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John P. Socks, formerly of Hagerstown, died Wednesday morning at Canton, Ill., from general debility, aged 92 years. Mr. Socks was for forty years baggage master of the Western Maryland Railway Co. at Hagerstown. He retired about twenty years ago and later moved to Canton, where he resided with his daughter, Mrs. Nettie Smith. He was a veteran of the Civil War, serving in the Pennsylvania Volunteers. He is survived by his daughter, the late William Socks, a son, engaged in newspaper work here some years ago. The funeral will be held at Hagerstown tomorrow at 2 p.m., with services at the Suter Funeral home by Rev. Dr. J. W. Ott. Interment will be in Rose Hill cemetery, Hagerstown.
Thursday, March 24, 1932; Cumberland (MD) Evening Times
~Genie
Posted August 2, 2019

SOISSON, Mrs. Ella Mae Garlick

Mrs. Ella Mae Soisson, 66, of Reidmore Rd., South Connellsville, died late Friday afternoon in Connellsville State Hospital soon after being admitted. She was born Sept. 1, 1893, at South Connellsville, a daughter of the late William and Elizabeth Brierly Garlick, and was a lifelong resident of South Connellsville. She was a member of the Albright E.U.B. Church. Surviving are four sons, Sylvester of Yorktown, Francis of Georgetown, Donald of Williamsport, and Robert of Chester; a daughter, Mrs. Frank (Elizabeth) Nicholson of Connellsville; 14 grandchildren; and three brothers, Ray and William Garlick of South Connellsville, and Charles Garlick of Dickerson Run. Her husband, Andrew I., died Feb. 2, 1959. The body will be at the Brooks Funeral Home, where the funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, with the Rev. R.A. Nelson officiating. Interment will be in Chestnut Hill Cemetery.
[Unknown Source]
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted March 16, 2017

Samuel Sollars, who lived at Franklin, Md., died November 5th, 1912, at the Western Md. Hospital in Cumberland, after a short illness. He was 45 years of age, and leaves a wife. He was a brother of Mr. B. S. Sollars of this place. The remains were buried last Friday at Rehobeth Church, near Schell.
Keyser Tribune, November 15, 1912
(Courtesy of Patti McDonald)
Posted August 7, 2010

SCHELL, Nov 18 - Week before last the remains of Samuel Sollars was brought to this place from Cumberland, where he had died of typhoid fever, and taken to Rehoboth church for burial. The deceased was a son of the late Andrew Sollars of this neighborhood and was about 45 years of age. He leaves a family and several brothers and sisters to mourn their loss.
Keyser Tribune, November 22, 1912
(Courtesy of Patti McDonald)
Posted August 7, 2010

SOLOMON, John O.

FROSTBURG - John O. Solomon, 76, Baltimore, formerly of Frostburg, died yesterday in Johns Hopkins Hospital. He was a son of the late James H. and Lola Susan Solomon. Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Ola Neff (Smith) Solomon; seven sons, Gilbert L., James, Lester, Otis and Frederick Solomon, addresses unknown, and John and Theodore Solomon, both of Baltimore; three daughters, Mrs. Evelyn Miller, Mrs. Della Friend and Mrs. Norma Kasecamp; two stepsons, Charles and Arthur Smith; a brother, George Solomon, Cresaptown, a sister, Mrs. Scott Harvey, Mt. Lake Park. The body will be a the Hafer Funeral Home here where the family will receive friends tomorrow from 7 to 9 p.m. and Wednesday from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m.
Source: The Cumberland Evening Times; February 3, 1964; page 16.
(Courtesy of Wendy Mammoliti)
Posted June 22, 2013

ECKHART — Joseph W. Solomon, 72, died yesterday in Miners Hospital, Frostburg, following an extended illness. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Mary I. (Calhoun) Solomon: three daughters, Mrs. Walter Leibrant, Cumberland, and Mrs. Joseph Michaels and Mrs. Clarence Michaels, both of Eckhart; a stepdaughter, Mrs. Nellie Butcher, Beallsville, Ohio; two brothers, John Solomon, Eckhart, and George Solomon, Cresaptown; and three sisters, Mrs. W. A. McKinney, and Mrs. Earl Hager, both of Cumberland, and Mrs. Scott Harvey, Mt. Lake Park. Hafer Funeral Home; services Friday; interment, Porter Cemetery.
The Cumberland Evening Times, August 10, 1955
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted September 25, 2010

SOMERLAT, John Louis

Services for John Louis Somerlat, 60, of Fort Ashby, who died Friday in Sacred Heart Hospital, will be conducted today at 2 p.m. in the Scarpelli Funeral Home. Rev. Paul Suder will officiate and burial will be in Fort Ashby Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Wayne Wolford, Oscar Eaton, Frank Turley, Fred Sipple, Arthur Sipple and Lane Sipple.
Published in the Cumberland News, Monday, June 26, 1972
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted August 4, 2017

Special to the Times, Lonaconing, Md., Dec. 9 — Mrs. Agnes Russell Somerville, aged 85 years, died Saturday evening at 8:30 o'clock at her residence in Lonaconing. Mrs. Somerville was the widow of the late John Somerville, of Barton, who was a prominent coal operator in the early history of the George's Creek Coal region, and who died in 1881. She came to the United States in 1851 from Wishaw, Scotland, and settled at Eckhart Mines. The surviving family are John Somerville, merchant of Lonaconing; Capt. R. L. Somerville, general manager of the George's Creek Coal and Iron Co., Lonaconing, Md., and Farmington, W.Va.; W. A. Somerville, president of the Midland Mining Co., Cumberland; Howard J. Somerville, traveling salesman, of Baltimore; A. T. B. Somerville, president of the Riverside Bridge Co., Wheeling, W. Va.; Albert B. Somerville, of Lonaconing; Mrs. George H. Shaw, of Lord, Md.; Mrs. Dr. Clinton Brotemarkle, of Salisbury, Md.; and Miss Belle Somerville, of Lonaconing. There are thirty-one grandchildren and twelve great-grandchildren descendants of Mrs. Somerville, including Mr. William McL. Somerville of Cumberland, a member of the last Maryland Legislature. The funeral took place this afternoon in the Presbyterian church and interment in Allegany cemetery, Frostburg, the cortege going by the street car line. The (unreadable) choir of the Presbyterian church, of which the deceased was a devoted member, furnished excellent music. Miss Nannie Alexander of Los Angeles, California, was here for the funeral, also Mrs. Brotemarkle, from Salisbury, Md. John Somerville organized the Presbyterian Sunday School at Lonaconing, and his sons have been very active in carrying on the work since his death. Mrs. Somerville was a charter member of the Eastern Star Lodge of Barton. She leaves a considerable amount of property.
The Evening Times, Cumberland, MD, December 9, 1907
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
(Posted June 5, 2010)

*Meyersdale, July 27 - The remains of Mrs. Amanda Somerville, who died Sunday evening of consumption at her home near Boynton, were laid to rest at this place in the Union cemetery this morning. Deceased was the wife of Henry Somerville, who with three children, Earle, May and Frank, survive. She is also survived by her father, Abraham Shumaker, one sister, Mrs. Urias Housel, of this place, and the following brothers: A. E. Shumaker and Charles G. Shumaker, of this place, Henry Shumaker of Connellsville, Daniel F. Shumaker of Johnstown, Edward L. Shumaker of Weston, W.Va. Funeral services were conducted in the Church of the Brethren, of which the deceased was a life-long member, Elder D. K. Clapper officiating. Deceased was aged ?? years, 10 months and 1?days.
The Daily Courier, Connellsville, July 28, 1909
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted June 6, 2015

SOMMERLOTT, Gary Allen

FORT ASHBY, W.Va. — Gary Allen Sommerlott, 72, of Fort Ashby, W.Va., died Thursday, Feb. 19, 2009, at the WMHS-Braddock Campus. Born May 24, 1936, in Cumberland, he was the son of the late John Leroy Somerlatt and Margaret (Supples) Somerlatt. He was also preceded in death by his stepdaughter, Christine Deter. He had served an enlistment in the U.S. Navy. Mr. Sommerlott was retired from the Kelly-Springfield Tire Company, where he had worked in the Finishing Department. He was also retired from the Virginia Prison System, having been a Correctional Officer in Richmond, Va. He attended Calvary Assembly of God Church, Fort Ashby. Survivors include his wife, Lila Lu (Thompson) Sommerlott; three children, Rhonda Turner and husband Bill, and Leroy Sommerlott and wife Sherry, all of Shenandoah, Va., and Denise Butler, of Rochester, N.Y; two stepchildren, Esther Dawson and husband Steve, of Romney, W.Va., and Phillip Bosley, and wife Cathy, of San Antonio, Texas; five grandchildren, Sarah, Nicholas, David, Jessica, and Brandy; eight step-grandchildren, Mandy, Drew, Jason, Rachel, Megan, Cameron, Angelica, and Gabriella; and a step-great-grandson, Quentin. Friends will be received at the Upchurch Funeral Home, Inc., Route 28, Fort Ashby on Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. The funeral service will be conducted in Calvary Assembly of God Church, Route 46, Fort Ashby, on Wednesday at 1 p.m. with Pastor Wes Beahm officiating. Interment will be in Fort Ashby Cemetery.
Published in the Cumberland Times-News, Monday, February 23, 2009
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted August 4, 2017

HARDY COUNTY - Mrs. Sommerville, who has been quite ill for some time, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. C. B. Welton last Thursday afternoon at an advanced age. She had been quite sick for some time and her death, while a shock, was not unexpected.
On Friday morning, the remains were taken to Berryville, Va, where they were interred Saturday. Mrs. Bowen and C. B. Welton accompanied the remains of Mrs. Sommerville to Berryville last week. Moorefield Examiner of 4th
Keyser Tribune, July 12, 1912
(Courtesy of Patti McDonald)
Posted July 19, 2010

Robt Sommerville, a notice of whose death appeared in these columns three weeks ago, was a native of Hardy Co, W. Va., the son of the late Alexander and Jemima VanMeter Sommerville, born November 1862, the seventh of a family of nine children. About 1889, the family moved from the "Sommerville Place" four miles south of Moorefield, to Texas. Robert accompanied them. He never married and at the time of his last illness he was living on his ranch near Pettes, Bee Co, Tex. Stricken with ptomaine poison, he was taken to the hospital at San Antonio; his condition apparently improved, he was removed to the home of his sisters in that city, where he died December 7, 1911, ten days after the first attack. His remains were brought to Moorefield and on the evening of December 11, 1911, after a brief service at the grave, his body was laid to rest beside those of his father and mother and other members of the family, in the family plot in Olive cemetery. Letters from business associates and friends at Pettes bear testimony to his integrity and worth and the high esteem is which he was held by those who knew him best. He is survived by two sisters, misses Sally and Kate Sommerville, of San Antonio, Tex and two brothers, John of Laredo, Tex and Edward, who has recently returned to his old home and is now engaged in business here.
Keyser Tribune, January 19, 1912
(Courtesy of Patti McDonald)
Posted July 29, 2010

Name: Wilson A.“Weedy” Sorber, 70, of Somerset
Parents: Roy L. and Mary (Hertlein) Sorber
DOB: March 23, 1940, in Lambertsville
DOD: December 11, 2010 at Conemaugh Memorial
Spouse: Mary Ann James
Predeceased by: parents; brother, Samuel
Survived by: wife; daughter Stacy Sorber of Somerset; and sisters, Mrs. Robert (Jacqueline) Campbell of Johnstown; Lou Ann Harrington of Somerset; and Mrs. Henry (Kay) Martin of Eighty Four, PA.
Burial: Somerset County Memorial Park
Source: Robert H. Halverson Funeral Home, Somerset, PA
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted March 1, 2014

Keyser - Lewis C. Sorrell, Washington, died yesterday at his home there. A former member of the Faculty of the University of Chicago, he retired in 1955. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Frances (Deak? Doak?) Sorrell, a former member of the faculty of Potomac State College; a son, Richard Sorrell, Chicago; a daughter, Mrs. Jean S. Baker, St. Louis, and a sister, Mrs. Elon Hodge, Portland, Ore. The body will be returned her and taken to the Rogers Funeral Home where friends will be received tomorrow from 7 to 9 p.m. Services will be conducted Sunday at 1 p.m. at the funeral home by Rev. W. W. Harvey and interment will be in Queens Point Cemetery.
Friday, November 2 , 1962; The Evening Times, Cumberland, MD.
~Genie
Posted November 17, 2018

Mt. Savage, Feb. 1 - Mrs. Eliza Ellen Sourbrine, 70, wife of James H. Sourbrine, died this evening at her home on Bank street. She was the daughter of the late Joseph and Mary Winebrenner and was born in Eckhart, this county. Besides her husband, she is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Michael Smith, and a sister, Miss Mary Winebrenner, Mt. Savage. The funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, with services in St. George's Episcopal church, conducted by Rev. Percy Adams, the rector. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
The Cumberland Times, February 2, 1936
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted November 7, 2010

Henry L. Sourbrine, 64, died Thursday at Episcopal Hospital, Philadelphia. Born in Mt. Savage, he was a son of the late Richard and Minnie (Ruby) Sourbrine. The body is at the Martin Burns Funeral Home, Philadelphia. Services will be conducted Tuesday with interment in Fairless Hills Cemetery, Philadelphia.
The Cumberland Evening Times, January 7, 1967
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted November 7, 2010

SOURBRINE, Mrs. Minnie Sarah Ruby

CORRIGANVILLE — Mrs. Minnie Sarah Sourbrine, 87, died yesterday. Born in Beans Cove, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Lewis and Nancy (Rose) Ruby. She was preceded in death by her husband, Richard Sourbrine. She was a member of Ellerslie United Methodist Church, Pride of Mt. Savage Council 20, Daughters of America and the Wiley Rebekah Lodge, Mt. Savage. Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Amelia Cessna, West Hollywood, Fla.; Mrs. Lillabelle Lancaster, Cumberland, and Mrs. Zella Clauson, Corriganville; a son, George Sourbrine, Orlando. Fla.; a brother, Irvin Ruby, Flintstone, 14 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren. Tho body is at the Zeigler Funeral Home, Hyndman, where friends will be received today from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. A service will be conducted there tomorrow by Rev. Milton W. Benny Jr., and interment will be in Hillcrest Cemetery. Pallbearers, all members of the Corriganville Volunteer Fire Department, are Russell Morgan, Homer Golden, Samuel Dishong, Grant Crump, Bobbie Fuller and Glenn Ford.
The Cumberland News, December 30, 1969
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted November 7, 2010

Richard Sourbrine, 75, died early today at his home in Corriganville. A native of Mt. Savage, he was a son of the late Richard and Amelia (Shrum) Sourbrine, and had been employed as a blacksmith by the C & P Railroad. Mr. Sourbrine was a member of Corriganville Methodist Church and Jennings Run Council 15, Junior Order of United American Mechanics. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Minnie Sarah (Ruby) Sourbrine; three sons, George Sourbrine, Miami; and Henry and Leroy Sourbrine, both of Philadelphia; four daughters, Mrs. Amelia Cessna, Cumberland; Mrs. Lilabell Lancaster, Kendall, Fla.; and Mrs. Louise Garey and Mrs. Zella Clauson, both of Corriganville; 12 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
The Cumberland Evening Times, November 19, 1952
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted November 7, 2010

Services for Richard Sourbrine, 75, who died yesterday at his home in Corriganville, will be conducted Saturday at 3 p. m. at the residence of a daughter, Mrs. William Clauson, Corriganville. Rev. T. E. Richardson, pastor of Corriganville Methodist Church, will officiate and interment will be in Hillcrest Burial Park, this city.
The Cumberland Evening Times, November 20, 1952
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted November 7, 2010

KITZMILLER - Mrs. Alma Mae Sowers, 71, of Los Angeles, formerly of Elk Garden, died Sunday at her residence. Born in Elk Garden, she was a daughter of the late John Burdock and Carrie (Knepp) Burdock. She was a retired public health nurse and had worked in Garrett and Montgomery counties in Maryland and Mineral County, W.Va. Surviving are two sons, William Sowers and Dennis A. Sowers, both of Los Angeles, a brother, George Burdock, Elk Garden; two sisters, Mrs. Gladys Moore, Hyattsville, Mrs. Mildred Barrick, here, and three grandchildren. Graveside services will be conducted Saturday at 1 p.m. in the IOOF Cemetery, Elk Garden, with the Rev. Donald K. Marple officiating.
Cumberland News, Thursday, October 15, 1981
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted August 4, 2017

Alva Louis Sowers, 78, of Flintstone, died yesterday in Sacred Heart Hospital. Born in Artemas, Pa., December 30, 1893, he was a son of the late William and Elda (Shaffer) Sowers. Mr. Sowers was a member of the Artemas Christian Church. Preceded in death by his wife, Mrs. Ruha E. (Collins) Sowers, he is survived by a son, Herman Sowers, Flintstone; two daughters, Mrs. Vada Barnes, Baltimore, and Mrs. Amanda Weimer, Flintstone; two brothers, John Sowers, New York and Condy Sowers, Waynesboro, Pa.; two sisters, Mrs. Mae Abbott, Bowling Green and Mrs. Zelda Coffman, Smithsburg; 14 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. The body is at the Scarpelli 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.
The Cumberland Sunday Times, November 28, 1971
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted February 12, 2011

Name: Dorla A. Sowers, 75, of Zihlman, MD
Parents: Edgar and Grace (Ream) Bridges
DOD: Monday, February 28, 2005, in Zihlman
Spouse: Robert Sowers
Predeceased by: parents; husband; brothers, Leo, Allen, Lawrence, Raymond, Nevin, and Ralph Bridges
Survived by: nieces and nephews
Burial: March 3, 2005, Rest Lawn Memorial Gardens, LaVale, MD
Source: Sowers Funeral Home, Frostburg, MD
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted May 20, 2014

PIEDMONT, W.Va. - Frances Lee Sowers, 74, of 51 Jones St., Piedmont, W.Va., passed away Thursday, February 26, 2004, at Potomac Valley Hospital, Keyser, W.Va. Born January 23, 1930, in Beryl, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Frank and Gladys (Tibbetts) Miller. She was also preceded in death by three brothers, Joseph, Kenneth and Frank Miller; and one sister, Bonnie Sherman. Mrs. Sowers was a homemaker. She is survived by one son, Gary Sowers and wife Alice, of Charles Town, W.Va.; two brothers, James Miller of Piedmont, and Richard Miller of Pittsburgh; two grandchildren, Grant and Adrienne Sowers, and numerous nephews and nieces. Mrs. Sowers' body was cremated. The family will receive friends at the Boal Funeral Home, Westernport, Md., on Monday, March 1, from 10-11 a.m. with a memorial service to follow at 11 a.m. with Rev. Bart Thompson officiating. Inurnment will be in Philos Cemetery, Westernport, Md.
The Daily News Tribune, Keyser, WV, February 28, 2004
(Charles Riend)
Posted October 22, 2015

RAWLINGS, Md. — Frank John Sowers Sr., 88, of Rawlings, went home to be with the Lord on February 9, 2015, at Potomac Valley Hospital, Keyser. Born on October 24, 1926 in Beryl, W.Va., he was the son of the late Howard and Leona (Lynch) Sowers. He is also preceded in death by a sister, Margaret Hanna. Mr. Sowers was a WWII Navy veteran. He was retired from Westvaco after 43 years. He was a loving husband, father and Pap Pap. He is survived by his wife, Allene (Kelly) Sowers, who he was with for 75 years; and his two sons, Frank Sowers Jr. and wife Doris of New Creek, and David Sowers and wife Kristi of Keyser. He is also survived by his grandchildren, Rusty Sowers and wife Lori and their children Andrew and Violet “Precious”, Brian Sowers, and Bradley Sowers and wife Jessica and their children Leslee, Mckenzie and unborn child Brady. He is also survived by his brother, Bernard Sowers and his wife, and several nieces and nephews. Friends and family will be received at the Boal Funeral Home, Westernport, on Thursday, February 12, 2015. A funeral service will be conducted at the funeral home chapel on Friday at 12 p.m., with the Rev. Stephon Reed officiating. There will be a visitation one hour prior to the service. Interment will be in Philos Cemetery, Westernport, MD.
The Mineral Daily News-Tribune, Keyser, WV, February 12, 2015
(Courtesy of Charles Riend)
Posted November 21, 2015

Sowers Funeral
The Holy Name Society of St. Patrick's Catholic Church will recite the rosary today at 8:15 p. m. in the Stein Funeral Home for Harry F. Sowers. 63, of 645 Columbia Avenue, who died Friday. A requiem mass will be celebrated tomorrow at 10 a. m. in the church with interment in SS. Peter and Paul Cemetery.
Cumberland Evening Times; Cumberland, Allegany Co, Md., December 8, 1952 - pg 13, col 5
(Courtesy of Pat Dailey)
Posted April 27, 2013

Parsons - Henry J. Sowers, 73, a former Hambleton resident, died in an Akron hospital July 8 following an illness of several weeks. A native of West Virginia, he was a son of the late Jesse and Annie (Moreland) Sowers. Surviving are his widow, the former Dora Kittle whom he married in Belington; two son, Herbert and Earl Sowers; two daughters, Mrs. Virginia Harris and Mrs. Irene Kittle, all of Akron; a sister, Mrs. W. W. Meyers, Parsons; 11 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. SXervices were held in Akron July 11. Mrs. and Mrs. W. W. Meyers, Parsons, attended.
Thursday, 16 July 1953;Cumberland (MD) Evening Times
~Genie
Posted June 7, 2020

James J. Sowers, Jr., 44, died this morning in Chicago where he was attending the Greer Shop Training School for Diesel mechanics. Born here Nov. 3, 1907, he was the son of the late Dr. James J. Sowers, Sr, a dentist in this city. He served in the Army Medical Corps during World War II. Surviving, besides his mother, Mrs. Nellie (Bopp) Sowers of 305 Greene Street, is a brother, John Sowers, Washington.
The Cumberland Evening Times, October 22, 1951
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted July 10, 2009

MRS. HARRY F. SOWERS (Mary Elizabeth Dyling)
Mrs. Harry F. Sowers, 76 of 645 Columbia Avenue, died Sunday at the Cuppett Nursing Home, Oakland. A daughter of the late Joseph and Martha (Wade) Dyling, she was preceded in death by her husband. Mrs. Sowers was a member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church and the Sodality ot the parish. Surviving are two sons. Charles F. Sowers, this city, and Harry R. Sowers. Pittsburgh: a daughter, Mrs. Mary Reynolds, St. Paul, Minn.; a sister, Mrs. Mary Porter, Glassport, Pa , and six grandchildren. The body is at the Stein Funeral Home where friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p. m. The rosary will be recited there today a 8 p. m. A requiem mass will be celebrated Wednesday at 9 a. m. at St. Patrick's Church and interment will be in SS. Peter and Paul Cemetery.
Cumberland News; Cumberland, Allegany Co, MD., Tuesday, March 10, 1964 - pg 9, col 1
(Courtesy of Pat Dailey)
Posted November 26, 2010

SOWERS, Mrs. Mildred P. Sines

OAKLAND — Mrs. Mildred P. Sowers, 66, of RD 2, Swanton, died yesterday at her home. Born near Swallow Falls, she was a daughter of the late Aris and Dora (Rodeheaver) Sines, and was the widow of Walter C. Sowers, who died in July, 1976. She was a member of Mt. Lake Park Independent Baptist Church. Surviving are five daughters, Mrs. Barbara Kimmel, Mrs. Roberta P. Hensler, Baltimore; Mrs. Betty J. McBee, Odenton; Mrs. F. Carolyn Sharp, Scarbro, W.Va.; Mrs. Charlotte Krawzyk, Randallstown; three sons, James R. Sowers, Swanton; Wellington J. Sowers, Mt. Lake Park, and Francis A. Sowers, College Park; two sisters, Mrs. Laura Leighton, here, and Mrs. Beulah Kitzmiller, Baltimore; 23 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. The body is at the Stewart 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. A service will be conducted there Saturday at 3:30 p.m. with Rev. Donald Matthews, officiating. Interment will be in Oakland Cemetery.
The Cumberland News, May 26, 1977
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted September 3, 2011

Ruth C. Sowers, 66, of RD 2, Smithsburg, Maryland, died Wednesday, January 2, 1985, at her home. Born in Finzel, she was a daughter of the late Samuel Weimer and Bella[sic, Della] (Crowe) Weimer. She was a member of the Black Rock Bible Church. She is survived by her husband, Ernest G. Sowers; three daughters, Mrs. Ilene Tracey, Smithsburg; Mrs. Barbara Tracey and Mrs. Joanne Biser, both of Hagerstown, Maryland; two sons, Glenn Sowers, Hagerstown, Maryland; Steven Sowers, Smithsburg, Maryland; three sisters, Mrs. Leona Blocker, Grantsville, Maryland; Mrs. Edna Wallizer, Flintstone, Maryland; Mrs. June Evans, Concord, N.Y.; one brother, Marshall Weimer, Cumberland, Maryland; 10 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Friends were received at the Davis Funeral Home, Smithsburg. Services were conducted at the Black Rock Bible Church by the Rev. Paul W. Heefner. Interment, Robinette Cemetery, at Flintstone.
The Republic, Meyersdale, January 10, 1985
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted February 26, 2011