Frostburg, February 3 - Mrs. Emma Thompson Leahy, 63, widow of John Leahy, died at 1:30 a.m. today at her home, 95 Ormond street, following a heart attack. She was a daughter of the late Patrick and Mary Thompson of Eckhart and had lived for a time in Pittsburgh. She was a member of St. Michael's Catholic Church, here. Mrs. Leahy is survived by three sisters, Mrs. Edward Flynn, Homestead, Pa.; Mrs. James Dean, Akron, O.; and Mrs. Joseph Elrick, Frostburg; and a brother, Frank Thompson, Detroit.
The Cumberland Evening Times, February 3, 1940
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted December 4, 2010

LEAKE, Mrs. Cornelia S. Crawford

Tri Towns, Oct. 31. - Mrs. Cornelia S. Leake, aged 54, wife of the late Thomas Leake, died suddenly Tuesday morning at 2 o'clock of paralysis at her home in Westernport. She suffered a paralytic stroke in February but apparently recovered from it. She is survived by seven[sic] children: Mrs. William Spotts, Mrs. Bennett Hodges, Mrs. Gay Samuels and Miss Mildred , Keyser, W. Va.; Samuel, Elkins, W. Va.; and Kenneth, Westernport; also one brother, John Crawford, Hershey, Pa., and three sisters, Mrs. Robert Reese, Rollo, Va.; Mrs. Jennie Keinter, Hershey, Pa., and Mrs. Betty Crawford, Roscoe, South Dakota. The funeral services will be held from St. John's M. E. Church, South, Piedmont, Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Rev. G. D. White, pastor, officiating. Interment will be in Philos Cemetery.
Published October 31, 1923 in THE CUMBERLAND EVENING TIMES, Cumberland, Maryland on page 9, col. 2.
(Courtesy of Charles Riend)
Posted December 8, 2015

LEAKE, Frank E.
 
Frank E Leake, 85, Winchester Road, was pronounced dead on arrival yesterday at Sacred Heart Hospital. Born at Valle Summit, he was son of the late John and Jane (Hawthorne) Leake. His wife, Lena (Higgins) Leake preceded him in death. Mr Leake was a member of St Michael's Catholic Church. Surviving are four sons: Bernard Leake, Frostburg; Steele Leake, Shaft; Myles Leake, Detroit, Mich and William Leake, Akron; four daughters: Mrs Edward Grabenstein with whom he resided; Mrs George Smith, Midland; Mrs Jane Holtzman and Mrs Joseph Seib, both of Frostburg; a sister, Mrs James Piper, Frostburg; a brother, Thomas Leake, Vale Summit, 28 grandchildren and 19 great grandchildren. The body is at the Hafer-Sowers Funeral Home, Frostburg where friends will be received from 7 to 9 p.m. today and 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. tomorrow.
Cumberland Evening Times; Cumberland, Allegany Co, Md., Saturday, November 18, 1970, pg 2, col 7
(Courtesy of Pat Dailey)
Posted February 28, 2013

LEAKE, Mrs. Jane

Frostburg, Apr. 30.--The funeral of Mrs. Jane Leake, aged 70, wife of John Leake, who died Thursday morning at Vale Summit, will be held Monday at 9 a.m. from Saint Micheal's Catholic Church with burial in Saint Michael's Cemetery.
Cumberland (MD) Sunday Times; Sunday, May 1, 1932
~Genie
Posted October 19, 2018

FROSTBURG, May 3- Mrs.Lena (Higgins) Leake, 60, wife of Frank Leake of Vale Summit died this afternoon at Miners' Hospital here where she had been admitted earlier in the day. She had been in ill health for some time. A native of Vale Summit, she was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Michael Higgins. She was a member of St. Michael's Catholic church. Besides her husband, she is survived by six sons, Francis, of Detroit, Bernard, of Frostburg, Steele, of Bordon Shaft, and John and Styles, both at home; four daughters, Mrs. George Smith, of Midland, Mrs. Joseph Seib, of Ocean, Mrs. Francis Hughes, of Vale Summit and Agnes Leake, at home; two sisters, Mrs. Louis Henry, of Steubenville,Ohio and a Mrs. McDonough, of Pittsburgh and five brothers, Patrick, William, Thomas, all of Vale Summit; Myles, of Pittsburgh and James Higgins of Frostburg. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 9:30 a, m. at St. Michael's Church with interment in the church cemetery.
Cumberland Times; Cumberland, Allegany Co, Md -May 4, 1947 -pg 18, col 4
(Courtesy of Pat Dailey)
Posted July 16, 2010

LEAKE, Thomas

Attempt to Jump Freight Fatal
Keyser, W. Va., May 28 - Thomas Leek[sic, Leake], aged 57, died at Hoffman Hospital last night, from injuries sustained a few moments before, when he attempted to board a freight train to ride to his home at Piedmont. He is survived by his wife, two sons and four daughters.
Published Thursday, May 29, 1919 in THE WASHINGTON POST, Washington D. C. on page 3, col. 5.
(Courtesy of Charles Riend)
Posted December 8, 2015

LEAMON, Mrs. Mary Elizabeth

20 Mar 1916 Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Leamon, aged 44 years, wife of Joseph Leamon of 35 Boone Street died Saturday (18 Mar) following several months of illness.  Her husband and these children survive; Amanda Leamon; James Leamon; Ruth Leamon; and Melvin Leamon.  The funeral is from the Trinity ME Church, South.
Cumberland Times 20 March 1916
(Courtesy of Terry Craig)
Posted March 10, 2012

LEAR, Andrew F.
 
Andrew F. Lear, 66, of 5 Putman street, died yesterday of a heart attack after being stricken while walking on a path along the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad tracks near Williams street. The body was found by railroad workers, and he was pronounced dead at Memorial Hospital at 5:25 p.m. His widow, Mrs. Mary (Earsom) Lear, said her husband had been suffering from a heart condition for a number of years. A native of Cumberland, Lear was a son of the late Andrew F. and Rebecca (Mills) Lear. Besides his widow, he is survived by a son, Andrew F. Lear, Jr., and a daughter, Miss Betty L. Lear, both at home. Funeral services will be held February 6 at 2 p.m. in the home. Rev. Charles M. LeFew, pastor of Grace Methodist Church, will officiate, with burial in Fort Ashby Cemetery. Pallbearers will be James Pownall, Edward Metz, Isaac Herboldsheimer, Robert Earsom, Russell Brant, and Leslie Brinkman.
Published in The Cumberland (Md.) Evening Times, Wednesday, February 4, 1942
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted March 31, 2017

LEAR, Mrs. Margaret Sterns

"FATAL CRASH KILLS THREE, INJURES TWO ~ Speeding Sedan Plows Into Car Headed Opposite Direction On Braddock Road Curve - NEWSBOY ESCAPES ~ Both Cars Demolished In One of Worst Wrecks In Allegany County History-
Three persons were dead and two others lay seriously injured this morning as the result of a crash caused when a powerful 1940 sedan sped around a curve of Braddock Road and crashed into a car headed the opposite direction.  Richard T. Jenkins, 32, of Bowling Green, driver of the sedan coming toward Cumberland, and Mrs. Margaret Sterns Lear, 26, wife of John L. Lear, 325 Beall street, riding with her husband in the other car, were instantly killed in the crash, which occurred about 6 p.m. yesterday.  John H. Cain, 31, of Ridgeway Terrace, a Celanese worker who was riding with Jenkins, died in Memorial Hospital at 8:15 p.m. The injured men were John L. Lear, 26, a Celanese worker, and John McKinney, 36, a bartender at the Maryland taproom.  Lear was in serious condition in Memorial Hospital this morning with a fractured left arm and severe cuts and bruises about the head and body.  McKinney, who was in fair condition this morning, suffered a compound fracture of the left leg and severe cuts and bruises about the head and body...{description of accident continues} Jenkins, a charge hand, was well-known to his fellow Celanese workers and also to patrons of the Red Star Tavern, near Lonaconing, which he operated with his brother, James Jenkins, of Gilmore, moving to Bowling Green in recent weeks.  Surviving, besides his brothers, James, are his wife, Mrs. Elsie Moore Jenkins, formerly of Barton; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Henry Jenkins; five sisters, Mrs. Isabelle Nightengale and Mrs. Sarah Bucklews, Lonaconing, Miss Matilda and Miss Mary Martha Jenkins, Gilmore; and Mrs. Betty Coleman, of Ohio; and four other brothers, Harry and Benjamin Jenkins, Gilmore; Joseph Jenkins, Westernport; and Edgar Jenkins, of Ohio.  Cain was a graduate of Beall High School, Frostburg, Frostburg State Teachers College and the University of Maryland and had taught school several years at Kitzmiller.  He was a member of St. Patrick's Catholic church, Cumberland.  He was a son of Mrs. Anna Cain and the late James Cain.  Surviving are his mother, at Vale Summit; his wife, Mrs. Edith Kelch Cain, formerly of Roanoke, Va.; two sisters, Mrs. William Joyce, Frostburg, and Miss Helen Cain, Vale Summit; and three brothers, Leonard, Frostburg, and Melvin and Thomas, Vale Summit. Cain's body will be taken to the home of his mother."
Evening Times, Cumberland, Maryland, 22 Jun 1940
(Courtesy of Shawn McGreevy)
Posted November 12, 2011

LEAR, Mrs. Marie Pearl Earsom

Mrs. Marie Pearl Lear, 91, formerly of 719 Hill Top Drive, died Sunday in DelCity, Okla., where she had been residing with her daughter, Mrs. Kenneth M. Robinette. Born in Springfield, W.Va., she was a daughter of the late William F. and Mary J. (Neff) Earsom and was the widow of Andrew F. Lear. Mrs. Lear was a member of Grace United Methodist Church and the Ladies Bible Class and the WSCS of the church; Cumberland Chapter 56, OES; Potomac Sisterhood 284; Dames of Malta; Pride of Allegany Council; Daughters of America; the YMCA and B&O-YMCA auxiliaries; Women's Republican Club; Mapleside Homemakers Club; and the Senior Citizens Club. Also surviving are a son, Andrew F. Lear, city; five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. The body is at the Scarpelli Funeral Home. The OES will conduct a memorial service this evening. Services will be conducted in Grace United Methodist Church by the Rev. Dr. Frank Trotter. Interment will be in Fort Ashby Cemetery.
Published in the Cumberland (Md.) Evening Times, Tuesday, January 25, 1977
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted March 7, 2017

The infant child of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Leary died Tues evening and was buried in Queens Point Cemetery Thurs Afternoon. It was about two months old. The parents have lost four children and have the sympathy of their many friends.
Keyser Tribune, October 13, 1911
(Courtesy of Patti McDonald)
Posted July 27, 2010

Mrs. Lydia M. Leary, aged 78 years, died Friday, December 5, at her home at Read, W. Va. Interment was Saturday afternoon in the Hazelwood cemetery.
Keyser Tribune, December 12, 1912
(Courtesy of Patti McDonald)
Posted October 29, 2010

LEASE, Arlie, Jr. 

CRESAPTOWN - Arlie Lease Jr., 78, of Cresaptown, died Saturday, Jan. 16, 1999, at the VA Center in Martinsburg, W.Va. Born Oct. 28, 1920, in Pinto, he was the son of the late Arlie Taylor[?? father's obituary says "Theodore"; see below] Lease Sr. and Byerl (McKenzie) Lease. He also was preceded in death by two brothers, Ruben Lease and Buford Lease. Mr. Lease was a retired glass inspector for Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co. and a veteran of World War II. He was Methodist by faith and a member of Cresaptown Aerie 2883 Fraternal Order of Eagles. Surviving are his wife, Ethel Edith (Pratt) Lease; three sons, Arlie G. Lease, Pinto, Victor C. Lease, Potomac Park, and Michael P. Lease, Ridgeley, W.Va.; three daughters, Diane J. Corley and Jo Ellen Morris, both of Cresaptown, and Mary Ann Nee, Frederick; one brother, Paul F. Lease, Cresaptown; four sisters, Wilma Ware and Darlene Lease, both of Cresaptown, Colleen Smith, LaVale, and Donna Marie Mallow, Annapolis; 15 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Scarpelli Funeral Home, P.A., Cresaptown, on Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Services will be conducted at the funeral home on Tuesday at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Harold R. McClay Jr. officiating. Interment will be in Sunset Memorial Park. Military honors will be accorded by the Combined Veterans Honor Guard. The family requests that contributions be made to the Alzheimer's Association.
Sunday, January 17, 1999, Cumberland Times-News
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted May 15, 2015 

Arlie Theodore Lease, 56, of Triple Lakes, died early today in Sacred Heart Hospital. A son of Reuben T. Lease and the late Hattie Lease, he was a Methodist and a member of Cumberland Aerie 245 FO Eagles. A former mechanic, he had been employed at the Celanese plant for 24 years. Surviving in addition to his father and widow, Mrs. Alice B. (McKenzie) Lease, are eight children: Buford, Arlie Jr., and Paul F. Lease, Cresaptown; Mrs. William Smith, Corriganville; Mrs. Calvin Ware, Cresaptown; Reuben T., Darlene and Donna Marie Lease, at home, and 11 grandchildren. Mr. Lease is survived also by two brothers, Mason B. Lease, Winchester Road, and Frank Lease, Corriganville, and two sisters, Mrs. Ora McKenzie and Miss Harriett Lease, Cresaptown.
The Cumberland Evening Times, January 4, 1955
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted March 11, 2011

LEASE, Mrs. Bernice E. Puffinberger
 
Services for Bernice E. Lease, 49, of Oakton, Va., who died Saturday, April 8, 1989, will be conducted at 1 p.m. at the Graceland Baptist Church, Short Gap, by the Rev. Oscar Ohler, Sr. and Pastor David J. Barton. Interment will be in Fort Ashby Cemetery. She was preceded in death by her mother, Wilda (McCleary) Puffinberger. Among the survivors are her father, Norman Puffinberger, Springfield; and a sister, Mrs. Dolly Shook, Fort Ashby; two brothers, Gerald M. Puffinberger, Fort Ashby and Roger L. Puffinberger, Winchester, Va.; a sister, Mrs. Dolores Bailey, Martinsburg, W.Va. Pallbearers will be Robert Caneco, Todd Beverlin, Kevin Presley, Craig Lease, Lynn Hott and Terry Puffinberger. Scarpelli Funeral Home, where friends will be received, is in charge of arrangements.
Published in The Cumberland (Md.) Times-News, Tuesday, April 11, 1989
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted March 31, 2017

LEASE, Mrs. Bertha Ethel Fazenbaker
 
Westernport, MD - Bertha Ethel Lease, 96, formerly of Vine St, Westernport, MD, passed away Wednesday, November 7, 2012 at the home of her daughter in Falling Waters, WV, where she had been residing. Born March 26, 1916 in Westernport, she was the daughter of the late Overton Ellsworth and Bertha Louise (Poland) Fazenbaker. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Ira Lease, and a granddaughter, Donna Jean Whetsell. Bertha was the last of ten siblings. Mrs. Lease was a 1934 graduate of Bruce High School. She was a retired cafeteria manager, having worked for the Allegany County Board of Education for 27 years. Mrs. Lease was a 50 year member of Trinity United Methodist Church, Piedmont, WV, where she had been active in the Aurora Derham Bible Class and the Messengers Bible Class. She is a former member of the Rebekah Lodge and the Westernport Senior Citizens. She leaves behind a son, Joel Lease and wife Marjorie of Washington, PA, and a daughter with whom she resided, Barbara Whetsell and husband LeRoy of Falling Waters, WV, six grandchildren, ten great-grandchildren, and eight great-great-grandchildren. Friends and family will be received at the Boal Funeral Home, Westernport, on Saturday, November 10th from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM, where a funeral service will follow at 1:00 PM, with Rev. David Whetsell officiating and Pastor Tony Willis assisting. Interment will be in Philos Cemetery, Westernport. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be directed to Souls Harbor Church of God or Hospice of the Panhandle.
The Mineral Daily News-Tribune, Keyser, WV, November 8, 2012
(Courtesy of Charles Riend)
Posted November 14, 2015

LEASE, Buford G.
 
Buford G. Lease, 61, of Triple Lakes, RD 6, Cresaptown, died Thursday at his residence of natural causes. Born in Pinto, he was a son of the late Arlie and Byrle A. (McKenzie) Lease. He was preceded in death by his wife, Thelma W. (Sherman) Lease in 1963. He was a construction worker and a member of the Cresaptown United Methodist Church. Surviving are a son, Todd G. Lease, Baltimore; three step-sons, Richard Hefner, Harold F. Hefner, and Timmy Hefner, and two step-daughters, Mrs. Dorothea Gray and Mrs. Paulette Baber, addresses unknown; four sisteres, Mrs. Wilma V. Ware and Miss Darlene Lease, both of Cresaptown; Mrs. Colleen A. Smith, Corriganville, and Mrs. Donna M. Mallow, Annapolis; two brothers, Arlie T. Lease, Cresaptown, and Paul F. Lease, LaVale, and one grandchild. Friends will be received today at the George Funeral Home from 7 to 9 p.m. Services will be conducted in the funeral home tomorrow at 1 p.m. by the Rev. Harold R. McClay, Jr. Interment will be in the Lease Cemetery, Cresaptown.
Cumberland Times-News [no date on obituary, but date of death was December 11, 1980]
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted May 15, 2015

LEASE, Edward J.
 
Funeral services for Edward J. Lease, 87, retired farmer who died Wednesday at his home, Amcelle Acres, Cresaptown, were conducted yesterday afternoon at the residence with Rev. Louis P. Chastain, pastor of Cresaptown Methodist Circuit, officiating. Interment was in the family cemetery near the home. Pallbearers were Harley, Mason, Elmer, Roy, John and Frank Lease.
Cumberland Sunday Times, March 30, 1947
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted May 15, 2015

LEASE, Elmer C.

Elmer C. Lease, 55, of Triple Lakes, died Saturday at Memorial Hospital following a long illness. Born in Cresaptown, he was a son of Mrs. Alice (Chilcott) Lease, of Triple Lakes and the late Albert Lease. He was a former employe of the Celanese Fibers Company. Besides his mother, he is survived by his widow, Mrs. Bessie (Hart) Lease; four daughters, Mrs. William Dicken, Graveton, Pa.; Mrs. Harold Van Dine, Coraopolis, Pa., and Mrs. Charles Hanlin and Mrs. Richard McDowell, both of Triple Lakes; four sons, James F. Lease, Triple Lakes; Carl F. Lease, Altus, Okla.; William H. Lease, Triple Lakes, and Johnnie J. Lease, at home; two brothers, Albert Lease, Hagerstown, and Ferman Lease, Baltimore; four sisters, Mrs. Coy Flanagan and Mrs. James Wilmoth, both of Cresaptown; Mrs. Robert Haines, Cumberland, and Mrs. Earl Apple, Triple Lakes, and 15 grandchildren. A son, Elmer C. Lease Jr. was killed in an accident in 1962. The body is at the George Funeral Home where friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Services will be conducted at the funeral home tomorrow at 2 p.m. Rev. Mahlon D. Miller will officiate and interment will be in the Lease Cemetery, Cresaptown.
SOURCE: The Cumberland News; Cumberland, Maryland; March 9, 1964; page 4
(Courtesy of Wendy Mammoliti)
Posted August 3, 2013

LEASE, Mrs. Ethel Edith Pratt
 
CRESAPTOWN — Ethel Edith (Pratt) Lease, 95, of Cresaptown, died Tuesday, June 14, 2011, at the Lions Center. Born Oct. 29, 1915, in Weaver, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Michael and Josephine (Pascuzzi) Pratt. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Arlie T. Lease Sr., Jan. 16, 1999; four brothers, Augusta Pratt, Fred Pratt, Gene Pratt, Dominic Pratt; and one son-in-law, Jim Hill. Mrs. Lease was a homemaker. During the war, she worked for ABL in Ohio Aircraft Plant Rosy Riverter. She was a Catholic by faith. Surviving are three sons, Arlie G. Lease and wife Penny, Pinto, Victor C. Lease and wife JoAnn, Fairgo, Michael Paul Lease and fiancée Jane Wright, Ridgeley; three daughters, Diana J. Hill, Cresaptown, JoEllen Morris and husband Eddie, Cresaptown, Mary Ann Nee and husband Ted, Frederick; three brothers, Tom Pratt, Cresaptown, Mike Pratt, Romulus, Mich., Carl Pratt, Brandywine; one sister, Mary Barrett, Akron, Ohio; 17 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Scarpelli Funeral Home, P.A., Cresaptown, on Friday from 5 to 8 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Ambrose Church, Cresaptown, on Saturday at 10 a.m. Interment will be in Sunset Memorial Park. Pallbearers will be Arlie Lease Jr., Victor Lease Jr., Eddie Morris Jr., Vincent Nee, Mike Lease Jr. and Mike Pratt. In lieu of flowers, donations made be directed to Western Maryland Hospice Home Care, c/o Linda Valentine Green or Pat Wade, 1050 W. Industrial Blvd., Suite 19, Cumberland, MD 21502 or Louis G. Pratt Program for Dyslexic Children, c/o Bishop Walsh School, Bishop Walsh Drive, Cumberland, MD 21502. abt. Tuesday, June 14, 2011 no publication noted
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted August 24, 2012

LEASE, Frederick G.
HOFF, Glendon L.
SKELLY, Wiliam

Three Dead After Plane Crash Here
Three men are dead as the result of the first airplane crash in the immediate vicinity of Cumberland, which occurred late yesterday afternoon when the Challenger biplane operated by Wm. M. Skelly, 23, plunged to the ground while taking off from the Maryland airport on the McMullen Highway. It was Skelly's birthday. The dead are: William M. Skelly, Cresaptown, owner and pilot of the plane, who died at 7:35 p. m. in Allegany Hospital. Glendon L. Hoff, 24, of 722 Hill Top drive, who died in the hospital at 10:10 p. m. Frederick G. Lease, 33, of 214 Fulton street, who was dead when pulled from the machine. According to witnesses, the plane had just taken off and had traveled but about 500 yards when Skelly put the ship into a vertical bank, from which it went into a side slip and then into a nose dive. The plane crashed into a field on the Barton farm and burst into flames. The pilot and Hoff were thrown clear, but Lease was caught in the wreckage. Skelly and Hoff ran from the machine, their clothes blazing. Hoff collapsed after he had run into a barbed wire fence. Skelly ran toward the Baltimore and Ohio railroad track but collapsed in a gully. Both had attempted to beat out their flaming clothing.
George Barton witnessed the crash and ran to the scene. Aided by his brother, Ferman Barton, N. S. Yoder of Pinto and Mr. and Mrs. Richard Summerfield, he placed the pilot and Hoff in his car and took them to Allegany Hospital. Both were so badly burned that their deaths were expected momentarily. Their clothing was burned from their bodies and Skelly's face was badly battered.
Dr. Joseph P. Franklin, county and deputy state health officer, and Officer S. E. Phillips of the Maryland State Police arrived a few minutes after the crash. Dr. Franklin discovered that Lease was still in the burning plane. He took a tire cover - from his car and wrapping it about Lease, pulled him from the ship. Lease was burned to a crisp and dead. At the hospital Skelly was attended by Dr. James T. Johnson, Sr., and James T. Johnson, Jr. Hoff was attended by Dr. G. C. Blake. Hoff knew that he was dying and said goodbye to friends who called at the hospital. He was delirious when Floyd Jenkins and John ("Boots") Sapp came to see him. He said he wanted his collar loosened and when he felt that the end was near said, "Well, goodbye boys, I'm going." Hoff was perhaps the best known of the trio. He was formerly a sergeant and front guide in Company G, First Infantry, Maryland National Guard. He was regarded as a good soldier and was well liked by fellow members of the company.
An investigation was started immediately by State's Attorney William A. Huster and other county authorities as well as Officer Philips. No inquest was deemed necessary. The body of Lease was not identified for several hours. Keys found near his body fitted the door to his room at the home of Hugh Stevenson, 214 Fulton street, where he boarded, and this garage. Skelly was one of perhaps a score of local aviators. He had been instructed in flying by William J. Johnson and Walter A. Coughenour, also local pilots. He purchased the plane April a year ago, and had over 200 hours of solo flying to his credit. He had a students' pilot's license.
The crash was the worst in the history of the Cumberland area. Two U. S. Army fliers were burned to death more than a year ago when their plane crashed into the side of Little Savage Mountain, and another was killed a short time later, when he crashed at the intersection of the National Highway and the Meyersdale road. Both crashes were due to fog. Two Army fliers were injured, though not seriously, when a bombing plane crashed on the Baltimore and Ohio tracks near Roberts Station, several years ago.
The field from which the plane took off was one of two near the city. It was opened last year by Harold W. Krimm and operated throughout the summer. An air circus, featured by the stunt flying of three Marine Corps fliers, was held there under the auspices of the local chapter of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Local pilots differed as to the cause of the crash. It was said that the plane was in first class shape, but one pilot said this morning that he had flown it a little over two months ago, at which time a piston in the 90-horsepower Curtis OX motor had broken and cracked a cylinder. He said that he was able to make a forced landing and advised Skelly to rebuild the motor. He added that he understood that a new cylinder and piston had been fitted but that the motor had not been rebuilt and was not turning up sufficient revolutions to be considered air-worthy. A Department of Commerce inspector is expected here today to investigate the crash and the above facts will be given him.
All three men were married and had children. The pilot is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mary Skelly, and seven small children. Funeral services will be held tomorrow at 9 a. m. from St. Ambrose's Catholic Church, Cresaptown. Lease is survived by his wife, Mrs. Edith Lease, his father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Reuben B. Lease, and by two small children. Surviving also are four brothers, Arlie T., Richard T., Mason and Frank Lease, and two sisters, Mrs. Clarence E. McKenzie and Miss Harriet Lease. Funeral services will be held at 9 a. m. tomorrow from the Cresaptown M. E. Church, with burial in the family plot at Dawson. Hoff is survived by his wife and one daughter, Nancy, by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Hoff; by three brothers, Robert A., Roy R., and Russell E., and by three sisters, Mrs. C F. Rice, Mrs. Charles Zimmerman and Miss Mildred Hoff. Funeral services will be held at 4 p.m. tomorrow from the home, 722 Hill Top Drive, with burial in Rose Hill Cemetery, the Rev. H. Hall Sharp officiating.
George Barton and Firman Barton, on whose farm the airport is located, were badly burned about the hands in tearing the few remnants of buring clothing from Hoff and Skelly. The two men with Richard Summerfield saw the plane crash and were about 250 feet from the hpot. They immediately started toward and were within fifty feet of the blazing ship when Hoff and Skelly emerged from it, groping blindly through the smoke and flames. Unable to reach Lease who was pinned in the cock-pit, the trio chased after Skelly and Lease and tore the burning clothing from them. The Bartons, who are brothers, suffered burns about the hands. Hoff had run along the fence and pieces of flesh were pulled from his body by the barbed wire. All his clothing except portions about his belt and shoes, were burned away. Skelly, whose eyes were burned out, ran a short distance from the plane and fell into a gully where the Bartons tried to aid him in whatever way they could. Summerfield, who is a World War veteran of this area, advanced the opinion that the men did not free themselves from plane but were dropped out when the bottom of the cockpit had burned away.
The Cumberland Evening Times, October 3, 1930
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
 Posted August 24, 2012

Jackson Lease, aged 81 years, died at the home of his son, William D. Lease, at Knobley, on Saturday, August 2nd, of cancer of the tongue. He is survived by four sons, Frederick, William D., Adam and Charles, all of Knobley. Interment was made in the cemetery at Frankfort, on Sunday at 3 p.m. The funeral services were conducted by Rev. Mr. Parrish, of Cumberland.
Mineral Daily News, August 8, 1913
(Courtesy of Patti McDonald)
Posted October 8, 2010

LEASURE, Mrs. Agnes E. Hamilton

"Mrs. Agnes E. Leasure, 78, of 537 Columbia avenue, died shortly after midnight this morning.  She was the widow of Lafayette Leasure.  Her parents were Levi and Melvina (Wolford) Hamilton, and she was born in Cumberland.  A member of Union Grove Methodist Church, she was long active in the work of the Ladies Aid Society. Surviving children are Ralph L., Pittsburgh; Frank A., Ross H., Morris, Mary M., Oliver R. and Mrs. Nellie Zembower, all of this city. Mrs. Finley C. Hendrickson, this city, and Mrs. Martha J. Allen, Lafayette, Ind., are sisters."
Evening Times, Cumberland, Maryland, Wed 24 Jan 1940
(Courtesy of Shawn McGreevy)
Posted November 5, 2011

LEASURE, Clarence
 
SPURNED HUSBAND DEAD
SELF INFLICTED PISTOL WOUND PROVES FATAL ~ Clarence Leasure Fires Bullet Into Brain When Estranged Wife Refuses to Live With Him. ~ ENACTS TRAGIC SCENE IN HER PRESENCE ~ Pair Had Finished Heart to Heart Talk In Secret Regarding Strained Domestic Relations.
Clarence Leasure, 28 years old, road worker, who shot himself in the head about 6 o'clock last night at the home of his mother-in-law, Mrs. Kate Wolfe, Chestnut St, Mapleside, after his young wife, Mrs Helen Leasure, from whom he was estranged, refused to return and live with him, died of his wound at 9 o'clock this morning in the Allegany Hospital.
Shoots Self in Front of Wife
Angered at her refusal to return to him, Leasure, as he stood a few feet away from his wife, suddenly drew a .32 caliber pistol from his pocket and sent a bullet crashing through his brain. He held the pistol on the right side of his head above his ear. He was attended by Dr E B Claybrook at the hospital after his arrival there in an ambulance. He was unconscious and never rallied. County Investigator, Terrance J Boyle and Deputy Sheriff Hugh A Hotchkiss, who investigated the shooting, learned from the member of the Wolfe family that Leasure came to the home about 3:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon seeking his wife.
Couple Had Been Estranged
They had been estranged in recent months. He had been living with his brother, Tolbert Leasure, Chestnut Street, while his wife and two children remained with her mother in the same neighborhood. The wife is employed at the Cumberland Macaroni Factory, Thomas Street. Mrs Wolfe stated that when Leasure came to the house, there were present her three children, Elsie, Mary and Edward Wolfe and Charles Owens, a boarder. The wife came home shortly five o'clock. Leasure, Mrs Wolfe declared, refused her invitation to have supper with them. Leasure and his wife went into the front room of the house and talked. During their conversation, Mrs Leasure told him she would not return and live with him, the officers learned.
Angered at Wife's Refusal
The couple came out of the room into the hall which was unlighted at the time, and Mrs Leasure started up the stairway, repeating she did not intend to live with him any more. "All right then", Leasure is reported to have answered. The wife suddenly heard the report of the weapon and the sound of Leasure's body as he crumpled and fell to the floor of the hall, bleeding from a wound in the head. Mrs Tolbert Leasure, sister-in-law of the dead man, told officers that Clarence Leasure had the pistol in his overcoat pocket wrapped in paper as early as Tuesday. She did not question him about the weapon. Leasure had given no intimation, the family said, that he intended to take his life. Leasure is survived by his wife, Helen, and two small children, Phyllis and Richard. He is also survived by his mother, Mrs Thomas Leasure, Willow Brook Road and five sisters: Mrs Thomas Shipley, Purcell, Pa; Mrs Bow McCue, Robertsdale, Pa; Mrs J D Shipley, Lindersville; Mrs Thomas Naills, Mapleside and Mrs William Price, Mapleside.
Cumberland Evening Times; Cumberland, Allegany Co, Md., Friday, November 11, 1927 - pg 1, col 7
(Courtesy of Pat Dailey)
Posted October 25, 2012

LEASURE, E. Stanley, Sr.

E. Stanley Leasure Sr., 87, formerly of 538 Eastern Avenue, died Thursday at Sacred Heart Hospital. He had been a patient at Lion’s Manor Nursing Home. Born in Artemas, Pa., he was the son of the late Jesse and Margaret (Smith) Leasure. His wife, Julia M."Tillie" (Kraus) Leasure, preceded him in death. Mr. Leasure retired as carman from the B&O Railroad after 49o 1/2 years of service. He was president of the Brotherhood of Railway Carmen 656 for 25 years, member of Kingsley United Methodist Church; B&O Vets; El-Fidel Club; 60 Plus Club; September Singers; XYZ Club and former chaplain of Senior Citizens. Surviving are two sons, E.Stanley Leasure Jr. and Kenny L. Leasure, both of Cumberland, and one sister, Mary Susan Leasure, Dawn View Manor Nursing Home, Fort Ashby, W.Va. Friends will be received at the Kight Funeral Home Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Services will be conducted Saturday at 1 p.m. at the Kingsley United Methodist Church by the Rev. Earl E. Mason. Interment will be in Greenmount Cemetery. The body will be taken to the church one hour prior to services. Pallbearers will be Kenneth Leasure, Steven Leasure, Randy Leasure, James Hinkle, George Hansrote and Pete Walbert.
Cumberland Times-News, Friday, September 19, 1986
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted June 11, 2021

James Solomon Leasure, 84, died yesterday at his home on Vocke Road. Born in Chaneysville, Pa., he was formerly employed as a stationary engineer at the Crystal Laundry. Mr. Leasure was a member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church and Branch 33, Catholic Knights. Surviving are four sons, Francis E. and Leo E. Leasure, both of this city; Gerald B. Leasure, with whom he resided, and Joseph W. Leasure, Baltimore; a daughter, Mrs. John Sloan, city; a brother, George W. Leasure, Uniontown. Pa., and six grandchildren. The body will remain at the Hafer Funeral Home. A requiem mass will be celebrated Friday at 9 a.m. at St. Patrick's Church by Rev. Thomas Hardesty, assistant pastor. Interment will be in the parish cemetery.
The Cumberland Evening Times, December 29, 1954
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted March 11, 2011

Cumberland, Md. - John H. Leasure, 75, of 131 Grand Avenue, Cumberland, died yesterday in Memorial Hospital. He had been in failing health several years. Born December 3, 1892, in Sand Patch, Pa., he was the son of George and Sarah Lottig Leasure. Twice married, both wives, Lottie E. Gross and Jane Patterson preceded him in death. He was a retired conductor for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, and was a member of Trinity Methodist Church, IOOF, Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen, and Cumberland Aerie 245, Fraternal Order of Eagles. Surviving are one son, James W. Leasure; five brothers, Harvey Leasure, Rockwood, Pa.; Albert Leasure, Meyersdale; Howard Leasure, Wellersburg; Noah and Andrew Leasure, both of Sand Patch; and one sister, Mrs. Bessie Wilt, also of Sand Patch.
The Daily Courier, Connellsville, January 11, 1968
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted June 11, 2009

LEASURE, John T.

John T. Leasure, 84, a Civil War veteran and retired farmer, died at 6 o'clock this morning at his home on Bedford road, near Centenary Church. He was a widowed. Several grown children survive. The family requests that flowers be omitted. He is survived by the following children: Mrs. W. S. Critchfield, Altoona, Pa.; Mrs. V. G. Long, Toledo, Iowa; Mrs., Eleanora Shaffer, Hyndman, Pa.; Mrs. Ross Mullin and Frederick, George and Ward Leasure, all of Cumberland. His last surviving brother, Summerfield Leasure, died January 1, 1929.
Monday, 21 January 1929; Cumberland (MD) Evening Times
~Genie
Posted June 24, 2020

LEASURE, Lafayette

"Lafayette Leasure, 74 years old, a well known farmer, died at 7 o'clock this morning of pneumonia at his home on Mason road. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Agnes Leasure, and the following children: Frank Leasure, Mrs. William P. Zembower, Mary Leasure, this city; Ralph Leasure, Pittsburgh, Pa., and Ross, Maurice and Olive Leasure, at home. He is also survived by two brothers, Harvey and Albert Leasure, of Hazen, Md., and one sister, Mrs. Lowrus Schenck, Akron, Ohio. In his younger days he was engaged as a carpenter and builder and helped to construct a number of homes and barns. The funeral will take place at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon from the home. Burial will be in Union Grove Cemetery."
Evening Times, Cumberland, Maryland, Mon 14 Feb 1927
(Courtesy of Shawn McGreevy)
Posted November 5, 2011

Name: Lloyd William "Bill" Leasure, 72, of Cumberland, MD

Parents: Lloyd Leasure and Clifty Jane (Jenkins) Leasure

DOB: March 31, 1930, Cumberland, MD

DOD: Thursday, March 27, 2003, at Devlin Manor Nursing Home, Cumberland, MD

Military: Veteran of United States Army, post WW II

Spouse: Barbara Ann Leasure

Predeceased by: parents

Survived by: wife; stepmother, Marie Leasure, Cumberland, MD; daughters, Patricia Leasure, Cumberland, MD; Sheila Harper and her husband Ronald, Cumberland, MD; stepson, Kenneth Moffitt, Eureka, CA; brother, Robert Leasure, Cumberland, MD

Burial: Sunday, March 30, 2003, Maryland Veterans' Cemetery at Rocky Gap

Source: Adams Family Funeral Home, Cumberland, MD
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted May 7, 2015

Name: Marie Frances Leasure, 93, of Cumberland, MD
Parents: Charles Drenner and Mary Drenner
DOB: October 19, 1909, Charleston, WV
DOD: Wednesday, April 16, 2003, at the WMHS Memorial Campus Hospital, Cumberland, MD
Spouse: Lloyd Lester Leasure
Predeceased by: parents; husband; stepson, William L. Leasure
Survived by: stepson, Robert T. Leasure, Cumberland, MD
Burial: Friday, April 18, 2003, Maryland Veterans' Cemetery at Rocky Gap
Source: Adams Family Funeral Home, Cumberland, MD
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted May 7, 2015

LEASURE, Miss Mary Melvina

"Miss Mary Melvina Leasure, 68, former Cumberland resident, died yesterday in Garrett Memorial Hospital, Oakland.  She was a daughter of the late Lafayette and Agnes (Hamilton) Leasure.  She was a member of the Centre Street Methodist Church, the Wesley Guild, and the Mary Martha Bible Class of that church.  She is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Nellie Zembower, Cumberland, and Miss Olive Leasure, Cumberland; two brothers, Ralph Leasure, address unknown, and Maurice Leasure, Cumberland.  The body is at the Kight Funeral Home where services will be conducted tomorrow at 3:30 p.m. by the Rev. Carlton M. Harris. Interment will be in Union Grove Cemetery."
Sunday Times, Cumberland, Maryland, 30 Mar 1958
(Courtesy of Shawn McGreevy)
Posted November 5, 2011

Tolbert Leasure, 67, of 308 Beall Street died last night. He had been in ill health two years. A native of Artemas, Pa., he was a son of the late Thomas and Annabelle (Barnes) Leasure. Mr. Leasure was a retired employe of the City of Cumberland. Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Hallie (Cross) Leasure; three daughters, Mrs. Richard Cook, Ridgeley; Mrs. Ernest White, city, and Mrs. Michael Weimer, Connellsville, Pa.; two sons, Oscar L. Leasure, city, and Robert L. Leasure, Potomac Park; two sisters, Mrs. Viola McCue, Dudley, Pa., and Mrs. Jessie Naill, Oldtown, and eight grandchildren. The body is at the George Funeral Home where the family will receive friends 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 at the funeral home on Sunday at 1:30 p.m. by Rev. Emil G. Teyssier. Interment will be in Hillcrest Burial Park.
SOURCE: The Cumberland News; Cumberland, Maryland; November 6, 1964; page 18.
(Courtesy of Wendy Mammoliti)
Posted April 2, 2011

LEATHERMAN, Mrs. Adelia Bosley

WESTERNPORT — Mrs. Adelia Leatherman, 52, of 201 McKinley Street, died yesterday shortly after being taken to Potomac Valley Hospital, Keyser. Born in Westernport, she was a daughter of Mrs. Dorothy (Wright) McKenzie Bosley, here, and the late Taylor McKenzie. She was a member of First Baptist Church and president of its Woman's Missionary Society. Also surviving are two sisters, Mrs. Jessie Fertig, Keyser, and Mrs. Mary Trenum, Stephenson, Va.; two half sisters, Mrs. Byrle Lease, Cresaptown, and Mrs. Marie McClelland, Cumberland. The body is at the Boal Funeral Home where friends will be received today from 7 until 9 p.m.
The Cumberland News, May 26, 1971
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso
Posted October 20, 2012

Miss Josie Leatherman, daughter of Alpheus Leatherman, who had been living with B. W. Smith's, was called home last week on account of the serious illness of her mother with consumption, who died last night (Mon)
Keyser Tribune, May 12, 1911
(Courtesy of Patti McDonald)
Posted July 22, 2010

LEATHERMAN, Benjamin Franklin

Keyser, W.Va. - Benjamin Franklin Leatherman, 77, died yesterday at his home in Antioch. Born in Mineral county he was a son of the late Isaac and Sarah (George) Leatherman. He was a retired farmer and lived in Mineral county his entire life. A member of the Knobley Church of the Brethren he is survived by his widow, Mrs. Lucy (Harrison) Leatherman; two sons, Otis and Medrick Leatherman, both of Antioch; three daughters, Mrs. Marie K. Likens and Mrs. Nina V. Dawson, both of Antioch, and Mrs. Pearl G. Lambert, New Creek, nine grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Services will be conducted Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the Sunnyside Church of the Brethren with Rev. Norman Harsh, pastor, officiating, assisted by Rev. L. R. Rogers, Burlington. Burial will be in Thrush Cemetery. The body will be taken to the church at 1 p.m. Wednesday.
Monday, 3 March 1952; Cumberland (MD) Evening Times
~Genie
Posted November 23, 2019

LEATHERMAN, Daniel Thomas

Daniel Thomas Leatherman Jr., 62, of 8009 Baltimore Avenue, Baltimore, died Saturday at Maryland General Hospital there. Born in Frostburg, he was a son of Mrs. Hannah (Folk) Leatherman, National, and the late Daniel T. Leatherman Sr. Mr. Leatherman was an Army veteran of World War II. A resident of Baltimore for the past 30 years, he was retired from the Bethlehem Steel Company and owned the Corner Bar in Baltimore. Besides his mother, he is survived by his widow, the former Edna Dotson; two daughters, Mrs. Susan Payton and Mrs. Donna Walker, and one son, Daniel W. Leatherman, all of Baltimore; three sisters, Mrs. Bertha Morrison, Memphis, Tenn.; Mrs. Betty Shumate and Mrs. Elaine Anderson, both of National; three grandsons and one granddaughter. Friends may call at the Charles S. Zeiler and Son Funeral Home, Inc., 6224 Eastern Avenue at Folcroft Street, Baltimore, Monday from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Services will be conducted at the funeral home Tuesday at 11 a.m., with interment in Oak Lawn Cemetery, Baltimore.
The Cumberland Evening Times, July 22, 1985
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted February 11, 2012

LEATHERMAN, Mrs. Edith P.
 
Mrs. Edith P. Leatherman, 80, of 504 Victoria Street, died yesterday at the Cumberland Nursing Home, where she had been a patient one year. A native of Cumberland, she was a.daughter of the late John and Mary (Michaels) Appel, and was the widow of Gordon S. Leatherman. She was a member of St. Luke's Lutheran Church. A brother, Edward F. Appel, city, survives. The body will be at the Kight 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.
The Cumberland News, February 4, 1977
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted April 25, 2010

LEATHERMAN, Harold Wilmer, Sr.

FROSTBURG - Harold Wilmer “Jack” Leatherman Sr., 67, of 100 Honeysuckle Lane, died Tuesday at his home. He was a son of the late James Atkinson and Frances Leatherman Atkinson Warnick. Mr. Leatherman was formerly employed by the Allegany County Board of Education. He was a member of Welsh Memorial Baptist Church, Frostburg; a life member of the Alvin C. Neat VFW Post 5280, Lonaconing, and the American Legion, James P. Love Post 92, also of Lonaconing. Surviving are his widow, Martha A. (Hott) Leatherman; two sons, Norman “Buddy” Leatherman, Keyser, W.Va.; and Harold "Butch" Leatherman Jr ., Lonaconing; three daughters, Martha “Bonnie” Unger, Eckhart; Barbara Kidwell, Hagerstown, and Nancy Fazenbaker, Lonaconing; one sister, Virginia Bartlett, Lonaconing; two half-brothers, Norman Warnick, of Pennsylvania, and Kenneth Warnick, Lonaconing; four half-sisters, Edith Muir, of Ohio; Eleanor Muir, Derwood; Juanita McGregor, of Florida; and Carol Broadwater, of Illinois; 10 grandchildren and a number of nieces and nephews. Friends will be received at the Sowers Funeral Home, Frostburg, Thursday and Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.
Published Wednesday, November 4, 1987 in THE CUMBERLAND TIMES-NEWS, Cumberland, Maryland on page 13, col. 8.
(Courtesy of Charles Riend)
Posted December 17, 2016

Samuel Frederick Leatherman, who departed this life March 8, 1913, at the age of 26 years, 9 months, and 7 days, was the son of Mrs. Kate Leatherman, of New Creek. Samuel was born at Purgitsville in 1887, and lived there a few years. Later he with his parents moved to New Creek, which was his home until the time of his death. There he had many friends who appreciated and loved him and also sympathize with his surviving mother and brother in their grief, which nothing but time, the great healer, can temper and alleviate the anguish of their loss. He was a consistent member of the Christian Church of Elkins, W. Va., uniting with it two years ago. Although death came like a thief in the night, it found him willing and, as he said, not afraid to die. His remains were taken to Burlington cemetery, and there laid beside his father and other loved ones who had preceded him.
Where the pains of death are past,
Labor and Sorrow cease;
And life's short warfare closed at last;
His soul forever in peace.
Keyser Tribune, April 25, 1913
(Courtesy of Patti McDonald)
Posted September 3, 2010

LEATHERMAN, Tacy Bloxham

Aunt Tacy Leatherman (nee Bloxham) died Tues, March 28 at her home in Romney after a long illness. Services will be held in Romney and the remains will be interred by the side of her deceased husband, D A Leatherman, in the Arnold graveyard at Cheshire's.
NEWS TRIBUNE, (W.VA.) MARCH 31, 1911
(Courtesy of Patti McDonald)
Posted July 16, 2010

LEAVELL, Mrs. Annie Elias
 
FROSTBURG – Mrs. Annie Leavell, 84, of 13 Powell Street, Newnan, Ga., died there yesterday. A native of Eckhart, she was a daughter of the late Edwin and Margaret (Bannatyne) Elias. Her husband, Dr. Leonard O. Leavell, preceded her in death. Mrs. Leavell served as the director of regional education for the First Baptist Church of Newnan, and previously had served in the same capacity for  Free Mason Street Baptist Church, Norfolk, Va. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Margaret Mann; a son, Dr. Landrum Leavell, Newnan; a brother, James B. Elias, here; eight grandchildren, a niece and a nephew. Service and interment will be in Newnan.
The Cumberland News, Thursday, October 26, 1978
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted March 31, 2018

LEAZIER, Mrs. Caroline Bittner

Meyersdale, Oct. 12 - Services were held this morning at the home near here for Mrs. Caroline (Bittner) Leazier, who died Tuesday evening at her residence. The Rev. R. M. Dunkelberger, pastor of Zion Evangelical Lutheran church, Meyersdale, officiated, and interment was in Union Cemetery. She was the widow of Charles Leazier and a daughter of Peter and Elizabeth (Keefer) Bittner. Mrs. Leazier was born in Alleghany Township, January 1, I860. Surviving children are James F. Leazier, Friedens; Edward and Joseph Leazier and Mrs. Annie Jones, Meyersdale; Calvin and Milton Leazier, at home, and Mrs Dorothy Miller, Meyersdale.
The Cumberland Evening Times, October 12, 1944
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)

LEAZIER, Sandra Roberta

Sandra Roberta Leazier, the child of Sanford E. and Elsie A. Leazier, died Sept. 9, the day she was born, in the Hazel McGilvery Hospital. Burial was in charge of the Konhaus Funeral Home.
Meyersdale Republican, September 15, 1949
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted June 11, 2009

LEBECK, George C.
 
WESTERNPORT —George C. Lebeck, formerly of Western port, died November 24 in LosAngeles, Calif., where he resided.  A graduate of Bruce High School, Mr. Lebeck moved to California in 1927 where he established a truck line, He retired 20 years ago.  Surviving are his widow, Clara (O'Laughlin) Lebeck; a brother Albert Lebeck, Albuquerque, N M., and several nieces and, nephews.  Services and burial were held in Los Angeles.
Cumberland Evening Times; Cumberland, Allegany Co, Md., Friday, December 2, 1966 - pg 25, col 6
(Courtesy of Pat Dailey)
Posted July 26, 2013

LECHLITER, Daniel T.

D. R  Martin, representing-the Masonic fraternity, accompanied the body of Captain Daniel T. Lechliter to  Cumberland from Elkins.
Cumberland Evening Times, Page 9; February 29, 1924                 
(Courtesy of Pat Robison)    
Posted September 1, 2012

LECHLITER, Mrs. Edith M. Long

CRESAPTOWN - Mrs. Edith M. Lechliter, 89, of 14813 McMullen Highway, died Thursday at Sacred Heart Hospital. She had worked for 43 years as a cook each summer at the Western Maryland 4-H Center at Bittinger and had planned to return there next week as a cook for the outdoor school session. Born at Patterson Creek, W.Va., June 10, 1896, Mrs. Lechliter was a daughter of the late John H. Long and Effie (Dohrman) Long.  She was a retired employee of the Board of Education, having worked as cafeteria manager at the Mount Royal School. She was a member of Cresaptown United Methodist Church, the Mary Martha Class and the United Methodist Women; the Allegany County Homemakers, the 4-H Maryland All Stars, the Council of the Alleghenies (Historical Preservation Group) and Colfax Rebekah Lodge 1 of Maryland.  Her husband, Andrew D. Lechliter, died May 9,1943. Surviving are one son, Nile G. Lechliter, RD 2, Swanton; a d a u g h t e r , Mrs. Helen I. Browne, San Antonio, Tex.; two brothers, Ralph Long, Dawson; Arthur Long, Potomac Park; two sisters, Mrs. Gladys Logsdon, Patterson Creek; Mrs. Erra Sherman, Frederick; four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Scarpelli Funeral Home, Cumberland, Friday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Saturday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Services will be conducted at the funeral home Sunday at 1 p.m. by the Rev. Harold R. McClay Jr. Interment will be in Hillcrest Burial Park. The family requests that memorials be directed to Cresaptown United Methodist Church, the Cresaptown Volunteer Rescue Squad, or to a charity of the donor's choice.
Cumberland Evening Times, Page 17; May 2, 1986
(Courtesy of Pat Robison)
Posted September 1, 2012

LECHLITER, Edward E.

Funeral services for Edward E. Lechliter, 39 years old, 207 Elder street, who was killed Sunday afternoon on the road between Patterson's Creek and Old Furnace, will be held at 2 o'clock this afternoon at Patterson's Creek Methodist  Episcopal church South.   Interment will be in the Lechliter cemetery.  The funeral will be in charge of Henry Hart Post, No. 1411, Veterans of Foreign Wars, of which he was a member, and military rites will be given at the cemetery. Members  of the post will leave the drum corps room, North Centre street, at  1 o'clock.
Cumberland Evening Times, Page 7; November 12, 1929               
(Courtesy of Pat Robison)    
Posted September 1, 2012

LECHLITER, Edward E.

The funeral of Edward Lechliter, who was killed Sunday afternoon on the road between Patterson's Creek and the Old Furnace, took place Tuesday afternoon at Patterson's Creek, W. Va. It was one of the most largely attended and.impressive services held in that section.  The First Methodist Episcopal Church South, of Patterson's Creek, was filled to capacity, while many were forced to remain outdoors. The. patriotic service was in charge of Henry Hart Post, No. 1411, Veterans of Foreign Wars, assisted by the Patriotic Order Sons of America, of which organization Mr. Lechliter was a member. During the church service which was conducted by Rev. C. L. Beard of Cumberland, the choir sang "Rock of Ages," "The Old' Rugged Cross' and "Nearer, My God, to Thee".  Rev. Mr. Beard spoke of the deceased as a kind-hearted and well thought of man and one who will be sadly missed in the community. Interment was in the Lechliter Cemetery, where military rites were observed and a brief farewell to a fellow comrade was made by the P. O. S. of A. Services here were conducted by Charles Kenney and W. D. Heshberger.  Mr. Lechliter was a World War veteran, unmarried and was formerly employed by the Kelly-Sprignfield Tire Co., though in recent months had been working at the N. and G Taylor tinplate mills. Besides his father he is survived by seven brothers and one sister.
Cumberland Evening Times, Page 9; November 15, 1929                    
(Courtesy of Pat Robison)   
Posted September 1, 2012

Name: Estellee Lechliter, 72, of Cumberland, MD
Parents: Lucian H. and Belinda M. (Nelson) Dolly
DOB: July 10, 1932, in Twiggtown, Allegany Co., MD
DOD: Wednesday, January 12, 2005, at her residence
Spouse: Calvin Leo Lechliter
Predeceased by: parents; husband; brothers, Irad, Matthew, Jasper, Ernest, Borden, Arlie and Isom Dolly; sisters, Hope Wilfong and Ethel Hesser; half-sisters, Clara Kisamore and Rettie Hannen
Survived by: sons, Ernest H. Dolly and wife Janis, LaVale, MD, James C. Dolly, Wiley Ford, WV; Robert L. Dolly and wife Darlene, Cumberland; brother, Robert Dolly, Short Gap, WV
Burial: January 17, 2005, Maryland State Veterans’ Cemetery, Rocky Gap, MD
Source: Upchurch Funeral Home, Cumberland, MD
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted March 14, 2014

Ida Mae Logsdon Lechliter
(Courtesy of Pat Robison)
Posted January 1, 2011

LECHLITER, Mrs. Ida Mae Logsdon

PATTERSON CREEK, W.Va. — Mrs. Ida Mae Lechliter, 89, who formerly resided in the Patterson Creek and Ridgeley areas, died Friday at the home of the Rev. and Mrs. A.L. Harman, 1608 West Sixth Avenue, Williamson. The Rev. Mr. Harman, her son-in-law, was a former minister at Methodist churches in Fort Ashby, Short Gap, Patterson Creek and Dans Run. Born May 5, 1893 at Patterson Creek, Mrs. Lechliter was a daughter of the late George W. Logsdon and Margaret E. (Alkire) Logsdon. Her husband was the late John D. Lechliter. She was a member of St. Paul’s United Methodist Church here and the United Methodist Women. Surviving are one daughter, Mrs. Frances Harman, with whom she resided; one brother, George Logsdon, Patterson Creek; three grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Friends will be received at the Scarpelli Funeral Home, Cumberland, Saturday. Services will be conducted Sunday at 3:30 p.m. at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, Patterson Creek, with the Rev. Charles Rogers officiating. Interment will be in Fort Ashby Cemetery.
Published in The Cumberland (Md.) Times-News, Saturday, April 9, 1983
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted March 31, 2017

LECHLITER, Mrs. Irene Virginia Painter

Mrs Irene Virginia Lechliter, wife of William H Lechliter, died Saturday evening at Haystack Sanitarium, aged 35. She had been ill a year. Her husband and six children survive. She was a daughter of Mr and Mrs William Painter. The body was removed to the Stein undertaking rooms and and later sent to the home of Mrs Lechliter's brother-in-law, W G Norris, 130 Race Street. Services will be held tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock at St. Mary's Church with burial in St Patrick's cemetery.
Single Grave
Cumberland Evening Times; Cumberland, Allegany Co, Md., Monday, January 21, 1918 - pg 9, col 4
Find A Grave Memorial# 127093944
(Courtesy of Pat Dailey)
Posted February 4, 2017

John C. Lechliter, died yesterday at the residence of Mr. J. H. J. House, aged 56 years.   Mr. Lechliter was born at Daniels Mills, W Va.  He was actively engaged in the construction of the W Va Central division, of the Western Md railroad for a number of years.  While engaged in this work, he was injured by a fall of a rock near Piedmont and never completely recovered from the injury. Mr Lechliter was married early in life, but his wife died many years ago.  They had four children.  Messrs George, Robert and William Lechliter and Mrs John Daisy, all of whom are grown.  His brothers re Capt Daniel Lechliter, passenger conductor of the Western Md, Mr Emmon Lechliter, a prominent farmer of Patterson depot, W Va, and one sister, Mrs Susan Orndorff, a widow of Brunswick Md.  The interment will be in the Lechliter graveyard, near Daniels Mills, W Va.  –Cumb Times of 17th
Keyser Tribune, July 26, 1912
(Courtesy of Patti McDonald)
Posted July 18, 2010

LECHLITER, John Leo

John Leo Lechliter II, 20, of Fort Ashby, lost his life Friday night in a single vehicle accident on Route 46 when his car struck an embankment. Born Feb. 20, 1966, in Cumberland, Md., the victim was the son of John Leo Lechliter and Sue (Kesner) Lechliter. A 1984 graduate of Frankfort High School, Mr. Lechliter was currently a student at West Virginia University, where he was a member of the Kappa Alpha fraternity. He was also a member of Trinity United Methodist Church here. At Frankfort, he was a member of the National Honor Society, and was named to “Who’s Who Among American High Schools” on two occasions. He was a member of the varsity football team, and played in the East-West All Star football game. In addition to his parents, he is survived by two brothers, Jeff Lechliter, stationed with the Army in Germany; Brian Lechliter, at home; maternal grandmother, Mrs. Irene Kesner, here; and paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. David Lechliter, RD 3, Ridgeley. Friends will be received at the George-Upchurch Funeral Home Sunday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Monday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Services will be conducted at Trinity United Methodist Church Tuesday at 11 a.m. by the Rev. James Shepherd. Interment will be in the Fort Ashby Cemetery.
Published in The Cumberland (Md.) Sunday Times, June 1, 1986
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted March 31, 2017

Joseph E. Lechliter
(Courtesy of Pat Robison)
Posted January 1, 2011

LECHLITER, Mrs. Mary Catherine Largent

Mrs. Mary Catherine Lechliter, 64 years old, wife of Emor Lechliter, died at her home at Patterson's Creek, Sunday afternoon at 12:45 o'clock.  Besides her husband she is survived by the following children: Samuel, Amos and John, Ridgeley, W. Va.; Charles, Dixie, W. Va.; David, Cresaptown; Walter and Grover, Patterson Creek; Edward and Dennis at home.  Sehe also leaves a niece, Miss Opal Pansy Largent,  at home and 17 grandchildren.  She was a daughter of Mr & Mrs John J Largent, Little Cacapon. W Va.  The funeral will be held tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock from the home with services conducted by the Rev. Mr. Bennett. Interment in the Lechliter cemetery.
Cumberland Evening Times, Page 9; May 14, 1923      
(Courtesy of Pat Robison)   
Posted September 1, 2012

LECHLITER, Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth Moore

Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth Lechliter, 67, wife of William H. Lechliter, died this morning at her home, 110 West Third Street.  Born in Cumberland, Mrs. Lechliter was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. James Moore. She belonged to St. Mary's Catholic Church.  Surviving, in addition to her husband, are five stepsons, William Lechliter, Homewood Addition; Paul and Robert Lechliter, this city, and Albert and Leo Lechliter, Baltimore;  20 step-grandchildren and four great step-grandchildren. The body was taken to the home of her stepson, Paul Lechliter, 1018 Gay Street.
Cumberland Evening Times, Page 6;  March 5, 1948
(Courtesy of Pat Robison)  
Posted September 1, 2012

William M. Leckemby Sr., 73, of Hyndman RD 1, died Friday, March 21, 1997, at Sacred Heart Hospital. He was born Nov. 20, 1923, in Hyndman, a son of the late Emma E. (Tharp). He is survived by his wife of 49 years, Fay (Emerick) Leckemby; a son William Leckemby Jr. and his wife, Debbie, of Hyndman RD 1; a daughter, Marie (wife of Kenneth Sisk) of Ellerslie, Md.; sisters Lois Printy of Hyndman, RD 1; Betty Kipp of Tavares, Fla.; two grandchildren and a great-grandson. He was preceded in death by a brother, Richard Leckemby. Mr. Leckemby retired with 17 years employment as a millwright for the Celanese Corporation and had previously been employed with the B & O Railroad as a brakeman and conductor. He served more than three years with the U.S. Army during World War II. He received four campaign stars for his service in the European Theatre. He received a Purple Heart medal for wounds he received on Aug. 23, 1944 in Paris. He also fought in the Battle of the Bulge, He attended the Central Assembly of God in Cumberland, Md., and served as an emergency medical technician for the Ellerslie Ambulance Service. He was a lifetime member of the Disabled American Veterans. Funeral services: 11 a.m. Monday at the Harvey H. Zeigler Funeral Home, Hyndman, with the Rev. Gary Butler officiating. Burial in Palo Alto Hilltop Cemetery. The Fort Bedford Honor Guard will be on hand for graveside military honors.

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