OBITUARIES

Charles Deremer, 89, of Fort Ashby, died yesterday at Memorial Hospital where he had been a patient since February 17. Born at Fort Ashby, he was a son of the late Henry H. and Sarah (Blair) Deremer. His wife, Sarah E. (Daniels) Deremer, died in 1949. Mr. Deremer was a senior partner of the Charles Deremer and Sons Dairy Farms near Fort Ashby. He was a former district roads supervisor for Mineral County and was a former member of the Mineral County Board of Education. He was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church at Fort Ashby. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Mary P. Frantz, Piedmont; five sons, Douglas C., Fort Ashby; Henry H. and Richard L., both at home; George W., RD 2 Keyser, and Herbert D. Deremer, Annandale, Va.; eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. The body is at the George Funeral Home 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 Wednesday at 3 p.m. at Trinity United Methodist Church by Rev. Paul Suder. Burial will be in Fort Ashby Cemetery. The body will be taken to the church at 2 p.m. Wednesday. Published in the Cumberland (Md.) Evening Times, March 3, 1975 (Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso) Posted February 28, 2017

FORT ASHBY, W.Va. - Douglas C. Deremer, 81, of Fort Ashby, died Monday, Jan. 25, 1993, at Memorial Hospital. Born Dec. 31, 1911, in Short Gap, W.Va., he was the son of the late Charles and Myra (Daniels) Deremer. He was preceded in death by one brother, George W. Deremer, and one sister, Susan Deremer. He was an Army veteran of World War II. Mr. Deremer was retired from Allegany Ballistics Laboratory, where he was the Fire Lieutenant, taking care of plant protection. He was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church; former fire chief and honorary member of the Fort Ashby Volunteer Fire Department; and a member of Fort Cumberland Post 13, American Legion. Survivors are his wife, Ruth (Pyles) Deremer; two daughters, Patricia Streett and Nancy L. McCaslin, both of Fort Ashby; two sons, Joseph C. Deremer, Bowie, and D. Blair Deremer, Fort Ashby; three brothers, Henry Deremer and Richard Deremer, both of Fort Ashby, and Herbert Deremer, Annandale, Va.; one sister, Mary Frantz, Piedmont, W.Va.; one sister-in-law, Ilse Deremer, Fort Ashby; four grandsons, Mark C. Shriver, Fort Ashby, J. Todd Shriver, Hollywood, Calif., Douglas A. McKenzie, Ridgeley, W.Va., and Blaine Deremer, Short Gap, W.Va.; one granddaughter, Lori Lu Deremer, Fort Ashby; and three great-grandchildren, Samantha Shriver, China Lin Shriver and Mark C. Shriver III, all of Fort Ashby. Friends will be received at the Fort Ashby Funeral Home where services will be conducted with the Rev. Alvin L. Guyon officiating. Interment will be in Fort Ashby Cemetery. Published in the Cumberland (Md.) Times-News, January 27, 1993 (Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso) Posted February 28, 2017

Gifford Tad Deremer, of Bristol Township, died Monday in Lower Bucks Hospital, Bristol Township, after a lengthy illness. He was 58. Born in McKeesport, Pa., Mr. Deremer had been an area resident for 30 years. He was a 31-year employee at USX's Fairless Works, retiring in 1982. He is survived by his wife, Lavina C. "Dolly" (Rearick) Deremer; a sister, Louvinia Pfluger, of Clairton, Pa.; and several nieces and nephews. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the service at 10 a.m. Friday at Molden Funeral Chapel, 133 Otter St., Bristol Borough. The Rev. Michael Murphy will officiate. Burial will be in Bristol Cemetery, Bristol Township. Friends may call from 7 to 9 pm. Thursday. 13 February 1989; no source noted FindAGrave Memorial #69297475 (Courtesy of Gene Brierly/transcribed by Genie) Posted February 28, 2017

DEREMER, Mrs. Lavina Rearick

Lavina "Dolly" Deremer, age 74, of Bristol Township, died Wednesday, December 21, 2005, at the Lower Bucks Hospital. She was born May 30, 1931 in Philadelphia and was the daughter of the late Alexand and Elizabeth (Hulseman) Rearick. She worked in the packaging department of the Purex Soap Company in Bristol and retired after 30 years of service. Dolly was the wife of the late Gifford "Tad" Deremer. She is survived by her twin brother, Mickey Rearick (wife Anna Mae) of Florida. She is also survived by many nieces, nephews and great nieces. Friends and family are invited to attend her funeral service on Saturday, December 24, 2005 at 10:00 a.m. at the Molden Funeral Chapel, Inc. 133 Otter St., Bristol. Viewings will be held Friday evening from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. and again Saturday morning from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. both at the funeral home. Burial will be in Bristol Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Vitas Innovative Hospice Care, 1740 Walton Road, Suite 100, Blue Bell, Pa. 19422.
d.o.d. Wednesday, December 21, 2005; no source noted
FindAGrave Memorial #69298251
(Courtesy of Gene Brierly/transcribed by Genie)
Posted May 20, 2017

DEREMER, Lawrence Eugene

WELLERSBURG - Lawrence Eugene Deremer, 59, died at his home here yesterday afternoon. He worked at the Mt. Savage Refractory. Born in Fairhope, Pa., he was a son of the late James and Laura (Devore) Deremer. He is survived by his wife, the former Ethel Smith; a daughter, Mrs. James Emerick, Wellersburg; two brothers, Paul, of LaVale, and Harry Deremer, Cleveland, Ohio; a sister, Mrs. George Stimple, Pittsburgh, and three grandchildren. He was a member of the United Church, Wellersburg; Cumberland Aerie Lodge 245 F.O.E., and he was a volunteer fireman. The body is at the Zeigler Funeral Home, where friends will be received today. A service will be conducted at the funeral home by Rev. John A. Klindt. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Park.
The Cumberland News, June 22, 1965
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted May 12, 2012

FORT ASHBY, WVa. — Richard Lee “Dick” Deremer, 69, of Fort Ashby, died Sunday, March 28, 1999, at Memorial Hospital. Born Oct. 16, 1929, in Cumberland, Md., he was the son of the late Charles and Sarah E. (Daniels) Deremer. He was also preceded in death by two brothers, George W. Deremer and Douglas Deremer. Mr. Deremer had been self-employed as a farmer. He was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church. Mr. Deremer was a 35-year member of the Mineral County Farm Bureau, where he had served on the Board of Directors. For over 20 years he had been a member of the FSA, having served on its Community Committee. Mr. Deremer joined the Fort Ashby Volunteer Fire Company on Feb. 15, 1960. From 1961 to 1979 he served as fire company secretary. From 1987-1995 he was the fire company treasurer. The Fort Ashby Volunteer Fire Company and Ladies Auxiliary sponsor the Mineral County Fair. He served as Fair Secretary/Treasurer from 1966-1997. Mr. Deremer was also a member of the Fort Ashby Lions Club, which has been the custodian of the Fort Ashby Cemetery since July 1953. Beginning in 1953 Mr. Deremer served as secretary/treasurer of the cemetery for 42 years. Survivors include one sister, Mary Frantz, Piedmont, W.Va.; two brothers, Henry Deremer, Fort Ashby, and Herbert Deremer, Annandale, Va.; three sisters-in-law, Ilse Deremer and Ruth Deremer, both of Fort Ashby, and Kathryn Deremer, Annandale; and several nieces and nephews. The funeral service will be held on Thursday, April 1, 1999, in the Upchurch Funeral Home, Fort Ashby, with the Rev. Dallas Forren officiating. Interment will be in Fort Ashby Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers will be Tom Cheshire, John Logsdon, Bruce Myers, Doug Wolford, Mike Logsdon and Lantz Evans. Serving as honorary palbearers will be J. William Marker, Ed Neff, Gary Logsdon, Andy Logsdon, Chad Jeffries, Brady Lewis and Fred Siple. Published in the Cumberland (MD) Times-News, Thursday, April 1, 1999 (Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso) Posted February 28, 2017

FLINTSTONE - Mrs. Ruth Deremer, 72, of RD 2, died last night in Sacred Heart Hospital where she had been a patient one month. Born in Flintstone, she was a daughter of the late Walter and Eva (Rice) Fisher. She was a member of Prosperity United Methodist Church, the church WSCS, and the Pleasant Valley Club. Surviving in addition to her husband, Marshall I. Deremer, are five sons, Edwin M. Deremer, Robert R. Deremer, John L. Deremer and Joseph P. Deremer, all of Flintstone, and Herbert V. Deremer, Colby, Kan.; three daughters, Mrs. Paul Hebner, Kent, Ohio; Mrs. Jack Layton, Marion, Pa., and Mrs. Don Spinato, Garland, Texas; a brother, Raymond Fisher of Pa.; a sister, Mrs. Lillie Wigfield, Flintstone; 33 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. The body is at the Silcox-Merritt Funeral Residence.
Cumberland Evening Times, Wednesday, November 19, 1969
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted August 7, 2021

A requiem mass will be celebrated tomorrow morning at 8 o'clock in St. Anthony's church, Ridgeley, by the Rev. Robert J. Killgannon, pastor. for Pvt. John DeRosa, son of Mr. and Mrs. Louie DeRosa. Pvt. DeRosa was killed in action on Feb. 6, last year[sic-this year], while fighting with the Seventh army in France. He was the husband of Mrs. Mary DeRosa, Ridgeley.
Saturday, 3 November 1945; Cumberland (MD)News
~Genie
Posted April 21, 2020

note the date of his death - 6 Feb 1945 and how long it took for the bodies to arrive for re-burial.

War Dead Bodies Delayed At Sea
Heavy seas in the North Atlantic have delayed two United States Army Transports bringing American war dead back to this country. Included in the two transports are many Marylanders and five local *ETO veterans who will arrive aboard the Robert Burns, originally scheduled to dock on Monday. Of the local veterans, Mrs. Mary E. DeRosa, 229 Water Street, has her husband and brother returning, they will be taken to the George Funeral Home for reburial services. Mrs. DeRosa's husband, Pvt. John "Jack" DeRosa, 28, a former employe of the M & A Restaurant on Baltimore Street, was killed in action February 6, 1945, in France. Her brother, First Sgt. Francis L. Kyle, 24, Route 4, was fatally wounded July 14, 1945, at Dijon, France. Pvt., DeRosa, son of Mrs., Antoinette DeRosa, Ridgeley, and the late Louis DeRosa, entered the Army in August, 1944, and received basic training in Texas before going overseas in January 1945. Abrother, Louie DeRosa, who served in the Air Corps, was reported missing in action over Germany in March, 1945. His body has been foundm, ralatives said, and will also be returned here for reburial. Pvt. "Jack" DeRosa attended Ridgeley High School before going to work, He is also survived by two children, Jack, Jr., and Antoinette DeRosa, at home. Sgt Kyle, a son of John Edgar and Margaret (Footen) Kyle, was born at Barton. He had served in the Army since March 25, 1939. In addition to Mrs. DeRosa and his parents, he is survived by another sister, Mrs. George Abbott, Route 4; a brother, Mervin Kyle, also of Route 4, and two half-sisters, Norma and Marlene Berry, this city. Also scheduled to arrive here are Technical Sgt. John M. "Dutch" Jankey, son of Mr. and Mrs. John M. Jankey, 864 Sperry Terrace; Pfc. William J. Lehman, stepson of Mr.a nd Mrs. Louis H. Lehman, 215 Reynolds Street, and Pfc. Stephen J. Hornick, Jr., sonof Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Hornick, Sr. 9 Water Street. The latter's father is chief of police at the Celanese plant. A native of Piedmont, W. Va., Sgt. Jankey attended Allegany High School and worked at the Celanese plant before he went into the service in 1940. He was fatally wounded in July, 1944, in France. Surviving besides his parents, are a brother, Charles Jankey, and three sisters, Mrs. Eva Fradiska, Mrs. John Raupach and Mrs. V. Randolph, all of this city. Pfc. Lehman who attended Fort Hill High School and worked at the Celanese plant, before he entered the Armed Forces at the age of 16 in March 1943, was killed a year later in Luxembourg., Two half-sisters also survive. A former studen at Allegany High School, Pfc. Hornick enlisted at Baltimore in 1943 and shipped overseas in October, 1944. He was killed in action November 18, 1944, in France. A sister, Betty Hornick, at home, is among the survivors.
Friday, 2 April 1948; Cumberland (MD) News
~Genie
*European Theater of Operations, United States Army
Posted April 21, 2020

Bodies Of Two Local Soldiers Arrive Friday
Pfc. John E. Raley, Pvt. John "Jack" DeRosa, Both 28, To Be Buried Here
The bodies of two local soldiers, Pfc. John E. Raley and Pvt. John "Jack" DeRosa, both 28, who lost their lives during World War II, will arrive here Friday night for reburial services with full military honors. The body of Pvt. DeRosa, former employe of the M. & A. Lunch, who was killed February 6, 1945, in France, will be taken to the George Funeral Home on arrival here. He was a son of Mrs. Antoinette (Pynliesa) DeRosa, Ridgeley, and te late Luigi DeRosa, and the husband of Mrs. Mary E. (Kyle) DeRosa, 229 Water Street. After entering the Army in August, 1944, Pvt. DeRosa went overseas in January, 1945. A brother, Louie DeRosa, who served in the Air Corps, was lost in action over Germany in March, 1945. Both attended Ridgeley High School. Surviving, besides his mother and wife, are two children, John L. and Antoinette Delores DeRosa, at home; a brother, Carl DeRosa, Washington, and four sisters, Mrs. Andrew Rapillo, Ridgeley; Mrs. Michael Barich, New York; Mrs. John Richer, Riverside, Calif., and Philomene DeRosa, at home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
(Cumberland Evening Times, Cumberland, MD, Wednesday, April 7, 1948, p. 13, Col. 2)
~Genie
Posted April 21, 2020

Bodies Of Two Local Soldiers Arrive Friday Pfc. John E. Raley, Pvt. John "Jack" DeRosa, Both 28, To Be Buried Here
The bodies of two local soldiers Pfc. John E. Raley and Pvt. John "Jack" DeRosa, both 28, who lost their lives during World War II, will arrive here Friday night for reburial services with full military honors. The Hafer Funeral Home will receive the body of Pfc. Raley, son of Frank W. Raley, 110 Bellevue Street, and the late Clara (Miller) Raley, who died in June, 1944. He was killed in action August 2, 1944, on Guam. Pfc. Raley entered service in April, 1942, and received basic training at Camp Pickett, Va., before going overseas in February, 1943. He served as a machine gunner in Company A, 307th Infantry, 77th Division. In addition to his father, he is survived by five sisters, Mrs. Margaret Ravenscroft, Lonaconing; Mrs. Mildred McAteer, Mary, Ida Belle and Shilrey Raley, all at home, and four brothers, Robert, Herman E., James A. and Benjamin Raley, also at home. Services will be held Saturday at 1:45 p.m. at the Hafer Funeral Home with the Rev. William J. Elliott, pastor of First Methodist Church, officiating. Military rites will be accorded at the grave in Hillcrest Burial Park by Fort Cumberland Post No. 13, American Legion.
(Cumberland Evening Times, Cumberland, MD, Wednesday, April 7, 1948, p. 13, Col. 2)
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted May 12, 2015

MARLOW, Okla. — Marie I. Derrico, beloved and longtime resident of Marlow, died Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2004, after a brief illness. Marie was born March 19, 1919, to George and Nellie Keidel in Mance, Pa., and was raised in Cumberland, Md. She married the love of her life, Rocky Derrico in 1939 and raised five children in Maryland, Wyoming, Edmond and Marlow, where she lived for 51 years. Surrounded in love by her family, sons, Rocky (Jim) Derrico and wife Judy of Sacramento, Calif., and George Lewis (Louie) Derrico and wife Sharon of Duncanville, Texas; daughter, Dolly M. Wilson of Oklahoma City; brother, George Keidel and wife Anna Mae of LaVale, Md.; 15 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild continued to enrich Marie’s life. Her parents; husband, Rocky; son, David; daughter, Pam; four sisters; and two grandchildren, preceded her in death. She was an active member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, was a member of the Samaritans for over 17 years and was active in support of many other community activities. The United Way recognized her as Quarterly Volunteer. She was a devoted mother and loved dancing, traveling and helping others. Marie was a blessing and inspiration to her family and all who knew her. We will all miss our little “Energizer Bunny.” Remembrance and visitation with Rosary following was at 7 p.m., Friday, Nov. 5th. Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 6th. Both services were held at the Immaculate Catholic Church in Marlow. Interment will be at the Marlow Cemetery.
Cumberland Times-News, November 7, 2004
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted April 10, 2020

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

FORT ASHBY, W.Va. — Joseph Emil Dersin, 90, of Fort Ashby, died Monday, June 16, 2003, at the Dawnview Center. Born April 3, 1913, in Atlantic, Pa., he was the son of the late Joseph Thomas and Philamena (Lecerf) Dersin. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Mildred (Newcomer) Dersin; one brother, the Rev. Myrle Edward Dersin; and one sister, Marie Louise Kreakle. Mr. Dersin retired with 42 years of service from Columbia Gas Company, where he was a regulator. He belonged to St. Steven’s Episcopal Church, the Gas Company Club, and the Fort Ashby Lions Club. Mr. Dersin was an avid fisherman, making his own flies. He also enjoyed reading and painting. Survivors include one son, Joseph Donald Dersin, Fort Ashby; seven daughters, Carol Kenney Loy, Springfield; Patricia Dohrman, Boiling Spring, Pa.; Margaret Magruder, Cumberland, Md.; Judith Linn, Greencastle, Pa.; Lucinda Giles, Rising Sun, Md.; Dorothy Beth Barnes, Fort Ashby, and Molly Bauman, Chesterfield, Va.; 21 grandchildren, 37 great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild. Friends will be received at the Upchurch Funeral Home, Fort Ashby, where funeral services will be conducted with the Rev. Gene Cecil officiating. Interment will be in Fort Ashby Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers will be Tim Kenney, Jeff Dohrman, Troy Dohrman, Mike Dersin, Brian Barnes, Barry Barnes, David Linn, Charles William Hayes, Eric Dersin, and Mark Hayes. Published in the Cumberland (MD) Times-News, Wednesday, June 18, 2003 (Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso) Posted February 28, 2017

FORT ASHBY, W.Va. — Mildred Angeline “Mid” (Newcomer) Dersin, 80, of Fort Ashby, died Sunday, March 12, 1995, at Sacred Heart Hospital. Born on March 21, 1914, in Pittsburgh, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Curtis William and Ada Catherine (Lewis) Newcomer. Mrs. Dersin had worked as a nursing assistant for 17 years at Memorial Hospital and for four years at Hampshire Memorial Hospital. She also was a member of the TEACH Program at Springfield Grade School. In addition, she belonged to the Springfield Homemakers. She was Episcopal by faith and was the last surviving member of her immediate family. Surviving are her husband, Joseph Emil Dersin; one son, Joseph Donald Dersin and wife Sue, Fort Ashby; seven daughters, Carol Kenney and husband, Don, Springfield, W.Va.; Patricia Dohrman and husband Paul, Boiling Spring, Pa.; Margaret Magruder, Cumberland; Judith Linn and husband Eddie, North Canton, Ohio; Lucinda Giles and husband Fran, Rising Sun; Dorothy Beth Barnes and husband Bob, Fort Ashby; Molly Bauman and husband Jim, Chesterfield, Va.; 21 grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Fort Ashby Funeral Home where services will be conducted with the Rev. Nancy Cale officiating. Interment will be in Fort Ashby Cemetery. Published in the Cumberland (MD) Times-News, Tuesday, March 14, 1995 (Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso) Posted February 28, 2017

The body of John Dervin who died Tuesday morning in Allegany Hospital from injuries received by being struck by a Baltimore and Ohio railroad train at Sand Patch, Pa., March 28 was buried in St. Patrick's cemetery this afternoon. Cumberland Evening Times; Cumberland, Allegany Co., Md.; Friday, April 5, 1918 - pg 7, col 3; Find A Grave Memorial # 127095029 (Courtesy of Pat Dailey) Posted August 25, 2016

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)

DETER, Mrs. Amelia F. Dawson

"Mrs. Amelia F. Deter, 80, mother of Mrs. Lillian Detrick, this city, died at the home of another daughter, Mrs. G. L. Kimes, Martinsburg, W. Va., yesterday. A native of Dawson, Md., Mrs. Deter was the wife of the late Bradley Deter. The body will be brought to Cumberland early Monday afternoon and taken to Rose Hill cemetery for interment. Besides the two daughters a son, ?. A. Deter, of Aliquippa, PA., also survives."
Evening Times, Cumberland, Maryland, Saturday 21 July 1945
(Courtesy of Shawn McGreevy)
Posted July 26, 2013

DETER, John William

"John William Deter, 49, of 642 Columbia avenue, an employe of the Cumberland Brewing Company died about 7:30 p. m. yesterday at Allegany Hospital. He was taken ill in the morning and was removed to the hospital. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Bertha Bear Deter, and a daughter, Mrs. Arthur C. Wickard, this city, and his mother, Mrs. Amelia Frances Deter, Gilpintown, Md. He is also survived by the following brothers and sisters: Charles L., Abraham and Harry Deter, Cumberland; Bradley Deter, Gilpintown, and Flora Deter, Aliquippa, Pa. He was a member of Local No. 265, International Brewery Workers, this city. The body was removed to his home from which the funeral services will be held."
Evening Times, Cumberland, Maryland, Thursday 16 July 1936
(Courtesy of Shawn McGreevy)
Posted July 26, 2013

DETER, John William

"Funeral services for John William Deter, 49, who died Wednesday at Allegany Hospital, will be held at 2:30 p. m., tomorrow at his home 642 Columbia avenue, with interment in St. Patrick's Cemetery."
Evening Times, Cumberland, Maryland, Saturday 18 July 1936
(Courtesy of Shawn McGreevy)
Posted July 26, 2013

DETERMAN, John H.

Mr. John H. Determan died at Westernport, Friday evening January 23, 1903 in his 39th year. On Wednesday he complained of rheumatism in his right wrist, it spread up his arm and went through his body, resulting fatally. Mr. Determan came from Doddridge County, W.Va. some years ago. He leaves a wife and five small children. Mr. Determan was a carpenter by trade and lately had been working at the pulp mill. His funeral took place Monday from St Peters Catholic Church and was attended by the Catholic Total Abstinence Union of America of which he was a member.
The Piedmont Herald, January 30, 1903
(Courtesy of John Fazenbaker)
Posted December 31, 2016

“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, Demetrious

FRIENDSVILLE - Demetrious M. Detrick, 71, Friendsville, died Monday at his residence. Born January 22, 1904 in Garrett County, he was the son of the late Lenious and Mary (Clevenger) Detrick. Mr. Detrick was a member of Sand Spring Church of God. Surviving are his widow, Sadie (Sines) Detrick; four sons, Roger Detrick, Junior Detrick and Richard Detrick, all of Friendsville, and Robert Detrick, stationed with the Army in Germany; seven daughters, Mrs. Betty Galloway; Bruceton Mill, W. Va.; Mrs. Evelyn Griffith, Addison, Pa.; Mrs. Hazel Sumption, Mansville, Ohio; Mrs. Mary Hurst, Ashland, Ohio; Mrs. Sherrie Salas, Las Vegas, N. M., and Mrs. Maude Umble and Mrs. Eleanor Cole, both of Friendsville; three brothers, Clamer Detrick, Friendsville; Bruce Detrick, Baltimore; Roy Detrick, Hazelton, W. Va.; there sisters, Mrs. Maude Wheaton, Mrs. Ruth Mason, both of Florida; Mrs. Becky Frazee, Friendsville; six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Newman Funeral Home, Friendsville, today from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. A service will be conducted tomorrow at 2 p.m. at Sand Spring Church of God with the Rev. Jack Gray officiating. Interment will be in the church cemeter. The body will be taken to the church Friday at 1 p.m.
Source: The Cumberland News; Cumberland, Maryland; August 21, 1975; page 12.
(Courtesy of Wendy Mammoliti)
Posted April 7, 2012

DETRICK, Frances Elinor

Friendsville - Frances Elinor Detrick, 93, of Friendsville, died Monday at Oakland Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Oakland. Friends will be received at the Newman Funeral Home, Friendsville, Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Services will be conducted there Thursday at 11 a.m.
no date/Announcement courtesy of Newman Funeral Homes, Grantsville, MD
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted May 26, 2017

RIDGELEY, W.Va. — Mrs. Juanita O. Detrick, 47, of RD 1, died Sunday, Feb. 19, 1989, at Sacred Heart Hospital, Cumberland, Md., where she had been a patient for three weeks. She had been in ill health for eight months. Born in Cumberland June 28, 1941, she was the daughter of the late Arthur Frederick McBride and Christine (Knippenburg) McBride Imler. Mrs. Detrick was a former instructor at the International Beauty School in Cumberland. She was a member of Graceland Baptist Church, Short Gap, where she was active in the Women's Missionary Group. She was also a former youth teacher at the church and secretary of the Sunday school class. Two sisters preceded her in death. Survivors include her husband, Colin R. Detrick; two daughters, Cindy Hartman, Wiley Ford, and Deborah Detrick, RD 1; three sons, Colin R. Detrick Jr., Lyn Detrick, and Von Detrick, all at home; two brothers, William McBride, Brooklyn, N.Y.; and Richard McBride, Cumberland; two sisters, Louise Neff, Potomac Park, Md.; and Hazel Diehl, Rising Sun, Md.; and two grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Silcox-Merritt Funeral Residence, Cumberland. Services will be conducted at Graceland Baptist Church, Short Gap, by the Rev. Frank Hyder. Interment will be in the Fort Ashby Cemetery. Published in the Cumberland (MD) Times-News, Tuesday, February 21, 1989 (Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso) Posted February 28, 2017

DETRICK, Mrs. Lillie Frances Deter

"Mrs. Lillie Frances Detrick, 67, of 353 Baltimore Avenue, died yesterday at Memorial Hospital after a short illness. Born in Cumberland, she was a daughter of the late Bradley F. and Amelia F. (Dawson) Deter. She was an employe of Anton's. Surviving are two sons, Charles S. Detrick, city, and Daniel F. Detrick, with the Army in Korea; one daughter, Mrs. Betty Jane Cage, city; a brother, Floyd Deter, Aliquippa, Pa., and 11 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. A service will be conducted there Saturday at 1 p.m. by; Rev. Dallas Bivins. Interment will be in Sunset Memorial Park."
Evening Times, Cumberland, Maryland, Thurs 9 Feb 1964
(Courtesy of Shawn McGreevy)
Posted July 26, 2013

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

DOD: Thursday, March 27, 2003, at the WMHS Memorial Campus Hospital, Cumberland, MD

Survived by: husband; sons, Paul S. Detrick and his wife Sandra, Cumberland, MD; R. Lee Detrick and his wife Carol, Cumberland, MD; brother, James E. Stratton, Cumberland, MD

Source: Adams Family Funeral Home, Cumberland, MD
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted May 6, 2015

Dr. M. H. Detwiler, one of the best known physicians of the county, died at his home in Hopewell Tuesday morning at half past ten o'clock. The deceased had been ill but a short time. Dr. Detwiler was born at Hickory Bottom, Woodbury township, on September 13, 1842. When seventeen years old he began teaching school and followed that occupation for eight years. In February, 1865, he enlisted in the Union army and in the following September was honorable discharged. In the spring of 1867 he took up the study of medicine at Woodbury under the tutorship of Dr. Samuel H. Smith. On August 20, 1870, he moved from Woodbury to Hopewell, where he successfully practised his profession for nearly thirty-two years. In September, 1871, Dr. Detwiler was united in wedlock to Miss Eliza Jane Eichelberger, daughter of Michael and Catharine (Tobias) Eichelberger, of Hopewell. He is survived by his wife and one daughter, Miss Pearl C. Detwiler, at home; his aged mother, who lives near Baker's Summit; one brother, Calvin Detwiler, of New Enterprise; three sisters, Mrs. Elizabeth Dull, Mrs. Anna Hench, of Altoona, and Mrs. Jennie Long, of Baker's Summit. The funeral services were held at the home of the decedent on Thursday at 2 p. m. and were conducted by Rev. George L. Comp. The body was laid to rest in the Odd Fellows' cemetery. L. R. Piper Post, No. 454, Grand Army of the Republic, to which the deceased belonged, attended the services in a body.
(last paragraph regarding personal traits, omitted)
The Bedford Gazette, Bedford, PA., Friday, April 18,1902
~Genie
Posted August 25, 2018

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

Mrs. Helen L. DeVault, 54, of RD 9, Williams Road, was dead on arrival yesterday at Memorial Hospital. Born in Bedford County, Pa., she was a daughter of the late Glenn Redinger and Bessie (Bennett) Redinger. Surviving are her husband, Robert H. DeVault; three daughters, Mrs. Dorothy Clingerman, Flintstone; Mrs. Judy Matthews and Mrs. Heidi Moore, both of this city; two sons, Richard Kerns and G$ry Kerns, both of this city; a sister, Mrs. Grace Sell, Claysburg, Pa.; two brothers, Harold Redinger, Rainsburg, Pa., Robert Redinger, Philadelphia; and nine grandchildren. Friends will be received at the George Funeral Home today 7 to 9 p.m. and tomorrow 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.
Cumberland News, Thursday, April 23, 1981
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted May 1, 2021

Advice of the death of Mrs. Fanny Devanny, aged 41, wife of Frederick A. Devanny, nee Mattingly, last night, of pneumonia in Providence, R.I., was received here by relatives. Mrs. Devanny is survived by her husband and four small children. She was the daugther of Mrs. Ellen Mattingly, Gleen[Glenn?] street, and was a former trained nurse of this city. Her fater[sic] was the late John Mattingly, of Mount Savage. She is the first of a family of 11 children to die. Besides her mother, Mrs. Ellen Mattingly, she is survived by the following brothers and sisters: J. R. Mattingly, Dan Mattingly, John Mattingly, Miss Jennie Mattingly, of Cumberland; Sister Marie, a member of the Sisters of Charity, Indianapolis, Ind.; Sisters Mary Edward and Mary Alva, in a convent in Baltimore; Rev. Edward L. Mattingly, a Redemption priest, of Kansas City, Mo.; Baptiste Mattingly of Johnstown, Pa., and Anthony Mattingly, of Detroit, Mich. Burial will take place Tuesday morning at Providence.
Saturday, 24 November 1923; The Cumberland (MD) Evening Times
~Genie
Posted November 23, 2019

[Special Dispatch to the Baltimore Sun]
Frostburg, MD., Jan 31. - Mrs. Althea M. Devecmon, widow of Thomas Devecmon, a leading lawyer of Maryland in his time, died suddenly at her home in Frostburg yesterday afternoon, aged 70 years. She was a daughter of the late William Combs and the only sister of John Combs, of Lonaconing. She was married to Mr. Devecmon in 1850. He died in 1864. The seven children born to the couple all survive. They are: William C. Devecmon and J. S. Devecmon, attorneys, of Cumberland; George W. Devecmon, attorney of Seattle, Wash.; Mrs. Edwin Hutson, Cumberland; Mrs. McIllhaney, Everett, Wash. Mrs. Rose Pau, Washington, D. C., and Mrs. Althea M. Grove, of Fortsburg[sic]. She is survived by six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. The funeral services will be conducted at St. John's Episcopal Church, Frostburg. Interment in Rose Hill Cemetery, Cumberland.
The Baltimore Sun, Baltimore, MD.; February 1, 1904, Page 3
(Courtesy of Charles Riend/transcribed by Genie)
Posted October 4, 2015

DEVERS, Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Haskell

Tunnelton, W. Va., March 3 - Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Devers, 74, died early Saturday morning at her home near Tunnelton. She was born at Oakland, Md., a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Haskell. Her husband, D. E. Devers, is deceased. The following children by two previous marriages survive: Dennis, Charles, and Richard Readd; Mrs. Ellen Strawser, and Willie Dedrick. Two brothers, Charles Haskell, Hoye Run; and Harman Haskell, McMechen; and three sisters, Mrs. Rose Skelley, Pine Rock, Md.; Mrs. Julia Hill, Terra Alta; and Mrs. Anna Wolfe, Osage, also survive. Funeral services will be held tomorrow at Camp Chapel Methodist church.
Source: The Cumberland Evening Times; Cumberland, Maryland; Monday, March 3, 1941; page 9.
(Courtesy of Wendy Mammoliti)
Posted July 19, 2014

DEVLIN, Mrs. Annie Woods

Lonaconing, Md, Sept 5 - Funeral services for Mrs Annie Devlin who died last Tuesday morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs Leslie Clark, Robin street was held yesterday morning at St Mary's Catholic Church with mass by Rev J C Murphy. In the sanctuary were Revs A Scarpeti, John J Brady, P J Bradley and J J Brennan. Interment was in St Mary's cemetery. Flowerbearers were: Joseph Clark, John Clark and Jack Powers. Pallbearers: Dorsey Devlin, Leslie Clark Jr, Jack Devlin, Dan Devlin, Thomas Powers, Jr, Thomas Devlin, Phillip Devlin and William Devlin. Among those attending were: Sister Leonarda, Philadelphia; Mr and Mrs Henry Devlin; Mrs Emma Mayer; Mr and Mrs Bernard Devlin and family; Brother Gyles; Brother Martin; Mr and Mrs Christopher Devlin and family; Mrs Daisy Woods and son; Mr and Mrs James Devlin and sisters; Mr and Mrs Michael Ferrans; John, James and Thomas Woods, Pittsburgh; Miss Mayme Dillon and Mrs Robert Dillon and family, McKeesport; Mrs Sarah Kelly, Kate Kelly, McDonald, Pa; Mr and Mrs John Treiber and family; Homer Dick, Cumberland; Mr and Mrs John Devlin, Youngstown, O; Miss Anna Devlin, Akron, O; Agnes Woods, Jack Grey, Philadelphia.
Cumberland Evening Times; Cumberland, Allegany Co, Md., Saturday, September 5, 1936 - pg 2, col 3
(Courtesy of Pat Dailey)
Posted August 3, 2013

"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 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. 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

[Special Dispatch to the Baltimore Sun]
Cumberland, MD., Dec. 28. -- The funeral of Harry Devlin, one of the victims of the Laurel Run wreck, which took place at Lonaconing today, was, perhaps, one of the largest ever seen in that place. A delegation of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen of Connellsville, to which Mr. Devlin belonged, attended. The latter went on a special train from Cumberland, which carried about 300 persons. There were over 100 floral offerings. High mass of requiem was celebrated at St. Mary's Church.
The Sun, Baltimore, MD., December 29, 1903, Page 7
(Courtesy of Charles Riend/transcribed by Genie)
Posted October 19, 2015

"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

DEVLIN, John

MIDLAND — John Devlin, 73, died in his home today. The last member of his family, he is survived by his wife, Bridget (Stakem) Devlin. Son of the late Henry and Annie (Woods) Devlin, he has been retired from the family owned business since 1960. Mr. Devlin played baseball for the old Georges Creek League. Besides his wife, he is survived by three sons, Harry J. and John J. Devlin, both of Midland, and Daniel M. Devlin, Potomac Park, and four daughters, Mrs. Dennis McGraw, Hyattsville, Mrs. Anna C, Eberly, Frostburg, Mrs. Catherine Riveria, West Palm Beach, and Mrs. Agnes Purgas, Midland. The body is at the Eichhorn Funeral Home, Lonaconing where friends will be received from Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Requiem mass will be celebrated Monday at 9:30 p.m.(sic) at St Joseph's Catholic Church, Midland by the Rev Joseph Fuller, pastor. Interment will be in St Michael's Catholic Cemetery, Frostburg. Rosary will be recited Sunday evening in the funeral home.
Cumberland Evening Times; Cumberland, Allegany Co, Md., Friday, February 11, 1966 - pg 10, col 8
(Courtesy of Pat Dailey)
Posted August 3, 2013

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

Funeral services were held Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. from the Vaptist Church for John J. Devoll, 81, who died at his home in Quananh last Tuesay, with Rev. Lee and Rev. King officiating. Burial was was in the Quanah Cemetery. Devoll, a member of the Baptist Church, had been a resident of Quanah for 65 years. He was born in Dallas County on March 25, 1870. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. J. J. Devoll; a daughter, Mrs. J. R. Walker of Acme; two sons, Walter of Chillicothe and Claud of Quanah. A daughter, Mrs. Emmie Hall of Phoenix, Ariz., and two brothers, Dan and Walter Devoll of Quanah and Mangum, survive their brother. Twenty-four grandchildren survive Mr. Devoll. No date or source noted; FindAGrave Memorial #65037810 (Courtesy of Gene Brierly/transcribed by Genie) Posted February 28, 2017

Anna Martha DeVore, 91, of LaVale, died Tuesday, December 24, 2013 at Ruby Memorial Hospital. Born September 22, 1922 in Frostburg, she was the daughter of Roy and Gilberta (Griffith) DeVore. She was a member of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Frostburg, and a past president of the Women of ELCA. She served on the church council and was president for many years of the Anna Mayer class of the church. Anna Martha graduated from Beall High School and Frostburg State College. As a first grade teacher, she taught five years in Carroll County, and twenty-nine years in Allegany County. She was a member of the Allegany County and Maryland Retired Teachers Associations and a member of Beta Sigma Phi currently serving as treasurer. She was a past member of the House and Garden Club of Frostburg. Surviving are cousins; Paul J. Stakem and wife Mary Clare, Cumberland, William F. Stakem and wife Susan, Michael P. Stakem and wife Diane, Cumberland, Linda Fields and husband Bobbie, Ellerslie, Sharon Emerick, Ellerslie, Nancy Puglio and husband Bob, Florida, Doug Puglio; Godsons, Brad and Seth Puglio; her close friend, Erma Robertson and her dearest companion dog, Muffy.
Durst Funeral Home obituary, December 26, 2013
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted December 28, 2013

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

HYNDMAN, Pa. — Carl Franklin DeVore, 92, of Hyndman, died March 18, 2006, at Donahoe Manor Nursing Home in Bedford. He was born Jan. 6, 1914, in Hyndman, a son of the late William P. and Lena (Bower) DeVore. He also was preceded in death by his wife, Bertha C. (Yutzy) DeVore, in October 2000; brothers, Albert DeVore, Mervin DeVore and Raymond DeVore; and sisters, Catherine Holler and Nellie Marie Holler. Mr. DeVore was a Greyhound bus driver and mechanic out of Hagerstown, retiring in 1969 after 30 years. He also worked at Potomac Edison. He was a member of the Christ Lutheran Church, a past member of the Hyndman Masonic Lodge 589, Ali Ghan Shrine, Lions Club and the Antique Car Club. Friends will be received at the Harvey H. Zeigler Funeral Home, 169 Clarence St., Hyndman, on Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. and at Christ Lutheran Church on Wednesday from 10 to 11 a.m. A funeral service will be conducted at Christ Lutheran Church, Hyndman Road, Buffalo Mills, Pa., on Wednesday at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Thomas Ekstrand officiating. Burial will follow in the Madley Cemetery, Buffalo Mills. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Christ Lutheran Church or Hyndman Rescue Squad.
Cumberland Sunday Times, March 19, 2006
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted August 6, 2021

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

DeVORE, Miss Cher Michelle

The granddaughter of several Frostburg residents died early Monday of injuries sustained in a pedestrian accident near Richmond, Va. Cher Michelle DeVore, 19, of Richmond, died at 6:05 a.m. Monday at the Medical College of Virginia where she was admitted Sunday night. The accident occurred at 5:45 p.m. Sunday on Route 250, nearly a mile west of Route 632 in Goochland County. Miss DeVore, a pedestrian, was struck by the 1979 Dodge Polara driven by George A. Plummer Jr. Virginia State Police at Richmond explained Miss DeVore was walking eastbound on Route 250 in the westbound lane and was talking to the driver of a 1983 Saab which was moving slowly in the eastbound lane. Plummer was also eastbound and passing the Saab when Miss DeVore stepped into the side of the Dodge and was struck, police said. Trooper G.L. Williams investigated. Miss DeVore was born on Sept. 15, 1966 and was the daughter of Gary A. and Carol I. DeVore, both of Richmond. Also surviving are her maternal grandparents, Ernest and Helen Bingaman, Frostburg; and her paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. William DeVore, Frostburg. Memorial services will be held Wednesday at 10 a.m. at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Richmond. Interment will be private.
Cumberland Evening Times, Tuesday, October 15, 1985
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted November 1, 2013

DeVORE, Daniel

Daniel DeVore, 67, Ellerslie farmer, died at his home this morning. He was a son of the late John and Barbara DeVore and a member of the Evangelical Church. Surviving are a daughter, Miss Lillian DeVore, Cumberland; five brothers, David, John, Charles, and William, all of Ellerslie, and Jesse DeVore, Cumberland.
The Cumberland Evening Times, February 3, 1943
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted May 5, 2012

FROSTBURG - Mrs.Della G. DeVore, 73, of 322 North College Street, Carlisle, Pa., died yesterday at her home. Born in Midland, she was a daughter of the late Arthur James Jenkins and Lydia Pearl (Martin) Jenkins. Her husband, George D. DeVore Sr., died in 1975. Formerly of Frostburg, she had owned and operated Della’s Restaurant, here, and was a member of the Methodist Church. She had resided in Carlisle since 1965. Surviving are two sons, George DeVore Jr., Carlisle, and James A. DeVore, Frostburg: two daughters, Mrs. Helen A. Duckworth, Warren, Pa., and Mrs. Carolyn J. Karper, Carlisle; a sister, Mrs. Ethel E. Beck, Frost Village; nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Hafer Frost Mansion Funeral Home tomorrow from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Services will be conducted there Monday at 11 a.m., with the Rev. George L. Wehler officiating. Interment will be in Frostburg Memorial Park. The Cumberland Evening Times, August 15, 1981; (Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso) Posted February 16, 2017

WESTERNPORT, Md. - Donald Lewis DeVore Sr., 80, of 245 Wood St, Westernport, Md., passed away Thursday, June 21, 2007, at WMHS Braddock Campus, Cumberland, Md. The family will receive friends at the Boal Funeral Home, Westernport, on Saturday from 6-9 p.m. and Sunday from 6-9 p.m. Funeral services will be conducted at Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church, Westernport, on Monday at 11 a.m. with Pastor Sally Bartling officiating. Interment will be in Philos Cemetery, Westernport.
Newsbank: Waltham News Tribune (MA) (Published as Daily News Tribune, The (Waltham, MA)) - June 23, 2007
(Courtesy of Charles Riend)
Posted October 13, 2015

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

CORRIGANVILLE - Harvey J. DeVore Sr., 69, died Monday, Sept. 3, 1990 at Memorial Hospital, Cumberland. He was born Jan. 20, 1921 in Bedford County, Pa., son of the late Harvey E. and Edna Mae (Transue) DeVore. Mr. DeVore was also preceded in death by his first wife, Dorothy Geraldine (Walters) DeVore, and by one brother. An Army Air Corps veteran of World War II, Mr. DeVore was a retired car inspector for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and the Chessie System. He was a member of the Apostolic Lighthouse in Corriganville, and the Brotherhood of Railway Carmen. Surviving are his widow, Betty M. (Emerick) DeVore; three sons, Harvey J. DeVore Jr., Martinsburg, W.Va.; John C. DeVore, Cumberland; and Richard F. DeVore, Bowling Green; two stepsons, James Suter and Robert L. Suter Jr.; two daughters, Nancy L. Zurzolo and Eva M. DeVore, both of Clarksburg, W.Va.; three step daughters, Sonja Suter, Clarksburg; Elizabeth Ann Davies and Regina Hahn; two brothers, Teddie J. DeVore, Ridgeley, W.Va., and Charles M. DeVore, Glen Burnie; two sisters, Catherine Risner, Plymouth, Ohio, and Retta Brodie, England, Ark.; several grandchildren, and a number of nieces and nephews. Friends will be received Wednesday at the George-Upchurch Funeral Home, Cumberland. Services will be conducted there Thursday at 1 p.m. by the Rev. James Glass. Interment will follow in Rest Lawn Memorial Gardens, LaVale.
Cumberland Times-News, Wednesday, September 5, 1990
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted Feruary 6, 2022

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, Johnson Collins, Jr.

Services for Johnson C. DeVore, 70, of 145 East College Avenue, Frostburg, who was fatally injured late Saturday night in an accidental fall at his home, will be conducted Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the Durst Funeral Home. Rev. George Wehler will officiate and interment will be in Frostburg Memorial Park. Miliary rites will be accorded by Farrady Post, American Legion. Pallbearers will be Wayne Plummmer, Irvin Morgan. John A. Tomilson, (?Tomlinson) Melvin Carder, Harry L. DeVore and John Wolfe.
Tuesday, 27 April 1965; The Cumberland Evening News
Posted March 18, 2011

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

ELLERSLIE - Merle William DeVore, 90, of Ellerslie, died Wednesday, Feb. 24, 1999, at Sacred Heart Hospital, Cumberland. Born June 3, 1908, in Cumberland, he was a son of the late Benjamin and Rachael (Witt) DeVore. Mr. DeVore, a retired Western Maryland Railway worker, is survived by three sisters, Mary Smouse, Hyndman, Pa., Dorthy Bohn, Ellerslie, and Edna Morris, Cumberland; great-niece and nephew, Linda and Mark Winner, Haymarket, Va.; and several nieces and nephews. Mr. DeVore was also preceded in death by his wife, Pearl DeVore. Friends will be received at the Harvey H. Zeigler Funeral Home, Hyndman, on Friday from 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral services will be conducted at the funeral home on Saturday at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Faye Leydig officiating. Interment will be in Porter Cemetery, Hyndman.
Cumberland Times-News, Friday, February 26, 1999
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted August 6, 2021

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

SHELLSBURG, Pa. - Sharon Kay DeVore, 49, of Shellsburg, went to be with the Lord Saturday, Dec. 8, 2007, at the UPMC Bedford Memorial Hospital. Born Dec. 10, 1957, in Cumberland, she was the daughter of the late Vernon James DeVore, Sr. and Erma (Bowman) DeVore. She was also preceded in death by two brothers, Vernon "Jimmy" DeVore Jr. and infant brother, Johnny DeVore; and three sisters, Karen Sue DeVore, Donna Rae DeVore, and infant sister, Candy DeVore. Miss DeVore was a former caregiver with the elderly, formerly attended Calvary Bible Church and was a former member of the Ladies Auxiliary of Ellerslie Volunteer Fire Department. Surviving are one sister, Debra Lynne DeVore, of Shellsburg; several aunts, uncles, and cousins. Friends will be received at the Scarpelli Funeral Home, P.A., 108 Virginia Ave., Cumberland (scarpellifh.com), on Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral services will be conducted in the funeral home on Wednesday at 1 p.m. with Rev. Ken L. Korns officiating. Interment will be in Restlawn Memorial Gardens.
December 10, 2007; Cumberland Times-News, The (MD)
~Genie
Posted November 3, 2018

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

DeVORE, William Augusta

William Augusta DeVore, 87, of Ellerslie, died yesterday at Sacred Heart Hospital where he had been a patient 10 days. Born in Ellerslie, he was a son of the late John T. and Barbara (Witt) DeVore. He was a retired Pennsylvania Railroad hostler and was a member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Engineers, Ellerslie EUB Church, and POSA, Ellerslie. Surviving are four children, Robert E. DeVore, Corriganville; Albert R. DeVore, Wiley Ford; Mrs. Nellie Berthelson, Ellerslie, and Mrs. Harry Spies, Cumberland; seven grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. The body is at the Zeigler Funeral Home, Hyndman, where friends will be received from 7 until 9 p.m. today and from 2 until 4 and 7 until 9 p.m. tomorrow and Monday. It will be taken to Ellerslie EUB Church Tuesday at noon where friends will be received until time of services at 2 p.m. Rev. J. Howard Smith and Rev. Don Marple will officiate and interment will be in Porter Cemetery, near Ellerslie. POSA will hold a service at the funeral home Monday at 8 p.m.
The Cumberland Evening Times, January 21, 1967
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted May 5, 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)

DEVORE, William Victor

FROSTBURG — William "Bill" Victor Devore, 87, died on Thursday, Dec. 22, 2011, at the Frostburg Village Nursing and Rehab. Born on June 10, 1924, in Frostburg, he was the son of the late Victor DeVore and Olive (Plummer) DeVore. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife of sixty-one years in 2006, Lillian (Miller) DeVore; brother, Harry Lee DeVore and granddaughter, Cher Michelle DeVore. Mr. DeVore was a veteran serving in the US Marine Corps during World War II. He was a member of the United Methodist Church of Frostburg, a member of the American Farrady Post 24 in Frostburg, a member of VFW Old Rail Post 6025 and the Masonic Lodge 99. Bill is survived by one son, Gary DeVore, of St. Petersburg, Fla.; one brother, Roy DeVore and wife Mary, of Frostburg; sister-in-law Eleanor (DeVore) Cannon, of Cumberland and many nieces and nephews. Friends will be received at Hafer Frost Mansion, 58 Frost Ave., Frostburg, on Monday, Dec. 26, 2011, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Funeral services will be conducted at the funeral home chapel at 1 p.m. with the Pastor Jennifer Webber officiating. Military honors being accorded by Post 13 Honor Guard of Cumberland. Interment will be at the Maryland State Veterans Cemetery at Rocky Gap in Flintstone. Memorial contributions may be made in his memory to Frostburg United Methodist Church, 48 W. Main St., Frostburg, MD 21532.
Cumberland Times-News, December 23, 2011
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted December 26, 2011

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

DeWALT, Frank K.

SKELETON FOUND IN MINE THAT OF MISSING HUSBAND
What may prove to be a 10-year-old murder came to light in the Allegheny county morgue in Pittsburg when Mrs. Georgia DeWalt of Scottdale expressed the belief that the skeleton of a man found Saturday in the Rock Run mine, Mifflin township, was that of her husband who disappeared under mysterious circumstances in December of 1925. Beside the skeleton was a hat bearing the initials, 'F. K D. ', a pair of shoes and parts of clothing which Mrs. DeWalt identified as her husband's, who was a co-operator of the mine which was abandoned about two years after he vanished. Having read about the discovery in a newspaper, Mrs. DeWalt went to Pittsburg yesterday and with her she took a piece of material from one of her husband's suits, which Deputy Coroner Stanley Guzenski found matched the clothing of the skeleton. Mrs. DeWalt, who lived in a small house near the mine at the time her husband disappeared, said a thorough search of the workings was made at the time. Before his death, she said her husband had differences with a man and on this she based a theory of foul play. John B. Williamson, 805 Grant street, Turtle Creek, a contractor, and Edward Derr of Coal Valley, discovered the skeleton in water while the former was making a check to ascertain whether enough coal was still available to warrant renewed, mining operations. Although Mrs. DeWalt insisted a thorough search of the mine had been made, Deputy Coroner Mullen Jackson, who visited the scene, said the chamber where the skeleton was found was several hundred feet back from the opening, but was in no wise secluded. Mrs. DeWalt did not make formal identification for record but after Superintendent John P. Black of the morgue had been consulted, said she would return to do so today. Her husband, F. K. DeWalt, was a partner of a B. Volt of McKeesport who died two years ago, the woman said.
August 12, 1935, The Daily Courier, Connellsville
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted January 24, 2014

DeWALT, Frank K.

PITTSBURG - Aug. 14 - Mrs. Georgia DeWalt, Scottdale, was of the opinion today that her husband Frank K. DeWalt whose skeleton, was found in an abandoned mine passageway, had been murdered. According to Mrs. DeWalt, her husband had frequent quarrels with business associates immediately before his disappearance 10 years ago. A thorough search of the passageway by county detectives disproved the theory that, DeWalt hanged himself, they said, since there was no ledge or projection to which be could have attached a noose. An X ray examination of the skeleton disclosed no traces of bullet wounds. Chief of County Detectives George Murren stated that he will continue his investigation.
August 14, 1935, The Daily Courier, Connellsville
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted January 24, 2014

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

DEWITT, Mrs. Ann Eileen Kirby, nee Lewis

Mrs. Anna E. Kirby DeWitt, 75, who resided with her son, George A. Kirby, 12 Mullin Street, was dead on arrival Saturday at Memorial Hospital. A native of Cumberland, she was a daughter of the late Joshua E. and Catherine (Wolfe) Lewis and was the widow of Glenn DeWitt. She had resided in Florida the past 18 years. Also surviving are another son, Ronald L. Kirby, Reisterstown; a daughter, Mrs. Dorothy Fees, San Diego, Calif.; a brother, William Lewis, city; two sisters, Mrs. Ethel McGann, Baltimore, and Mrs. June Galen, city; 11 grandchildren and three great-grand children. The body is at the Scarpell Funeral Home where friends will be received today from 7 until 9 p. m. A service will be conducted there tomorrow at 1 p.m. Rev. Dennis L. Upton will officiate and interment will be in Rose Hill Cemetery. Pallbearers will be George Kirby, Jerry Kirby, John Fees, Charles Willison, William Lease and Clyde Mann.
Published Monday, April 24, 1972 in THE CUMBERLAND EVENING TIMES, Cumberland, Maryland on page 16, col. 4.
(Courtesy of Charles Riend)
Posted November 22, 2016

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

Name: Mary Etta DeWitt, 70, of 5350 Sang Run Rd., McHenry, MD
Parents: Frank and Frances (Behan) Clary
DOB: June 14, 1934, in Deer Park, MD
DOD: Tuesday, October 12, 2004, at Garrett County Memorial Hospital, Oakland, MD
Spouse: Harry E. DeWitt
Predeceased by: parents
Survived by: husband; daughter, Robin Bowman and husband Kenny, Accident, MD; brother, William Clary, Mountain Lake Park, MD
Burial: October 15, 2004, Sang Run Cemetery
Source: Newman Funeral Homes, Garrett Co., MD and Somerset Co., PA
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted March 7, 2014

DeWITT, Parker Jackson

OAKLAND - Parker Jackson DeWitt, 75, Sang Run, died Thursday at Garrett County Memorial Hospital. Born January 13, 1897 at Sang Run, he was a retired timberman. His parents were the late Stephen and Clarissa Jane (Rodeheaver) DeWitt. He was a member of Oak Grove Brethren Church. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Mary Louise (Lytle) DeWitt; two sons, Harry DeWitt, Baltimore, and Jack DeWitt, Oakland; two daugthers, Mrs. William Burdett, Mt. Lake Park, and Mrs. Owen Frazee, Oakland; five brothers, Richard DeWitt, Oakland; Jospeh DeWitt, McHenry; Alvie DeWitt, Friendsville, and Milton and Stephen DeWitt, Sang Run; three sisters, Mrs. Steward Savage, Accident; Mrs. Charles Carr, McHenry, and Mrs. Clarence Savage, Hopwood, Pa.; six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. The body is at the John O. Durst Funeral Home here where friends will be received today from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Services will be held tomorrow at 2 p.m. at Sang Run United Pentecostal Church with Rev. Ralph Jacks and Rev. David White officiating. Burial will take place in Oak Grove Cemetery. The body will be taken to the church at 1 p.m.
Source: The Cumberland News; Cumberland, Maryland; May 13, 1972; page 12.
(Courtesy of Wendy Mammoliti)
Posted November 15, 2013

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

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

DeWITT, Troy B.

FRIENDSVILLE - Troy B. DeWitt, 76, RD 1, died Saturday at Garrett County Memorial Hospital, Oakland. A native of Sang Run, he was a son of Lafayette and Teresa (Savage) DeWitt. He was a member of White Rock Church of God. Surviving are his widow, Cora Mae (Uphold) DeWitt; five daughers, Mrs. Marie Alexander, Frostburg; Mrs. Dolly Fike, Addison, Pa.; Mrs. Leona Tressler, Grafton, W. Va.; Mrs. Betty Vincent, Salisbury, Pa., and Mrs. Norma Uphold, here; two sons, Don DeWitt, Oakland and Otis DeWitt, New Cumberland, Pa.; two sisters, Mrs. Anna Friend, Cuppett-Weeks Nurshing Home; Mrs. Elma King, here; a bother, Lloyd DeWitt, Cuppett-Weeks; 23 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. A service was conducted today at 2 p.m. at the Newman Funeral Home. Rev. John Schrimshire officiated and interment was in Blooming Rose Cemetery.
Source: The Cumberland Evening Times; Cumberland, Maryland; Oct. 29, 1974; page 14.
(Courtesy of Wendy Mammoliti)
Posted November 15, 2013

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)

Virginia C. (Layman) DeWitt 65, of Frostburg, died Thursday, December 26, 2013 surrounded by family at Frostburg Village Nursing Care Center after a long illness. Born on April 11, 1948, she was the daughter of the late Blaine and Mary Layman of Finzel. She was also preceded in death by her brother Michael Layman. Virginia is survived by her husband, Chester F. DeWitt, of Cumberland; three sisters, Angela Llewellyn and husband George, Teresa Winner Bowen, of Frostburg, and Margaret Stewart of Cumberland; two brothers, Anthony Layman and wife Alma of Finzel and Bernard Layman of Glen Burnie; and nineteen nieces and nephews. After graduation from Beall High School in 1966, Virginia moved to Alexandria, Va. and was a legal secretary for the Internal Revenue Service in Washington, DC. She married Chester in 1969 and later they built their home near Hillsboro, Virginia. She also worked in the Financial Office of Mitre Corporation in McLean, Virginia until 1989.
Durst Funeral Home obituary posted December 27, 2013
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso & Marion Steiding Chappell)
Posted December 28, 2013

OAKLAND - William F. Dewitt, Sr., 68, of Oakland, died Wednesday, Nov. 24. 1993. at the Garrett County Memorial Hospital in Oakland. Born Nov. 14, 1925 in Deer Park, he was a son of the late Gilmore and Linna (Waters) Dewitt. He was a retired farmer and for over 40 years was a school bus contractor in Garrett County. He attended the Lakeside Assembly of God Church and was a past president of the Garrett County Farm Bureau. He was a Navy veteran of WWII and was a member of Proctor Kildow Post 71, American Legion in Oakland. He is survived by his wife, Leona H. (Flick) Dewitt; two daughters, Debra Barnard, Swanton and Lana Tuck, Oakland; four sons, Donald W. Dewitt, Richard G. Dewitt and Kenneth Dewitt, all of Oakland, and William F. Dewitt, Jr. of Frederick; seven sisters, Martha Peabody, Princeton, N.J.; Anna Mae Cannon, Deer Park; Joan Culp, Martinsburg, W.Va.; Irene Gibson, Silver Spring; Linnie Lou Drisman and Dixie Wardrop, both of Frederick and Virginia Neach, Chicago, Ill.; two brothers, James Dewitt, Oakland and Elwood Dewitt, Lakeland, Fla.; and 12 grandchildren. Friends may call at the Stewart Funeral Home in Oakland. Services will be held at the funeral home on Saturday at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Gail Hixon officiating. Interment will be in the Deer Park Cemetery. Military honors will be accorded at the graveside by members of the various veteran organizations in southern Garrett County. The family requests that memorials take the form of contributions to Hospice of Garrett County.
Thursday, November 18, 1993, Cumberland Times-News
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted February 10, 2018