HARDY COUNTY NEWS - Died at the Hardy Co Alms house on Fri eve, May 26, at 9 o'clock, Mrs Betsy Keplinger. She was about 70 years old and had been sick for nearly three years with dropsy.
She was a member of the United Brethren Church.
Keyser Tribune, June 9, 1911
(Courtesy of Patti McDonald)
Posted July 22, 2010

Last Sunday, Homer Keplinger, a B&O car shop employee, was notified of the death of his brother, George A. Keplinger at Frostburg. He was about 32 years old and a native of Grant county, and his remains were taken to the neighborhood of Maysville for burial. His parents are dead and he was single. He operated a pool room at a small town at George’s creek between Lonaconing and Frostburg, where he had been for some time. Pneumonia is given as the cause of death.
Keyser Tribune, February 7, 1913
(Courtesy of Patti McDonald)
Posted August 21, 2010

GRANT COUNTY NEWS, Press of 28th -
Lemuel Keplinger, an aged and highly respected citizen of Lahmansville, died at his home Monday morning after a lingering illness. Mr. Keplinger was a brother of Mrs. William C. Hull and B. F. Keplinger, who live in the same neighborhood. Two daughters also survive, Miss Edith Keplinger and Mrs. John Self. He was 65 years old. Funeral services were held Wednesday, conducted by Rev. Geo. Burgess and A. B. Mann.
Keyser Tribune, December 12, 1912
(Courtesy of Patti McDonald)
Posted October 29, 2010

KEPLINGER, Russell Lee

Russell Lee Keplinger, 62, of 1307 Bedford Street, died Wednesday, May 10, 1989, at the Sacred Heart Hospital Hospice, where he had been a patient for two and a half weeks. He had been in ill health for several months. Born in Cumberland, April 7, 1927, he was the son of the late Hubert Lee and Anna May (See) Keplinger. Mr. Keplinger retired from the maintenance department of the Kelly Springfield Tire Company in 1987. He served in the Navy in World War II and was a member of SS. Peter and Paul Catholic Church; United Rubber Workers Local 26, and the American Association of Retired Persons. He was the last surviving member of his immediate family. Survivors include his widow, Rita V. (Hoenicka) Keplinger; one daughter, Mary Franciosi, Cumberland, and two granddaughters. Friends will be received Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Silcox-Merritt Funeral Residence. The rosary will be recited there Friday at 8 p.m. Mass of the Christian burial will be celebrated Saturday at 10 a.m. at SS. Peter and Paul Catholic Church. Interment will be in Rocky Gap Veterans Cemetery. The family requests that expressions of sympathy take the form of donations to the Sacred Heart Hospital Hospice.
(Hand dated May 12, 1989; no source listed)
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted July 20, 2013

KEPPLE, Mrs. Bernice Ann Walters (abridged)

Oakland - Bernice Ann (Walters) Kepple died Sunday, Aug. 8, 2010, at Goodwiwll Nursing Home, Grantsville. Born Jan. 27, 1947, in Latrobe, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Kenneth and Anna Mae Walters. She was also preceded in death by her father-in-law, Howard Kepple Sr. She graduated from Greensburg Salem High School in 1964. On July 24, 1965, she married Howard Richard LKepple, whom she had known since she was four. She is survived by her husband Howard Kepple; daughter, Christine Kepple and husband Rick Hall of Oakland and stegrandsons, Austin Hall, Boone, N.C. and Jon-Michael Hall, Jacsonville Beach, Fla.; son Timothy Kepple of Lander, Wyo.; son, Michael Kepple, wife Janet and grandsons, Cole and Kyle, Oakland; brother, Kenneth and Nancy Walters of New Alexandria; sister, Barb and Dennis Yates of Woodberry, Conn.; sister, Beverlly and Jeffrey Frye of Greensburg, Pa.; and brother, Keith of New Alexandria; and mother-in-law Ada Kepple, Grantsville.Friends will be received at the David A. Burdock Funeral Home, 21 N. Second St., Oakland, Friday, Aug. 13, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. and also Saturday, Aug. 14, from 9 to 11 a.m. The funeral will follow Saturday at 11 a.m. in the funeral home chapel. The interment will take place at the family farm outside of Oakland with a private ceremony. Expressiions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, PO Box 4527, New Your, NY 10163. For online condolences and guestbook visit www.burdockfuneralhome.com
Wednesday, August 11,  2010; Cumberland (MD) Times-News
~Genie
Posted May 5, 2018

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