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GAFFNEY, Mrs. Agnes Coulehan

Mrs Agnes Coulehan Gaffney, widow of James P Gaffney, former city civil engineer, died last night at her home in Washington. She was a daughter of the late Judge and Mrs John Coulehan. Mrs Gaffney was born in Cumberland and was about 76 years ago. She moved with her family to Washington, D.C. after the death of Mr Gaffney, about 15 years ago. She is survived by five children: Misses Clare and Kathleen Gaffney and Richard Gaffney of Washington; Mrs Josephine Shannon of San Francisco, Cal and Miss Monica Gaffney, a member of the Order of the Sisters of the Holy Cross and known in religion as Sister Clotile. Mrs Gaffney also leaves one sister, Mrs Josephine(Regina) Murray, wife of Charles Murray of Washington, D.C. and one brother, Bernard Coulehan of Ohio. The body of Mrs Gaffney will be at the Stein Funeral Home late this afternoon. The funeral will take place tomorrow morning with a requiem mass at St Patrick's Church at 9 o'clock. The burial will be in the family lot in St Patrick's cemetery.
Cumberland Evening Times; Cumberland, Allegany Co, Md., Wednesday, October 4, 1933 - pg 8, col 3
(Courtesy of Pat Dailey)
Posted March 23, 2013

GAFFNEY, James P.

JAMES P. GAFFNEY OBSEQUIES FRIDAY ~ Dead Engineer was the Builder of the Georges Creek and Cumberland Railroad.
The funeral of James P. Gaffney, former City Engineer, whose death, at his home, 83 Bedford street, was announced in the city edition of the Evening Times yesterday will be held at 9 o’clock Friday morning from St Patrick’s Catholic Church, of which he was a devoted member. Burial will be in St. Patrick’s Cemetery. Mr Gaffney was born in County Mayo, Ireland, March 17, 1850 and graduated from the Royal College of Engineering in Dublin. In 1871 he came to America and settled in Roundout, New York. He engaged in railroad construction work in New York and Canada. He came to Cumberland in 1878 as resident engineer of the George's Creek & Cumberland railroad, and supervised the construction of that road between Cumberland and Lonaconing. He remained in the employ of the George’s Creek & Cumberland railroad until 1906, when he resigned to accept a position of division engineer with the Norfolk & Southern railroad with headquarters in Raleigh, N.C. In 1880 he was married to Miss Agnes C Coulehan daughter of the late Judge John Coulehan. In 1908 he resigned his position with the Norfolk & Southern railroad and returned to Cumberland where he engaged in private engineering work. In 1912 he was appointed city engineer, which position he held until 1916. Mr Gaffney was a member for 31 years of Cumberland Council No 135 Catholic Benevolent Legion, a fourth degree member of Cumberland Council No 586 Knights of Columbus, a member of the Holy Name Society of St Patrick's Catholic Church and Division No 6 Ancient Order of Hibernian's of Allegany County. Mr Gaffney was a Democrat and active in politics, personally and with his pen, when occasion warranted. Mr Gaffney is survived by his wife, four daughters: Misses Clare and Josephine Gaffney, who are engaged at Washington, D.C. in district nursing and Monica and Kathleen Gaffney and one son, Richard M Gaffney, at home.
Cumberland Evening Times; Cumberland, Allegany Co, Md., Thursday, February 22, 1917 - pg 16, col 1
Find A Grave Memorial# 126751749
(Courtesy of Pat Dailey)
Posted January 7, 2017

GAFFNEY, Sister M. Monica Clare CSC, (nee Kathleen Louise)

Nov. 25, 1902 - March 14, 2007
SOUTH BEND - Sister M. Monica Clare (Kathleen Louise Gaffney) CSC, was born in Cumberland, MD, to the late James Patrick and Agnes Virginia Gaffney. Sister Monica Clare was the youngest of 11 children and is predeceased by all of them. She is survived by her nephew, Gerald (Charlotte) Shannon of VA; grandnieces, Pam Scott of MD, and Clare (Michael) Castronovo, of GA; and cousins, John and Isobel Burke-Gaffney of BC, Canada and Sister Mary Burke-Gaffney, CSHA, of QC, Canada. Before entering the Congregation of the Sisters of the Holy Cross, in 1945, Sister had been employed as secretary for 25 years by the Carry Ice Cream Company in Washington, DC. After entering, Sister prepared as a teacher and taught at St. Paul's, New York City in 1948. At the end of the school year, Sister Monica Clare was sent to Mount Carmel Hospital, Columbus, OH, where she spent 25 years in admission, the business office and the pastoral care department. She spent time helping to care for her brother at his home giving respite to her sister-in-law. In 1980, Sister went to St. Angela Hall, Kensington, MD, as assistant superior to Sister Maureen Patrice. Sister Monica Clare remained at St. Angela's until 1998, when she retired to Saint Mary's Convent, Notre Dame IN, to be near her sister, Sister M. Clotile, CSC, until her sister's death. Sister Monica Clare was active in the Ministry of Prayer until her death. Memorial contributions may be made to the Sisters of the Holy Cross Ministry with the Poor Fund, Saint Mary's Notre Dame, IN 46556. Reception of the body and wake will be at 4 p.m. Sunday, March 18 in Church of Our Lady of Loretto, Saint Mary's Notre Dame. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday, March 19 in Church of Our Lady of Loretto, Saint Mary's. The Kaniewski Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
South Bend Tribune 3/17/2007
Find A Grave Memorial# 111593932
(Courtesy of Pat Dailey)
Posted January 7, 2017

GAFFNEY, Sister M. Clotile Gaffney CSC (nee Monica Elizabeth)

Oct. 27, 1897 - March 25, 2000
Sister M. Clotile (Monica Elizabeth Gaffney), CSC, 102, died on Saturday, March 25, in Saint Mary's Convent, Saint Mary's, Notre Dame, Ind. Sister M. Clotile (Monica Elizabeth Gaffney) was born on Oct. 27, 1897, to the late James O. Gaffney and Agnes Coulihan Gaffney in Cumberland, Md. She entered the Congregation of the Sisters of the Holy Cross at Saint Mary's, Notre Dame, on Feb. 1, 1921, from Washington, D.C., and made her final profession in the Congregation on Aug. 15, 1926. Sister M. Clotile did government work before entering Holy Cross. She then trained to teach and was a secondary school teacher from 1922 until 1975. Sister taught in Morris, Ill., at St. Angela Academy 1922 to 1928, Iowa, Nebraska; teacher at Saint Cecilia's Academy, 1932 to 1944, and teacher and principal at Saint Paul's High School, 1944 to 1950, both in Washington, D.C. Sister taught and was assistant principal at Catholic High School, Norfolk, Va., 1950 to 1955, then teacher and principal at Saint Mary's Academy, Alexandria, and O'Connell High School, Arlington, Va., and Holy Cross High School, Austin, Texas. Sister M. Clotile is survived by a sister, Sister M. Monica Clare, Saint Mary's Convent, and by a nephew, Gerald Shannon, Falls Church, Va. Wake service will be held at 7 p.m. on Monday, March 27, in the Church of Our Lady of Loretto, Saint Mary's. Funeral Mass will be at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, March 28, in the Church of Our Lady of Loretto, Saint Mary's, followed by interment at Queen of Peace Cemetery, Saint Mary's, Notre Dame. Memorial contributions may be made to the Sisters of the Holy Cross Ministry with the Poor Fund, Saint Mary's, Notre Dame, IN 46556. The Kaniewski Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
South Bend Tribune 3/27/2000
Find A Grave Memorial# 111593796
(Courtesy of Pat Dailey)
Posted January 7, 2017

GAFFNEY, Richard Malcolm

Age 80 years. Buried January 30, 1981. On September 6, 1937 as Richard M. Gaffney, he married Virginia R. Staub in the District of Columbia. Richard M. Gaffney died on Tuesday, January 27, 1981 at the Wisconsin Avenue Nursing Home. Survivors included his wife, Virginia S. Gaffney; two sisters: Sister Clotile, C.S.C., St. Mary’s Convent, Notre Dame, Indiana and Sister Monica Clare, C.S.C., St. Angela’s Hall, Kensington, Maryland; one nephew and one niece. Mass of Christian Burial was offered at Our Lady of Victory Church at 4835 MacArthur Boulevard Northwest. Arrangements were by Devol Funeral Home at 2222 Wisconsin Avenue Northwest. Interment was at Oak Hill Cemetery. Memorial contributions were suggested to Our Lady of Victory Church or St. John’s Georgetown Building Fund.
Source: The Evening Star, (Washington, DC) Thursday, January 29, 1981.
Find A Grave Memorial# 71849958
(Courtesy of Pat Dailey)
Posted January 7, 2017

Harry Gaines, aged 30 years, one of the best known passenger conductors on the B&O lines, died Sat evening at Grafton, after illness of typhoid fever. When 16 years of age, Gaines started railroading, with the B&O and was steadily promoted until given a passenger as conductor.
Keyser Tribune, April 28, 1911
(Courtesy of Patti McDonald)
Posted July 21, 2010

GAINS, Vernon Clyde

Vernon Clyde Gains, 80, of Fort Ashby, W.Va., died Friday, Oct. 1, 2010, at the Dawnview Center, Fort Ashby. Born Aug. 10, 1930, in Shirley, W.Va., he was the son of the late Clyde and Erba (Moffett) Gains. He was also preceded in death by his brother, Donald Gains. Vernon served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict. He had worked at Westvaco, first in the Finishing Room, then in the Wood Yard. From 1970 until 1999, he owned and operated Gains Service Station in Fort Ashby. His son, Terry, has continued operating the business. Vernon was a member of First Baptist Church and Fort Ashby Post 6667, VFW. He was an avid bowler, having belonged to several local leagues. With his kind, easy personality, Vernon never met a stranger. He is survived by his wife, Betty Gains; his daughter, Vicky Moreland and husband Curt Moreland Sr., of Short Gap; his son, Terry V. Gains, of Fort Ashby; two grandchildren, Deon Moreland and Curt Moreland Jr.; two great-grandchildren, Dylan and Elbe; and a sister-in-law, Betty Gains, of Chesapeake, Va. Friends will be received at the Upchurch Funeral Home, Fort Ashby,W.Va., where the funeral service will be conducted Tuesday at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Vernon Beachum officiating. Interment will be in Fort Ashby Cemetery, where military honors will be accorded by Post 13 Veterans Honor Guard.
Published in The Cumberland (MD) Times-News, Monday, October 4, 2010
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted March 7, 2017

Johanna Gaiser, 80, of Hazel Avenue, Ellwood City, died Friday, March 16, 2007, in The Medical Center, Beaver, following a brief illness. She was born Oct. 7, 1926, in Ellwood City, a daughter of the late Richard L. and Sarah Williams Crowe. She married John C. Gaiser on Oct. 5, 1946. He died April 9, 2004. Mrs. Gaiser was a 1945 graduate of Lincoln High School. She formerly was a member of the Saxon Club and Ellwood City Hospital Auxiliary. She loved to play bingo. Mrs. Gaiser was a member of Calvin Presbyterian Church. Survivors include a daughter and son-in-law, Lee Anne and John Moyer of Ellwood City; a son and daughter-in-law, Larry and Jill Gaiser of Ellwood City; four grandchildren and their spouses, Jonnie Anne and Kevin Kubic, David Moyer, Matt and Stacy Gaiser, and Sarah and Jeremy Cox; a great-granddaughter, Olivia Gaiser; and a brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Shirley and Lyle Druschel of Ellwood City. In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by two brothers, Raymond L. Crowe and Richard M. Crowe; and two sisters, Agnes Smith and Betty Jane Prechtel. Visitation is 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today at the Marshall Funeral Home, 200 Fountain Ave., Ellwood City. A service will be conducted at 11 a.m. tomorrow at the funeral home. Her pastor, the Rev. James Latta, will officiate. Burial will follow in Locust Grove Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Calvin Presbyterian Church or the Lawrence County Humane Society.
March 19, 2007; New Castle News (PA)
~Genie
Posted July 21, 2021

John C. Gaiser, 77, of Hazel Avenue, Ellwood City, died April 9, 2004, in Ellwood City Hospital. Calling hours are 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today at the Marshall Funeral Home, 200 Fountain Ave., Ellwood City. A service will be at 11 a.m. Monday at the funeral home.
10 Apr 2004; New Castle News (PA)
~Genie
Posted July 21, 2021

HINESVILLE, Ga. — Julie Ann (Beal) Gaither, 46, an angel on earth - now an angel in heaven. Julie fought a 10-year courageous battle of Alpha-1 and now no more suffering or pain for her. She went to be with her heavenly Father on Sunday, Sept. 26, 2010. Julie will be dearly missed by many. Julie was born Oct. 23, 1963, and was the daughter of Jim and Mary Beal, Cumberland (formerly of Frostburg) and the granddaughter of Ruth Schade, Cumberland. She joins her grandparents, Ralph and Lee Beal and Arthur (Hank) Schade in heaven. Julie was a devoted and loving wife, mother, nana, daughter, granddaughter and sister. Her family was truly her blessings in life! She is survived by her husband, Gary Gaither, the love of her life. She has four wonderful children, Elizabeth Wyma and her husband Kenneth, South Carolina, Jeremy Gaither, Georgia, Ryan Gaither, Georgia, and Jonathon Gaither, Florida. She cherished the time she spent with her four adorable grandchildren, Devyn, Brianna, Mekhi and Cyrus Wyma. She is also survived by her two sisters, Tammy Bright and her husband Mike of Pennsylvania, and Kim Robertson and her husband Roy (Sonny) of Maryland; and one brother, Jim Beal and his wife Jody of Maryland; and several nieces and nephews. Julie grew up in Frostburg, Md., and was a 1981 Beall High School and VoTech graduate. She received her elementary education degree from Brewton-Parker College. Julie taught kindergarten at Frank Long Elementary in Hinesville, and was honored with the Teacher of the Year Award. She loved the children and touched many young lives as a truly exceptional caring teacher. A memorial service to celebrate Julie’s life will be held at noon on Saturday, Oct. 2, at the Emmanuel-Bethel-Mapleside United Methodist Church, 24 Humbird St., Cumberland. Pastor Mike Leedom will be officiating the service.
Cumberland Times-News, September 28, 2010
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted February 1, 2013

GALE, Mrs. Clara L. Conlon

Mrs. Clara L. Gale, 1106 Water Street, Columbus, Ohio, sister of Postmaster Thomas F. Conlon. died yesterday afternoon. Mr. Conlon will attend services Tuesday in Columbus.
Cumberland Times; Cumberland, Allegany Co, Md., Sunday, April 5, 1953 - pg 31, col 8
(Courtesy of Pat Dailey)
Posted August 15, 2013

HAGERSTOWN - William Gale, 81 years, a violinist, died at his home, four miles north of Hancock. He was a bachelor and the last of his family. His sisters, Misses Lizzie and Kate Gale, died several months ago.
Keyser Tribune, May 24, 1912
(Courtesy of Patti McDonald)
Posted August 13, 2010

Keyser, W.Va.- Services for Mrs. Mary E. Gales, 61, who died Sunday at her home, 96 Mozelle Street, were held yesterday at the Rogers Funeral Home, with Rev. Robert L. Bridgers, pastor of Calvary Evangelical United Brethren Church, officiating. Interment was in Philos Cemetery, Westernport. Pallbearers were James Trenum, Paul Winkles, Calvin Trenum, William Trenum, Perry Duckworth, and Harry Duckworth.
Friday, 29 February 1952; Cumberland (MD) Evening Times
~Genie
Posted January 4, 2020

PATTERSON’S CREEK - Mrs. James Galigher, who has been so very ill is getting better. Their baby is dead, was buried on Sunday last in the Catholic cemetery at Cumberland.
Keyser Tribune, August 11, 1911
(Courtesy of Patti McDonald)
Posted July 25, 2010

GALLAGHER, Mrs. Adelaide Stephens

Funeral of Mrs. Adelaide Gallagher
Mt Savage, March 25. The funeral of Mrs. Adelaide Gallagher, wife of the late Patrick Gallagher, who died at her home Sunday afternoon following an illness of two days, took place Tuesday morning at 8:30 o'clock from St Patrick's Catholic church with a Solemn High Mass with Rev G H Tragressor. pastor was celebrant. Rev. A. Scarpali, pastor of St. Gabriel's church, Barton was deacon and Rev. John Smith, pastor of St. Peter's Catholic church, Westernport was sub-deacon. Rev Tragesser delivered a most touching eulogy. The floral tributes were beautiful and numerous and the funeral was attended by a large number of friends. As the cortege left the church, Face to Face was sung by Miss Mildred McNamee. Interment was made in St Patrick's cemetery. The pallbearers were; Harry Pitzer, Henry Mullaney, Casper Williamson, Charles P McNamee, Charles Noonan, Francis Herbert, Robert Williamson and Michael Murray. Among those from out of town who attended there funeral were: Mr and Mrs David Williamson and daughter, Bessie, Clarksburg, W Va; Mrs Anna Byrd, Grafton, W Va; Casper Williamson, Galloway, W Va; Robert Williamson, Wendel, W Va; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Gallagher, Trafford, Pa; Dr Edward O'Connor, Portage, Pa; John Kane, Washington, D.C.; Mr and Mrs John Dobbie, Lonaconing; Mr and Mrs Archibald Meerbaugh, Carlos Junction, Md; Harry Pitzer; Jos Healy; Mr and Mrs William Arnold; Miss Cecelia Small; Joseph Carabine; Miss Marie McVoge; Mr and Mrs Fermin Doerner and Robert McVoge, Cumberland.
Cumberland Evening Times; Cumberland, Allegany Co, Md., Wednesday, March 25, 1925 - pg 10, col 2
(Courtesy of Pat Dailey)
Posted June 29, 2013

GALLAGHER, Miss Agnes

BARTON — Miss Agnes Gallagher, 78, former postmistress of Barton, died yesterday morning at Miners Hospital, Frostburg, where she was admitted Thursday. A native of Barton, she was a daughter of the late Patrick and Mary (Gannon) Gallagher. She was a member of. St. Gabriel's Catholic Church, Barton. Surviving are two nieces, Mrs. Edwin Winters, Midland, and Mrs. Rita Clark, Frostburg. She was the last surviving member of her immediate family. The body is at the Boal Memorial Chapel, Barton, where friends will be received today and tomorrow from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p. m. Requiem Mass will be celebrated Wednesday at 9:30 a. m. at St. Gabriel's Catholic Church. Interment will be in the parish cemetery. The Rosary will be recited at the funeral home tomorrow at 8 p. m.
Cumberland Evening Times; Cumberland, Allegany Co, Md., Monday, February 11, 1963 - pg 9, col 6
(Courtesy of Pat Dailey)
Posted December 1, 2012

GALLAGHER, Dennis P.

"Barton--The funeral of Dennis P. Gallagher, who died at the residence of his father on Quality Hill June 13, took place from St. Gabriel's Catholic church the following Thursday. The funeral was attended by Division No.3, A.O.H. of which deceased was a secretary and the T. A. and B. Society. Deceased was aged about 20 years, a person of noble character and marked intelligence, and gave every promise of being a brilliant man. He was a pupil of the public school where he was noted for his gentle, refined nature and was beloved by all who knew him."
The Herald, Piedmont, West Virginia, 24 June 1892
(Courtesy of Shawn McGreevy)
Posted December 8, 2012

GALLAGHER, Hugh

Lonaconing, Md - Hugh Gallagher, who died in Frostburg, Tuesday evening, resided here for thirty years or more. Mr. Gallagher and a portion of his family removed to Frostburg about a year ago. Deceased was a veteran of the Union Army, having served in the Pennsylvania Bucktails. He had been a pensioner several years. It is probable that his remains will he interred in Frostburg beside his wife, who died here several years ago
Cumberland Evening Times; Cumberland, Allegany Co, Md., Thursday, October 14, 1909 - pg 2, col 3
Find A Grave Memorial# 115070431
(Courtesy of Pat Dailey)
Posted December 28, 2016

GALLAGHER, James E.

James E. Gallagher, 84, Mt. Savage, died yesterday. Born in Mt. Savage, he was a son of the late Patrick and Adelaide (Stephens) Gallagher. A retired pipefitter with the Celanese Fibers Corporation, he was a member of St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Mt. Savage. Survivors include two nephews, Charles C. Carney, Mt. Savage, and Francis Gallagher, Washington, D. C. The body is at the Kight Funeral Home where friends will be received today from 7 to 9 and Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.
The Cumberland News, Cumberland, Md., Saturday, November 1, 1969
(Courtesy of Barry Thoerig)
Posted February 28, 2013

GALLAGHER, Mrs. Jennie Lashbaugh

Lonaconing, Md - Dec 28 - Services for Mrs Jennie Lashbaugh Gallagher, 66, wife of William Gallagher, who died suddenly Friday evening at her home on State Street, were conducted today by the Rev Albert R Ark, pastor of the Assembly of God church. Mrs Gallagher was born in Barton, a daughter of Jacob and Jennie Lashbaugh. She had been living in Lonaconing 21 years. Survivors are her husband, five children, 14 grandchildren, three brothers and two sisters. Children surviving are: William, Zanesville, Ohio; Thomas at home, Vincent, Stella and Ruth Lonaconing. Sisters and brothers are: Mrs Maude Dawson, Miss Annie Lashbaugh, David, Dennis and William, all of Barton.
Cumberland Evening Times; Cumberland, Allegany Co, Md., Monday, December 28, 1942 - pg 9, col 3
(Courtesy of Pat Dailey)
Posted May 18, 2013

GALLAGHER, John T.

Died of the Injuries.
John Gallagher, son of Hugh Gallagher, who was kicked by a mule some time ago in Koontz mine, died Saturday morning at 3 o'clock. Deceased was a young man about 19 years of age and was well and favorably known.
Published Friday, August 7, 1891 in THE WEEKLY CIVILIAN, Cumberland, Maryland on page 5, col. 1.
(Courtesy of Charles Riend)
Posted December 19, 2015

GALLAGHER, John T.

John Gallagher, recently injured in Koontz mine, died at Lonaconing Saturday and was buried at Frostburg Monday.
Published Saturday, August 8, 1891 in the MINING JOURNAL, Frostburg, Maryland on page 3, col. 4.
(Courtesy of Charles Riend)
Posted December 19, 2015

Barton, Dec. 5 — Miss Margaret Gallagher, 78, died suddenly at her home this morning of a heart attack. She was the daughter of the late Patrick and Mary (Noland [Gannon]) Gallagher. Surviving are two brothers, William Gallagher, Lonaconing; Patrick H. Gallagher, at home: two sisters, Mrs. John L. Casey, Frostburg, and Miss Agnes Gallagher, at home. She was a member of St. Gabriel's Catholic Church.
Cumberland Evening Times; Cumberland, Allegany Co, Md., Tuesday, December 5, 1944 - pg 14, col 6
(Courtesy of Pat Dailey)
Posted December 1, 2012

GALLAGHER, Miss Mary Joseph

MT. SAVAGE – Miss Mary Joseph Gallagher died yesterday afternoon at St. Mary’s Hospital, Clarksburg, following a paralytic stroke. A native of here she was a daughter of the Patrick and Adelaide (Stephens Gallagher and had resided for a number of years at Simpson, W. Va. with her brother-in-law, David Williamson, and niece, Miss Betty Williamson. She was a member of the Sodality of the Blessed Virgin Mary and attended St. Gabriel’s Catholic Church in Rosemont, W. Va. Miss Gallagher was a former member of St. Patrick’s Catholic Church here. Surviving are a sister, Mrs. Charles W. Carney; and two brothers, James T. Gallagher and John F. Gallagher, both of Mt. Savage.
Cumberland Evening Times, Cumberland, Md., Tuesday, April 8, 1952, Page 10.
(Courtesy of Barry R. Thoerig)
Posted February 16, 2017

Well Known Man Passes To Rest, Patrick Gallagher Died at Mt. Savage This Morning. Lived There All of His Life. He Was Foreman of the Union Mining Company’s Foundry – Was a Long-Democrat and Public Spirited Citizen.
Mr. Patrick Gallagher, one of the oldest and most prominent residents of Mt. Savage, died at his late residence at that place at 4:30 this morning, aged 62 years. The deceased lived at Mt. Savage all his life and for the last thirty years was prominent in Democratic politics, and also in the upbuilding of his town and county. His life was an open book and no man ever departed this life who was more respected by those who knew him than the one who has just passed into the great beyond. The deceased for many years was foreman of the Union Mining Co.’s foundry at Mt. Savage and stood high both with employers and employees. He leaves a widow and seven unmarried children, viz: John, Charles, James, Elizabeth, May, Angela and Ellen Gallagher. The funeral will take place on Thursday morning and the interment will be made at Mt. Savage.
The Evening Times, Tuesday, Aug. 27, 1907
(Courtesy of Barry R. Thoerig)
Posted 12 January 2013

BARTON - Patrick H, Gallagher, 79, died yesterday afternoon at his home here. Born in Barton April 20, 1882, he was a son of the late Patrick and Mary (Gannon) Gallagher. A well known grocer here, he retired in 1958 after 40 years in business. He was a charter member of Piedmont Council 685 Knight's of Columbus, a director of the Barton National Bank for 35 years, and a member of St. Gabriel's Catholic Church and the Holy Name Society of the church. He is survived by a sister, Miss Agnes Gallagher, with whom he resided: two nieces, Mrs Edmund Winters, Midland, and Mrs Rita Clark, Frostburg. and a nephew, Addis Casey, Baltimore. The body is at the Barton Memorial Chapel where friends will be received today from 7 to 9 p. m. and tomorrow from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p. m. The rosary will he recited tomorrow at 8 p. m. at the chapel. A requiem mass will be celebrated in St. Gabriel's Catholic Church Tuesday at 9:30 a. m. Interment will be in the church cemetery.
Cumberland Evening Times; Cumberland, Allegany Co, Md., Sunday, November 5, 1961 - pg 23, col 8
(Courtesy of Pat Dailey)
Posted December 1, 2012

GALLAGHER, Patrick H.

BARTON — A Requiem Mass will be celebrated for Patrick H. Gallagher, 79, of here, who died Saturday at his home, tomorrow 9:30 a. m. in St. Gabriel's Catholic Church. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Active pallbearers will be Joseph Howell, James O'Rourke, Frank Lambert, Ellsworth Russell, Cooper McCormick and Roy Snyder. Honorary pallbearers will be Patrick Laughlin, Benjamin Mowbray, Kenneth Malcolm, Ellsworth Boal, Arthur P. Hoffa, Morris Lamberson, John Bradley Frank Williams and Joseph Shuhart. The body is at Boal's Barton Memorial Chapel where the Rosary will be recited today at 8 p m. He was a charter member of the Barton Fire Company and served on the board of directors of the Barton National Bank for 43 years.
Cumberland Evening Times; Cumberland, Allegany Co, Md., Monday, November 6, 1961 - pg 15, col 8
(Courtesy of Pat Dailey)
Posted December 1, 2012

KILLED T-5 Thomas D. Gallagher, of Lonaconing, on Samar Island, November 5.
T-5 Gallagher was the 32-year old son of William Gallagher, of Lonaconing. He had been in the Army two years, on combat duty four months. The island of Samar, where he died, is one of the Philippine group. A former employe of the Castle Big Vein Coal company, T-5 Gallagher is survived by two sisters, Mrs William Spiker and Mrs Thomas Walters of Lonaconing and two brothers, Vincent Gallagher, Lonaconing and William Gallagher, St Clarysville, Ohio.
Cumberland Evening Times; Cumberland, Allegany Co, Md., Thursday, November 30, 1944 - pg 13, col 8
(Courtesy of Pat Dailey)
Posted May 18, 2013

Name: Jeffrey Allen Gallen, 37, of Maple Avenue, Wiley Ford, WV
Parents: John V. Gallen and Kulleena "Doll" Catherine (Linn) Gallen, Wiley Ford, WV
DOB: January 4, 1966
DOD: Saturday, January 25, 2003, at the V.A. Medical Center in Martinsburg, WV
Military: Veteran of the U.S. Army
Survived by: parents; paternal grandmother, Kathlleen Blackwell, Atlanta, GA; son, Jeffrey A. Gallen, Jr., Wiley Ford, WV; brothers, John C. Burns, Cumberland, MD; Tony L. Gallen, Wiley Ford, WV
Burial: Tuesday, January 28, 2003, Restlawn Memorial Gardens, LaVale, MD
Source: Adams Family Funeral Home, Cumberland, MD
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted December 6, 2014

Gallen Services
A solemn requiem mass was held this morning in St. Patrick's Catholic church for John Norton "Jack" Gallen, son of John A. Gallen, 528 Beall street, who died in a hospital in New York City last Friday night after being struck by a truck. The Rev. Francis J. McKeown was celebrant, and was assisted by the Rev. Charles W. Began, as deacon, and the Rev. Thomas A. Hardesty, as sub-deacon. Interment was in SS. Peter and Paul church cemetery. Pallbearers were J. William Hunt, Joseph K. Mooney, Clarence V. Burns, William H. Ritchey, Benjamin A. F.Uchey and John McGraw. Fort Cumberland Post No. 13, American Legion, had charge of services at the grave. The color guard was composed of Samuel H. Brown, Francis Mulligan, James Lehman and George D. Cline and F. Earl Brode, who was sergeant. Joseph M. Fradiska sounded taps. The firing squad was composed of Sgt. Hilary Green, Pfc. James Baker, T-5 Robert Nee, Sgt. Thomas Dawson, Pfc. William Bantz, pfc. Harold Underdonk, Pfc. Robert Park and T-5 Cecil McCullough.
The Cumberland Evening Times, Tuesday, December 18, 1943
(Courtesy of Ruth Sprowls)
Posted July 15, 2009

PAW PAW, W.Va. — Agnes Rose (Twigg) Galliher, 88, of PawPaw, died Sunday, Nov. 30, 1997, at Washington Hospital, Washington, DC. Born Aug. 7, 1909, in Oldtown, she was the daughter of the late Bruce W. and Martha (Hite) Twigg. She also was preceded in death by her husband, Pinkney Charles Galliher, in 1992; one son, Arley Galliher; and several brothers and sisters. Mrs. Galliher was a homemaker. She was a member of the Lighthouse Assembly of God, Paw Paw. Surviving are four daughters, Virginia Brown, Hagerstown, Millie Johnson and husband Michael, Helen Golden and husband Jay, Shirley Zeger and husband Terry, all of Clearspring; two sons, Vernon Galliher and wife, Rita, Oldtown, and Wilbert Galliher and wife, Janet, PawPaw; several grandchildren and several great-grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Scarpelli Funeral Home, 108 Virginia Avenue, on Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Services will be conducted at the Lighthouse Assembly of God on Thursday at 1 p.m. with the Rev. Earl Travis, Jr., officiating. Friends will be received at the church from noon to 1 p.m. Interment will be in Davis Memorial Cemetery, Cumberland. Pallbearers will be grandsons. Expressions of sympathy may be made to Lighthouse Assembly of God.
Cumberland Times-News, Tuesday, December 2, 1997
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted June 25, 2021

PATTERSON'S CREEK - Mrs Emily Galloway, an old colored woman, died two weeks ago at the old Houser place, near here.
Keyser Tribune, June 30, 1911
(Courtesy of Patti McDonald)
Posted July 21, 2010

Galvin Services
MT. SAVAGE—A requiem mass for Miss Alice Carey Galvin. 82, who died Friday at the home of Misses Loretta and Kathleen Galvin (McDermitt?), with whom she resided, was celebrated at St Patrick's Catholic Church by Rev. Michael Smyth, pastor. Burial was in .the parish cemetery. Pallbearers were DeSales McDermott, John and Edward Malloy, Charles Mulligan, Harry Poland and Thomas Stephens.
[NB: Cumberland Evening Times; Cumberland, Allegany Co, Md - November 1, 1951 has the names listed as Misses Loretta and Kathleen McDermitt.]
Cumberland Evening Times; Cumberland, Allegany Co, Md - October 30, 1951 - pg 21, col 5
(Courtesy of Pat Dailey)
Posted February 28, 2010

Peter Galvin died Saturday at Careywood, the country home of his niece, Miss Alice Carey Galvin. in Garrett county, Maryland. Mr. Galvin was born at Mt. Savage. Md., June 29, 1850, the son of the late James P Galvin and Mrs. Sarah Jane Hall Galvin, pioneer settlers of Mt. Savage. Mr. Galvin learned his trade in the Mt. .Savage machine shops of the C. & P. R. H. Co., worked there for a few years, and then went West locating at Chicago, Illinois , where he worked for the Nickel Plate machine shops for about 20 years, until failing health compelled him to retire. He was a temperance man. a great advocate of temperance in the way of example, having in his youth taken St. Matthew's temperance pledge, keeping this faithfully until death. . His funeral will be held 9 o'clock tomorrow with services at St. Patrick's Church, Mt. Savage, Md. Interment will be in the family lot in the cemetery connected with the church.
Cumberland Evening Times; Cumberland, Allegany Co, Md - September 15, 1924 - pg 9, col 1
(Courtesy of Pat Dailey)
Posted February 28, 2010

At 4 o'clock Sat, Aug 31, 1912, at her home in Moorefield, surrounded by all her children, Mrs Elizabeth Gamble, one of the oldest residents of the South Branch Valley, entered into rest aged 90 years, 3 months and 16 days. On Aug 5th, she was taken ill, and for three weeks her death was expected at any time. The last few years of her life was spent in almost total physical blindness, but with the exception of her sight all of her faculties were remarkably well preserved. Mrs Gamble was the daughter of Jesse and Pattie Snodgrass Cunningham and was born near Moorefield May 15, 1822. Though she had past her four score years and ten - a remarkable age - she did not attain to the days of the years of her venerable mother, who was almost ninety-three at the time of her death. In 1848, March 29, she was married to Mortimer Williams Gamble, in the same house in which she died. Of the union six children were born. Jesse Cunningham, who died at two years of age, and six who survive her; John, Samuel, Mortimer Williams, Kate, Alice, Bettie (Mrs B W Chrisman), all of Moorefield, and Mrs Laura Cunningham, of Hutchison Ky. In Feb 1872, she was bereft of her husband and for forty years. For fifty years she was a consistent member of the Presbyterian church. At 3:30 Mon afternoon, Sept 2, the casket covered with floral offerings, was bourne to the church she loved and after service conducted by her pastor, her body was laid to rest by the side of her husband in Olivet Cemetery.
"So, He giveth his beloved sleep."
Keyser Tribune, September 13, 1912
(Courtesy of Patti McDonald)
Posted July 28, 2010

BARTON - T. Kathy Custer Gammon, 48, of 18112 Moscow St., Barton, passed away Saturday, Dec. 8, 2007. Born May 1, 1959, in Frostburg, she was the daughter of Ralph and Gertie (Whetzel) Custer, of Barton. Her husband, Jerry Gammon and a brother, Roger Custer, preceded her in death. Kathy was a member of the Barton Hose Company Ladies Auxiliary and she was a homemaker. In addition to her parents Ralph and Gertie; she leaves behind two daughters, Alona Gross and husband Brett, of New Creek, W.Va., and Joyce Smith, of Lonaconing; a stepson, Jerry Gammon Jr. and wife Elizabeth, of Baltimore; two stepdaughters, Jennifer Gammon, of Baltimore and Sherry Skinner, of Jessup; one brother, Butch Custer and wife Elaine, of Piedmont, W.Va.; one sister, Gloria Ours and husband Dallas, of Barton; and her boyfriend, Bruce Devine, of Barton. She is also survived by her grandchildren, Chelsie Gross, Damica Gross, and Brett Gross Jr., all of New Creek, W.Va., Larissa Morgan, of Lonaconing, James Gammon, Nathan Gammon, and Makayla Gammon, all of Baltimore, and Elyssa Skinner and Joshua Skinner, of Jessup. The family will receive friends at the Boal Memorial Chapel, Barton, on Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral services will be conducted in the Boal Chapel, Barton, on Wednesday at 11 a.m. with the Rev. John Park officiating. Interment will be in Laurel Hill Cemetery, Moscow Mills.
December 10, 2007; Cumberland Times-News, The (MD)
~Genie
Posted November 3, 2018

GANK, Mrs. Helen Irene Durst

OAKLAND - Mrs. Helen Irene Gank, 68, died yesterday at Garrett County Memorial Hospital. Born in Grantsville, she was a daughter of the late Albert B. and Margaret E. (Brenneman) Durst. Surviving are her husband, Gilbert H. Gank, two daughters, Mrs. Juanita Dickerson, Denver, Colo., and Mrs. Eileen Veasel, Baltimore; two sons, Harold Gank, Hutton, and Dale Gank, here; two sisters, Mrs. Hazel McNair of Texas, and Mrs. Marie Gank, Mutton; two brothers, Elmer Durst, Akron, Ohio and Ray Durst, Cumberland; 11 grandchildren and one great-grandchild. The body is at the Stewart Funeral Home, where friends will be received from 7 until 9 p.m. today and from 2 until 4 and 7 until 9 p.m. tomorrow. A service will be conducted there Thursday at 2 p.m. Rev. Rex Coffman will officiate. Interment will be in Garrett County Memorial Gardens.
The Cumberland Evening Times, February 8, 1977
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted January 31, 2014

"Barton, Md., Dec. 23-The funeral of Mrs. Christine Stevenson Gannon, wife of Harmon D. Gannon, who died suddenly at her home last Saturday morning, was held from St. Gabriel's Catholic church yesterday morning with Requiem High Mass by the Rev. Leon K. Warczyski. After the church service the body was taken to the Boal Funeral Home, Westernport, to await the arrival of a son, Lieut. James Gannon. Interment was in Oak Hill Cemetery, Lonaconing, this morning. The pallbearers were Alvln Logsdon, Adolph Howell, William Kyle, William Chappell, Howard Wilkes and Hugh Young. Among those who attended were: Miss Patricia Gannon, Washington; Mrs. Bertha Kelly, Philadelphia; Mr. and Mrs. Herman Davis, Keyser; Mrs. Bessie Durst, Miss Effie George, Mrs. Ella Rank, Miss Stacia Lannon and Paul Lannon, Cumberland."
Evening Times, Cumberland, Maryland, Thursday 23 Dec 1943
(Courtesy of Shawn McGreevy)
Posted October 22, 2011

GANNON, Emmett

LIVED 18 YEARS WITH BROKEN BACK
Barton, Md - Oct 16 - Emmett Gannon, native of Barton, who survived a broken back 18 years, died Sunday at his home here of apoplexy, aged 50. He sustained the injury at a copper mine in Bisbee, Ariz. He is survived by his mother and the following sisters and brothers: John Gannon, Cumberland; Mrs John McGuire, Westernport; Catherine Gannon and Mrs Bertha Kelly, both of Philadelphia; Miss Patricia Gannon of Rockfeller Institute Hospital, New York; Thomas Gannon, Pittsburgh; William Gannon stationed on the U.S.S. Leo and James Gannon, Bisbee, Ariz; Huron(sic) in the Turkish War zone and Herman and John Gannon and Miss Marcella Gannon at home. He was a son of the late Thomas Gannon. The funeral will be held from St Gabriel's Catholic Church at Barton Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock with interment in the church cemetery.
Cumberland Evening Times; Cumberland, Allegany Co, Md., Monday, October 16, 1922 - pg 12, col 2
(Courtesy of Pat Dailey)
Posted December 8, 2012

GANNON, Mrs. Margaret Whitworth

Lauderdale by the Sea, FL - Margaret Whitworth Gannon, 93, of Lauderdale by the Sea, FL, died at her residence on Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012. She was born in Westernport, MD and was the daughter of the late Horace P. Whitworth Sr. and Nancy (Hayden) Whitworth. She was preceded in death by four brothers, Horace P. Whitworth Jr, F. Dixon Whitworth, Richard Whitworth and David Whitworth. She was a member of Saint James Episcopal Church in Westernport, MD and a graduate of Bruce High School. She is survived by her husband, William F. Gannon; two sons, William F. Gannon Jr. and wife Janet of Atlanta, GA, John W. Gannon and wife Mary of Del Ray Beach, FL, and one daughter, Caroline Courtney and husband Winn of Lauderdale, FL. She is also survived by two grandchildren; Preston Courtney and Brian Gannon, and many nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends at the Fredlock Funeral Home in Piedmont, WV on Thursday Oct. 18, 2012 from 10 A.M. until Noon. Funeral services will be held at the funeral home at Noon with Rev. Steve Haptonstahl officiating. Interment will follow at Philos Cemetery in Westernport, MD.
The Mineral Daily News-Tribune, Keyser, WV, October 16, 2012
(Courtesy of Charles Riend)
Posted November 14, 2015

GANNON, Miss Marie Katherine

WESTERNPORT — Miss Marie Katherine Gannon, 61, died yesterday in Sacred Heart Hospital, Cumberland, where she had been a patient for five days. Miss Gannon had been in poor health for several years. A native of Westernport, she was a daughter of the late Michael P. and Lena (Paulis) Gannon. She graduated from St. Peter's School, here, and also from Mount St. Mary's College, Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia. She was a member of St. Peter's Catholic Church; Sodality of the Blessed Virgin and the Alumni Association of St. Peter's School. Surviving is a brother. Paul Gannon, Nortonville, Ky. The body is at Fredlock's Funeral Home and members of the alumni and sodality will meet today at 8 p. m. to recite the rosary. A requiem mass will be celebrated at St. Peter's Church tomorrow at 9 a. m. with interment in the parish cemetery.
Cumberland Times; Cumberland, Allegany Co, Md., Monday, April 20, 1953 - pg 11, col 3
(Courtesy of Pat Dailey)
Posted December 1, 2012

GANTT, Conrad

Conrad Gantt, aged 64, a citizen who was esteemed by all who knew him, died at 1:30 p. m. yesterday at his home, at 24 Water street. Though Mr. Gantt, had been operated on about eighteen months ago at the Miners' Hospital and was complaining since, death came as a shock to his host of friends. Mr. Gantt was born in Martinsburg, W. Va. and followed blacksmithing at his shop on Water street, 45 years. He was persuaded to enter public life once in his career and was elected town councilman on the Democratic ticket by the largest majority ever given a candidate of this party in Republican Frostburg. He was an active member of St. Paul Lutheran Church for 27 years. The survivors are Mrs. Gantt and four sons and six daughters: William Gantt, Baltimore; Walter and Ralph, at home; Charles Gantt, Cumberland; Mrs. W. R. Mattox, Mrs. Frederick Warr, Mrs. Pearl Rheimheimer, of Pittsburgh; Mrs. R. J. Payne, Ridgeley, W. Va.; Mrs. Elkins Goshorn, Piedmont; and Mrs. J. J. Bender, Grantsville, Md. One son, Bliss Gantt, died in Wyoming while in the service of the U. S. A. several years ago.
Cumberland Evening Times, Friday, February 15, 1918
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted August 3, 2021

GANTT, Mrs. Mary Joseph Tippen

Frostburg, Md, July 8 - Funeral services were held Wednesday from St Martha's Catholic church, Akron, Ohio for Mrs Mary Gantt, wife of Harrison Gantt, formerly of Frostburg, who died at her home Monday. She was a daughter of John Tippen. Besides her husband, she is survived by her mother; one sister, Mrs Francis Stowell, Cumberland and one brother, George Tippen of Frostburg. Mrs Stowell and her mother attended the funeral.
Cumberland Evening Times; Cumberland, Allegany Co, Md., Monday, July 8, 1935 - pg 6, col 2
(Courtesy of Pat Dailey)
Posted January 1, 2015

GAPP, Matthew

HARDY COUNTY, Moorefield Examiner of 20th - Matthew Gapp, an aged resident of this community, died last week at Weston, where he was taken several weeks ago. The remains were brought here Sunday and services held at the home of William Keller, Monday morning, after which his remains were laid to rest in Olivet Cemetery. He is survived by several sons and daughters.
Keyser Tribune, February 28, 1913
(Courtesy of Patti McDonald)
Posted September 2, 2010

Rev. J. C. Garber, of Augusta, Co., a well-known preacher of the Brethren, is dead after a protracted illness. He was 56 years old. He leaves a widow and three children.
Keyser Tribune, October 11, 1912
(Courtesy of Patti McDonald)
Posted July 31, 2010

BEDFORD, Pa. - Miss Winona Wieland Garbrick, 81, died Friday, May 27, 1988, in Altoona. Born in Hummelstown Oct. 7, 1906, she was the daughter of the late John Mitchell and Annie (Winifred) Garbrick. She was also preceded in death by an infant brother. Miss Garbrick was an English teacher at Bedford High School for 37 years. She wrote extensively following her retirement, with her most recently published book, a collection of childhood memories, becoming a local bestseller. A member of Bedford Presbyterian Church, where she previously served as church organist, Miss Garbrick was a member of Bedford Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution and the Pioneer Historical Society of Bedford County. She was formerly a member of Delta Kappa Gamma, the National Education Association and the Bedford Area Board of Education. A graduate of Bedford High School and Shippensburg State Normal School, she obtained a bachelor of science degree in education from Juniata College in 1928. She later completed graduate studies in education at Penn State, Columbia University, and the University of Pittsburgh. During World War II, she interrupted her teaching career to volunteer for the Women’s Army Corps in 1943, and served until VJ Day, the victory over Japan, in 1945. Surviving are one sister, Mrs. Catherine G. Welsh, LaVale, Md., and one nephew. There will be no visitation. Memorial services will be held Sunday, June 5, at 2 p.m. in Bedford Presbyterian Church, with the Rev. M. Edgar Datesman officiating. Interment will be in Bedford Cemetery. The Timothy A. Berkebile Funeral Home, Bedford, is in charge of arrangements.
Cumberland News, Wednesday, June 1, 1988
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted July 21, 2021

GARDILL. Jerlyn Ann

MEYERSDALE—As a result of a disastrous auto accident on Route 219 last week [July 8] one child was killed, the mother was seriously injured, and another child, born in Meyersdale Community Hospital following the mishap, died the following morning. Killed instantly in the crash was Jerlyn Ann Gardill, who was nearing two years of age, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Gardill, Buffalo Mills RD 1, Bedford County. Mrs. Pauline (Klink) Gardill, 22, mother of the child and driver of the car, is a patient in Meyersdale Community Hospital and is in fair condition. She is suffering from a mouth injury, contusions and multiple lacerations of the body. Mrs. Gardill, who was expecting a child, gave birth to a seven-pound boy in the hospital about 6 hours after the accident. The baby lived 12 hours and died. The accident, the most disastrous in the immediate vicinity in a number of years, occurred near the Bird and Friedline residences at the borough line south of Meyersdale. Mrs. Gardill was driving her car south and had just passed through Meyersdale. She was on her way to the home of her sister, Mrs. Louise Pritts, Meyersdale, RD 1.
The Cumberland Sunday Times, July 10, 1955
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)

GARDNER, Alex Gibson

Injuries Are Fatal To A. G. Gardner
WESTERNPORT, Feb 26 - Alex Gibson Gardner, 54 single Franklin, died last night at Miners hospital, Frostburg, as a result of injuries received Sunday when he was knocked down by a Cumberland and Westernport bus in Lonaconing. He underwent two amputations on the right arm and his jaw was fractured in three places. A World war veteran. Mr. Gardner was a son of the late Thomas G. and Mary Catherine (Dye) Gardner He was a Methodist Mr. Gardner was formerly employed at the Savage River Dam He was a member of Kelly-Mansfield Post No 52. American Legion. Surviving are two brothers, Robert and George Gardner both of Wheeling, W. Va.; a half brother, Edwards Brooks, Philadelphia; three sisters Mrs. Aldwila Laupert, and Mrs. Elmer Tranum, both of Franklin, and Mrs. Hermon Broadwater, Mill Run, Argyle Cleon Edwards, Frostburg, bus driver has been released pending an investigation
Published Saturday, February 27, 1943 in THE CUMBERLAND NEWS, Cumberland, Maryland on page 5, col. 5.
(Courtesy of Charles Riend)
Posted April 8, 2017

GARDNER, Alex Gibson

Franklin, Md., March 3. - Services were held for Alex G. Gardner, 54, Sunday afternoon from the home of his sister, Mrs. Elmer Tranum with Rev. J. M. Foster officiating. Pallbearers, members of the American Legion James P. Love Post, No. 92, Lonaconing, were Frank Muster, William Lashbaugh, James Monahan, Daniel Logsdon, Joseph Macean and John Gowans. James P. Love Post had charge. Burial was in Philos Cemetery, Westernport. Attending were: Mr. and Mrs. George Gardner; and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gardner and two children, Wheeling, W. Va.; Edward Brooks, Philadelphia; Zedich Dye and daughter, Ruth, Mrs. Margaret Dye, Mr. and Mrs. Lindley Dye, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Phillips, Mrs. Thomas Smith, Jack Bradburn, Mr. and Mrs. John Poland, Mr. and Mrs. George Brooks, Mrs. Dewey Metz, Mr. and Mrs. Clifton Smith, Lonaconing; Miss Hazel Phillips, Cumberland; Mrs. Ella Barry, Mrs. Belle Branner, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Dye and son, Cecil, Mr. and Mrs. John Foutz, Mrs. Joseph Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Smith, Barton. Mr. Gardner died Thursday at Miner's hospital, Frostburg, from injuries received when struck by a bus at Lonaconing.
Published Saturday, March 3, 1943 in THE CUMBERLAND NEWS, Cumberland, Maryland on page 9, col. 7.
(Courtesy of Charles Riend)
Posted April 8, 2017

A Well Known Woman Passes Peacefully Away
Mrs. Charlotte A. Gardner, widow of the late James Gardner, died late on Friday afternoon at her residence on Columbia street, aged 69 years. Mrs. Gardner was born in Indiana county Pennsylvania, but lived the greater part of her life in Johnstown, Pa., where she was married to Jas. Gardner in 1865. In 1883 the family moved to this city, where Mr. Gardner conducted the fire brick plant at Ellerslie, Md. After the death of Mr. Gardner, the deceased moved to Johnstown with her daughters, remaining there for four years, afterwards returning to this city, where she has since resided. Mrs. Garner had been confined to her home for the past five months and for the past eight weeks was not able to leave her bed. She was a member of the Presbyterian church and is survived by two sons, William Gardner, a member of the city council, and James Gardner, and four daughters, Mrs. W. T. Duke, Dr. Charlotte B. Gardner, Miss Jennie Gardner and Miss May Gardner, all of this city.
March 22, 1906; The Cumberland Alleganian, Cumberland, Maryland, p. 1, c. 2
(Courtesy of Charles Riend/transcribed by Genie)
Posted November 19, 2015

LONACONING - Elva R. Gardner, 64, of 23 Charlestown Street, Lonaconing, died Monday, Dec. 3, 1990, at her residence. Born in Lonaconing, she was the daughter of the late John W. and Pearl (DeVault) Richardson. She was preceded in death by her husband, Homer W. Gardner in 1985. Mrs. Gardner was a retiree from the Flushing Shirt Factory, Grantsville; a member of the First United Methodist Church, Lonaconing and of the Ladies W.S.C.S. of the church. Survivors include four sisters: Ida Donaldson, Lula Price, Jean Shockey, all of Lonaconing, and Ruth Moore, Barton. Friends will be received at the Eichhorn-McKenzie Funeral Home, Lonaconing, Tuesday from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Services will be conducted at the First United Methodist Church Wednesday at I p.m. by the Rev. Bernadette Ross. The body will be taken to the church one hour prior to the service. Interment will be in the Oak Hill Cemetery, Lonaconing.
Cumberland Times-News, Tuesday, December 4, 1990
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted April 10, 2020

GARDNER, Samuel Wilson

LONACONING - Samuel Wilson Gardner, 88, formerly of 34 Charlestown Street, died Wednesday, Feb. 13, 1991, at Frostburg Community Hospital, where he had been a patient for one week. Born Jan. 16, 1903, in Lonaconing, he was the son of the late William and Sarah Jane (Wilson) Gardner. He was the last surviving member of his immediate family. He was preceded in death by his wife, Katie Elizabeth (Ravenscroft) Gardner, in September 1975, and by one daughter, K. Marie Clark, Sept. 17, 1990. Mr. Gardner had been a patient at the Frostburg Village Nursing Home 3 1/2 years. He was of the Methodist faith. A member of the United Mine Workers of America, he retired as a coal miner after 42 years. Mr. Gardner was a charter member of the Lonaconing Republican Club and he also raised horses. Surviving are one daughter, Sara Joan Bittinger, Front Royal, Va.; nine grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Eichhorn-McKenzie Funeral Home Friday. Services will be conducted there Saturday at 11 a m. by the Rev. John Tougher. Interment will be in the Oak Hill Cemetery.
Published in the Cumberland Times-News, Friday, February 15, 1991
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted September 3, 2017

GAREY, Samuel W.

Samuel W. Garey, 74, of Corriganville, died last night in Sacred Heart Hospital where he had been a patient three days. Born in Corriganville, he was a son of the late Samuel and Lucinda (Hiner) Garey. A retired farmer and carpenter, Mr. Garey was a member of Corriganville Methodist Church and Chosen Friends Lodge 34, IOOF of Cumberland. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Susan (Geiger) Garey; a son, George S. Garey; four daughters, Mrs. Robert Lepley, Mrs. Carl Crabtree, Mrs. Donald Kite, and Mrs. Homer Golden, all of Corriganville; three sisters, Mrs. Rebecca Yantz, Mt. Savage; Mrs. Lilly Sturtz, Wellersburg, Pa., and Mrs. Lucy Shatzer, Cumberland, and ten grandchildren. The body will be at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Lepley, after noon tomorrow and will remain there until 1 p. m. Thursday when it will be taken to Corriganville Methodist Church for services at 2 p. m. Rev. Paul R. O'Brien, pastor, will officiate and interment will be in Hillcrest Burial Park here.
The Cumberland Evening Times, January 9, 1956
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)

GARLAND, Mrs. Amelia E. Bell

Mrs. Amelia E. Garland, 81, wife of Calvin Garland, Fort Ashby, W. Va., died yesterday. Seven children survive.
Published in The Cumberland (MD) Evening Times, Thursday, April 17, 1941
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted March 7, 2017

GARLAND, Mrs. Bertha Pearl Malone

Keyser – Mrs. Bertha Pearl Garland, 63, wife of George W. Garland, of near Fort Ashby, died yesterday at her home. She was a daughter of the late Charles and Annabelle (Carter) Malone. Besides her husband, she is survived by three sons, Richard and James Garland, both of Fort Ashby, and Willard Garland, stationed with the armed forces in Germany; two daughters, Mrs. Mable Haines and Mrs. Delcie Carder,
both of Romney; four sisters, Mrs. Sarah Glaze, Fort Ashby, Mrs. Lucy Abe, Mrs. Bessie Hinkle, and Mrs. Elizabeth Anderson, all of here; two brothers, Frederick Malone, Wiley Ford, and Edward Malone, Ridgeley; and 11 grandchildren. The body is at the Rogers Funeral Home, here, and services will be held at the Fort Ashby Methodist Church tomorrow at 3 p.m. with Rev. A.J. Harmon and Rev. Earl Wolford officiating. Interment will be in Fort Ashby Cemetery.
Published in the Cumberland (Md.) Sunday Times, February 9, 1958
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted March 7, 2017

GARLAND, Calvin

KEYSER, W.Va. — Calvin Garland, 90, died at his home in Fort Ashby this morning. A native of Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late George and Martha Truex Garland. His wife, Amelia Bell Garland, died sometime ago. He was a retired farmer. Surviving are a son, T. W. Garland, Fort Ashby; five daughters, Mrs. Anna Davonorisdale, Zanesville; Mrs. Norman Wagoner, Fort Ashby; Mrs. Bertha Robinson, Springfield; Mrs. Lucy Chaney, Pattersons Creek, and Miss Nettie Garland, Fort Ashby; a brother, N. B. Garland, Spring Street, Keyser; 31 grandchildren and 54 great-grandchildren.
Published in The Cumberland (Md.) Evening Times, Monday, February 9, 1948
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted March 7, 2017

GARLAND, Mrs. Etta Molinda Reed

Etta Molinda Garland died at her home, 112 Spring street, Keyser, Sunday night. Services will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. in the Grace Methodist Church with Rev. H.S. Myerly, pastor, officiating. Etta was the daughter of John T. and Ellen (Gross) Reed, and was born in Allegany Co., Md. She had lived in Keyser since 1908. She was the wife of Newton Brown Garland and the mother of Thomas Oss Broom.
Published in The Cumberland (Md.) News, Tuesday, August 10, 1948
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted April 21, 2017

GARLAND, George Richard

SPRINGFIELD, W.Va. - George Richard Garland, 69, died Tuesday, Sept. 25, 1990 at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Martinsburg. Born July 16, 1921 in Fort Ashby, he was the son of the late George Wilbur and Bertha Pearl (Malone) Garland. Mr. Garland was a retired general foreman in the storage department of the Chessie System. He was an Army veteran of World War II; a life member of Fort Ashby Post 6667, Veterans of Foreign Wars; and a member of TCU Lodge Fort Cumberland. He attended the Springfield United Methodist Church. Survivors include his widow, Wilma Juanita (Adams) Garland; two sons, Earl L. Garland, Abingdon, Md., and Pepper L. Garland, Springfield; one daughter, Carol J. Parsons, Springfield; two brothers, James N. Garland and Willard R. Garland, both of Fort Ashby; two sisters, Mabel G. Haines, Shanks; and Delcie M. Carder, Romney; eight grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Shaffer Funeral Home, Romney, on Wednesday. Services will be conducted Thursday at 1 p.m. at the Springfield United Methodist Church by the Rev. Ernest Jay. Interment will be in the Fort Ashby Cemetery. Military honors will be accorded at graveside by Fort Ashby VFW Post 6667.
Published in The Cumberland (Md.) Times-News, Wednesday, September 26, 1990
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted March 7, 2017

GARLAND, George Wilbur

Springfield, WVA — George Wilbur Garland, 88, of RD 1, here, died yesterday at the Heartland Nursing Home in Keyser. He was born April 9, 1891, in Hampshire County, the son of the late Calvin and Amelia (Belle) Garland. He was preceded in death by his widow (sic), Mrs. Pearl (Malone) Garland. He is survived by three sons, George Richard Garland and William R. Garland, both of Springfield, and James N. Garland, Fort Ashby; two daughters, Mrs. Mabel G. Haines, Shanks, and Mrs. Delcie M. Carder, Romney; one sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Wagoner, Fort Ashby; 12 grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Shaffer Funeral Home today. Services will be conducted there tomorrow at 11 a.m. by Rev. William G. Kop. Interment will be in Fort Ashby Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Claude Wagoner, Harry Wagoner, Jesse Wagoner, Ray Wagoner, Earl Robinson and James Seeders.
Published in The Cumberland (Md.) Evening Times, Thursday, July 5, 1979
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted March 7, 2017

GARLAND, James Newton

FORT ASHBY, W.Va. - James Newton Garland, 64, of Fort Ashby, died Sunday, Dec. 24, 1995, in the Hospice Unit of Memorial Hospital, Cumberland, Md. Born June 13, 1931, in Fort Ashby, he was the son of the late George Wilbur and Bertha Pearl (Malone) Garland. Mr. Garland retired as a foreman after 43 years with CSXT of Cumberland. Surviving are his wife, Faye (Adams) Garland; one son, Gary J. Garland and wife Dorothy, Knobley Estates, Ridgeley, W.Va.; one daughter, Kaye Flanagan and husband David, Romney, W.Va.; one brother, Willard R. Garland, Springfield, W.Va.; two sisters, Mabel H. Haines, Shanks, W.Va., and Delcie M. Carder, Romney; five grandchildren, Lynn, Sherri, Christi, Mike, and Brad; and two great-grandchildren, Justin and Matthew. The family will receive friends at the Shaffer Funeral Home, Romney, on Tuesday. Services will be at the funeral home on Wednesday at 2 p.m. with Pastor Ken Dolan, assisted by the Rev. Samuel Cale, officiating. Burial will be in the Fort Ashby Cemetery.
Published in The Cumberland (MD) Times-News, Tuesday, December 26, 1995
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted March 7, 2017

GARLAND, Miss Nettie M.

ROMNEY, W.Va. — Nettie M. Garland, 82, formerly of Fort Ashby, died Wednesday in Sun Valley Nursing Home, Alliance, Ohio. A native of Fort Ashby, she was a daughter of Calvin Garland and Amelia (Beall) Garland. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Betty Starnes, Alliance; a brother, George W. Garland, Fort Ashby; a sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Wagoner, Fort Ashby; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Miller Funeral Home. Services will be conducted there tomorrow at 11 a.m. by Eddie Callahan. Interment will be in Fort Ashby Cemetery.
Published in The Cumberland (MD) Evening Times, Friday, February 3, 1978
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted March 7, 2017

GARLAND, Ralph Willard

CUMBERLAND - Ralph Willard Garland, 89, of Cumberland, died Saturday, Dec. 8, 2007, at Golden Living Center, Meyersdale, Pa. Born Aug. 9, 1918, in Spring Gap, he was the son of the late Lucius Summerfield Garland and Helen Olean (Stallings) Garland. Mr. Garland was also preceded in death by four brothers, Wilbur, Alfred, Melvin, and Robert Garland; and a sister, Pearl L. Snider. A United States Army/Air Corps veteran of World War II, Ralph retired from Ralph's Barber Shop that he owned and operated. He was a member of the Mount Pleasant United Methodist Church. Ralph is survived by his wife of 68 years, Barbara Lee (Twigg) Garland; his sons, David C. Garland and his wife Marlene, R. Steven Garland and his wife, Linda D., all of Newville, Pa., and Carl E. Garland and his wife Donna, of Landisburg, Pa.; his brothers, Lee Garland, of Keyser, W.Va., Alvin Garland and his wife Donna, and James Garland, all of Cumberland; his sisters, Nola Helmstetter, Nina Shaw, Reba Nelson, all of Cumberland; and Shirley Heare, of Fayetteville, N.C.; as well as six grandchildren; 13 great-grandchild ren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Adams Family Funeral Home, P.A., 404 Decatur St., Cumberland, on Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2007, from 5 to 8 p.m. A funeral service will be conducted in the funeral home on Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2007, at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Jack George officiating. Interment will be in the Maryland State Veterans' Cemetery at Rocky Gap.
Cumberland Times-News, The (MD) - December 10, 2007
~Genie
Posted March 18, 2016

GARLICK, Mrs. A. Francis Beatty

A. Francis Garlick, 79, of 1407 Chestnut St., South Connellsville, died this morning, April 15, 1982, in Connellsville State General Hospital. She was born February 12, 1904, in Broadford, a daughter of the late John and Cora L. Herrington Beatty. She wa a resident of South Connellsville most of her life and was a member of Albright United Methodist Church. She also attended Pennsville Baptist Church. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Orville D. (Adalee) Richter, of South Connellsville, and Mrs. Richard (Betty) Pilkington, of Reynoldsburg, Ohio; two sons, William Garlick, Jr., of Melcroft, and John H. of South Connnellsville; 14 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren; one brother, Earl Beatty of Winchester, Ind.; two sisters, Miss Clara Beatty of South Connellsville, and Mrs. Edwin (Jessie) Mosier of Amherst, Ohio. She was predeceased by her husband, William Garlick, Sr., in 1975; a grandson, Tod Pilkington, in 1976; four brothers, Ellis, Warren T., Robert, and J. D.; two sisters, Mrs. Katherine Phuntek and Mrs. Ada Murray.
The Daily Courier, Connellsville, April 15, 1982
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted January 26, 2017

GARLICK, Charles A.

Charles A. Garlick, 74, of Dickerson Run, died Friday in Uniontown Hospital. He was born Feb. 1, 1890, in Dunbar, a son of the late William and Elizabeth Brierly Garlick. He was a member of the Vanderbilt Church of Christ. He operated grocery stores in Vanderbilt for 30 years prior to his retirement. Surviving are his widow, Kathryn; four children, Mrs. Lewis (Helen) Porter of South Connellsville; Mrs. John (Kathryn) Kerns of Houston, Texas; George of Phoeniz, Ariz., and Charles of Connellsville; two brothers, Raymond and William of South Connellsville; 16 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. The body is at the Galley Funeral Home, Dawson, where the service will be at 2:30 p.m. Monday with the Rev. Eugene Ingram officiating. Interment will be in Dickerson Run Cemetery.
[Unknown Source]
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted March 16, 2017

GARLICK, Mrs. Elizabeth Brierly

Mrs. Elizabeth Nevada Brierly Garlick, 83, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Andrew Soisson, in Reidmore road, South Connellsville, at 4 o'clock Sunday afternoon. She was born July 9, 1867, a daughter of the late Frank and Ellen Pierce Brierly, one of eight children born to this pioneer family. Deceased was a member of the Albright E. U. B. Church of South Connellsville. She lived her entire life in that community. Surviving are three sons, Charles of Vanderbilt, and William and Raymond of South Connellsville; a daughter, Mrs. Ella Soisson of South Connellsville; 33 grandchildren and 48 great-grandchildren. Also surviving is a brother, Charles Brierly of South Connellscille. She was preceded in death by her husband, Williaqm Garlick, April 10, 1931; a daughter, Martha Washington Garlick, January 20, 1918, and a son, James Garlick, June 12,1947. Eleven grandsons and a granddaughter served with the armed forces during World War II and a grandson, Staff Sergeant Ray Russell Garlick, is with the 28th Division at Camp Atterbury, Ind. The funeral service will be held at the home of her daughter, Mrs, Soisson, at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon with Rev. R. A. Nelson, pastor of the Albright E. U. B. Church, officiating, assisted by Rev. John H. Lanmbertsen, a retired Methodist minister. Interment will be in Chestnut Hill Cemetery.
April 27, 1951; no source noted
Findagrave Memorial #71767248
(Courtesy of Gene Brierly/transcribed by Genie)
Posted February 11, 2017

GARLICK, Mrs. Gertrude M. Camlin

Gertrude M. Garlick, formerly of South Connellsville, on Sunday, Aug. 14, 2011, left this world for her final rest and to join her husband of 55 years, Harold R. Garlick Sr., and her parents, Wilbur J. and Olive I. (Black) Camlin, her sister, Donna, and her brother, Wilbur Jr. (Bud). Gertrude started the early years of her marriage working as a Bell Telephone operator and eventually took over handling the bookkeeping for her husband's businesses while raising her family. Surviving family includes her daughter, Irene J. (Renie) Pollock and husband, Donald C. Pollock, of Latrobe, grandson, Curtis L. Pollock and wife, Aja, of Austin, Texas, and grandson, Ross Justin Pollock, of Jeannette; daughter, Cynthia G. Bentz (widowed), of Hilton Head, S.C., granddaughter, Aryn J. Nussbaumer and husband, James, of Taylorsville, N.C., and their children, great-granddaughter, Hunter R. Nussbaumer, and great-grandsons, Cody C. Nussbaumer and Jesse G.M. Nussbaumer; Gertrude's son, the Rev. Harold R. Garlick Jr. and wife, the Rev. Connie Garlick, of Meyersdale; her grandson, Staff Sgt. Joshua J. Garlick, a veteran of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, and wife, Christy, great-granddaughter, Camden J., and great-grandson, Keegan R., all of Fort Drum, N.Y.; her granddaughter, Katherine Nicole Garlick, of Indiana, Pa.; and Gertrude's youngest daughter, Penny L. Chess and husband, Dale Chess, granddaughters, Elizabeth L. Chess and Sarah L. Chess, and grandson, Blake A. Chess, all of Hilton Head, S.C.; and Mrs. Garlick's two sisters, Alberta Cossell and Shirley Vinoski, both of Connellsville. Friends will be received from 6 to 9 p.m. only, Tuesday at the Vito C. Martucci Funeral Home, West Side, Connellsville, with a private graveside service officiated by her son, the Rev. Harold R. Garlick Jr., the next morning at Green Ridge Memorial Park. Donations may be made to Heartland Hospice, Fayette County Blind Association or the Carnegie Library Visually Impaired and Audio Book Collections.
Published in Daily Courier, Connellsville, PA, on Aug. 15, 2011
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted February 24, 2017

GARLICK, Glenn G.

Glenn G. Garlick, 50, of 210 W. Allegheny Ave., South Connellsville, was dead on arrival Thursday morning at Connellsville State General Hospital. He was born Aug. 10, 1928, at South Connellsville, son of the late Ray and Bertha Jane Ritenour Garlick. He graduated from Waynesburg College with a bachelor of science degree in 1952 and from West Virginia University in 1960 with a master's degree in education. He was employed as a teacher in the Portage Junior High School, Barberton, Ohio. He returned to Connellsville and was employed by the Ray R. Garlick Builder and Home Improver Co. He served with the U.S. Army Security Agency in Germany and then with the CSA, being discharged in 1956. He was a member of the South Connellsville Rod and Gun Club, Fayette County Sportsmen's League, National Rifle Association of America, and Anglers Club of Clairton. He is survived by a sister, Mrs. Sarah E. Shaffer of South Connellsville; two brothers, H.R. Garlick and Ray R. Garlick, also of South Connellsville. He is also survived by a number of nieces and nephews, including one nephew, David Woods Garlick, of Connellsville, who was raised by the deceased's parents. He was predeceased by three sisters, Eleanor Mae Garlick, in 1920, Mrs. Freda Schroyer, in 1974, and Mrs. Pearl Honse, in October 1978.
The Daily Courier, Connellsville (Pa.)
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted March 16, 2017

GARLICK, Harold Raymond, Sr. (abridged)

Harold Raymond Garlick Sr., son of the late Raymond Garlick and Bertha (Ritenour) Garlick, born May 17, 1924 in South Connellsville, went to be with the Lord the 18th of February 2002. "H.R." leaves behind a loving wife of 54 years, Gertrude Mabel (Camlin) Garlick. Three daughters and one son: Irene "Renie" Pollock and husband Don of Latrobe; Cynthia "Cindy" Bentz and husband Terry of Myrtle Beach, S.C.; Rev. Harold R. Garlick, Jr., of Somerton, Ohio, and his fiance Connie Wagner of Pittsburgh; and Penny Chess and husband Dale, of Connellsville. He also leaves nine grandchildren: Curtis and Ross Pollock; Aryn Nussbaumer and her husband Jimmy; Joshua and Katherine "Nikki" Garlick, Elizabeth, Sarah, and Blake Chess; and Bruce Ritenour. Great-grandchildren: Hunter and Cody Nussbaumer. He was preceded in death by sisters: Sarah "Dutch" Shaffer, Freda Schroyer, Margaret "Pearl" Honse; and by brother Glenn Garlick. He is survived by brother Ray Russell Garlick of South Connellsville; a special nephew, David W. Garlick of South Connellsville, and many other nieces and nephews. H.R. graduated from Connellsville High School in the class of 1942. He served in the United States Marine Corps as a sergeant in the South Pacific during World War II as a meteorologist for the USMC Air Wing on Guadalcanal at Henderson Field, the Solomon Islands, Zamboango, the Philippines and other locales. H.R. was an entrepreneurial businessman having a home construction business from the 1950-1970s, building over 230 homes in southwestern Pennsylvania and Maryland and concentrating on the Fay-West area. He established H.R. Garlick Realty in 1972 and operated as the owner/broker and the premier real estate agency in the Fay-West area until his retirement in 1991. Methodist by faith, he was a member of Albright UMC in South Connellsville. Funeral services will be held at the Paul G. Fink Funeral Home, Connellsville, on Friday at 11 a.m., with the Rev. Byron Tate Fulton officiating. Interment will follow with full military rites accorded in Green Ridge Memorial Park, Pennsville.
[d.o.d. 18 February 2002; Unknown Source]
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted March 16, 2017

GARLICK, James, Sr.

James Garlick, 52, of Lake Lynn, died Thursday at Uniontown Hospital after a brief illness. A former resident of South Connellsville, he was a coal miner employed by the Eagle Coal Company. He was born in South Connellsville February 16, 1896. Surviving are eight children, Mrs. Ethel Perico and James Garlick, Jr., of Lake Lynn; Kenneth, Miss Grace Garlick, Miss Betty Garlick and Arthur, all at home; Mrs. Dorothy Wheeler of Uniontown and Mrs. Katherine Woods of Tennessee; 11 grandchildren and his mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Garlick of South Connellsville; three brothers, Charles of Vanderbilt; Raymond and William Garlick of South Connellsville; one sister, Mrs. L. Soisson, also of South Connellsbille. Friends are being received at the residence until 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon at which time a funeral service will be conducted with Rev. J. C. Fleshman of Point Marion officiating. Burial will be made in Oak Grove Cemetery, near Morris Crossroads.
d.o.d. Thursday, 12 June 1947; no source noted
FindAGrave Memorial #128445881
(Courtesy of Gene Brierly/transcribed by Genie)
Posted March 18, 2017

GARLICK, James W.

James W. Garlick, 80, a longtime resident of Lake Lynn, Pa., died Sunday, Nov. 7, 2004, at his home. Born in Connellsville, Pa., on Dec. 5, 1923, he was a son of the late James and Lily Rose Hanford Garlick. He was a former coal miner, and had worked in construction. For many years, he was a member of the Albert Gallatin Water Authority, and had also served as Chairman for a time. Survivors include his wife, Dorothy June Cleaver Garlick; three children and their spouses, Ronald and LuAnn Garlick of Point Marion, Pa.; Marian and Bernard Ruble of Lake Lynn; and Rose Wolford of Bruceton Mills, W.Va.; six grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; two brothers, Kenneth Garlick of Smithfield, Pa., and Arthur Garlick of Victorsville[sic], Calif.; four sisters, Dorothy Wheeler of Cleveland; Kathryn Woods of Shreveport, La.' Grace Johnson of South Connellsville, Pa., and Betty Herbert of Grafton, Ohio; many nieces and nephews; and two very close friends, Eugene and Sis Lincoln of White House, Pa. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Ethel Murphy. Friends will be received in the Richard R. Herod Funeral Home, Point Marion, today from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m., and on Wednesday from 2 to 3 p.m., the hour of service, with the Rev. R. Scott Teets officiating. Private interment will take place in Mount Moriah Baptist Cemetery, Smithfield. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be offered to the Albert Gallatin Hospice.
d.o.d. Sunday, November 7, 2004; no source noted
FindAGrave Memorial #137162479
(Courtesy of Gene Brierly/transcribed by Genie)
Posted March 18, 2017

GARLICK, John H. (abridged)

John H. Garlick, 88, a lifelong resident of South Connellsville, went to be with the Lord Sunday, June 24, 2012, at his home while surrounded by his loving family. He was born March 18, 1924, in South Connellsville, a son of the late William and Frances Beatty Garlick, Sr. John was a graduate of Connellsville High School and then went on to serve in the Navy form[sic] 1943 to 1945. He served in both the European and Pacific Theaters of Operations as a first class quartermaster in communications and was also the ship's barber. He received the European and Pacific Theater Ribbons, Victory Medal and a European African Middle Eastern Campaign Medal. Upon a leave home from the Navy, John met his future wife, Stella M. Kunselman, who corresponded with him until he returned home in 1945. They were married in 1946 and enjoyed 59 wonderful years together. John was a former member of the Masonic Lodge, the South Connellsville Vol. Fire Department, Connellsville B.P.O. Elks No. 503 and the Brickayers and Allied Craftsmen Union Local No. 75. He was an active member of Albright United Methodist Church for more than 50 years. John was vice president and partner of William Garlick & Sons Inc., General Construction Co. In addition to his parents, John was predeceased by his loving wife, Stella M. Kunselman Garlick who died May 23, 2006; his sister, Ada Lee (Orville) Richter, and his brother William Garlick, Jr. He is survived by three daughters, Wanda (David) Martray and Marcia (Donald) Whittaker, both of South Connellsville, and Anna Kathy (Ronald) Brown, of Youngwood; four grandchildren, Michelle (Brad) Dillinger, Greg (Amanda) Martray, Meredith (Randy) Johnson and Marcy (Greg) Ferencak; five great-grandchildren, Noah and Nolan Robertucci, Madelynn and Allison Johnson and Ava Martray; and a sister, Betty (Richard) Pilkington, of Reynoldsburg, Ohio; and many nieces and nephews. Family and friends will be received from 1to 4 and 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the Brooks Funeral Home Inc. 111 E. Green St., Connellsville, where a funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday with the Rev. Barry Witt officiating. A committal service and interment will follow in Green Ridge Memorial Park, Pennsville. Military rites will be conducted at the cemetery by the Connellsville VFW and American Legion and Trotter American Legion Honor Guard.
d.o.d. Sunday, June 24, 2012; no source noted
FindAGrave Memorial #122746233
(Courtesy of Gene Brierly/transcribed by Genie)
Posted March 18, 2017

GARLICK, William, Sr.

William Garlick Sr., 77, of 1407 Chestnut St., South Connellsville, died at 12:55 p.m. Thursday in Connellsville State General Hospital after a lingering illness. He was born Dec. 13, 1898, a son of the late William and Elizabeth Brierly Garlick. He was a life long resident of South Connellsville, was engaged in the building business for 58 years and was founder of The William Garlick and Sons, Inc., General Contractors which hestarted with his son John H. in 1946. In 1949 another son, William Garlick Jr., joined the firm and in 1950 his son-in-law Orville D. Richter also became a part of the firm. Garlick attended Albright United Methodist Church and was a member and past secretary of the Bricklayers Union, a post he held for 15 years, and where he was presented a gold Card Membership signigying 50 years of continuous membership and service. He was also a member of the B.P.O. Elks No. 503, South Connellsville Fire Department and Connellsville Chamber of Commerce. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Anna Frances Beatty Garlick, with whom he celebrated his 53th wedding anniversary June 7, 1975; two sons, William Jr. of Melcroft and John H. of South Connellsville; two daughters, Mrs. Orville D. (Ada Lee) Richter of South Connellsville and Mrs. Richard (Betty) Pilkington of Reynoldsburg, Ohio; 15 grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by three brothers Charles, Raymond and James and two sisters, Mrs. Ella Soisson and Miss Martha Garlick.
d.o.d. Thursday, 11 October 1975; no source noted
FindAGrave Memorial #71767550
(Courtesy of Gene Brierly/transcribed by Genie)
Posted March 18, 2017