EAGAN, John
John (Jack) Eagan. 56, a native of Midland, died in Cleveland, Ohio, yesterday morning. He was the son of Charles Eagan, Midland, and the late Julia (Burns) Eagan. Mr. Eagan was a member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church at Midland and was a veteran of World War II. Surviving, in addition to his father, are a sister, Mrs. Esther Robinson, Frostburg; and a brother, Gary Eagan, Midland. The body is at the Eichhorn Funeral Home, Lonaconing, where friends will be received today from 7 to 9 p.m. and tomorrow from 2 to 4 p.m. 7 to 9 p.m. The rosary will be recited at the funeral home tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. Services will be held Tuesday at 9:30 a..m at St. Joseph's Church with Rev Joseph Fuller officiating. Interment will be in St. Michael's Cemetery. Frostburg. Midland Military Post will hold graveside military rites.
Cumberland Times; Cumberland, Allegany Co, Md - June 5, 1966 - pg 13, col 1
(Courtesy of Pat Dailey)
Posted February 20, 2010

EAGAN, Mrs. Julia B.
Eagan Services
MIDLAND — A requiem mass for Mrs. Julia B. Eagan, wife of Charles Eagan, who died last Wednesday at her home, was celebrated Saturday at St. Joseph's Catholic Church. Rev. William McVeigh. officiated and interment was in the parish cemetery.
Pallbearers were Edward Eagan, Thomas, Virgil and Alexander Burns, Timothy Cullen and Lester Reiber.
Those attending included S Sgt. Charles G. Eagan, USMC, Camp Pendelton, Calif.; Mrs. J. Joseph Winner, Brownsville, Pa.; Garrett and Alex Burns, Miss Florence Anne Burns, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Rico and daughter, Lorraine, and Thomas Burns, all of Uniontown, Pa.; Mr. and Mrs. Alex Burns, Cleveland; Mr. and Mrs. John Eagan, Akron; Miss Rose Palmer, Mr. and Mrs. James Kenny and daughter, Eileen; Mrs. John B. Ross and Mrs. and Melvin Eiben all of Pittsburgh; Mrs. John Eagan and John Eagan Jr., Philadelphia; Mr. and Mrs. Francis Upperman, Reading, Pa.; Mrs. Virgil Bums and Miss Sarah Kenny, Cumberland; Mrs. John Bryson, Cresaptown. and Mrs. Margaret O'Rourke, Westernport.
Cumberland Evening Times; Cumberland, Allegany Co, Md - July 25, 1952 - pg 12 col 4
(Courtesy of Pat Dailey)
Posted February 20, 2010

EARLY, Harry C.
SOMERSET, Aug. 23 — Traffic accidents claimed three Somerset county persons over the weekend. Two Meyersdale men were burned to death when the truck in which they were riding crashed into another truck near Doswell, Va., on U. S. Route 1. They were identified as James W. Marteny, 44, and Harry C. Early, 31, employees of the Walker Milk Transportation Company. The bodies were burned beyond recognition. The son of Elias and Olive Fike Marteny, James W. Marteny also leaves one sister and two brothers, Mrs. Emmett Gnagey of Uniontown, and Simon of Meyersdale and Carl of Akron, Ohio. Mr. Early, the son of Harry Early and the late Minnie Nicholson Early, leaves his father, his widow, Mrs. Mary Yutzy Early, of Meyersdale, and three daughters, Nancy, Eilene and Arlene.
The Daily Courier, Connellsville, August 23, 1948
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted July 11, 2009

EARLY, Paul W.
Cycle Mishap Kills Man, 43
Services for Paul W. Early, 43, of Brandonville, WV, who died instantly Saturday night in a motorcycle accident, will be conducted Wednesday at 1 p.m. in the Shady Grove Brethren Church.
Mr. Early was traveling on WV Route 73, four miles west of Bruceton Mills, at 8:15 p.m. when he failed to negotiate a curve and overturned after hitting an embankment.
A bricklayer by trade, he was a native of Preston County, a son of Mrs. Ida May (Teets) Early and the late Vernon L. Early.
Surviving are his widow, three children, Kenneth, Linda, and Robert Early, all at home; and a sister, Mrs. John Keefer.
The body is at the Harned Memorial Funeral Home in Brandonville.
The Cumberland Evening Times
May 22, 1967
(Courtesy of Patty Friend-Thompson)
Posted June 13, 2009


Mrs. Ira M. Ellsworth Easton
EASTON, Mrs. Agnes Ellsworth
Mrs. Ira M. Easton, 34, wife of Ira M. Easton, Braddock Farms, LaVale, died yesterday afternoon at her home. She had been in failing health a number of years.
A native of Cumberland, Mrs. Easton was a daughter of Benjamin L. Ellsworth and the late Florence (Meeders) Ellsworth.
Besides her husband and father, she leaves a daughter, Mary Grace Easton, at home; five brothers, Joseph and Edward Ellsworth, Braddock Road; Benjamin Ellsworth in California; James Ellsworth, city, and Lawrence Ellsworth, LaVale, and a sister, Mrs. Charles Offutt, city.
The body is at the Stein Funeral Home where services will be held tomorrow at 9 a.m. Burial will take place in SS. Peter and Paul Church.
June 25, 1952, Cumberland Evening Times

EBAUGH, Ida E.
Ida E. Ebaugh, 94, died Monday at Meyersdale Community Hospital. Born in New Germany, Md., she was a daughter of the late Isaac and Maria (Durst) Spiker, and was the widow of Joseph W. Ebaugh, who died in 1936. Surviving are two sons, Clarence and Raymond Ebaugh, here; a brother, Gurney Spiker, RD, Salisbury. The body is at the Leckemby-Price Funeral Home, where friends will be received after 2 p.m. today, and where the rosary will be recited at 8:30 p.m. Mass of the Christian Burial will be celebrated tomorrow at 10 a.m. at SS. Philip and James Catholic Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
The Cumberland News, September 15, 1976
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted February 20, 2010

EBAUGH, Joseph W.
Meyersdale, Pa., Jan. 25 - Joseph W. Ebaugh, aged 65, died at his home on Broadway, Thursday, following an illness of several days of pneumonia. Funeral services will be held Monday at 9 a.m. with requiem mass in SS Philip and James Church. His pastor, Rev. H. T. Miller will officiate. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Mr. Ebaugh is survived by his widow and two sons, Clarence and Ray Ebaugh; three grandchildren, and two sisters and one brother, Mrs. Sampson McKenzie and Miss Agnes Ebaugh, Meyersdale, and Simon Ebaugh, Boswell, Pa.
The Cumberland Evening Times, January 25, 1936
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted February 20, 2010

EBAUGH, Miss Mary Agnes
MEYERSDALE — Miss Mary Agnes Ebaugh, 86, died Saturday night. A native of Somerset County, she was a daughter of the late Reinhold and Victoria (Hammer) Ebaugh. She is survived by a number of nieces and nephews. A requiem mass will be celebrated tomorrow at 9 a m. at SS Philip and James Catholic Church. Burial will be in the parish cemetery. The body is at the Price Funeral Home.
The Cumberland Evening Times, December 22, 1958
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)

ECKARD, Daniel
Daniel Eckard, 61, Hendricks, W. Va., died this morning at Allegany Hospital, where he was admitted September 30. He was a former Western Maryland Railway employe. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Lillie (Hawkins) Eckard; four sons, Albert, Robert, Jack and Oliver Eckard, this city; four daughters, Mrs. Daisy Jones, and Mrs. Pearl Dawson, Ridgeley; Mrs. Rose Graham, Philippi, W. Va., and Mrs. Bessie Wiegand, this city.
The Cumberland Evening Times, October 17, 1940
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)

ECKARD, Jack Elmer
Jack Elmer Eckard, 62, of 708 White Avenue, died at his home yesterday. He had been in failing health. Born in Hendricks, W. Va., he was the son of the late Daniel and Lilly (Johnson) Eckard. Surviving are his widow, Ruth (Kelso) Eckard; three sons, Jack E. Eckard and William Eckard, both at home, and James D. Eckard, city; three brothers, Albert Eckard, Centerville, Pa.; Oliver Eckard, Charlotte, S. C.; Robert Eckard, city; four sisters, Mrs. Rose Graham, Ridgeley; Mrs. Marie Wentz, Phillipi, W. Va.; Mrs. Bessie Wiegand, LaVale, and Mrs. Pearl Lewis, Hanover, Pa., and one grandchild. The body is at the Scarpelli Funeral Home where friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p. m. Services will be conducted tomorrow at 1 p. m. at the funeral home by Rev. John S. Park, pastor of Kingsley Methodist Church. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Park.
The Cumberland News, August 22, 1967
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)

ECKARD, Mrs. Lillie Dale Hawkins
Mrs. Lillie Dale Eckard, 81, died yesterday at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Rose Graham, 22 Perry Street, Ridgeley. She had been in failing health 15 years. She was born in Marion County, West Virginia, June 28, 1880, a daughter of the late Daniel and Cynthia (Sapp) Hawkins. Her husband, Daniel B. Eckard, preceded her in death. She was a member of Calvary Methodist Church. Surviving, besides Mrs. Graham, are four sons, Albert J. Eckard, Centreville, Pa.; Jack and Robert Eckard, city; and Oliver B. Eckard with the Air Force in Columbus, Ohio; four other daughters, Mrs. Daisy Jones, Cumberland; Mrs. Bessie Wiegand, LaVale; Mrs. Pearl Dawson, city; and Mrs. Marie Wentz, Phillippi, W. Va.; 23 grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren. The body is at the George Funeral Home. Services will be conducted Saturday at 10 a. m. at the funeral home by Rev. B. F. Hartley, pastor of Calvary Church, and interment will be in Sunset Memorial Park.
The Cumberland Evening Times, June 29, 1961
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)

ECKARD, Robert J.
Robert J. Eckard, 60, of 616 Elm Street, died yesterday at Baker VA Center, Martinsburg, where he had been a patient since October 15. He had been in ill health the past year. Born at Hendricks, W. Va., he was a son of the late Daniel B. and Lillie D. (Hawkins) Eckard. Mr. Eckard was an employe of the Cumberland Steel Company. A veteran of World War I, he was a member of Henry Hart Post 1411, Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Methodist Church. Surviving are his widow, Ruth (Evans) Eckard; four sisters, Mrs. Bessie Weigand, LaVale; Mrs. Rose Graham, Ridgeley; Mrs. Pearl Lewis, Short Gap, and Mrs. Marie Wentz, Philippi, W. Va., and two brothers, Albert Eckard, Bedford Valley, Pa., and Oliver Eckard, Conway, S. C. The body will be
returned to the George Funeral Home.
The Cumberland News, November 3, 1967
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)


William E. Eckhart
ECKHART, William E.
WILLIAM E. ECKHART
William E. Eckhart, 78, of 81 East Main Street, Frostburg, died yesterday in Frostburg Community Hospital.
A native of Eckhart, he was a son of the late John Thomas Eckhart and Rachel (Pengelly) Eckhart. He was a retired coal operator and accountant.
Mr. Eckhart was a member of Akron (Ohio) Lodge 83, AF & AM: Ali Ghan Shrine Temple, Cumberland Consistory of Scottish Rite, was a former officer of the Frostburg Lions Club and a former member of the Frostburg Rotary Club.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Elizabeth May (Logsdon) Eckhart; a daughter, Mrs. Margaret V. Faulk, Fairfax, Va.; a brother, Charles F. Eckhart, of Eckhart, and three sisters, Mrs. Perry Dudley, Eckhart; Mrs. William Rephan, Frostburg, and Mrs. J. Edgar MacMannis, LaVale.
The body is at the Hafer Frost Mansion Funeral Home where friends will be received today from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.
Mountain Lodge, AF & AM, will conduct a memorial service at the funeral home today at 7:30 p.m.
A funeral service will be conducted tomorrow at 2"30 p.m. with Rev. Richard J. Brown, pastor of St. John's Episcopal Church, Frostburg, officiating. Interment wil be in Eckhart Cemetery.
Sept. 28, 1973, Cumberland News.

ECKIS, Peter
Peter Eckis, Williamsport, died at the Washington County hospital at a 5 o'clock yesterday morning from paralysis, aged 59 years. Mr. Eckis was a W. M. freight flagman and was stricken while assisting to make up his train in Hagerstown Tuesday evening. When found he was unconscious. He was removed to the hospital and never regained consciousness. He was a native of Williamsport and for a number of years was a boatman. For the past 15 years he had been employed by the W. Md. R.R. He was a member of the M. E. church, the Knights of Pythias, Odd Fellows. Jr. O. U. A. M. and the Relief Association. He married Miss Rebecca Bowser, Williamsport, a sister of Mrs. J. W. Dodd, of this c1ty. He is survived by a widow and four children.
Cumberland Evening Times, Friday February 7, 1908
Posted June 25, 2009

EDGELL, Mrs. Mary
Mrs. Mary Edgell, mother of Dr. L. L. Edgell, died at her home in Ritchie county W. Va., September 1, after a lingering illness. Mrs. L. L. Edgell had been with her most of the summer and Dr. Edgell was with her when the end came.
Keyser Tribune, September 15, 1911
(Courtesy of Patti McDonald)
Posted July 24, 2010

EDWARDS, JOHN O.
ELK GARDEN - Mr and Mrs John Bankert and little daughter Katie, attended the funeral of John O Edwards, near Tunnelton, last week He was 67 years of age and the father of Mrs Rankert.
Keyser Tribune, July 5, 1912
(Courtesy of Patti McDonald)
Posted July 17, 2010

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