberland, Maryland, Fri 3 May 1968
(Courtesy of Shawn McGreevy)
Posted August 12, 2009

"Barton-Hugh J. Devlin, husband of Margaret Dorsey Devlin, died yesterday at his home after a short illness. A native of Lonaconing, he was a son of the late Henry and Annie (Woods) Devlin. He lived in Barton for 30 years. A former coal miner, he retired in December. He was also employed as a fireman for the B & O Third Division. Mr. Devlin was a member of Barton Local, United Mine Workers of America, the Brotherhood of Firemen and Engineers, St. Gabriel's Catholic Church and the Holy Name Society. Besides his wife, he is survived by one son, Henry Dorsey Devlin, College Park; three sisters, Sister Mary Leonarda, Philadelphia, Pa., Mrs. Catherine Powers and Mrs. Leslie Clark, both of Lonaconing and four brothers, John Devlin, Midland, Christopher Devlin, Baltimore, Bernard Devlin, Pittsburgh, Pa., and Terrance Devlin, Lonaconing. A funeral service will be held Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. in St. Gabriel's Catholic Church. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The body is at the home."
"Evening Times" Cumberland, Maryland, Mon 24 Jan 1949
(Courtesy of Shawn McGreevy)
Posted August 12, 2009

BARTON—Mrs. Margaret Marie Devlin, 81, died yesterday at Sacred Heart Hospital, Cumberland, where she was a patient five weeks. Born in Moscow, she was a daughter of the late Michael and Margaret (Cullen) Dorsey. Her husband, Hugh J. Devlin, preceded her in death. Mrs. Devlin was a former town clerk of Barton, retiring in 1959. A sister, Mrs. Bridgett Timney, died last Wednesday. Surviving are a son, Dorsey Devlin, Williamsport, Md.; two sisters, Mrs Anna Jones, Moscow, and Miss Agatha Dorsey, Cumberland, and a grandson, Michael Devlin. The body is at the Boal Memorial Chapel where friends will be received from 2 until 4 p.m. and 7 until 9 p.m. The rosary will be recited there tomorrow at 7 p.m. Requiem mass will be celebrated Thursday at 9:30 a.m. at St. Gabriel's Catholic Church and interment will be in the parish cemetery.
Cumberland News; Cumberland, Allegany Co, Md - Tuesday, March 16, 1965 - pg 8, col 4
(Courtesy of Pat Dailey)
Posted June 22, 2010

"Lonaconing-Terrence J. Devlin, 80, died yesterday at his home on High Street. He was a son of the late Henry and Annie (Woods) Devlin. His wife, Mrs. Nannie (Simmons) Devlin, preceded him in death. He was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church, the church's Holy Name Society and the United Mine Workers of America. He is survived by six sons, Henry Devlin, Pittsburgh; William, Thomas and Ignatius, all of Lonaconing; John Devlin, Newark, Ohio, and Joseph Devlin, Cumberland; four daughters, Mrs. Claude Steele, Lonaconing Mrs. Richard Goldsworthy, Frostburg; Mrs. James Brown and Miss Anna Devlin, both of Lonaconing two brothers, John Devlin, Midland, and Bernard Devlin, Pittsburgh; a sister, Sister Mary Lenorta (sic) Philadelphia; 15 grandchildren and five great grandchildren. A requiem mass will be celebrated Thursday at 9:30 a.m. at St. Mary's Church by Rev. Charles W. Bogan, pastor. Interment will be in the parish cemetery."
"Evening Times" Cumberland, Maryland, Tues 17 Jan 1956
(Courtesy of Shawn McGreevy)
Posted August 12, 2009

ECKHART — Mrs. Rella DeVore, 80, widow of Johnson DeVore, died this morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. John Wolfe. She was a member of First Methodist Church. Besides Mrs. Wolfe, she is survived by four other daughters and five sons: Mrs. Edna Plummer, Mrs. Ora Tomlinson, Mrs. Deliliah Plummer, Mrs. Mildred Taylor, Roy and Victor DeVore, all of Frostburg; Johnson DeVore, Eckhart; Dewey DeVore of Hoffman, and Leonard DeVore, Detroit. A sister, Mrs. Molly Hawkins, Akron; 31 grandchildren and 23 great grandchildren also survive. The body will be at the Wolfe residence.
May 29 1951 Cumberland Evening Times

Benjamin DeVore, 72, of Corriganville, died early last night at his home. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Rachel M. (Witt) DeVore; four daughters, Mrs. Peter Morris, Cash Valley; Mrs. Charles R. Smouse, Hyndman, Pa.; Mrs. Arley Combs, La Vale, and Mrs. Melvin Bohn, at home; a son, Merle, of Corriganville; two brothers, Thomas and John DeVore, both of Ellerslie, and eight grandchildren. He was a member of Washington Camp, No. 62, P.O.S. of A.
Cumberland Times, Cumberland, MD (17 Jul 1938)
(Courtesy of Merikay Mestad)
Posted July 21, 2010

DEVORE, Charles C.

Charles C. Devore, 87, of Ellerslie, died Friday in Sacred Heart Hospital. Born in Ellerslie, he was a son of the late John J. and Barbara (Witt) Devore. His wife, Mrs. Fannie Devore, preceded him in death. Mr. Devore was a member of Ellerslie Evangelical United Brethren Church. He was a retired employe of Celanese Fibers Company. Surviving are a brother, William A. Devore, Ellerslie, and a number of nephews and nieces. The body is at the Zeigler Funeral Home, Hyndman, Pa., where a service will be conducted today at 2 p. m. by Rev. J. Howard Smith. Interment will be in Porters Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Jack Lowery, Herbert Devore, Charles Simpkins, A. D. Mull, Fred Bagley and Quentin L. Griffey.
The Cumberland News, December 28, 1964
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted May 5, 2012

Dorothy N. DeVore, 84, of Asbury Lane, La Vale, died Sunday, June 28, 2002, at Sacred Heart Hospital, Cumberland, Md. Born on Feb. 21, 1918, in Hyndman, she was a daughter of the late Millard and Kate (Reese) Shaffer. She married Harry E. DeVore Nov. 3, 1946, who preceded her in death, on Jan. 27, 2002. She was also preceded in death by two infant sisters. She is survived by a brother, Wayne A. Shaffer and wife, Betty (Dull) Miller Shaffer, Bedford; three sisters; Martha, wife of Robert Cook, Hyndman; Datha, wife of Howard Burkett, Manns Choice; and Lena Arnold McGee, Largo, Fla.; and a number of nieces and nephews. Mrs. DeVore attended Central Assembly of God, Cumberland, Md. She was a homemaker and a 1936 graduate of Hyndman High School. Funeral services: 11 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home with Rev. Robert. Hymes officiating. Burial will be at Palo Alto Hilltop Cemetery, Hyndman.
The Bedford County Inquirer, August 2, 2002
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted August 14, 2010

Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Plummer, Mrs. James Taylor, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. John Tomlinson, and Mrs. John Wolfe, were at Terra Alta, W. Va., attending the funeral of Frank DeVore, 82, who died March 19, at Veteran's Hospital, Aspinwall, Pa. A native of Frostburg, and a brother of the late Johnson DeVore, Grahamtown, he was a veteran of the Spanish-American war.
Thursday, 26 March 1942; The Cumberland Evening Times
Posted March 18, 2011

DeVORE, Miss Geneva R.

ELLERSLIE - Miss Geneva R. DeVore died Wednesday in Sacred Heart Hospital where she had been admitted June 11. Born here April 1, 1916, she was a daughter of the late David and Mary Elizabeth (Lowery) DeVore. She was a member of St. Mark's United Methodist Church in Ellerslie. Miss DeVore was employed by the Celanese Fibers Company. Surviving are a brother, Paul D. DeVore, of here and a sister, Mrs. Helen Plummer of Cumberland. The body is at the Ziegler Funeral Home in Hyndman where friends will be received today from 7 to 9 p. m. and Saturday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Services will be conducted Sunday at 3 p.m. in St. Mark's United Methodist Church here by Rev. Milton W. Benny. Interment will be in Porter Cemetery. Friends will be received in the church Sunday from 2 to 3 p.m.
The Cumberland News, June 25, 1971
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted May 5, 2012

Frostburg - George Dewey (Dude) DeVore, Sr., 76, of 27 Uhl Street, was pronounced dead on arrival yesterday at Frostburg Community Hospital. Born at Grahamtown, he was a son of the late Johnson and Aurelia (Crowe) DeVore. Mr. DeVore was a retired coal miner and was a members[sic] of the United Methodist Church. Surviving are his widow, Della (Jenkins) DeVore, Carlisle, Pa.; two sons, George D. Jr., Carlisle, and James A. DeVore, with whom he resided; two daughters, Mrs. Helen Duckworth, Warren, Pa., and Mrs. Carolyn Jayce, Carlisle; two brothers, Victor, Grahamtown, and Leonard DeVore, Detroit, Mich.; four sisters, Mrs. Edna Plummer, Mrs. Ora Tomlinson and Mrs. Ernest Plummer, all of Grahamtown, and Mrs. Mildren Taylor, Palm Bay, Fla.; eight granchildren and a great-grandchild. The body is at the Frost Mansion Funeral Home where friends will be received tomorrow and Sunday from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m.
Friday, 1 Feb 1974; The Cumberland News
Posted March 18, 2011

Frostburg, Feb. 20 - Johnson C. Devore, 75, retired coal miner, died at 9 p.m., yesterday, at his home in Grahamtown, after an illness of two months. He was a member of First Methodist Church. Surviving are his wife, the former Orella[sic, Aurelia] Crowe, and eleven children, Mrs. Edith Crowe, Detmold; Mrs. Ernest Plummer, Mrs. Emery Plummer, Mrs. James Taylor, Mrs. John Tomlinson, Dewey, Leonard and Victor Devore, Grahamtown, and Roy and Johnson Devore and Mrs. John Wolfe, Frostburg. He was a brother of Ellsworth Devore, Mystic, Iowa; Frank Devore, Terra Alta, and Mrs. Lucy Devore, Mt. Savage. He had thirty-three grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.
Feb. 20, 1941 Cumberland Evening Times

DEVORE, Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Lowery

ELLERSLIE - Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Devore, 79, of here, died this morning at Memorial Hospital, Cumberland. Born in Ellerslie, February 11, 1883 she was a daughter of the late Emanuel and Sarah (Witt) Lowery. Her husband, David Devore, died some time ago. She is survived by three children, Mrs. Helen Plummer, Cumberland; Geneva Devore and Paul D. Devore, both of Ellerslie; three brothers, Frank Lowery, Hollidaysburg; Henry and Walter Lowery, of Ellerslie; a sister, Mrs. G. I. Shroyer, Ellerslie; five grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
The Cumberland Evening Times, August 1, 1962
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted May 5, 2012

The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Merle DeVore, of Corriganville, died yesterday afternoon at Allegany hospital where he was born Thursday.
Cumberland Evening Times, Cumberland, MD Monday 7 Jul 1941
(Courtesy of Merikay Mestad)
Posted July 21, 2010

Hyndman – Mrs. Pearl J. DeVore, 64, of Corriganville, died in Memorial Hospital, Cumberland, Friday night. Born April 4, 1911 at Hyndman RD 1, she was the daughter of the late Charley Willison and Elizabeth (Sturtz) Willison. She was a retired employe of Celanese Fibers Company and a member of the Assembly of God Church, Cumberland. Surviving are her husband, Merle DeVore. She was preceded in death by three sons. Friends will be received at the Ziegler Funeral home today from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Services will be conducted tomorrow at 2 p.m. in the funeral home with Rev. Kenneth Owens officiating. Interment will be in Porter Cemetery.
Cumberland Times, Cumberland, MD, 6 Apr 1975
(Courtesy of Merikay Mestad)
Posted July 21, 2010

Hyndman, Pa., Sept. 15 - Mrs. Rachel Jane Devore, 78, wife of Thomas Devore, died at her home yesterday near Hyndman. She had been ill about six months. She was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Clites. Surviving besides her husband are three daughters, Mrs. Henry Lowery, Ellerslie; Mrs. Walter Lowery, Hyndman, and Mrs. George Speelman, Ellerslie, and one son, Harvey Devore, Hyndman, 32 grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren. Mrs. Devore was a life-long member of the Evangelical church.
The Cumberland Evening Times, September 15, 1941
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)

Mrs. Rachael Mae DeVore, 82, died yesterday at her home in Ellerslie. She had been in ill health for some time. Born in Bedford County, Pa., she was a daughter of the late William and Catherine (Clites) Witt. Her husband, Benjamin DeVore, preceded her in death. Surviving are a son, Merle DeVore, Ellerslie; four daughters, Mrs. Edna Morris, Cumberland; Mrs. Mary Smouse, RD 1, Hyndman; Mrs. Elsie Combs, LaVale, and Mrs. Dorothy Bohn, Ellerslie; a sister, Mrs. Anna Hasselrode, Hyndman; eight grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren. The body is at the Zeigler Funeral Home, Hyndman, where friends will be received today from 7 to 9 p.m. and tomorrow from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m.
Services will be conducted there Monday at 2 p.m. by Rev. Arthur Vespa. Burial will be in Porter Cemetery.
Cumberland News, Cumberland, MD (12 Feb 1966: 4)
(Courtesy of Merikay Mestad)
Posted July 21, 2010

Robert DeVore died on November 23 at Hyndman, aged 69 years. He was highly respected and had been a resident of that place for many years. Deceased was a member of the I.O.O.F. and also of the United Evangelical Church. Mr. Devore was twice married and leaves a widow and the following children: William of Pittsburg, Jesse, Mrs. Martha Roush and Mrs. Florence Rice of Cumberland; Mrs. Grace Smith of Meyersdale; Gertrude and Albert, at home. A number of sisters and a brother also survive: Mrs. Caroline Kennell, Mrs. Sara Sturtz, Mrs. Mary Cook, Mrs. Amanda Shaffer, Mrs. Anna Raley, and Mrs. Laura Mason, all of Hyndman; Mrs. Charity Penrose of Philadelphia; and William of Fairhope. The funeral was held in the Evangelical Church at 10:30 a. m. Wednesday, Rev. J. H. Wise conducting the services. Interment at Hyndman.
The Bedford Gazette, Bedford, Pennsylvania, Friday, December 4, 1908
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)

Frostburg - Roy Devore, 74, of 214 Armstrong Avenue, died Sunday at Miners Hospital. Born at Grahamtown, he was a son of the late Johnson and Aurelia (Crowe) Devore. Mr. Devore was a veteran of World War I and was a retired maintenance employe of the Frostburg Post Office. He was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church and the JOUAM of Frostburg. Surviving are his widow, Gilberta (Griffith) Devore; a daughter, Miss Anna M. Devore, at home; four brothers, Johnson, Victor and Dewey Devore, all of Frostburg, and Leonard Devore, Detroit, Mich., and five sisters, Mrs. Ernest Plummer, Mrs Emory Plummer, and Mrs. John Tomlinson, all of Frostburg; Mrs. James Taylor, Palm Bay, Fla and Mrs. John Wolfe, Chambersburg, Pa. The body is at the Durst Funeral Home where friends will be received from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m.
Services will be conducted tomorrow at 2:30 p.m. at the funeral home by Rev. Kenneth E. Morelock. Burial will be in Frostburg Memorial Park.
Pallbearers will be Roy and Harry Devore, Vernon Poole, George Buckalew, Howard Plummer and John Tomlinson.
Monday, 18 January 1965; The Cumberland News
Posted March 18, 2011

DeVORE, Pvt. Russell Woodrow

Pvt. Russell Woodrow DeVore, 35, Ellerslie, previously reported missing, was killed in action July 11, according to a War Department telegram received yesterday by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. David DeVore, Ellerslie. Pvt. DeVore, a paratrooper, was killed in one of the early raids on Sicily. He attended Allegany High School and was employed at the plant of the Celanese Corporation of America before entering the service August 1941. He transferred from the armored forces to the troopers. Surviving, besides his parents, are a brother, Pvt. Paul DeVore. Buckley Field, Denver, Colo.; a sister, Miss Geneva DeVore, at home; and a sister, Mrs. O. S. Plummer, South street, this city.
The Cumberland Sunday Times, December 5, 1943
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted May 5, 2012

Thomas J. DeVore, 87, retired farmer of near Ellerslie, died yesterday in Allegany County Infirmary. He was born April 23, 1864, a son of the late Daniel and Rachel DeVore. His wife, the former Miss Rachel Clites, died in 1940. Mr. DeVore held memberhip in Ellerslie Evangelical Church and Tonkaway Tribe No. 120, Improved Order of Red Men, Cumberland Survivors include four children, Mrs. Henry Lowery and Mrs. George Spellman, Ellerslie; Mrs. Walter Lowery and Harvey DeVore, both of Route 1, Hyndman, Pa., and 28 grandchildren. Rites will be conducted tomorrow at 2 p.m. from the home of his daughter, Mrs. Henry Lowery, Ellerslie, by Rev. Charles Raley. Burial will take place in Porter Cemetery there.
Cumberland Evening Times, Thursday, May 31, 1951

DeVORE, Victor

FROSTBURG - Victor DeVore, 84, of 125 Walnut Street, Grahamtown, died Tuesday at the Cumberland Nursing Center following a long illness. Born in Frostburg on July 3, 1902, he was the son of the late Johnson and Arella[sic, Aurelia] (Crowe) DeVore. Mr. DeVore was retired from the Kelly Springfield Tire Company as a curing room operator with 44 years of service. He was a member of Frostburg United Methodist Church and United Rubber Workers Local 26. Surviving are his widow, Olive M. (Plummer) DeVore; three sons, Harry L. DeVore, Cumberland; William V. DeVore and Roy M. DeVore, both of Frostburg; one brother, Leonard DeVore, Detroit, Mich.; two sisters, Mrs. Emery Plummer and Mrs. Ernest Plummer, both of Frostburg; 11 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Hafer Frost Mansion Funeral Home Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m. Services will be conducted there Thursday at 11 a.m. by the Rev. Kenneth M. Humbert and the Rev. John Bayley Jones. Interment will be in Frostburg Memorial Park. Pallbearers, all grandsons, will be Roy V. DeVore, William J. DeVore, David A. DeVore, Robert S. DeVore, Michael DeVore and Adam DeVore.
The Cumberland Evening Times, October 15, 1986
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted February 18, 2012

HYNDMAN — William Charles (Mervin) DeVore, 56, died at his home here this morning. He was born June 21, 1902, a son of William P. DeVore, of here, and the late Mrs. Lena (Bowers) DeVore. Mr. DeVore was employed as an engineer for the Ballimore and Ohio Railroad Company and was a member of Hyndman Lodge 589, AF&AM. Besides his father, he is survived by his widow, Mrs. Helen (Bruck) DeVore; two daughters, Mrs. Gertrude Pensyl, of here and Mrs. Ruth Miller, Hagerstown; a son Robert Raymond DeVore, serving with the Air Force; three brothers, Carl DeVore, Hagerstown; Robert DeVore, Cumberland, and Raymond DeVore, Hyndman; two sisters, Mrs. Nellie Holler and Mrs. Catherine Holler, both of here; and four grandchildren. The body is at the Zeigler Funeral Home where services will be conducted on Thursday at 2 p. m. by Rev. C. H. Ream and Rev. C. E. Miller. Interment will be in Madley, Pa.) Cemetery. Members of the Masonic Lodge will conduct a service at 8 p.m. on Wednesday at the funeral home. Firemen and engineers of the B & O will serve as pallbearers.
The Cumberland Evening Times, April 27, 1959
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)

HYNDMAN - William P. Devore, 86, of here, died Saturday night in RD 1, Buffalo Mills. He had been in ill health several weeks. A native of Hyndman, he was a son of the late Greenberry and Drusilla (Carpenter) Devore. His wife, Lena (Bowen) Devore, died in 1953. Mr. Devore was a member of Hyndman Evangelical United Brethren Church. He is survived by five children, Mrs. Nellie Holler, Mrs. Catherine Holler and Raymond Devore, all of here; Albert Devore, Cumberland, and Carl Devore, Hagerstown; 13 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. The body is at the Zeigler Funeral Home. Services will be conducted at the funeral home Wednesday. Burial will be in Madley Cemetery.
The Cumberland Evening Times, April 4, 1960
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)

Mrs. Anna DeVries Rites
Services for Mrs. Annie M. DeVries, 90, widow of Captain William DeVries and mother-in-law of the late George V. Hobart, playwright, author and journalist, who died at Louisa, Va., at the home of her daughter, Mrs. John K. Mullholland, were held here this afternoon from the home of her son William DeVries, LaValle. Burial was in Rose Hill Cemetery. The Rev David C. Clark, rector of Emmanuel Episcopal Church officiated.
Mrs. DeVries had been visiting her daughter in Virginia. She was a daughter of the late John and Sarah Humbird. Her other daughter, Mrs: Sarah Hobart, died sixteen years ago. She leaves seven grandchildren and eleven great grandchildren. Bayne and Vera Hobart, engaged in literary in New York are grandchildren.
Captain DeVries was superintendent of the Parkersburg division of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad at one time. He served in the Confederate army. Mrs. DeVries leaves a sister, Mrs. Lydia D. Hitchcock, this city, who Is 96. Mrs. Milholland and her daughter, Mrs. Clarence H. Osborne, of Louisa, were among those who attended the funeral.
Cumberland Evening Times; Cumberland, Allegany Co, Md - May 17, 1939 - pg 9, col 6
(Courtesy of Pat Dailey)
Posted March 13, 2010

Dec 23, 1837 In New Orleans, city, recently, Mr Samuel R. Dew, son of Mr. John Dew, deceased of this county.
South Branch Intelligencer, Dec 23, 1837
(Courtesy of Patti McDonald)
Posted July 30, 2010

DeWITT, Mrs. Amy V. Wilson

Oakland - Mrs. Amy V. DeWitt, 77, of 6 North Wil?? Street, died yesterday at home. Born at Schell, she was a daughter of the late Steven and Jennie (Fulmer) Wilson. She was a member of St. Paul's Methodist Church and the WS??. Surviving are her husband, Lester DeWitt; five daughters, Mrs. Maxine Sanders, Mt. L? Park; Mrs. Geralding Sava? McHenry, and Mrs. Joseph Wolf, Mrs. Pauline Savage and Mrs. Madeline Humberston, here; two sons, Gary Dew?, Winchester, Va., and Marshall DeWitt, Hagerstown, 29 grandchildren and 29 great-granchildren. The body is at the Minn? Funeral Home where friends will be received today from ?? until 9 p.m. and tomorrow from 2 until 4 and 7 until 9 p.m. A service will be conducted Thursday at 2: 30 p.m. at St. Paul's Methodist Church. Dr. Lawrence Sherwood will officiate and burial will be in Garrett County Memorial Gardens. The body will be taken to the church Thursday at 1 p.m.
Cumberland Evening Times; 27 February 1968
(Courtesy of Dave Gracie/transcribed by Genie)
[note: the right side of the article is missing. I've added what is obvious, but some words are unknown. ~Genie]
Posted November 17, 2012

Archie A. DeWitt. 87. of Kingwood, died on Friday, September 24, 2010, at his home. He was born January 29. 1923. in Albright, a son of the late Jessie Grant and Bessie Maude Teets DeWitt. He was the owner of DeWitt Trucking and De Witt Coal Company before retiring in the early 90s, a U.S. Army veteran of World War n, a member of the Albright Baptist Church and the Albright Volunteer Fire Department.
He and his wife, Mabel, played a major role in the building of the original Kingwood Christian Fellowship Church, where he served as treasurer for several years. He is survived by one son and spouse, Thomas and Kathy DeWitt, of Kingwood; three daughters and spouses, Starlette and Richard Crane, of Palm City, FL, Sheila Twigg, of Reedsville, Barbara and Randy Schmidle, of Kingwood; one sister, Shirley Frearn, of Martinsburg: seven grandchildren; II great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mabel Louise Burns DeWitt; one brother, Quinten DeWitt; sister-in-law, Wilma DeWitt; brother-in-law, John Fream; son-in-law, Larry Light. Funeral services were held on Monday, September 27 at Rotruck-Lobb Funeral Home, Kingwood Chapel, with the Rev. Joe Lamm, officiating. Interment followed at Sunset Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Kingwood where Military Honors were accorded by Preston County VFW's, Vietnam Veterans of America, (VVA) Chapter 977, of Preston County and WYANO Military Funeral Honors, Camp Dawson.
Preston County Journal; Kingwood, WV; Sept 29, 2010
(Courtesy of Mary Teets)
Posted November 14, 2010

Arthur Thomas DeWitt, 77, of M Street, Mt. Lake Park, died yesterday at his residence after a long illness. He had been a resident of Mt. Lake Park 21 years. Born in Sang Run, Md., he was a son of the late Matthew and Frances (Ferguson) DeWitt. He was a former maintenance engineer at Edgewood Arsenal, Md. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Mae (Frantz) DeWitt; three sons, Paul deWitt, Mt. Lake Park; Everett DeWitt, Essex; Sgt. Maxwell DeWitt, with the Army at Ft. Lee, Va.; four daughters, Mrs. Gwendolyn Ross and Mrs. Lorraine Hanna, both of Belair; Mrs. Ruby Friend, Baltimore; Mrs. Helen Proundfoot, Washington, D. C.; three brothers, George and Gilbert DeWitt, both of Sang Run; Walter DeWitt, Terra Alta; four sisters, Mrs. Dora Casteel and Mrs. Ada Casteel, both of Morgantown; Mrs. Alice Hoff, Friendsville; Mrs. Cecelia Fields, Richmond, Va.; 24 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren. The body is at the Leighton Durst Funeral Home where friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. A service will be conducted at the Sang Run Pentecostal Church, of which Mr. DeWitt was a member, Saturday at 2 p.m. Rev. William Feathers, pastor, and Rev. Mark Goodin will officiate. Burial will be in Oak Grove Cemetery.
Source: The Cumberland News; Cumberland, Maryland; Dec. 31, 1965; page 11.
(Courtesy of Wendy Mammoliti)
Posted March 28, 2010

Oakland, MD-Aug 8-Funeral service for Horace Resley DeWitt, 83, a native and life-long resident of Garrett County, the elder son of Archibald Casteel and Mary Browning DeWitt, who died at his home at Hoyes, were conducted at Hoyes Methodist Church Tesday afternoon by Rev. Robert L. Greynolds, pastor, with interment in the Hoyes cemetery. While most of his life was spent in the Hoyes community, he lived some years at this place during and after his term of ovvice as County Treasurer, beginning in 1906. In addition to a step-daughter, Mrs. George Bond, Mr. DeWitt is survived by a brother, J. Arthur DeWitt, of Hoyes; and three sisters, Mrs. J. Inskeep Keller, Romney, WV; Mrs. Hamill Casteel, Uniontown, PA, and Mrs. Hamilton F. Friend, Friendsville.
Cumberland Evening Times, Aug 8, 1941
(Courtesy of Patty Friend Thompson)
Posted November 4, 2009

DeWITT, J. Quentin

J. Quentin DeWitt, 86, of Somerset, Pa., formerly of Albright, died Wednesday, March 2, 2005, at his home in Somerset. He was born Jan. 30, 1919, in Preston County, the son of the late Jesse and Bessie Maude Teets DeWitt. He was a coal miner, farmer and attended the Beech Run Methodist Church until its closing. He loved farming, hunting and fishing. He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Wilma Pauline Nedrow DeWitt; one son and spouse, Joseph and Andrea DeWitt, of Somerset; one brother and spouse, Archie and Mabel DeWitt, of Kingwood; one sister, Shirley Fream of Martinsburg; two grandchildren and a spouse, Christine and Jason Younkin of Toano, Va., and Tammy DeWitt of Winchester, Va., and several nieces and nephews. Friends will be received from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Saturday, March 5, at Rotruck-Lobb Funeral Home Kingwood Chapel. Funeral services will be conducted by the Rev. Paul Mateer at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 6, in the funeral home chapel.
Burial will follow the service at Maplewood Cemetery in Kingwood.
The Republican; Oakland, Garrett Co, MD; March 5, 2005
(Courtesy of Mary Myers Teets)
Posted July 20, 2011

OAKLAND - Joseph Walter DeWitt, 84, RD 1, Terra Alta, died Wednesday at Garrett County Memorial Hospital, where he had been a patient for three days. Born August 4, 1886 in Sang Run, he was a son of the late Mathew and Fannie (Ferguson) DeWitt. Surviving are his widow, Mary Florence (Savage) DeWitt, Sang Run, Cecil DeWitt, Dunbar, PA; Wilbert DeWitt, Fairchance, PA, and Emert DeWitt, Connellsville, PA; five daughters, Mrs. Pearl Basinger, Connellsville, PA; Mrs. Mabel Guthrie, Crellin, and Mrs. Dolly Black, Mrs. Beulah Adam, and Mrs. Clara Lillilock, all of Dunbar, PA; two brothers, George DeWitt and Gilbert DeWitt, both of Sang Run; three sisters, Mrs. Dora Casteel and Mrs. Ada Casteel, both of Morgantown, and Mrs. Alice Hoff, Friendsville; 37 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. The body is at the John O. Durst Funeral Home, Oakland. Services will be today at 2 p.m. in the Sang Run Untied Pentecostal Church with Rev. Ralph Jacks and Rev. David White, officiating. Interment will be in Hoyes Cemetery, Sang Run.
Cumberland News, Nov 28, 1970
(Courtesy of Patty Friend Thompson)
Posted November 4, 2009

Mrs. Letitia Friend DeWitt, widow of the late David O. DeWitt, died at her home at Hoyes on Sunday afternoon, October 12, following an illness of upwards of five weeks. Mrs. DeWitt was the daughter of the late Isaiah and Julia Casteel Friend and was born near Hoyes March 14, 1870. She was aged 71 years. On December 31, 1893, she was married to Mr. DeWitt to which union were born five children, of whom four survive; William W. DeWitt and Mrs. Harriett May Wilburn, Hoyes; Paul DeWitt, Oakland; Hamilton DeWitt at home; seven grandchildren and one great grandchild; also four brother and sisters, Mrs. James W. Friend and Miss Molly Friend, Friendsville; R. B. Friend and Hamilton Friend, of Hoyes. Her husband died about five years ago. Mrs. DeWitt was a member of the Hoyes Methodist church most of her lifetime. Her funeral was conducted on Wednesday afternoon at two o'clock when the Rev. R. L. Greynolds, pastor of the Friendsville Parish officiated. Interment was made in the Hoyes cemetery.
10-17-1941, Cumberland Evening Times
(Courtesy of Patty Friend Thompson)
Posted November 4, 2009

FRIENDSVILLE - Lloyd L. DeWitt, 78, of here, died yesterday in the Cuppett-Weeks Nursing Home in Oakland. Born in Sang Run, he was a son fo the late Lafayette and Theresa (Savage) DeWitt. Surviving are two sisters, Mrs. Anna Friend, Oakland, and Mrs. Alma King, Friendsville.
The body is at the Newman Funeral Home, here, where friends will be received today from 7 to 9 p.m. A service will be conducted at the funeral home tomorrow at 11 a.m. with Rev. H. B. Rittenhouse officiating. Interment will be in Blooming Rose Cemetery.
Source: The Cumberland Evening Times; Cumberland, Maryland; January 7, 1975; page 6.
(Courtesy of Wendy Mammoliti)
Posted January 16, 2010

ROMNEY - Mrs. Sadie Elizabeth DeWitt, 86, of Romney, died yesterday at Hopemont State Hospital. A native of Hoyes, Md., she was a daughter of the late Rev. Henry E. Friend and Sarah Elizabeth (Blackburn) Friend. She was preceded in death by her husband, John Arthur DeWitt. Mrs. DeWitt was a member of the Hoyes United Methodist Church. Surviving are two sons, H. Robert DeWitt, Romney, and Arthur E. DeWitt, Baltimore, two daughters, Mrs. George H. Williams, Romney, and Mrs. R. Neel Flora, Cumberland; three grandchildren and one great grandchild. The body is at the John O. Durst Funeral Home in Oakland where friends will be received today from 7 to 9 p.m. and tomorrow from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Services will be conducted at the Hoyes United Methodist Church Thursday at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Dr. Lawrence Sherwood officiating. Interment will be in the Hoyes Cemetery. The body will be taken to the church one hour before services.
Source: The Cumberland Evening Times; Cumberland, Maryland; September 5, 1972; page 20.
Transcribed by Wendy Mammoliti
Posted November 4, 2009

Rev. Thomas A. DeWitt
Terra Alta, WV Oct 10- Rev. Thomas Alexander DeWitt, 64, died Tuesday morning at his home in Freeport. He was born in Terra Alta, a son of Samuel and Ellen Casteel DeWitt. He had been ill of a heart aliment for four years but his death was unexpected.
Survivors are sons, Mervin, Terra Alta; Harry, Uniontown, PA: Foster, Charleston; one stepson, John DeWitt, Terra Alta; tow sisters, Mrs. Myrtle Bradshaw, Morgantown, and Mrs. Winnie Smith, Point Marion, and two brothers, Daniel, Uniontown, PA and William, Tunnelton.
Cumberland Evening Times, Oct. 10, 1940 (Cumberland MD)
(Courtesy of Patty Friend-Thompson)
Posted July 9, 2009

Truman C. DeWitt, 70, who died last Thursday, at this home near here, was buried Sunday afternoon in Hoyes Run Cemetery following services at the residence of his daughter, Mrs. Peter Bassland. Mr. DeWitt was born November 6, 1880, in Garrett County, a son of the late John and Margaret (Hawk) DeWitt. Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Theodosia (Friend) DeWitt,; another daughter, Mrs. Carson Miller, Oakland; one foster daughter, Ethel Durr, Hopemont, WV; two sisters, Mrs. V. C. Friend, Sang Run and Mrs. Laura E. Merrill, Gormania, WV, and three grandchildren.
Cumberland Evening Times - April 12, 1951
(Courtesy of Patty Friend-Thompson)

CUMBERLAND — Valetta L. DeWitt, 83, of Cumberland, died on Dec. 11, 2008, at Yale University Hospital in New Haven, Conn., as a result of complications after surgery. She was born on June 18, 1925, in Cumberland. Her parents were William Ruehl and Nellie Eliza Winebrenner (Ruehl). She is survived by her son George Kinsley, of Michigan; a daughter, Shari (Kinsley) Ruehl, of Cumberland; and a brother James Ruehl, of Bowling Green, Ohio. She is also survived by four grandchildren, Todd Kinsley, of Henderson, Nev., Scott Kinsley, of Mount Pleasant, Mich., Brian Kinsley, of Ann Arbor, Mich., Tammy (Reed) and her husband Jesse Crossland, of Cumberland; one great-grandchild Matthew Crossland; many nieces, nephews, and grandnieces and grandnephews. She was predeceased by her parents, and her sister Helen Baird; and five brothers, Paul, Frederick, Calvin (Pete), Victor and Eugene (Gene) Ruehl. She was also predeceased by husband Charles DeWitt, of Oakland.
Valetta was an intelligent, compassionate woman and will be missed by her family and friends. She was well known in Allegany County as the owner of Valetta's Beauty Salon. A memorial service will be held in Christ Lutheran Church, 1222 Vocke Road, LaVale, MD 21502 on Friday, Dec. 19, for friends and family members beginning at 10 a.m. The memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Donations can be made in Valetta's memory to Christ Lutheran Church.
Cumberland Times-News, December 17, 2008 09:36 pm
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)