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SHEA, Mrs Agnes Bridget Morris

Services for Mrs Agnes Bridget Shea, 70, wife of Michael O(sic) Shea, 536 Maryland Ave, who died yesterday at Memorial Hospital where she was admitted April 30 will be conducted tomorrow at 9 o'clock in St Patrick's Catholic church. Burial will be in St Michael's Cemetery, Frostburg. The body remains at the George Funeral Home. She was born in Eckhart, the daughter of the late Thomas and Christina (Nelson) Morris. She was a member of St Patrick's Catholic Church. Besides her husband, a retired B & O carman, she is survived by a son, William D Shea, this city.
Cumberland Evening Times; Cumberland, Allegany Co, Md., Monday, May 5, 1947 - pg 7, col 7
(Courtesy of Pat Dailey)
Posted March 1, 2014

MRS. SHEA SERVICE
FROSTBURG.—A service, for Mrs. Annie L. Shea, 92, formerly of 73 West Main Street, who died Saturday, will be conducted today at 10 a.m. at St. John's Episcopal Church. Rev. Richard J. Brown will officiate. Interment will be in St. George Cemetery, Mt. Savage.
Cumberland News; Cumberland, Allegany Co, Md., Tuesday, May 21, 1974 - pg 8, col 6
(Courtesy of Pat Dailey)
Posted February 6, 2016

Mother Of Local Druggist Dead
Mrs. Catharine Shea, wife of the late Michael Shea, of this place, died Sunday at the family home, corner Oak and Maple streets. She was aged 86 years, having been born May 1, 1831, in Ireland. She came to America when a little child and had been a resident of this place ever since. All her life she has been a woman of many friends who esteemed her highly. She was an optimist always and being endowed with a keen sense of wit and humor she was a source of comfort to all who knew her. Mrs. Shea is survived by seven children. They are: Mrs. William Grimes, Carlos; James Shea, Borden; Mrs. Mary E. Harvey, Michael B. Shea, Cumberland; Thomas J. Shea, Mrs. Frank E. Wolfs (sic) and William Shea, of this place. The funeral was held Tuesday morning from St. Michael’s Church, of which the deceased was a life, long member. Interment was made in St. Michael’s cemetery.
Frostburg Mining Journal – Frostburg, Maryland – Saturday – 9 Jun 1907 – Front Page
(Courtesy of Bob Thompson)
Posted March 5, 2022

Frostburg, Jan 4 - Mrs Ellen Shea, 76, wife of James Shea, died at her home at Borden Mines at 6:15 a.m. today after a lingering illness of heart trouble. She had been bedfast two weeks. Besides her husband, she leaves two sons, Urban and Clarence Shea of Borden. She was a sister of Mrs Maria Powers of Baltimore. Mrs Shea, the former Miss Ellen Hamilton of Zihlman was a member of St Michael's Catholic Church, the Sodality of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the Ladies Auxilary of the A O H.
Cumberland Evening Times; Cumberland, Allegany Co, Md., Monday, January 4, 1937 - pg 7, col 7
(Courtesy of Pat Dailey)
Posted February 15, 2014

SHEA, Mrs. Ellen Hamilton

Frostburg, Jan 8 - The funeral of Mrs Ellen Hamilton Shea, wife of James Shea, Borden Mines, who died Monday, was held Thursday morning from St Michael's Catholic Church. Rev Joseph A Weber, assistant pastor, celebrant of the requiem high mass, preached the sermon. Burial was in the parish cemetery. The flowerbearers were Owen Winebrenner, Allen Lewis and John Hager: pallbearers, Joseph Chobat, Francis Chambers, William Hamilton, Thomas Cunningham, John Rankin and Terrance Woods.
Cumberland Evening Times; Cumberland, Allegany Co, Md., Friday, January 8, 1937 - pg 10, col 4
(Courtesy of Pat Dailey)
Posted February 15, 2014

Frostburg- Frank Shea, the young man who died Monday from injuries received in the mines last Saturday, will be buried in the a.m. from St Michael's church.
4 September 1891; Piedmont (WV) Herald
(Courtesy of John Fazenbaker)
Posted January 4, 2020

Henry Shea, 29 years old, a farmer of Ridgeville, W. Va., who came here some months ago, died Saturday at the home of W. F. Welch on the Bedford road, near this city. His body is at the Stein undertaking rooms awaiting word from his aunt, Mrs. Treavey, who lives in Va. The young man sold his farm in W. Va., and came to town to live. He bought the race horse, Mimic, once owned by the late Col. Thomas B. Davis, from W. F. Welch for $1,200. The horse had been in training on the Cumberland track for the coming season. The death of Shea, who had been drinking heavily since his residence in Cumberland, was under such circumstances that coroner Shaw made an investigation, having heard that he had had money, but none had been found on him. Dr. A. Leo Franklin attended Shea and gave a certificate of death from natural causes. The remains were brought up on No 55 Monday and taken to Ridgeville for burial.
Cumb News of 27th.
Keyser Tribune, May 31, 1912
(Courtesy of Patti McDonald)
Posted August 14, 2010

Mr John Shea, died at his home in Ridgeville, last Tuesday night, age about 80 years. He is survived by his wife and one son, Henry Shea, of Ridgeville. He was buried Thursday afternoon, the services were conducted by Rev A. A. P. Neel
Keyser Tribune, January 19, 1912
(Courtesy of Patti McDonald)
Posted July 29, 2010

SHEA, John William

Frostburg - John W Shea, 83, of 73 W Main St died this morning in the Allegany County Infirmary where he had been a patient one week. He was born at the Frost Mines site, now covered by the Western Maryland Railroad. He was the last surviving member of his family and a son of the late Michael and Catherine (Powers) Shea. Mr Shea was a pharmacist and drugstore owner until December 14, 1917 when his building site now by Prichards, Inc and the A Charles Stewart Store burned down. For 25 years he was in charge of the pharmacy in Memorial Hospital and developed the first diagnostic x-rays ever made in Allegany county. He was a former Mayor and councilman of Frostburg and was a life member and passed Exalted Ruler of BPO Elks 470 and a member of St Michael's Catholic church. Surviving are his widow, Mrs Anna (Findley) Shea and a number of nieces and nephews, among whom is Miss Kathleen Wolfe, Frostburg. The body will be at Durst Funeral Home after 7 p.m. today.
Cumberland Evening Times; Cumberland, Allegany Co, Md., Thursday, October 10, 1957 - pg 13/14, col 6
(Courtesy of Pat Dailey)
Posted July 12, 2014

SHEA, John William

Shea Services
Frostburg - A requiem mass for John W Shea, 83, 73 W Main St, who died yesterday, will be celebrated tomorrow at 9:30 a.m. in St Michael's Catholic church. Rev Regis Larkin, assistant pastor, will officiate and interment will be in the parish cemetery. Pallbearers will be: Joseph James, Clarence Rephan, Woodrow Layman, William Byers, Alex Whetstone and Paul Jenkins.
Cumberland Evening Times; Cumberland, Allegany Co, Md., Friday, October 11, 1957 - pg 12, col 3
(Courtesy of Pat Dailey)
Posted July 12, 2014

SHEA, Michael

The funeral of Michael Shea, whose death was noted in a former issue of the Times, took place this morning at 9 a.m. at St Michael's Catholic Church. Father Clark, pastor in charge, conducted the services and celebrated mass for the dead. At the conclusion of the service, the cortege proceeded to St Michael's cemetery where interment was made in the family plot. The floral offerings were very beautiful. Mr Shea was one of the oldest citizens of the place and leaves a wife and one daughter, Mrs Frank Wolfe and three sons, Messrs, Thomas, Michael and Willis J Shea, councilman, all of this place.
Evening times; Cumberland, Allegany Co, Md., Saturday, September 14, 1907 - pg 10/2, col 1
(Courtesy of Pat Dailey)
Posted February 15, 2014

Thomas Shea, aged 35 of Barton Mines, died yesterday afternoon at 2:30 at Allegany Hospital after a lingering illness. He is survived by his widow, Mrs Margaret Shea and four children, Margaret, John, James and Evelyn and also his parents and two brothers, Irving and Clarence of this county. The funeral services will be held Saturday morning at 9:30 with services in St Michael's Church, Frostburg. Interment will be in the church cemetery.
Cumberland Evening Times; Cumberland, Allegany Co, Md., Thursday, July 8, 1926 - pg 9, col 4
(Courtesy of Pat Dailey)
Posted April 3, 2015

SHEA, Thomas J

Frostburg, Dec 8 - Thomas J Shea, 79, died early this morning at Miners' Hospital where he had been a patient since Saturday. A son of the late Michael and Catherine Shea, he was a native and lifelong resident of this city. He was a tinner by trade. He engaged in the hardware business here for may years, retiring about two years ago. Mr Shea was a member of St Michael's Catholic church and the Holy Name Society. Surviving are two brothers, Michael L Shea, Cumberland and J William Shea, this city and a niece, Kathleen Wolfe, a member of the Beall High School faculty, who made her home with him. The body will be at his residence, 208 Maple Street.
Cumberland Evening Times; Cumberland, Allegany Co, Md., Wednesday, December 8, 1943 - pg 14, col 2
(Courtesy of Pat Dailey)
Posted July 12, 2014

Frostburg, Md., July 24.
Certificate Of Recognition.
Mr and Mrs James Shea, Borden, have just received from the Maryland Council of Defense a certificate in recognition of the service of their son, William Shea, who died last October at Camp Greenleaf, Georgia. This certificate ~~which~~ is one of the first to reach Frostburg. It is signed by Governor Emerson C Harrington and Francis E Waters, chairman Maryland Council of Defense.
Cumberland Evening Times; Cumberland, Allegany Co, Md., Thursday, July 24, 1919 - pg 6, col 1
(Courtesy of Pat Dailey)
Posted December 19, 2015

SHEA, William DeSales

William DeSales Shea, 68, of 802 Shriver Avenue, died yesterday at Baker VA Center, Martinsburg, where he had been a patient 18 months. A native of Frostburg, he was a son of late Michael L and Agnes Bridget Shea. Mr Shea was a retired Baltimore & Ohio Railroad carman. He was a member of St Patrick's Catholic Church and FOE Aerie 245. A W W I veteran, he was a member of Barracks 1125 Veterans of World War 1 and Henry Hart Post 1441 VFW. Surviving are his wife, Bertha (Kreger) Shea and two nieces, LaVerne Wagner, McKeesport, Pa and Katherine Gibson, Lisbon, Ohio. The body is at the Wilcox Funeral Residence where friends will be received today from 7 until 9 p.m. and tomorrow from 2 until 4 and 7 until 9 p.m. Aerie 245 will hold a service today at 7:30 p.m and the rosary will be recited at 8 p.m. Requiem mass will be celebrated Friday at 9 a.m. at St Patrick's Church. Interment will be in Sunset Memorial Park.
Cumberland Evening Times; Cumberland, Allegany Co, Md., Wednesday, September 8, 1965 - pg 20/21, col 8
(Courtesy of Pat Dailey)
Posted March 1, 2014

Mrs. Anne Catherine Sheakley, 9 Asbury Avenue, LaVale, died yesterday at Sacred Heart Hospital where she had been a patient for two weeks. A native of Cumberland, she was the daughter of the late John H. and Annie C. (Hewitt) Dailey. She was a former employe of the C & P Telephone Company. Surviving are her husband, LeRoy C. Sheakley; one brother, John H. Dailey, city, and one sister, Mrs. George W. Long, city. The body is at Scarpelli Funeral Home where friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p. m.
Requiem mass will be celebrated Monday at 9 a.m. at SS. Peter and Paul Church. Interment will be in Hillcrest Burial Park. Pallbearers will be Lionel Carder, Stanley Leasure, Frank Lisanti, Robert Poling, William Carr and Harry White. The rosary will be recited at the funeral home tomorrow at 8 p.m.
Cumberland News; Cumberland, Allegany Co, Md - Saturday,January 7, 1967 - pg 4, col 4
(Courtesy of Pat Dailey)
Posted March 20, 2010

HARDY COUNTY - Benjamin Shearer, son of John P. and Otelia Harness, died at the home of his parents near Concord, Saturday, July 26, after an illness of ten days from stomach trouble, aged 14 months. Burial was at Mt. Hebron Lutheran church the following Monday.
Mineral Daily News, August 15, 1913
(Courtesy of Patti McDonald)
Posted October 9, 2010

David W. Shearer, 45, of 48 South Street, died April 8, 1988, at Sacred Heart Hospital. Born in Cumberland, July 22, 1942, he was the son of Martha Virginia Shearer Gray and Melvin E. Gray, Messick Road. Mr. Shearer was an electrician for the CSX Corporation, a Vietnam Navy veteran, a member of the Loyal Order of the Moose 271, the National Rifle Association, and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. Besides his mother and stepfather, he is survived by his widow, Marsha Lynn (Shadwell) Shearer; one stepdaughter, Tammy Renee Cornachia, at home; two brothers, Frederick C. Shearer and Raymond W. Shearer, both of Mansfield, Ohio; three nieces, and five nephews. Friends will be received Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Scarpelli Funeral Home, Virginia Avenue. A memorial service will be conducted by the Loyal Order of the Moose 271 at 7:30 p.m. Services will be conducted there Tuesday at 11 a.m. by the Rev. Gary J. Butler and Captain Lois Sender. Interment will be in Sunset Memorial Park. Pallbearers will be George Hoblitzell, Tim Higson, Sam Bussard, Myrl Evans, Delbert Helmick, and Fred Light.
Cumberland News, Monday, April 11, 1988
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted July 21, 2021

Ethel R. Johnson Shearer, 88, of Hyndman, formerly of South Connellsville, died Monday, Dec. 23, 1996, at the home of her son, Ray E. Johnson of Cumberland, Md. She was born April 25, 1908, at Hyndman, a daughter of the late Lewis S. and Gertrude Lily (Hite) Shaffer. She was preceded in death by two husbands: Raymond E. Johnson on Feb. 25, 1964, and H. Dennis Shearer on Dec. 7, 1969; a grandson, J. Randy Johnson, and two brothers, Ernest C. Shaffer and Delos V. Shaffer. She is survived by two sons: Ray E. Johnson and wife Anita, Cumberland; and Ronald L. Johnson and wife Doris, Westerville, Ohio; a stepson, Rev. Dr. Richard E. Shearer and wife Marilyn, Phillippi, W.Va.; a stepdaughter, Genevieve F. Cree and husband Melvin, Cleveland, Tenn.; five grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren, two step-granddaughters, seven step-great-grandchildren, and a sister, R. Blanche Bagley of Hyndman. Mrs. Shearer was a member of Grace United Methodist Church, Hyndman, and had formerly been a member of Albright United Methodist Church of South Connellsville, where she had belonged to the Everfaithful Sunday school class and the Golden Airs. Funeral services: 11 a.m. Saturday at the Harvey H. Zeigler Funeral Home, Hyndman, with the Rev. Dr. Richard E. Shearer officiating. Burial in Hyndman Cemetery. Memorial may be sent to the Hyndman Area Health Center, P.O. Box 706, Hyndman 15545.
The Bedford County Inquirer, December 27, 1996
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted August 19, 2010

SHEARLOCK/SHERLOCK, Mrs. Caroline Hardisty

SHEARLOCK, Caroline Hardisty--Departed this life on the 8th of April, in the hope of a blissful immortality, CAROLINE SHEARLOCK, in the 66th year of her age. The relatives and friends are invited to attend her funeral, from her late residence, Mount Carmel Cemetery, on this Monday afternoon, at one o'clock. Hacks will leave Hughes & Co.'s No. 64 South Broadway, at half past twelve o'clock.
The Baltimore Sun, Baltimore, MD.; 10 April 1876
~Genie

Mrs William Shears died at her home on Knobley mountain last Tuesday, and was buried at Ridgeville Wednesday evening. She is survived by her husband, but had no children
Keyser Tribune, September 22, 1911
(Courtesy of Patti McDonald)
Posted July 29, 2010

SHEARS, William G.

William G. Shears, 88, of Pattersons Creek, died yesterday, in Memorial Hospital. He had been ill for a year. Born July 24, 1888 in Purgitsville, he was the son of the late, John and Martha Shears. He was a retired employee of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, was a member of the Brotherhood of Railway Engineers and St. Paul's United Methodist Church, Pattersons Creek. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Minerva (Fisher) Shears, one stepdaughter , Mrs. Elizabeth Hutchinson, Mt. Rainer, and a number of nieces and nephews. Friends will be received at the Scarpelli Funeral Home. Services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Saturday in St. Paul's United Methodist Church, Pattersons Creek, by Rev. William G. Kope. Interment will be in Fort Ashby Cemetery. Pallbearers will be A.L. Fisher, Michael Fisher, Robert Fisher, William Fisher, William Vane and Robert Bradfield.
Published in The Cumberland (MD) News, Thursday, January 27, 1977
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted July 29, 2017

Hyndman - Mrs. Katharine Sheavly, 83, a resident of Hyndman for 56 years, died Sunday at the home of her son, George Sheavly, Berlin, after an illness of ten days. She was a daughter of the late George and Katherine Brown. Her husband William J. Sheavly, died in September, 1942. Mrs. sheavly was a member of Hamilton Christ Lutheran Church at Sciota. She is also survived by two other sons, William M. Sheavly, Canandaigua, N.Y., and Forrest A. Sheavly, McKeesport; two daughters, Mrs. Natalie Nicodemus and Mrs. Harriett Stone, both of Duquesne; 15 grandchildren and 12 Great-grandchildren. The body will remain at the Johnson and Son Funeral Home in Berlin for services tomorrow at 2 p.m with Rev. John Heller, pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church of Berlin,m officiating. Interment will be in IOOF Cemetery, Berlin.
Tuesday, October 13, 1953; Cumberland (MD) News
~Genie
Posted June 7, 2020

Fatal Accident ~ Stepped into Open Cellar Way and Fractured Skull
Piedmont, W Va, March 21 - Mr C D Sheehan met his death in a tragic manner at the residence of his brother-in-law, Mr John N Gill on Back Street where he and his wife had spent the evening. About nine o'clock, he went outdoors and accidentally stepped into the open cellar way, fracturing his skull which resulted in his death. He was aged 29 years. Mr Sheehan was born and lived at Martinsburg until last April when he came to Piedmont. On June 17, 1902, he was married to Miss Hannah Thompson, daughter of the late Peter Thompson, who survives him, as does one brother, Mr Joseph P Sheehan of this place. The funeral took place from St Peter's Catholic Church, Thursday morning with High Requiem Mass.
Cumberland Alleganian; Cumberland, Allegany Co, Md., Thursday, March 26, 1903 - pg 7, col 2
Find A Grave Memorial# 153065666
(Courtesy of Pat Dailey)
Posted October 15, 2015

William L. Sheehe, 54, of 603 Piedmont Avenue, died yesterday at his home after an illness of 11 months. Mr. Sheehe owned and operated Bill's Grill, 204 Baltimore Avenue. Born at Peale, Pa., he was a son of the late Thomas H. and Martha (Batherhill) Sheehe. Mr. Sheehe was a member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church and the BPO Elks of Indiana, Pa. He was a graduate of Indiana (Pa.) High School and Indiana (Pa.) State Teachers College. Surviving are his widow, Pauline (Raupach) Sheehe; two children, Michael W. and Paulette E. Sheehe, both at home; eight brothers, James, Thomas and Paul Sheehe, all of Cumberland; Joseph Sheehe, Johnstown, Pa.; Richard Sheehe, Indiana, Pa.; Lou Sheehe, Charden, O.; Jack Sheehe, Altoona; Patrick Sheehe, Pittsburgh; and four sisters, Mrs. Kethleen Mahady, Latrobe, Pa.; Mrs. Ann Sain, Laurel, Md.; Mrs. Betty Beatty, Indiana, Pa.; and Mrs. Peggy Blain, Kingspark, N. Y. The body is at the Silcox Funeral Residence where friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. A requiem mass will be celebrated Thursday at 9 a.m. at St. Patrick's Church.
The Cumberland News, November 30, 1965
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted August 25, 2010

MEYERSDALE — Benjamin H. Sheeler, 71, died Friday at his home in Garrett. Born in Somerset RD on July 16, 1892, he was a son of the late David and Barbara (Lee) Sheeler. Survivors include his wife, Elmyra (Briskey) Sheeler; one daughter, Mrs. Beulah Colegrove, Rockwood; two sons, Robert and [Norman]Eugene Sheeler, both of Garrett; one brother, Samuel Sheeler, Windber; two sisters, Mrs. Maude Brown, Somerset, and Mrs. Annie Crosby, Erie, Pa., and seven grandchildren. A service was conducted this afternoon by Rev. Earl Meyers. Interment was in Highland Cemetery, Garrett.
The Cumberland Evening Times, May 20, 1963
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted August 25, 2010

Mrs. Myrtle A. Sheeler, 72, of Garrett, died Tuesday in Meyersdale Community Hospital. She was a member of Gold Star Mothers and Norma Yutzy Post Auxiliary, American Legion. Surviving are three daughters, including Mrs. Violet Saylor of Meyersdale, R. D. 2, and Mrs. Irene Gerhart of Garrett; a brother, Oliver Thompson of Garrett; eight grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Her husband, Edward, died in 1958. The body is at the Price funeral home, Confluence. The funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Garrett E. U. B. Church, with the Rev. Earl Meyers officiating. Interment will be in Highland Cemetery.
The Daily Courier, Connellsville, March 8, 1963
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted December 4, 2010

SHEELER, Norman Eugene

MEYERSDALE, PA. - Norman Eugene Sheeler, 54, died Saturday in Meyersdale Community Hospital. Born Jan. 15, 1925, in Garrett, he was a son of the late Benjamin H. and Elmira (Briskey) Sheeler. He was an Army veteran of World War II. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Dorothy Jean (Barclay) Sheeler; two sons, Donald Kenneth Walker, here, and Benjamin E. Sheeler, at home; a daughter, Mrs. Brenda Meerbach, here; a brother, Robert Sheeler, Garrett; a sister, Mrs. Beulah Colegrove, Rockwood, Pa.; and two grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Price Funeral Home. Services will be conducted tomorrow at 11 a.m. in Mt. Tabor Lutheran Church, in Garrett. The Rev. Jack Palmer will officiate and interment will be in Highland Cemetery, Garrett.
Cumberland News, Monday, September 17, 1979
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted March 30, 2018

Carl H. Sheets, 77, Elizabeth Township, died June 9, 2007, at home. He was born Aug. 27, 1929, in Coal Run, a son of the late Ralph and Agnes Straub Caler. He was a retired mechanic for William Fiore Trucking and has also worked for USX - Clairton, Fort Pitt Steel and J&L Steel. He was a member of the Blaine Hill Fire Company. He is survived by his wife, Alta G. Campbell Sheets; daughter, Sherian L. Sheets, Elizabeth Township; son, Blane Sheets, Elizabeth; brother Bruce E. Caler; sister, Emma Niemiller, Somerset; grandchildren, Heather, Blane Jr. and Krystal; great-grandchildren, Chyna, Melody and Emera; 11 nieces and nephews. There is no visitation. Services are private. Arrangements are by the Gilbert Funeral Home and Crematory Inc., 6028 Smithfield St., Boston, Elizabeth Township.
Somerset Daily American, Tuesday, July 10, 2007
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted August 25, 2010

SHEETS, Maxwell C.

Maxwell C. Sheets, 91, of Newburg, Birds Creek Community, died Saturday, January 1, 2011. He was born on April 17, 1919, in Kingwood, to the late Robert and Goldie Wolfe Sheets. He was the last surviving member of his family. He served in the US Army during WW II and was a member of the Colonel Rowan VFW, Post #2345 in Tunnelton. He worked in the Coal Mines for 25 years; and then as a construction worker for Local #379 until retirement. He was an active member of the Christian Evangelical Church in Birds Creek. He is survived by two daughters, Carol Koontz and husband Edward, of Masontown, and Linda Bolyard and husband Colin, of Fellowsville; a son, Joseph "Joe" Sheets and wife Doris, of Newburg; seven grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, Gertrude Lelah Sines Sheets; three children, Sonny, David. Terry and Larry Wayne Sheets; a sister Stella Downs, and five brothers; Kenneth, Glenn, Stanley, Perry, George Sheets and Wilford Wolfe. Family and friends were received at the Browning Funeral Home in Kingwood. Services were held from 12 to I p.m., today, January 5, 2011 at Christian Evangelical Church in Birds Creek to lie in repose until the funeral hour with Pastor Sonny McNear officiating. Interment will follow at Map1ewood Cemetery in Kingwood. Mi1itary gravesides rites will be conducted by Preston County VFW Posts, Preston County Chapter 977, Vietnam Veterans of America and the WVANG Honor Guard from Camp Dawson.
Personal condolences may be offered to the fami1y on-line at www.browningfuneralhome.net
Preston County Journal; Kingwood, WV; Jan 5, 2011
(Courtesy of Mary Myers Teets)
Posted August 11, 2011

Susan Ann Sheetz died at her home on Orchard street, Thursday night, aged 77 years, and three months. She was well known, having lived here for many years. She was married in 1855 and was a Miss Koontz of Oldtown, Md. Her husband died in 1901. She was a member of the Methodist church for years. She leaves five children: George F., Miss Jennie and Mrs. Edward Barrick of Keyser; Elmer M. of Elk Garden; and Mrs. J. B. Rees of McCoole. Burial services will be conducted at the home Saturday at 2:30 p.m.
Keyser Tribune, about September 12, 1913
(Courtesy of Patti McDonald)
Posted October 9, 2010

The funeral of Mr. Elmer Sheetz's mother at Keyser was attended by Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Sheetz, Mr. and Mrs. John Sheetz of Elk Garden, Mrs. John Biller and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Sheetz of Pierce, W. Va.
Keyser Tribune, September 12, 1913
(Courtesy of Patti McDonald)
Posted October 9, 2010

HYNDMAN, Pa. - Mrs. Vada May Sheetz, 74, Alexandria, Va., formerly of here, died Saturday at the Fairfax, Va., Hospital. Born in Grantsville, Md., Aug. 16, 1910, she was a daughter of the late Nelson Wilt and Fannie (Burkholder) Wilt. Mrs. Sheetz was a member of the United Pentecostal Church. Her husband, Edgar V. Sheetz, died April 19, 1953. Surviving are six sons, Donald Sheetz, RD 4, Meyersdale; David Sheetz, RD 1, Hyndman; John Sheetz, RD 1, Buffalo Mills; Arthur Sheetz, Cumberland, Md.; Edgar Sheetz, Friedens; Frank Sheetz, Mount Savage, Md.; six daughters, Mrs. Eleanor Parsons, at home; Mrs. Irene Twigg and Mrs. Linda Meyers, both of Meyersdale; Mrs. Shirley Merrill, Forestville, Md.; Mrs. Genevieve Dickens, Cumberland; Mrs. Lois Fazenbaker, Uniontown; six sisters, Mrs. Martha Sommerville, Salisbury; Mrs. Edna Miller and Mrs. Annie Whitman, both of Confluence; Mrs. Ineta Clinton, of Missouri; Mrs. Lettie Fazenbaker, Bittinger, Md.; Mrs. Elsie Compton, Mount Savage; one brother, Ned Wilt, West Salisbury; 49 grandchildren and 32 great-grandchildren. Friends will be received Monday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Tuesday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Harvey H. Zeigler Funeral Home. Services will be conducted at the funeral home Wednesday at 2 p.m. with the Rev. James C. Shockey officiating. Interment will be in the Palo Alto Cemetery.
Cumberland News, Monday, April 29, 1985
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted June 26, 2021

Annie K. Sheirer, 96, of Buffalo Mills RD 1 (Madley), died Monday, July 27, 1987, at Clites Guest Home in Bedford. She was born Sept. 26, 1890, in Fossilville, a daughter of the late Henry H. and Amanda (Wolford) Stuby. She was preceded in death by her husband, William W. Sheirer, who died May 25, 1932; and by three sons, Blaine, who died in 1959; Harvey in 1975, and William, Jr., in 1982; also by one great-grandchild and one great-great-grandchild. She is survived by one son, Glenn Sheirer of La Vernia, Texas, and one daughter, Mrs. Ethel Hurley, Bedford; 17 grandchildren, 37 great-grandchildren, and 13 great-great-grandchildren. Mrs. Sheirer was a member of the Gravel Pit United Methodist Church and belonged to the Home Department of Christ Lutheran Church. She also was a member of the Hyndman Senior Citizens. Funeral services: Thursday, July 30, at 11 a.m. in the Harvey H. Zeigler Funeral Home, with Rev. Richard L. Tome and Rev. Dennis A. Fetter officiating. Burial in Lybarger Cemetery at Madley. Friends will be received at the funeral home Wednesday, 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association.
The Bedford Gazette, July 29, 1987
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted August 15, 2015

SHEIRER, Mrs. Dorothy M. Wilhelm

BUFFALO MILLS, Pa. - Mrs. Dorothy M. Sheirer, 80, died Sunday at Meyersdale Manor Nursing Home. Born near Buffalo Mills on May 5, 1905, she was a daughter of the late George and Emma (Smeek) Wilhelm. She was receded in death by her husband, Clark J. Sheirer. Mrs. Sheirer was a retired cook who had worked at the Five Gables Restaurant, Cessna, Pa.; Howard Johnsons at Bedford; and the White Sulphur Springs Hotel at Mann’s Choice. Mrs. Sheirer attended the Buffalo Mills United Methodist Church. Surviving are two sons, C. Fred Sheirer, Mann’s Choice; and Harold C. Sheirer, Hyndman, RD; one daughter, Betty Jane Lewis, Buffalo Mills; one brother, Ernest Wilhelm, Bedford; 10 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Harvey H. Zeigler Funeral Home. Services will be conducted there Wednesday at 11 a.m. by the Rev. Stevens Burr. Interment will be in Milligan’s Cove Cemetery.
Cumberland News, Monday, October 26, 1987
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted March 30, 2018

HYNDMAN - Harvey A. Sheirer, 60, of RD 1, died Saturday at Memorial Hospital, Cumberland, where he had been a patient three weeks. Born in Madley, he was a son of Mrs. Annie (Stuby) Sheirer, Buffalo Mills, RD 1, and the late William Sheirer. A retired service station owner-operator, he was a member of Hyndman Lodge 589, F & AM, Volunteer Fire Company and Lybarger Lutheran Church. Also surviving are his widow, Nellie (Ringler) Sheirer; two daughters, Mrs. Junior Leydig, Mrs. Norman Emerick, here; two brothers, Glenn Sheirer, San Antonio, Texas, and William Sheirer, Buffalo Mills, RD 1; a sister, Mrs. Raymond Hurley, Bedford RD 6, and five grandchildren. The body is at the Zeigler Funeral Home. A service will be conducted there tomorrow at 11 a.m. Rev. Richard L. Tome and Rev. Leroy Logsdon will officiate. Burial will follow in Lybarger Cemetery. Lodge 589 will hold a memorial at the funeral home today at 8 p.m. and also will serve as pallbearers.
The Cumberland Evening Times, June 30, 1975
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted August 25, 2010

Nellie M. Sheirer, 72, of Hyndman, died Sunday, April 30, 1989, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Dottie A. Leydig, Buffalo Mills RD 1. She was born Feb. 28, 1917, in Bard, daughter of the late Dennis and Sophia A. (Miller) Ringler. She was preceded in death by her husband, Harvey A. Sheirer, who died June 28, 1975. She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Dottie A. Leydig, and Mrs. Norma J. Emerick, Hyndman RD 1; five grandchildren; a brother, Henry W. Ringler, Hyndman; and a sister, Mrs. Gladys Burkett, also of Hyndman. She was also preceded in death by two sisters, three brothers and one great-granddaughter. She was a co-owner and operator with her husband of the Sheirer's Sunoco Gas Station, formerly of Hyndman. She was also a member of the Christ Lutheran Church, Madley, where she also belonged to the Lutheran Christian Women. She was also a member of the Hyndman Senior Citizens and the Ladies Auxiliary of the Hyndman VFW Oscar Jordan Post No. 7375. Funeral services: 11 a.m. Wednesday, May 3, at the Harvey H. Zeigler Funeral Home with the Rev. Raymond E. Short. Burial in Lybarger Cemetery, Madley.
The Bedford Inquirer, May 5, 1989
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted August 15, 2015

Mrs. Sarah Sheirer died at her home in Hyndman on Saturday, November 5, aged 53 years, 11 months and five days. Death was due to a complication of diseases. Mrs. Sheirer had been an invalid for years and had been in a critical condition for the past few weeks. She was born at Bard, a daughter of William and Anna Luman Lehman. Her early years were spent near Bard and at the age of eighteen she was united in marriage to William Sheirer, who with one daughter, Mrs. Bertha Hayman, survives her. She is also survived by three grandchildren and the following sisters and brothers: Mrs. George Leonard, Fostoria, Ohio; Mrs. John F. Leornard, Bedford; Mrs. J. B. Scharf, Cumberland, Md.; Mrs. E. E. McVicker, Fossilville; Mrs. Charles Miller, Mt. Savage, Md.; Mrs. Emma Bell, Virginia; Humphrey Lehman, of Garrett; and John Lehman of Hyndman. The funeral services were held on Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the home, the pastor of the Reformed church officiating. Interment was made in the Hyndman cemetery. Mrs. Sheirer was a kind and loving wife and mother and will be greatly missed in her home.
The Bedford Gazette, November 11, 1921
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted June 11, 2009

SHEIRER, William

William Sheirer, 52, died at 5 o'clock Wednesday morning at his home at Madley of a complication of diseases. He had been in failing health about a year and a half. Besides his wife, who was Ann (Stuby) Sheirer, the following children survive: Mrs. Raymond Hurley, Buffalo Mills; Harvey, Blaine, Glen and William, Jr., at home; also the following brothers and sisters: Dan, Holsopple, Pa.; Samuel, Ohio; and Harry, Cresaptown, Md.; Mrs. Martha Clites, Boynton, Pa.; Mrs. Sara Clites, Buffalo Mills; and one grandchild. Mr. Sheirer was a member of the P. O. S. of A. of Buffalo Mills. The funeral arrangements have not been made.
The Cumberland Evening Times, May 28, 1932
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted August 21, 2015

George Shell dies at 100 yrs & 4 mo.
Item References to the South Branch Intelligencer 29 Sept 1838
(Courtesy of Patti McDonald)
Posted August 1, 2010

L. Dewey Shepherd – L. Dewey Shepherd, 84, of 12716-A Bowling Street, Bowling Green, died Wednesday in Memorial Hospital. Born in Rawlings, he was a son of the late Henry and Laverna (McKenzie) Shepherd. His first wife, Margaret Lola (Shanholtz) preceded him in death. He was a retired Celanese Fibers Company employee and a member of the United Methodist Church. Surviving are his widow, Estaline (Eshbaugh) Shepherd; five daughters, Mrs. Madeline Fletcher, Mrs. Leola Metz, both of Cresaptown; Mrs. Betty Custer, Burlington, N.J.; Mrs. Dorothy Schraa, Alexandria, Va.; and Mrs. Doris Jeffries, Fayetteville, N.C.; two sons, Charles W. Shepherd, Warren, Mich.; Paul R. Shepherd, Burlington, N. J.; two step-daughters, Mrs. Mildred Shobe, Potomac park; Mrs. Charlotte Deneen, Hinkle Road; five stepsons, Edward Hinkle, Fort Ashby; Tip Hinkle, here; Ray James, Wiley Ford; Henry James, Granview, Kan.; Thomas James of Virginia; a brother, George Shepherd, Carpenter’s Addition, Ridgeley; 32 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. Interment will be in Sunset Memorial Park.
Cumberland Evening Times, September 15, 1982
(Courtesy of Ray Leidinger/transcribed by Michael McKenzie)
Posted October 15, 2015

Mrs. Henry C. Shepard – Mrs. Lurvena Katherine Shepherd, 62 years old, wife of Henry C. Shepherd, formerly of Rawlings, died yesterday morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Harness Miller, Cresaptown, following a protracted illness. She is survived by another daughter, Miss Cora Shepherd, and by three sons, James, George and Dewey Shepherd; a sister, Mrs. Issac Van Meter, Ridgeley, W. Va., and six brothers, George McKenzie, Pinto, Md.; Perry McKenzie, Willard, O.; Edward McKenzie, Morgantown, W.Va.; John and Taylor McKenzie of Westernport, Md., and Walter McKenzie, Cresaptown. Funeral services will be held at 2 o’clock tomorrow afternoon at the Cresaptown Methodist Episcopal Church, conducted by the Pastor, Rev. Frank Logsdon. Interment will be in the Bier Cemetery, near Rawlings.
Cumberland Evening Times, March 8, 1930
(Courtesy of Ray Leidinger/transcribed by Michael McKenzie)
Posted October 15, 2015

Mrs. Mary L. Shepherd, 81, widow of Lucien Shepherd, died early this morning at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Karl P. Heintz, 634 Washington street. A native of Romney, West Virginia, she was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Parsons. Also surviving are two granddaughters and one grandson. She was a member of the First Presbyterian church. The funeral will be private and the family requests that flowers be omitted. Her husband was a leading merchant in this city fifty years ago.
The Cumberland Evening Times, June 10, 1943
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted March 13, 2010

Mrs Elizabeth L Sheppard, 89, widow of George Shephard, died Sun night at her home in Darkesville W Va. She was the daughter of the late Jacob Light, and a member of a prominent Berkeley County family. The remains were taken to Moorefield for interment.
Keyser Tribune, February 14, 1913
(Courtesy of Patti McDonald)
Posted August 21, 2010

SHERIDAN, Mrs Frances B. Reynolds

Mrs Frances B. Sheridan, widow of Thomas Sheridan, was found dead in her room at 9 o'clock this morning at the home of her sister, Mrs. Catherine Tulley(sic), 13 1/2 Smallwood street. Dr William L. Burns was summoned and pronounced life extinct. It is thought Mrs. Sheridan expired during the night. When the members of the family called to her room to summon her to breakfast, they found her lifeless body. Mrs. Sheridan had been in ill health for a number of years. She was 62 years of age. Mrs. Sheridan was a daughter of James Reynolds, a business man and owner of valuable realty in Cumberland, who died a number of years ago. One son, Dr. John Sheridan, now a resident of Detroit, Mich., survives.
Cumberland Evening Times; Cumberland, Allegany Co, Md., Friday, October 15, 1920 - pg 17, col 4
(Courtesy of Pat Dailey)
Posted December 10, 2011

SHERIDAN, Mrs Frances B. Reynolds

The funeral of Mrs. Francis B Sheridan, who died suddenly Friday was held this morning from SS. Peter and Paul's Catholic Church, where a requiem high mass was said. Burial was in SS. Peter and Paul's cemetery.
Cumberland Evening Times; Cumberland, Allegany Co, Md., Monday, October 18, 1920 - pg 9, col 3
(Courtesy of Pat Dailey)
Posted December 10, 2011

SHERIDAN, Patrick

SHERIDAN 04 Feb 1881 Patrick Sheridan died on Feb 3 rd at the residence of his brother, Thomas Sheridan, on Decatur Street in his 58th year. Services are being held at St Patrick's.
04 February 1881; Excerpts from The Cumberland Times transcribed by Charles Often
(Courtesy of Pat Dailey)
Posted February 8, 2014

SHERIDAN, Thomas E.

SHERIDAN 03 Mar 1890 Thomas E Sheridan died yesterday at his residence 58 Decatur Street of typhoid fever after an illness of 3 weeks, aged 39 years. His wife, Miss Fannie Reynolds and a son 4 years of age survive. He was a businessman in the coal and lumber trade and a member of the St Patrick's church from which he will be buried on Thursday.
Excerpts from The Cumberland Times transcribed by Charles Often
(Courtesy of Pat Dailey)
Posted February 8, 2014

MEYERSDALE - Mrs. Hazel Sherlock, 63, formerly of here, died yesterday at Smithtown Hospital, Long Island, N. Y. She was a staff nurse at New York City Hospital for the past 20 years. Born in Meyersdale, she was a daughter of the late Charles and Ellen (Michael) Austin. She is survived by her husband Jack; five brothers, Robert, James and Earnest Austin, here; Oscar Austin, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio; William Austin, Somerset; five sisters, Mrs. Esther Hines, Mrs. Mary Barmoy, Mrs. Nell Tressler, all of Meyersdale; Mrs. Elsie Johnson. Gary, Ind.; and Mrs. Helen Heffley, Clinton, Md. The body will be at the Price Funeral Home after 11 a.m. tomorrow, and a service will be conducted there Sunday at 2 p.m. by Rev. Charles Staub. Burial will be in Union Cemetery.
The Cumberland News, July 30, 1965
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)

Mr. Albert Sherman, who died in Blue Jay, W. Va., was brought here last Saturday and buried from St. Patrick's Church at 9 a. m., interment being made in the Catholic cemetery. He is surrived by his wife and flve small children. Mrs. Sheran was Miss Nora McKenzie before marriage and quite well known in Mt Savage. He was a brother of H. H. Sherman, ex-Mayor of Collinwood. Ohio, and president of the Collinwood Lumber Co., and a brother-in-law of Mrs. E. A. Garlitz, of Frostburg. Mr. Sherman was with the Blue Jay Lumber Co., for 15 years and at the time of his death he was the chief mechanical engineer for the company.
The Evening Times, Cumberland, April 6, 1909
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted April 17, 2011

Mr Davis Sherman, who has been ill for several weeks, at her home at the tannery, died last week. Mrs Sherman was a Miss VanFleet before her marriage last summer to Mr Sherman. Her remains were taken to Arthur Fri and laid to rest in the VanFleet graveyard.
KEYSER TRIBUNE, JUNE 14, 1907
(Courtesy of Patti McDonald)
Posted July 19, 2010

SHERMAN, Russell Fred

HYNDMAN - Russell Fred Sherman, 69, of RD 1, here, was dead on arrival at Sacred Heart Hospital, Cumberland, Friday. A native of Parsons, he was a son of the late Arden and Nellie (Matthews) Sherman. Mr. Sherman was a retired employee of the Amcelle Plant of Celanese Fibers and Griffey Construction of Ellerslie. He was also a member of the LaVale Community Church of the Brethren. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Myrtle (Hasselroth) Sherman; three sons, Gerry Sherman, Frederick; Steven Sherman, Short Gap; and Jeffrey Sherman, at home; three brothers, Carl Sherman, Short Gap; Leonard Sherman, Parsons; and Hubert Sherman, Suitland; a sister, Mrs. Ethna Humphries, Lampasas, Tex. Services will be conducted at 2 p.m. today in the Zeigler Funeral Home by the Rev. Lowell H. Witkiovsky. Interment will be in Porter Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Nial Cook, Earl Ashenfelter, Cliff Shaffer, John Armentrout, George Durr and Quentin Griffey.
Published in the Cumberland News, Monday, June 11, 1979
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted September 3, 2017

CORRIGANVILLE - Steven D. "Steve" Sherman, 51, of Ellerslie Road, Corriganville, died on Saturday, March 13, 2004, at Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore. Born on May 9, 1952, in Cumberland, he was a son of Myrtle Jane (Hosselrode) Sherman, Hyndman, Pa., and the late Russell Fred Sherman. In addition to his mother, he is survived by Pamela Kay "Pam" (Reuschel) Sherman, his wife of 31 years, whom he married on July 15, 1972; sons, Steven N. Sherman, Cumberland, and Scott R. Sherman, LaVale; brothers, Gerry M. Sherman and wife Altia, Frederick, and Jeffrey L. "Jeff" Sherman and longtime companion Nancy McGraw, Sykesville; in-laws, Vincent and Helen Norris, Mount Savage, Jim Reuschel and wife Tracy, Gaithersburg, and Linda Thoerig and husband Mike, Clear Spring; and many nieces and nephews. Mr. Sherman, a 1970 graduate of Hyndman High School, Hyndman, was a transit supervisor for Allegany County. He was a member of the Living Stone Church of the Brethren, Cumberland, where he belonged to the choir. He formerly served as church treasurer. Friends will be received at the Harvey H. Zeigler Funeral Home, 169 Clarence St., Hyndman, on Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral services will be conducted on Saturday at 11 a.m. at the Living Stone Church of the Brethren, 2nd and Cedar Streets, Cumberland, with the Rev. Tim L. Monn officiating. Interment will be in Porter Cemetery, Hyndman. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Harvey H. Zeigler Funeral Home, for distribution to charities of Mr. Sherman's family's choosing.
Cumberland Times-News
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted August 25, 2010

HARDY COUNTY - The remains of Garret Sherrard, who died at his home in Iowa, were brought here Tuesday evening and on Wednesday morning, after funeral services, were interred in Olivet Cemetery. Mr. Sherrard was a brother of Mrs. J. Wm. Kuykendall of this place, and left here about 30 years ago. He lived for a number of years in Illinois and later moved to Iowa. He was about 62 years of age. He never married. Wm. Sherrard, of Iowa, accompanied the remains of his brother here this week and will visit here for a short time. This is his first visit here since he left about 30 years ago.
Moorefield Examiner of 20th
Keyser Tribune, June 29, 1912
(Courtesy of Patti McDonald)
Posted August 14, 2010

HAMPSHIRE COUNTY, Review (Romney) of 11th - Major John B Sherrard, died at Burnett, Texas, on Nov 30, 1912. Major Sherrard was born at Bloomery in this county on the 13th day of Dec 1822, married Susan A Gibbson on the 5th day of Jan 1847, and lived in Romney till after the war. His wife died in March, 1858. Major Sherrard was a life long member of the Presbyterian church and was an elder for many years. One son, David G Sherrard, and one daughter, Annie Hopkins Mallett, survive him, both living at Burnett, Texas, where they have resided for many years.
Keyser Tribune, December 15, 1912
(Courtesy of Patti McDonald)
Posted August 11, 2010

SHERTZER, Mrs. Catherine Elizabeth Pryle

Mrs Catherine Elizabeth Shertzer, 90, of Vale Summit, died yesterday in Sacred Heart Hospital where she was admitted May 30. She had been ill five weeks. A daughter of the late John and Catherine (Daugherty[sic]) Pryle, she was the last surviving member of her immediate family and the oldest resident of Vale Summit. Her husband, John Shertzer, died in 1916. She was a member of St Michael's Catholic Church, Frostburg and the Sodality of the church. Surviving are two sons: W Jennings Shertzer, Frostburg and P Edward Shertzer, Roberts Place: five daughters; Mrs Prema Often, city; Mrs Florence Dodd, Cleveland; Mrs Helen Brown and Mrs Lorraine Gerdeman, both of Roberts Place and Mrs Catherine Cain, Globe, Ariz and nine grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren. The body is at the George Funeral Home. A requiem mass will be celebrated Monday at 9 a.m. at St Patrick's Catholic Church and interment will be in St Michael's Cemetery, Frostburg. The rosary will be recited Sunday at 8 p.m. at the funeral home
Cumberland Evening Times; Cumberland, Allegany Co, Md., Friday, June 22, 1962 - pg 18, col 2
(Courtesy of Pat Dailey)
Posted November 29, 2014

Name: John Joseph Shertzer, 79, of Mt. Savage, MD
Parents: Jennings and Margaret (Byrnes) Shertzer
DOB: November 11, 1928, in Frostburg, MD
DOD: Monday, September 1, 2008, at the Braddock Campus of the Western Maryland Health System, Cumberland, MD
Military: U.S. Army veteran from 1954-1956, serving in Alaska
Spouse: Mary Patricia (Monahan) Shertzer
Predeceased by: parents; brother, William Shertzer
Survived by: wife of 53 years; daughters, Kathleen Zamagias and husband James, Cumberland; Rosemary Dicks and husband Michael, Cumberland
Burial: St. Patrick's Cemetery, Mt. Savage, MD
Source: Sowers Funeral Home, Frostburg, MD
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted July 4, 2014

December 13, 1925 ~ September 6, 2019 (age 93)
Rev. Dr. Lawrence Franklin Sherwood, Jr., 93, of Oakland died on Friday, September 6, 2019, at Garrett Regional Medical Center. Born on December 13, 1925, in Ronceverte, WV, he was the son of the late Lawrence Franklin and Blanch Margaret (Hedges) Sherwood. He was a graduate of West Virginia Wesleyan College, where he obtained his Doctor of Divinity degree, and the Garrett United Theological Seminary. Dr. Sherwood was ordained an Elder in the West Virginia Conference of the Methodist Church in 1950. He served Main Street UMC in Petersburg, WV, Trinity UMC in Glenville, WV, St. Paul's UMC in Oakland, MD, and Trinity UMC in Bluefield, WV. He was also Superintendent of the then Lewisburg (now Greenbriar) District and Grace UMC in Keyser, WV. He had served on various UMC Conference and District Committees. A Methodist historian, Dr. Sherwood has written numerous articles on Methodist history, especially West Virginia Methodism and Bishop Francis Asbury and was the recipient of the Ministry of Memory Award from the Historical Society of the United Methodist Church. Active in his community, he was secretary of the Hospice of Garrett County Board of Directors, a member of the Board of the Garrett County Historical Society, a 50-year member of the Oakland Lodge No. 192 AF&AM, and the Oakland-Mountain Lake Park Lions Club. He is survived by his loving wife, Hazel (Steiding) Sherwood, to whom he was married on December 29, 1947; children, Rebecca Fallon and husband Fleming, John Sherwood and wife Debbie, Martha Ognibene and husband Bart Thompson, and Mary Dreibelbis and husband Harold; eleven grandchildren; and one great grandchild. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a daughter, Judith Susan Sherwood Schaumburg and a sister, Margaret Lee Sherwood Smith. Friends will be received at the C & S Fredlock Funeral Home, P.A., 21 N 2nd St., Oakland on Monday, September 9th from 3 to 6 PM. A funeral service will be held in St. Paul's United Methodist Church, Oakland on Tuesday, September 10th at 2 PM with Rev. Dr. Matthew Paugh and Rev. Bart Thompson officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorial may be made to St. Paul's UMC, Educational Fund, 318 E Oak St., Oakland, MD 21550 or Hospice of Garrett County, PO Box 271, Oakland, MD 21550.
Friday, September 6, 2019; online obituary, C & S Fredlock Funeral Home, P.A.
(Courtesy of Marion Steiding Chappell)
Posted September 13, 2019

GRANTSVILLE - Rev. Ivan W. Shewbridge, 81, formerly of here, died yesterday at the VA Hospital, Salem, Va. A native of Baltimore, he was a son of the late Charles and Clara (Stone) Shewbridge. His wife Edith (McGregor) Shewbridge, preceded him in death. A minister for 50 years, he had served many churches in Maryland, including Grantsville and Lonaconing. He was pastor and member of Jennings Church of God, and was a veteran of World War I. Surviving are four sons, Ellsworth Shewbridge, Newark, Del.; Walter Shrewbridge, Princeton, W.Va.; Glen Shewbridge, Cumberland; and Ray Shewbridge, Roanoke, Va.; two daughters, Mrs. Frances Thomas, Linthicum; and Mrs. Ruth Bowen, Frostburg; a brother, Elmer Shewbridge, Baltimore; and seven grandchildren. The body will be returned to Newman Funeral Home.
The Cumberland Evening Times, March 13, 1975
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted August 25, 2010

Charles Shields Dies from Burns
Frostburg, Feb 12 - Seriously burned when his clothing caught fire from a gas stove in St Michael's Church hall, Friday February 2, Charles Shields, Sr, 71, died yesterday afternoon in Miners' Hospital. Shields was burned when his overcoat caught fire from a stove. He extinguished the flames by in the snow but suffered third degree burns about the legs and arms and suffered from shock. A son of the late James and Margaret Shields and a native of Borden Shaft, Mr Shields was employed as a mine foreman by the Consolidated Coal Company for a number of years. He retired from mine work a few years ago and had been employed as custodian by the church for some time. He was a member of St Michael's church and served as president of the Holy Name Society there for a number of years. Surviving are three sons, Edward and John Shields, this city, and Charles Shields. Jr., Los Angeles, Calif. He was a brother of Mrs. Thomas Arnold. Mt. Savage. A requiem mass will be held Thursday morning at 9:30 in St Michael's church and interment will be in the parish cemetery. The Holy Name Society will assemble at the Hafer Funeral Home here, where the body will remain Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock for a brief service.
Cumberland Evening Times; Cumberland, Allegany Co, Md., Monday, February 12, 1945 - pg 8, col 5
(Courtesy of Pat Dailey)
Posted August 15, 2015

James Shields Rites
Frostburg, Oct 3 - Funeral services for James Shiels, 68, who died Monday at Allegany Hospital, Cumberland following a brief illness were conducted yesterday morning at St Michael's Catholic church. The Rev Dominic A Bonomo, assistant pastor, was celebrant of the Requiem High Mass. The pallbearers were: Edward and John Shields, Joseph and John Lyons, Joseph Cosgrove and Charles Welsh
Cumberland Evening Times; Cumberland, Allegany Co, Md., Thursday, October 3, 1940 - pg 15, col 4
(Courtesy of Pat Dailey)
Posted August 21, 2015

Saturday ~ The funeral of Mrs. Margaret, widow of the late James Shields, whose death at Mountain View Cottage from old age and general debility, was as noted in a recent issue of the Times, took place yesterday morning at 9 o’clock from St. Michael’s Catholic church. Father Joseph Nolan celebrated high mass and conducted the services. After the conclusion of the catholic burial service the cortege proceeded to St. Michael’s Catholic cemetery, where the deceased was laid to rest beside her husband, the late James Shields, who answered the call of the Almighty many years ago. The following gentlemen served as pallbearers: Messrs. D. F. McMullen, Col. Thos. G. Dillon, Geo. Rear, William Thomas, George Tippen, Peter McDonald, Patrick Coleman and James MoCaughan. Messrs. William Flynn, Michael McHugh, Edward Kenny, Jno. Moses, Charles Eagan and Chas. Ridley, all carried floral offerings. The deceased was one of the oldest and most highly respected ladies of the mountain city, being in her 69th year at the time of her death.
Cumberland Alleganian; Cumberland, Allegany Co, Md., Thursday, March 2, 1905 - pg 3, col 3
(Courtesy of Pat Dailey)
Posted August 8, 2015

SHIELDS, Mrs. Margaret Walsh

Lonaconing, June 14 ~ Margaret Walsh Shields, 75, widow of John Shields and a former resident of Midland, died Monday night at the home of her sister, Miss Mary Walsh, Church street, after a year's Illness. Mrs. Shields came here from Turtle Creek July 1, last year, and due to ill health was unable to return to the home of her son, Joseph, with whom she had been residing. She was a native of Lonaconing and was a daughter of the late Edward and Mary Walsh. At one time she taught school at Mt. Savage, Lonaconing and Ocean, giving up the latter position in 1896 to marry. Several weeks ago a sister, Mrs. Montrose McGinn, died at the same home. She was a member of the Sodality of the Blessed Virgin and at one time was the leader of the choir of St. Mary's Catholic Church. Besides her sister here and Sister Cecelia Marie, Philadelphia, she is survived by two brothers, Edward Walsh, Clarksburg, W. Va., and Joseph Walsh, Lonaconing; two sons John Koeners, N.C and Joseph, Turtle Creek. Five grandchildren also survive.
Cumberland Evening Times; Cumberland, Allegany Co, Md., Wednesday, June 14, 1939 - pg 13, col 2
(Courtesy of Pat Dailey)
Posted May 19, 2012

SHIELDS, Mrs. Margaret Walsh

"Edward Walsh, Clarksburg, W. Va.; Sister Cecelia Marie, Philadelphia, Pa.; Griffin McGinn, Washington, and John McGinn, Baltimore, were here for the funeral of Mrs. Margaret Shields."
Evening Times, Cumberland, Maryland, June 19, 1939
(Courtesy of Shawn McGreevy)
Posted November 30, 2013

Mrs Mary A Shields, 56 years old, wife of Edward H Shields, died at 4 o'clock this morning at her home, 302 Humbird Street. She had been ill three days. Besides her husband, she is survived by seven children as follows: Mrs Silas Irons and Mrs William J Spicer, both of this city; Miss Leah, nurse at the Allegany Hospital and Miss Elizabeth, William, Thomas and Frank at home. The funeral will be held at 9 o'clock Friday morning from St Mary's Catholic Church. Requiem high mass will be said by Rev John Lawless. Interment will be made in Sts Peter and Paul Cemetery.
Cumberland Press; Cumberland, Allegany Co, Md., Wednesday, January 26, 1916 - pg 5, col 1
(Courtesy of Pat Dailey)
Posted April 18, 2015

Miss Mary Elizabeth Shields, 74, of 611 Montreal Ave, died yesterday morning in Allegany Hospital. She was a daughter of the late Edward and Mary Fahey Shields. She was a member of St Mary's Catholic Church, Sodality of the Blessed Virgin, Sanctuary Society and Ladies of Charity. She is survived by two brothers; Thomas R Shields, Grafton, W Va and William C Shields, this city and two sisters; Mrs Stella Irons and Mrs Susan Spicer, this city. Miss Shields came from Little Orleans 58 years ago and has resided here ever since. The body is at the residence.
Cumberland News: Cumberland, Allegany Co, Md., Monday, November 5, 1951 - pg 5, col 4
(Courtesy of Pat Dailey)
Posted August 21, 2015

Raymond Anthony Shields Jr., of 112 W ashington Street, general plant manager for the Chessie System at Cumberland, died yesterday in Sacred Heart Hospital. Mr. Shields began his career with the B&O Railroad as a trackman in Wheeling, W.Va., in 1936. He became an apprentice machinist the following year in Benwood, W.Va., and was promoted to machinist in 1941 in Benwood. On June 1, 1941 he was made assistant engine house foreman at Benwood. He went into the Army Nov. 29, 1943, and was discharged with the rank of captain. He returned to the railroad on July 1, 1946 and became general foreman, locomotive, at Grafton on the Monongah Division. In May 1955 Mr. Shields was promoted to general foreman, engine house, at Pittsburgh. In May 1958 he was transferred to Punxsutawney, Pa., as master mechanic on the Buffalo Division. He became master mechanic at Cumberland, March 1, 1961. On April 1, 1970, he was promoted to assistant superintendent of the Cumberland shops. Mr. Shields was made superintendent of shops here July 7, 1973. Dec. 16, 1975, he became manager of the locomotive shops here and Sept. 1, 1976, Mr. Shields was promoted to general plant manager at Cumberland. He was born in Wheeling, W.Va., the son of the late Raymond A. and Margaret (Haley) Shields Sr. He was a member of SS. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Cumberland Council 586, Knights of Columbus; Chief Justice Taney Assembly, Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus; Cumberland Kiwanis Club, Cumberland Lodge 63, BPO Elks. and Cumberland Country Club. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Genevieve "Gene" (Drobeck) Shields; one son, Raymond Anthony Shields III, at home; one daughter, Deborah M. Shields, Ellicott City; two brothers, John J. Shields, Grafton, and Daniel Shields, Columbus, Ohio, and one sister, Mrs. James Salvador, White Plains, N.Y. Friends will be received at the Scarpelli Funeral Home today from 7 to 9 p.m. and Thursday from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m.
Cumberland News, January 11, 1978
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted June 12, 2021

Miss Regina Shields, the 17 year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Edward Shields, residing at 49 Elder St, died in Williamsport, Md at 7 o'clock yesterday morning. Miss Shields had gone to Williamsport to visit a married sister about 4 weeks ago. She is survived by her parents and the following brothers and sisters: Miss Lizzie Shields; Mrs Ann McKely, Williamsport, Md; Mrs Stella Irons, Arch St, this city; William Shields, Thomas, Misses: Susie, Leah and Frances. The remains arrived here on the Western Maryland railroad this afternoon. Funeral arrangements will be announced later.
Find A Grave Memorial# 118961856
Cumberland Evening Times; Cumberland, Allegany Co, Md.,Thursday, March 21, 1907 - pg 5, col 1
(Courtesy of Pat Dailey)
Posted August 21, 2015

Manns Choice - Services for Ralph R. Shilling, 53, who died Monday in Memorial Hospital, Cumberland, were Conducted here Thursday at the home of a sister, Mrs. Melvin Runion, by Rev. Lee A. Peeler. Interment was in the Lutheran Cemetery, Dry Ridge. Surviving, besides Mrs. Runion, are three other sisters, Mrs. John Hockenberry, Pitcairn; Mrs. Margaret Ranker, Hyndman, and Mrs. Kenneth Jones, Manns Choice, and a brother, Oscar Shilling, Manns Choice.
Saturday, 17 January 1953; Cumberland (MD) News
~Genie
Posted January 18, 2020

Bernard D. Shillingburg, 60, Terra Alta, W.Va., died Sunday, Sept. 6, 1998, at Preston Memorial Hospital, Kingwood, W.Va. Born June 14, 1938, in Aurora, W.Va., he was the son of John Shillingburg, Aurora, and the late Kath¬leen (Arnold) Shillingburg. He was a self-employed carpenter. Surviving are three daughters, Lynette J. Pol¬ing, Martinsburg, W.Va., Kimmy G. Moats, Terra Alta, and Cheryl Webb, Charles Town, W.Va.; two sons, Jeff Shillingburg and Arnold Shillingburg, both of Charles Town; one sister, Louise Martin, Aurora; and six grandchildren. Friends were received at the Stewart Funeral Home, Oakland, where a service was conducted Wednesday, Sept. 9, with the Rev. William Anderson officiating. Interment was in the Terra Alta Cemetery.
Unidentified Newspaper, about Sunday, Sept. 6, 1998
(Courtesy of Mary Teets)
Posted November 20, 2010

Daisy L. Shillingburg, 93, of McConnellsburg, Pa., and formerly of Aurora, died Tuesday, November 3,1992, at the Fulton City Medical Center. Mrs. Shillingburg was born October 13, 1899, at Aurora, a daughter of the late Thomas and Etta Bolyard Lipscomb. She is survived by one son, Frank Shillingburg, of Trenton, N.J.; two daugh¬ters, Mrs. Muriel Parsons, of Kingwood, and Mrs. Kathleen Keiper of McConnellsburg; two brothers, Robert Lipscomb of Morgantown and Charles Lipscomb of Eglon; six grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren, and several great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Frank Shillingburg. Grave¬side services were held Friday at the Aurora Cemetery by the Rev. Henry Johnson. The Kelso¬ Cornelius Funeral Home of McConnellsburg was in charge of arrangements.
Unidentified Newspaper, about Tuesday, November 3, 1992
(Courtesy of Mary Teets)
Posted November 20, 2010

AURORA, W.Va. - Denzil G. Shillingburg, 59, Takoma Park, Md., formerly of Aurora, died Tuesday, Dec. 26, 1989, at his residence. Born April 9, 1930, in Brookside, he was the son of the late Roy and Ida M. (Mosser) Shillingburg. Mr. Shillingburg was a retired construction worker and member of Post 41 American Legion Takoma Park and Loyal Order of the Moose Lodge 658 Silver Spring, Md. He was a Navy veteran of the Korean and Vietnam conflicts. Surviving are one sister, Mrs. Viola M. McWilliams, Aurora; and two brothers, Homer Shillingburg and John Shillingburg, both of Aurora. The body will be cremated. A memorial service will be conducted Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Stewart Funeral Home, Oakland, Md., by the Rev. Charles Teets.
Unidentified Newspaper, about Tuesday, Dec. 26, 1989
(Courtesy of Mary Teets)
Posted November 20, 2010

FORMER OAKLAND CITY POLICE CHIEF SHILLINGBURG DIES
Hobert John Shillingburg, 71, an Oakland resident and the retired chief of the city's police department, was pronounced dead on Saturday afternoon after being found unconscious at the wheel of his vehicle in Loch Lynn. Garrett County sheriffs deputies found Shillingburg at approximately 3 p.m. as they were checking a report of a vehicle that had run into a snow bank at the intersection of Route 560 and Paul Street. The deputies attempted to speak with Shillingburg but were unable to elicit a response. CPR was initiated and the Southern Garrett Rescue Squad was called to the scene, which transported Shillingburg to Garrett Memorial Hospital, where CPR was continued until he was pronounced dead at 3:29 p.m. Although it is believed that Shillingburg's death was attributable to natural causes, sources were unable to confirm that information as of this morning. Shillingburg was born May 19, 1927, in Brookside, W.Va., the son of the late Harley Bliss and Etta Elizabeth (Nethken) Shillingburg. He served as a police officer in Oakland for many years before being hired as its chief of police, a position he retired from in 1984, when he was replaced by the current chief, John Sines. Survivors include his wife, Doris Ruth (Ours) Shillingburg; three sons, Jerry Shillingburg, Terra Alta, W.Va., Paul Shillingburg, Grantsville, and John Shillingburg, Aurora, W.Va.; one daughter, Gail Schrock, Oakland; one stepson, George Deems, Malvern, Ark.; one stepdaughter, Ann Hetrick, Oakland; one sister, Janice Tackett, Aurora; and numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren; step-grandchildren-and step-great-grandchildren. Friends were received at the Durst Funeral Home, Oakland, where a service was conducted Wednesday, Jan. 6, with the Rev. Charles Teets officiating. Interment was in the King Cemetery.
Unidentified Newspaper; about Wednesday, Jan. 6, 1999 (?)
(Courtesy of Mary Myers Teets)
Posted December 18, 2010

Kathleen Shillingburg, 81; Mtn. Lake Park, died Wednesday, Aug. 12, 1998, at the Cuppett-Weeks Nursing Home, Oakland. Born Aug. 29, 1916, in Eglon, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Julius and Arizona (Auvil) Arnold. Survivors include one son, Bernard Shillingburg, Terra Alta, W.Va.; one daughter, Louise Martin, Aurora, W.Va.; one brother; E. Glen Arnold, Lincolnton, N.C.; seven grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Durst Funeral Home, Oakland, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today, Thursday. A service will be conducted at the funeral home at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 14, with the Rev. J. Rogers Fike officiating. Interment will follow in Garrett County Memorial Gardens.
Unidentified Newspaper, about Wednesday, Aug. 12, 1998
(Courtesy of Mary Teets)
Posted November 20, 2010

HARTMONSVILLE - Loretta, the daughter of Mr and Mrs Oliver Shillingburg, of Wabash, died of membranous croup last Sun, and was buried at the U B Church here Mon. She was three years old. The sorrowing parents have the sympathy of every one in their bereavement. Jesus has said "Of such is the Kingdom of Heaven."
Keyser Tribune, May 12, 1911
(Courtesy of Patti McDonald)
Posted July 22, 2010

Theresa Ann Shillingburg, 50, of Rippon, passed away on Friday, July 8, 2011. Born on June 20, 1961, in Ranson, WV, she was the daughter of Barbara Lucille Penwell Williams and the late Wendell Lee Williams. Theresa was of the Christian faith and a special needs aide for Jefferson County Schools. In addition to her mother, "Bobbie," of Rippon, she is survived by her loving husband, Arnold, at home; one son, Scott and wife, Jaime of Rippon; one daughter, Chrissy, at home; two grandsons, John Cooper Shillingburg and Colten Scott Shillingburg; two brothers, Carroll Williams and wife, Vinia, and Keith Williams and wife, Bridget; one sister, Crystal Roberts and husband, Dennis; special aunts, Louise Martin and Ginger Penwell; and several nieces, nephews and cousins. In addition to her father, she was preceded in death by maternal grandparents, James Baker and Frances Carroll Penwell; paternal grandparents, Carroll O. and Virgie L. Williams; one infant daughter, Athena Christine Shillingburg; and one brother-in-law, Jeffrey Scott Shillingburg. Services will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, July 14,2011 at the Eackles-Spencer & Norton Funeral Home, US 340 at Halltown Road, Charles Town/Harpers Ferry, with Pastor Carroll Williams officiating. Interment will be in Pleasant View Memory Gardens at Martinsburg, WV. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Wednesday. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Muscular Dystrophy Association. 3300 E. Sunrise Dr. Tucson, AZ 85718. Condolences to the family may be expressed at her obituary at www.eackles- soencerfuneralhome.com
Winchester, VA, newspaper; July 12, 2011
(Courtesy of Mary Myers Teets)
Posted July 29, 2012

Mr. Thomas Shillenburg died at his home at Gormania last Monday and was buried Wednesday. He had been in feeble health for years. He was a prominent man in his community.
Keyser Tribune, December 1, 1911
(Courtesy of Patti McDonald)
Posted July 29, 2010

Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday, May 13, with the Rev. David Spence officiating for VerI Milton Shillingburg, 74, of Masontown who died Saturday, May 10, 1997, at Heartland of Preston County. He was born Dec. 23, 1923, in Aurora, son of the late Esta and Page Shillingburg. He was retired from Hopemont State Hospital He was a veteran of World War II, having served at the Battle of the Bulge as a half-track tank driver. He is survived by two sons and spouse, Jerry and Linda Shillingburg, of Fellowsville, and Paul Biggs, of Alaska; a sister and spouse, Joy and Lester Henline, of Rowlesburg; two grandsons, Steven and Jason Shillingburg; three step-grand. daughters and spouses, Diana and Theodore Lewis, Melissa and Mark Fichtner and Virginia and William Padgett; and eight step-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife of 47 years, Daisy Shaffer Shillingburg, in 1996; a brother. Vinton Shillingburg, in 1993; two sisters, Vonda Jean Davis, in 1993, and Virginia Turner, in 1985; and a step-granddaughter. Lela Runner, in 1975. Burial will be in Maplewood Cemetery, Kingwood. Military rites will be conducted at graveside. Waldeck Funeral Home, Masontown, is in charge of arrangements.
Unidentified Newspaper, about Saturday, May 10, 1997
(Courtesy of Mary Teets)
Posted November 20, 2010

SHIMER, Harry C.

"Harry C. Shimer, 77, of 124 Green Street, Westernport, died today in the Pulliam Nursing Home, Keyser, where he had been a patient for four months. He had suffered a paralytic stroke one year ago. Born in Lonaconing, he was a son of the late Henry C. and Mary (Ayers) Shimer. He was a lifelong resident of Allegany County. Formerly employed at the Luke Plant of the West Virginia Pulp and Paper Company, he had retired in 1951. Surviving, in addition to his widow, Mrs. Nellie (Brant) Shimer, are two sons, Chester W. Shimer, Westernport; James A. Shimer, with the U.S. Navy at Memphis, Tenn.; one daughter, Mrs. Mary Braithwaite, Dundalk; four sisters, Mrs. Daisy Beeman, Pontiac, Mich.; Mrs. Laura Ross, Shaft; Mrs. Mary Goodwin, Frostburg; Mrs. Ida R. Robertson, Washington Pa.; one brothers, Cleveland Shimer, Eckhart; five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. He was a member of Jehovah's Witnesses. The body is at the Boal Funeral Home where friends will be received from 7 to 9 p.m. today and from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. tomorrow. A services will be conducted Friday a 2 p.m. by Mr. Kenneth Clary. Burial will be in Philos Cemetery."
Evening Times, Cumberland, Maryland, 22 Dec 1965
(Courtesy of Shawn McGreevy)
Posted November 12, 2011

Robert “Bob” Henry Shimer, 68, of 204 Howard St., Westernport, went home to be with his Lord and Savior, on Sunday, July 27, 2003, at Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown. Born March 10, 1935, in Westernport, he was the son of the late Chester and Mae “Marsh” Shimer. He was also preceded in death by an infant sister, Margaret Shimer; and his in-laws, Carrie and Aloysius McKenzie. Bob graduated from Bruce High School in 1953. Bob was a life long member of the Westernport Church of the Brethren, where he served as chair of the board, a deacon, and a Sunday school teacher. Bob served in the Navy Reserves from 1953-1983. During that time he was on active duty for three years. He retired from the reserves in 1983 as a Senior Chief Petty Officer. Bob went to work for Westvaco in 1953. He was promoted several times with his final position being property conservation supervisor. He left Westvaco in 1972 to join the State Fire Marshal’s Office. Bob began working part time as a Fire Service Instructor for the Maryland Fire and Rescue Institute in 1971 and was still an instructor at the time of his death. Many active firefighters today have benefited from his instruction. In addition to his employment, Bob was active in many volunteer organizations and committees. Bob was a devoted husband of 47 years to Joann (McKenzie) Shimer, whom he married on April 21, 1956. He was a loving father to two children, a son, Robert Christopher Shimer and wife Bobbie, Columbia, and a daughter, Diane Marie May and husband Walter, Westernport. He is also survived by a brother, William C. Shimer and wife Martha; and a twin sister, Elizabeth “Betty" A. Bryan and husband Bob, Westernport. Bob had four grandchildren,whom he was very proud of, Derrick and Cory Shimer, Eldersburg, and Robert and Kristina May, Westernport. He is also survived by several nieces and nephews. The family requests that you please not send flowers. In lieu of flowers they ask that you send a donation to one of the organizations that Bob loved and was so committed to: Westernport Church of the Brethren, Potomac Fire Company, and Camp Galilee, Terra Alta. A Memorial Service will be conducted at the funeral home by the Fire Service, on Wednesday evening at 6 p.m. The funeral will be held at the Westernport Church of the Brethren, Oak ViewDrive, on Thursday morning at 11 a.m. with Pastor Glenn Nissly officiating. Interment will be in Philos Cemetery.
Published in the Cumberland Times-News, Monday, July 28, 2003
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted July 29, 2017

Robert H. Shimer - Due to the large number of visitors expected, the family of Robert H. Shimer will receive friends on Wednesday, July 30, at St. Peter's Catholic Church in Westernport, Md. Visitation will still be held this evening at Boal Funeral Home, Church Street, Westernport. Burial will be in Philos Cemetery.
The Daily News Tribune, Keyser, WV, July 29, 2003
(Courtesy of Charles Riend)
Posted October 22, 2015

HARTMONSVILLE - Ray, the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. John Shingler, of Elk Garden, died last Saturday, aged 4 months and 10 days. The burial was at the U. B. Church here Sunday at 3 p. m. Kight and Barrick were the undertakers.
Keyser Tribune, March 21, 1913
(Courtesy of Patti McDonald)
Posted September 4, 2010

SHINHOLT, Mrs. Annie Elizabeth Walsh

Mrs. Annie Elizabeth Shinholt, 74, wife of Lewis J. Shinholt, 721 North Mechanic Street, died yesterday at her home. Born in Frostburg, she was a daughter of the late James E. and Ellen (Arnold) Walsh. Mrs. Shinholt was a member of SS. Peter and Paul Catholic Church. Surviving, besides her husband, are her children, Mrs. Cecelia Blake, city; James B. Gerdeman, Roberts Place, and Mrs. Samuel Morgan, Pittsburgh; three stepchildren, Mrs. Elmer Johnson, Miami, and Clarence C. and George E. Shinholt, city; a brother, Frank E Walsh, Frostburg; a sister, Mrs. Frances Densock, Akron, and four grandchildren. The body is at the George Funeral Home where the rosary will be recited at 8:15 p. m. tomorrow. A requiem mass will be celebrated Friday at 9 a. m. at SS. Peter and Paul Church and interment will be in the parish cemetery.
The Cumberland Evening Times, October 20, 1954
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted April 17, 2011

FROSTBURG - James H. Shinholt, 63, Eckhart, died this morning at his home. He had been in ill health two years. A native of Cumberland, he was a son of the late J. Hunter and Lulu (Biggs) Shinholt. Mr. Shinholt was a retired employe of the Kelly-Springfield Tire Company. He was a member of the Eckhart Methodist Church Survivors include his widow, Mary (Thomas) Shinholt; a son, James Shinholt, Somerset, Pa.; two brothers, Hunter Shinholt, Baltimore; and Charles Shinholt, Bedford Valley, Pa., and three sisters, Mrs. Lourisa Paulus, Chicago; Mrs. Cora Dugan, and Mrs. Mildred Ensminger, both of Cumberland, and one grandchild. The body is at the Durst 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.
The Cumberland Evening Times, February 24, 1964
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted April 7, 2012

ECKHART - Mrs. Mary Shinholt, 72, was dead on arrival yesterday at Sacred Heart Hospital. She had been in ill health three years. Born in Frostburg, she was a daughter of the late Walter and Emma (Hartig) Thomas, and was the widow of James H. Shinholt, who died February 24,1964. Surviving are a son, Dr. James R. Shinholt, Somerset, Pa.; two sisters, Mrs. Florine Lewis, Eckhart, and Mrs. Helen Thompson, Frostburg, and two grandchildren. The body is at the Durst 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, March 2, 1977
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted April 7, 2012

James Bladen Shipe, 67, of RD 1, Keyser, died Tuesday at Memorial Hospital. Born at Springfield, April 24, 1916, he was a son of the late John Shipe and Mattie (Fleek) Shipe. He was a retired truck driver for Anchor Motor Freight Company of Baltimore, an Army veteran of World War II and attended the Cabin Run Wesleyan Methodist Church. Surviving are his widow, Jean (Britton) Shipe; four sons, James Matthew Shipe, Jr., of Ann Arbor, Mich., James (sic) W. Shipe and Herbert Shipe, both of Baltimore, and David Shipe of Reisterstown, Md.; six daughters, Mrs. Mary Martain of Joppatown, Md., Mrs. Louise Higgins, Mrs. Nancy Rampmeyer and Miss Deborah Shipe, all of Baltimore; Miss Mattie Shipe and Miss Merla Shipe, at home; two brothers, Robert Shipe of Oakland and Melvin Shipe of Ohio; two sisters, Mrs. Nellie McCoy of Fort Ashby, W.Va., and Mrs. Beulah Chenault of Titusville, Fla.; and seven grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Rotruck Funeral Home Thursday. Services will be conducted Friday at 1 p.m. at the funeral home with the Rev. Floyd K. McVey officiating. Interment will follow in the Fort Ashby Cemetery.
Published in The Cumberland (MD) Evening Times, Wednesday, January 11, 1984
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted July 29, 2017

SHIPLEY, Mrs. Alice Spears

Mrs. Alice S. Shipley, 83, of Confluence, died Monday, July 5, in Connellsville. She was born Jan. 2, 1882, in Markleysburg, a daughter of Samuel and Mary (Clister) Spears. She was preceded in death by her husband Walter Shipley and a son, Ralph. She is survived by three sons, Lawrence of Confluence, Charles of Newton Falls, Ohio, and Harry of Connellsville; one sister, Mary Ann Osler of Greensboro and one broterh Charles Spears of Markleysbur; 17 grandchildren and 27 great-grandchildren. Funeral service was held Thursday at 2 p.m. in the Richard E. Hauger Funeral HOme, Somerset, the Rev. Lester R. Rudisill, officiating. Interment in Johnson Chapel Cemetery.
d.o.d. Monday, 5 July 1965p no source noted (PA)
FindAGrave Memorial #75017273
(Courtesy of Gene Brierly/transcribed by Genie)
Posted June 3, 2017

SHIPLEY, Mrs. Betty Jean Burd

Stark County Coroner E.B. Mozes today returned a verdict of suicide in the death early today of Mrs. Betty Jean Shipley, 32, of 514 Fulton Rd. NW. Mr. Mozes said the woman died from drinking a solution of insect poison in her home at 2 a.m. today. She was pronounced dead at Mercy Hospital at 2:20 after being taken there by her husband, Gilbert G. Shipley. The victim was born in Uniontown, Pa., and had lived here for five years. Surviving, in addition to her husband, are a daughter, Cheryle Lynn, and a son, Larry James, both of the home; her mother, Mrs. David Miller of St. Augustine, Fla.; two sisters, Mrs. Jean McDaniels of St. Augustine, and Mrs. Doris Curvin, of New Oxford, Pa.; and four brothers, Robert Burd of Hopwood, Pa.; Norman and William Burd, both of Uniontown; and Bud Burd of Jacksonville, Fla. The body was taken to the Welch Funeral Home, where funeral arrangements are pending.
[Unknown Source]
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted February 16, 2017

Oakland - Mrs. Carrie G. Shipley, 78, of Oakland Dr., Mt. Lake Park, died yesterday at Garrett County Memorial Hospital where she had been a patient two days. Born in Blooming Rose, she was a daughter of the late Archibald and Margaret (Sterling) Casteel and was the widow of Clyde W. Shipley who died in 1965. She was a member of the Bethel United Methodist Church, Mt. Lake Park, Oakland Chapter 67, OES, and Senior Citizens Club. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Ruth Turney, and Mrs. Viola Losey; a son, Reid Shipley; six grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. The body is at the Minnich-Stewart Funeral Home. A service will be conducted there tomorrow at 2 p.m. with Rev. James F. Remley officiating. Interment will be in the Oakland Cemetery.
The Cumberland News, July 1, 1972
(Courtesy of Pat Thompson)
Posted October 29, 2010

Charles F. Shipley, 78, of 310 Main St., Berlin, Pa., died Tuesday in his home following a long illness. He was a former member and Elder of New Hope United Church of Christ and also was a member and trustee of United Presbyterian Church of Connellsville. He served on the Berlin-Brothers Valley School Board and was a retired steam crane engineer of B&O Railroad, a member of BR of A, and was a farmer in Northampton Township. He is survived by his wife, Mabel A. Poorbaugh Shipley; three sons, Richard W. of Berlin, James of Butler, and Donald of Glencoe, Pa.; one daughter, Mrs. Jack (Gail) Eicher of Washington, Pa.; 25 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren; three brothers, B. Jay of Connellsville, Raymond W. of Washington, D. C., and Russell W. of Connellsville and one sister, Mrs. Helen Bailor of Washington, D. C. He was preceded in death by a son, Charles F. Jr., a brother, Franklin H., and a sister, Mrs. Warren F. (Sarah Jane) Maust.
The Daily Courier, Connellsville, July 14, 1976
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted August 25, 2010

SHIPLEY, Charles Francis

Charles Francis Shiipley, 61, of 663 E. Sixth St. was pronounced dead on arrival at Community Hospital East at 8:30 p.m. Sunday of a heart condition. Born in Confluence, Pa., he was the son of Walter and Allee Spears Shipley. A resident of Salem for the past 16 years, he was a retired reveter[sic] for the YOungstown Steel Door Co., where he worked 15 years. Survivors include his wife, Clara Bird Shipley, whom he married April 4, 1935; four daughters, Mrs. Howard Sarver of Martinsburg, Pa.; Mrs. Audrey Rishel of Uniontown, Pa.; Mrs. Ronald Williams of Berlin Center; and Mrs. Ralph Mohr of Marietta; four sons, David of Windham; Ralph E. of Salem; Valice of Minot, SD and Forrest of Youngstown ;a brother, Harold of Confluence, Pa., and 27 grandchildren. Funeral arrangements are pending at the Humbert Funeral Home in Confluence.
d.o.d. July 30, 1972; no source noted
FindAGrave Memorial #73339838
(Courtesy of Gene Brierly/transcribed by Genie)
Posted May 26, 2017

HYNDMAN — Daniel Wesley Shipley, 60, a former resident, died yesterday in a Veterans Administration hospital in Pittsburgh, Pa. Born in Ohiopyle, Pa., he was a son of the late Silas and Matilda (Hufford) Shipley. He had been employed as a car inspector by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company. Mr. Shipley was a veteran of World War I. He was a member of Hyndman Evangelical United Brethren Church and the Brotherhood of Railway Carmen. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Martha (Hosselrode) Shipley; two daughters, Mrs. Ethel I. Fichtner, Hyndman, and Mrs. Mary M. Brown, Painesville, Ohio, and three grandchildren. The body is at the Ziegler Funeral Home where services will be conducted Monday at 2 p. m. by Rev. C. E. Miller and Rev. Donald Collins. Interment will be in Mt. Lebanon Cemetery near Berlin.
The Cumberland Evening Times, April 29, 1955
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted August 25, 2010

SHIPLEY, David F.

David F. Shipley, 71, of Cambridge, went to be with the Lord after a long battle with cancer, on Saturday (Oct. 11, 2008) at his home. He was born April 5, 1937, in Confluence, Pa., son of the late Charles Shipley and Clara (Bird) Shipley. Mr. Shipley moved to Ohio in 1961, where he served more than 28 years in police work at Punderson State Park, Mantua, Garrettsville, Powhatan Point, Woodsfield, and lastly as cief in Caldwell. Most recently he worked for Buckeye Guard Service from 2000 until the time of his illness. He enjoyed fishing and having coffee with friends. He was a member of Point Pleasant Masonic Lodge 360, F&AM. He was a U.S. Army veteran having served from 1954 to 1960. He leaves a wife, Janet A. (Pappas) King Shipley of the home, whom he married May 27, 1978; a daughter, Teresa (Joe) Summers of Windham; stepchildren, Charles (Donna) Smith of Shaker Heights, Peggy (John) Stierl of Aurora [?something missing??] of Streetsboro, Cortney (Jonathan) Neer of Indian Head, Md., Kaila Summers of Windham, Bethany, Allisen, Kiniko and Cody Harley, all of Shalersville, and Connie Smith of Shaker Heights; two great-grandchildren, Kierra Lommler of Streetsboro and Kylee Neer of Indian Head, Md.; three brothers, Valice Shipley of Texas, Ralph Shipley of Uniontown, Pa., and Forest Shipley of Youngstown; four sisters, Alta (Ralph) Mohr of Marietta, Audrey Rishel of Uniontown, Pa., Thelma Sarver of Markleysburg, Pa., and Francis (Roland) Williams of Berlin Center. Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Thorn-Black Funeral Home, Cambridge, where Masonic services wil be 7:30 p.m. Calling hours will also be 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Green Family Funeral Home, Mantua, where services will be 10 a.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Park Cemetery, Garrettsville, Portage County. Personal condolences may be......[rest missing]
Monday, October 13, 2008; Daily Jeffersonian, page A-6
FindAGrave Memorial #73439934
(Courtesy of Gene Brierly/transcribed by Genie)
Posted May 26, 2017

SHIPLEY, Mrs. Dora Mae Ware

Dora Mae (Ware) Shipley, 86, of Buffalo Mills, went to be with the Lord, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2009, at WMHS Memorial Hospital. Born Nov. 19, 1922, in Cumberland, Md., she was a daughter of the late Samuel W. and Margaret L. (Clites) Ware. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Richard P. Shipley Sr, in 1998; a brother, Robert Ware; a sister, Eleanor Smith; sons-in-law, Harold "Pete" Milburn, Richard McKenzie, Chris Hauser; grandchildren, Melissa A. Shipley, Gary McKenzie, Nathan Aldridge and Andrew Miller. She is survived by sons, Richard Shipley Jr. and wife Beverly (Cook) of Buffalo Mills; Joseph "Joe" Shipley and wife Kyong (Dom) of Cumberland, Md.; D. Michael Shipley and fiancee Debbie Yon; Jeff Shipley and wife Barbara (Izzett), both of Buffalo Mills; daughters, Terry Miller and husband John, Linda Milburn, Bonnie McKenzie-Hauser and friend William Hutt, all of Cumberland, Md.; Robin Border and husband Duane of Loysburg; brothers, Samuel Ware and wife Dot, Howard Ware and wife Paula, Gerald Ware and wife Wilma, all of Bedford Valley; sisters, Thelma Larry and husband Bill, Eva Heinrich and husband Paul of Cumberland, Md.; Pat Stickel and husband Reed of Centerville; 13 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren, two step grandchildren and two step great-grandchildren. Mrs. Shipley ran the Double D Dairy Farm with her husband and was always hospitable to anyone who came to her door. Friends will be received at the Harvey H. Zeigler Funeral Home, Inc., 169 Clarence Street, Hyndman, on Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. A funeral service will be conducted at the funeral home on Monday at 11 a.m. with Pastor Ken Korns officiating. Burial will follow at Madley Cemetery, Madley. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Cumberland Bible Church, Missionary Camp Fund, 400 E. Third St., Cumberland, MD 21502.
The Bedford Inquirer, September 18, 2009
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted January 31, 2014

Elwood R. Shipley, 66, of Buffalo Mills RD 1, died Tuesday, April 18, 1989, at his residence. He was born Aug. 31, 1922, in Artemas, son of the late Joseph O. and Clara V. (Shaffer) Shipley. He was married to the former Irene Stuby for 34 years. She survives along with one son, Tom E. Shipley of Buffalo Mills RD 1; a daughter, Carolyn S. Shipley, Everett RD 1; two grandchildren; one brother, Richard P. Shipley Sr., Buffalo Mills RD 1; two sisters, Mrs. Ada Fletcher, Flintstone RD 3, and Mrs. Freeda Harvey of Cumberland. He retired in January after 15 years as an Allegheny Tunnel guard for the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission. He was also a former dairy farmer and served in the U.S. Army during World War II. Funeral services: Friday, April 21, at 11 a.m. at the Harvey H. Zeigler Funeral Home with three ministers officiating, the Rev. Joseph R. Stains, the Rev. Dennis A. Fetter and the Rev. Thomas H. Zimmerman. Burial in Madley Cemetery.
The Bedford County Inquirer, April 28, 1989
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted August 25, 2010

Grover C. Shipley, 78, of Confluence, died Saturday in his home. He was born Feb. 14, 1888, in Confluence, a son of the late McClelland and Jennie Stanton Shipley. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Marie McKenzie of Meyersdale and Miss Avonelle of Confluence, and a brother, Joe of Connellsville. His wife, the former Maude Lichty, preceded him in death.
The Daily Courier, Connellsville, August 2, 1966
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted August 25, 2010

SHIPLEY, Isaiah

Isaiah Shipley died at his home in Confluence on Monday morning, May 2, at the age of 79 years, 9 months and 3 days. He had been ailing for several years. Isaiah Shipley was born and reared in Fayette County, where he spent most of his life on a farm. He was married in 1871 to Maria Agnes Breig and is survived by her and six children, namely, E. Walter Shipley, Confluence; Ellis Shipley, Hubert Shipey and Mrs. Elias Cassin, North Braddock; Norman Shipley, of Florida, and Mrs. Dora Clarke, Masontown, Pa. He is also survived by two half sisters, Mrs. Cinda Clark, Masontown and Mrs. Eliza Belle Heilman, Uniontown, and a number of grandchildren. Mr. Shipley lived for many years on his farm in Henry Clay Township until eight years ago, when he retired from farming and moved to Confluence, where he purchased a home on Dean street. He was an honest, industrious man and had many friends. Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, in the lutheran Church, Rev. Geo. O. Ritter, officiating; interment in Johnson Chapel cemetery.
d.o.d. 2 May 1927; no source noted.
FindAGrave Memorial #54519869
(Courtesy of Gene Brierly/transcribed by Genie)
Posted May 26, 2017

Joseph Owen (Ode) Shipley, 85, of Buffalo Mills, died at Cumberland Memorial Hospital Wednesday, August 27, 1909. He was born in Artemas, a son of Phillip and Catherine (Martin) Shipley. Surviving are his wife Clara V. (Shaffer) Shipley; two sons, Richard and Elwood, both of Buffalo Mills. He made his home with Elwood. Four daughters also survive: Mrs. Jess Whorton, Polish Mountain; Mrs. Lester Fletcher, and Mrs. John J. Harvey, both of Cumberland; and Mrs. Marshall Fletcher Sr., Flintstone; 23 grandchildren and 41 great-grandchildren. Funeral services: Saturday, August 30, at 2 p.m. in the Hafer Funeral Home, Cumberland, with his pastor, the Rev. Warren W. Watts officiating, Burial in Hillcrest Burial Park near Cumberland. Friends will be received at the funeral home today from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.
The Bedford Gazette, August 29, 1969
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted August 25, 2010

SHIPLEY, Mrs. Maria Agatha Breig

Maria Agatha Breig Shipley, daughter of the late Daniel and Catherine Breig of Meyersdale, passed away at the home of her son, Walter Shipley, in Confluence, Thursday, Nov. 7, 1940. She was in her 95th year, having been born Dec. 2, 1846. She was married to Isaiah Shipley in 1871, and was the mother of 10 children, 4 of whom preceded her in death. Her married life was spent at Johnson Chapel, but after the death of her husband she made her home with the above named son. She is survived by six children, five of whom are residents elsewhere and unable to attend the funeral. There are 23 grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and 14 great-great-grandchildren. Mrs. Shipley was of a lovely disposition and well liked in the community. An old neighbor said of her, "She was lovely, liked and good." A lovely tribute from a loving neighbor. She was a member of the Catholic Church, her pastor, Rev. Father Miller of Meyersdale conducting the funeral services Sunday afternoon. She was interred in the Johnson Chapel Cemetery by the side of her husband who passed away some years ago. Charles Humbert was funeral director.
Meyersdale (Pa.) Republican, November 14, 1940
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted February 16, 2017

SHIPLEY, Mrs. Martha E. Hosselrode

HYNDMAN, Pa. - Mrs. Martha E. Shipley, 86, of First Avenue, died Friday at Bedford County Memorial Hospital. Born near Glencoe on Oct. 26, 1900, she was the daughter of the late William and Mary E. (Delbrook) Hosselrode. Her husband, Daniel Wesley Shipley, died April 28, 1955. Mrs. Shipley was formerly employed by the Amcelle Plant of the Celanese Corporation, Cumberland, Md. and Diest Drug Store. She was a member of Hyndman Senior Citizens and Grace United Methodist Church. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Ethel I. Fichtner, at home, and Mrs. Mary M. Browning, Painseville, Ohio; one sister Mrs. Ida Braodwater, Somerset; five grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Harvey H. Zeigler Funeral Home Saturday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9p.m. Services will be conducted there Monday at 1 p.m. by the Rev. Loyal W. Kelso. Interment will be in Mount Lebanon Cemetery, near Glencoe.
The Cumberland News, November 29, 1986
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted September 15, 2012

Confluence, Jan. 28 - Mrs. Maude Shipley, 69, died Monday at her home in Confluence. The daughter of the late Freeman and Laura Brooke Lichty, of Ursina, she leaves her husband, Grover, and two daughters, Marie McKenzie of Meyersdale, and Miss Avonelle, at home.
The Daily Courier, Connellsville, January 28, 1954
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted June 27, 2009

SHIPLEY, Miss Melissa Ann

Melissa Ann Shipley, 16, of Buffalo Mills RD 1, died Friday, Oct. 26, 1990, as the result of a traffic accident. She was born Nov. 11, 1973, in Cumberland, Md., the daughter of Richard P. Shipley Jr. and Beverly A. (Cook) Shipley of Gravel Pit, Buffalo Mills RD 1. In addition to her parents, she is survived by a brother, Richard D. Shipley, at home; maternal grandparents, Betty Cook of Hyndman and Dave Cook of Hyndman RD 1; paternal grandparents, Richard Shipley Sr. and Dora Shipley, Buffalo Mills RD 1; and great-grandparents, Mrs. Margaret Ware, Cumberland, and Jesse and Alma Kennell, Hyndman RD 1. Miss Shipley was a senior at Hyndman High School and was enrolled in the data processing curriculum at Bedford-Everett Vocational Technical School. She was a member of the varsity volleyball team, softball team, band and Ski Club. She attended Calvary Bible Baptist Church in Ellerslie, Md. Funeral services: Tuesday, Oct. 30, at 2 p.m. in the Harvey H. Zeigler Funeral Home, Hyndman, with the Rev. Ken L. Korns officiating. Burial in Madley Cemetery. Visitation at the funeral home Monday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.
The Bedford Gazette, November 29, 1990
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted September 3, 2011

Richard Philip Shipley Sr., 81, of Buffalo Mills RD 1, died Sunday, July 12, 1998, at Sacred Heart Hospital, Cumberland, Md. He was born January 25, 1917, in Artemas, a son of the late Clara V. (Shaffer) and Joseph O. Shipley. On Feb. 27, 1941, he married the former Dora Ware, who survives at home. He is also survived by sons, Richard, husband of Beverly, David Michael and his fiancee Debra Krieger, and Jeffery Lee, husband of Barbara, all of Buffalo Mills, Samuel Joseph and his fiancee Diana Evans of Harrisburg; daughters Terry, married to John Miller, Linda, married to Harold "Pete" Milburn, Bonnie McKenzie, and Robin, married to Jim Aldridge, all of Cumberland; sisters Ada Fletcher of Somerset, and Freda, married to Joe Harvey, of Cumberland; 13 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a granddaughter, Melissa Shipley, three brothers and two sisters. Mr. Shipley was a retired Bethlehem Steel worker and a retired dairy farmer. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II and was decorated following campaigns at Normandy, in the Ardennes and Central Europe. Funeral services: 11 a.m. Thursday at the Harvey H. Zeigler Funeral Home, with the Rev. Bernard Yost officiating. Burial in Madley Cemetery following grave side military services.
The Bedford County Inquirer, July 17, 1998
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted August 25, 2010

SHIPLEY, Ronald Merle (child)

Ronald Merle Shipley, 11, wo had been ill 16 months, died Fried in the home at 54 Fulton rd. NW. He was a pupi in West North School. Ronald was born in Uniontown, Pa., son of Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert M. Shipley. In addition to his parents, he is survived by a brother, Larry James, a sister, Cheryl Shipley of the home, and the grandparents Mr. and Mrs. David Wilson of St. Augustine, Fla., and Mr. and Mrs. Sam Shipley of ??(unreadable). Services will be conducted in the Welch Funeral home Monday at 1:30 p.m. by the Rev. Grover C. Charlton. Burial wil be in Rose Hill Memorial Cemetery.
Friends may call at the Welch Funeral home Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.
10 February 1956; no source noted
FindAGrave Memorial #75945330
(Courtesy of Gene Brierly/transcribed by Genie)
Posted May 26, 2017

The four-month-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Warren Shipley died Sunday morning at the home, Fairview, Pa., near Piney Grove. Funeral services will be held today.
Monday, April 14, 1930; Cumberland (MD) Evening Times
~Genie
Posted May 12, 2018

Mrs. Isabella M. Shipper, 75, wife of William T. Shipper, 339 City View Terrace, died yesterday at her home. She had been in ill health several weeks. A native of Lonaconing, she was a daughter of George W. Duckworth and the late Ester (Travis) Duckworth. She was a member of the Methodist Church. Besides her father and husband she is survived by three brothers, Charles H. Duckworth, Fort Worth, Texas; George R. Duckworth, Port Orange, Fla.; and James W. Duckworth, RD 2, city, and two sisters, (Continued on Page 16)
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Mrs. Robert Elliott. Cresaptown, and Mrs. George A. Stafford, Mexico Farms. The body will remain at the George Funeral Home. Services will be conducted tomorrow at 2 p. m. at the funeral home by Rev. Paul Conley, assistant pastor of Centre Street Methodist Church. Interment will be in Mt. Hermon Cemetery.
Published Monday, June 25, 1956 in THE EVENING TIMES, Cumberland, Maryland on page 9, Col. 2 and page 16, col. 3.
(Courtesy of Charles Riend)
Posted February 17, 2018

Mann's Choice, Pa., May 5 - Services will be held Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 at Dry Ridge Reformed Church, near Buffalo Mills, for Mrs. Emma Virginia Shippey, who died yesterday evening at the home of her daughter, Miss Bertha Shippey, RFD 1, Mann's Choice. The Rev. Clarence Whetstone, pastor, will officiate, and interment will follow in the church cemetery. Mrs. Shippey, who observed her 80th birthday Wednesday, was a native of Juniata Township, a daughter of the late James and Mary (Sherman) Corley. She was the widow of William Shippey, to whom she was married in 1884. Mrs. Shippey was a member of the Dry Ridge Church. Besides Miss Shippey, Mrs. Shippey is survived by seven other daughters and five sons. They are Mrs. Ada Diehl, Bedford; Mrs. Stella Berkey and Mrs. P. A. Corley, Boswell; Mrs. Russell Cook, New Buena Vista; Mrs. Lawrence Dibert, Johnstown; Mrs. Clinton Brown, Altoona; and Mrs. J. Carl Stouffer, Cumberland, Md.; Harvey Shippey, Shanksville; and Frank, John, Ralph, and Raymond Shippey, all of Mann's Choice. Also surviving are two brothers and two sisters. They are Michael Corley, New Kensington; Samuel Corley, Schellsburg; Mrs. John Fritz, New Buena Vista; and Mrs. Ida Kellar, Bedford.
The Cumberland Evening Times, May 5, 1945
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted May 7, 2011

Harvey Joe Shippey, 75, Acosta, died Nov. 4, 2007, at Somerset Hospital. Born Nov. 17, 1931, in Lambertsville. Son of Harvey E. and Martha C. (Keiper) Shippey. Preceded in death by parents; daughter, Mary Jane Shippey; grandsons, Joseph Matkoskey and Michael Foust; two brothers, Floyd and Art Shippey; and sister, Leona Bence. Survived by wife, Emma Matilda (Valentine) Shippey; and these children, Louise Foust, Johnstown; Linda Sarver, Berlin; Randy Shippey, Acosta; Keri Smiley, Bedford; Sheri Shepley, Stoystown. Also survived by nine grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Brother of Eugene Shippey, Shanksville, and Cleo Jodlowsky, Taylor, Mich. Funeral arrangements by Alternative Burial Corp., Johnstown.
Somerset Daily American, Tuesday, November 6, 2007
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted August 25, 2010

Robert L. Shippey, 49, of R.D. 1, Manns Choice, died Monday, August 8, 1988, in Conemaugh Valley Memorial Hospital in Johnstown, following a lengthy illness. He was born August 22, 1938 in Juniata Township, a son of Raymond and Mildred (Lafferty) Shippey. In addition to his parents of Manns Choice, R.D. 1, he is survived by his wife, the former Sally McMillen, whom he married in New Paris on September 27, 1969. Also surviving are these brothers and sisters: Thomas, married to the former Barbara Bingham, of Manns Choice, R.D. 1; Carol, wife of Robert Jenkins, of Saxton; Larry, married to the former Karen Thompson, of Manns Choice, R.D. 1; and Kathy, wife of William Hoover, of Bedford, R.D 2. Mr. Shippey was a 30-year employee of Thomas Chevrolet in Bedford, and at the time of his denth was assistant service manager and quality control technician. He was a member of Bedford Moose Lodge #480, and Trinity United Church of Christ, Dry Ridge. Funeral services: Thursday, August 11, at 11 a.m. in Mickle-Geisel Funeral Home in Schellsburg, with Rev. Timothy Helms officiating. Burial to follow in Dry Ridge Cemetery. Friends will be received at the funeral home on Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.
The Bedford Gazette, August 10, 1988
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted November 16, 2013

SALISBURY, Pa. — Mrs. Minnie M. Shippy, 90, of Boynton, died Monday in Berlin. A native of Bedford County she was a daughter of the late Harrison and Elizabeth (Dickey) Deffenbaugh and was the widow of George Shippy. She was a member of St. John's United Church of Christ, here. Surviving are a son, William Shippy, Ringgold, Pa.; a daughter, Mrs. Margaret Ogline Friedens; a sister, Mrs. Laura Cramer, Glendale, Calif.; three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. The body is at the Thomas Funeral Home where a service will be conducted tomorrow at 2 p. m. Rev. Ernest N. Rumbaugh will officiate and interment will be in the IOOF cemetery, here.
The Cumberland News, November 18, 1970
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)

FLINTSTONE — The last of the "Greatest Generation" of Shipways from Green Ridge died peacefully, April 13, 2007, on the mountaintop he had called home for a lifetime. Harry E. Shipway, 89, was the sixth child of John T. and Samantha Belle (Smith) Shipway. They had moved their family and business to the top of Green Ridge Mountain in 1920. Members of four generations of Shipway descendants have lived there, many of whom worked in the far-flung operation that was known simply as Shipway’s. With him at the end was his dear wife of 68 years, Mary Jane (Osborn) Shipway and family. In addition to his wife, he is survived by two daughters, Margaret Catherine Dean and husband, Ward Dean Jr., Lynchburg, Va., and Ann Elizabeth Appel, Flintstone, and four grandchildren, John W. Dean and Elizabeth (Dean) Wright, Lynchburg, and David R. Appel and Michael E. Appel, Cumberland. His three great-grandchildren, Ashlynn A. Appel, Austin M. Appel and Garrett G. Appel, will especially miss their wonderful Pop. He is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews and their children and grandchildren. Harry was preceded in death by his parents; an infant son, Harry E. Shipway Jr.; a sister, Margaret "Peg" Everline; five brothers, Eldon, Kenneth "Jack", Emmert, Johnny and Glen "Mose" Shipway and their spouses. Harry was a 1937 graduate of Flintstone High School, where he met and later married Jane Osborn. Like brothers Johnny and Glen, Harry was a veteran of World War II in Europe. He served in the U.S. Army 17th Airborne Division, and saw action in the Battle of the Bulge, among other campaigns. Harry joined Local 37, International Union of Operating Engineers. He was a heavy equipment operator on roadways and public works projects throughout Western Maryland and surrounding states for 40 years. A lifelong supporter of the U.S. military, Harry was a member of Henry Hart Post 1411, VFW and Fort Cumberland Post 13, American Legion. He also belonged to the Fairview Christian Church, Goodfellowship Club, and was a life member of the Cumberland Outdoor Club, where he made many wonderful friends. Friends will be received at the Hafer Chapel of the Hills, 1302 National Hwy., LaVale, on Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m. The funeral service will be conducted at the funeral home on Thursday at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Fred Iser officiating. Harry will be buried at Fairview Cemetery, Artemas, Pa., in sight of the original Shipway home place in Inglesmith. Military honors will be accorded at the gravesite by the Combined Veterans Honor Guard. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Lung Association of MD, 24 S. Centre St., Cumberland, MD 21502.
Cumberland Times obituary, about 13 April 2007
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted August 27, 2010

Thomas Theodore Shipway, four-day-old son of Thomas T. and Carol Jean (Metz) Shipway, 311½ Race Street, died this morning in Memorial Hospital. Besides his parents he is survived by his paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. William E. Shipway, this city, and his maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Metz, this city. Graveside services will be conducted tomorrow morning in Fairview Methodist Church.
Tuesday, 16 January 1962; The Cumberland (MD) Evening Times
~Genie
(Posted July 25, 2020)

Dr. J. H. Shircliff, of Gorman, Md., died yesterday morning at 6:30 o'clock at the home of his sister, Mrs. Annie E Stemple, Gorman, Md., after an illness of four weeks, suffering from typhoid fever. Dr. Shircliff never married. He leaves four brothers, Mr. L. E .Shircliff, Hagerstown, Md., L. M. Shircliff, of Cumberland; A. L. Shircliff, Gorman, W. H. Shircliff, Westernport; and in addition to Mrs. Stemple he leaves another sister, Mrs. Bernadette Shrout, Wildell, W. Va. Dr. Shircliff was 32 years old and had a dental office at Kitzmiller, Md. and Gormania, W. Va. He was a member of the Red Men and the Modern Woodmen and the latter organization will have charge of the funeral. The funeral will take place on Wednesday morning at 8 o'clock with services at St. John's Catholic Church, Gormania. The remains will be taken to Little Orleans, this county, for interment, on the afternoon train. Mr. L. M. Shircliff, of Cumberland left this morning for Little Orleans to arrange there for interment of the body.
Cumberland News of 28th
Keyser Tribune, May 31, 1912
(Courtesy of Patti McDonald)
Posted August 14, 2010

Dr. J. H. Shircliffe, aged 32, died yesterday morning at the home of his sister, Mrs. Annie E. Stemple, of Gorman, Md., following a four week's illness with typhoid. He was unmarried. He is survived by the following brothers and sisters: L. E. Shircliffe, Hagerstown; L. M. Shircliffe, Cumberland; A. L. Shircliffe, Gorman; W. H. Shircliffe, Westernport; Mrs. Annie E. Stemple, Gorman and Mrs. Bernadetta Shrout, Wildell, W. Va. The deceased conducted dental offices in Gorman, Gormania, and Kitzmiller. He was a member of the Red Men and Modern Woodmen, which latter organization will have charge of the funeral. Services will be held tomorrow morning at 8 o'clock at St. John's Catholic Church, Gormania. Interment will be made in the Catholic cemetery at Little Orleans, of which place the deceased was a native.
The Evening Times, Cumberland, May 28, 1912, page 1
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted July 12, 2009

Mrs. Lena P. Shircliff, 69, of 56 Cunningham Drive, Glen Oaks, Cresaptown, died yesterday in Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. Born in Bruceton Mills, W.VA., she was a daughter of the late Adam Teets and Barbara (Burkholder) Teets. Her first husband Robert R. Twigg, died in 1956, and her second husband, William H. Shircliff, died in 1979. She was a registered nurse and retired Postal Service employee. Surviving are a son, Robert Lee Twigg, Little Orleans; a half-brother, Blaine Herring, Baltimore; a halfsister[sic], Mrs. Thelma Slane, Grantsville, and three grandchildren. Friends will be received at Hafer Chapel of the Hills Mortuary today from 7 to ( p.m. and tomorrow 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.
Hand dated "3-12-1981"; no publication noted
(Courtesy of Connie Beachy/Ruth Sprowls ~transcribed by Genie)
Posted April 17, 2021

Name: Adele Catherine (Waitekunas) Shires, 81, of Cumberland, MD
Parents: Adolph and Alexina Waitekunas
DOB: August 7, 1923, in Westernport, MD
DOD: Monday, January 10, 2005, at Sacred Heart Hospital, Cumberland, MD
Spouse: Hugh D. Shires
Predeceased by: parents; daughter, Pamela Ann Shires; sisters, Anna Waitekunas and Anastasia Ranker
Survived by: husband of 57 years; daughter, Brenda Howard and husband Harry, Severna Park, MD; son, David Shires and wife Judith, Richmond, VA; brother, Adolph Waitekunas, Mt. Savage, MD; sister, Julia Price, Westernport
Burial: January 13, 2005, Hillcrest Burial Park, Cumberland, MD
Source: Upchurch Funeral Home, Cumberland, MD
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted March 14, 2014

George W Shirk committed suicide by hanging in the Petersburg jail a few days ago.
22 May 1891; Piedmont (WV) Herald
(Courtesy of John Fazenbaker)
Posted October 26, 2019

C.M. "Bounce" Shirley, 92, of Kingwood, died Friday, Dec. 30, 2005, at Preston Memorial Hospital. He was born Nov. 13, 1913, in Shaffertown, Tucker County, the son of the late Bernard and Adelia Wotring Shirley. He was a member of the Albright Baptist Church and was retired from Daughtery Coal Company, where he worked as a truck driver. He is survived by his wife, Sarah Olive Niner Shirley; one daughter, Sandra Kay Kidwell, of White Marsh, Md.; two sisters, Grace Morgan, of Bruceton Mills and Gertrude White, of Kingwood; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his son, James Shirley; and three brothers. Friends will be received from 1-3 and 6-8 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 1 at the Browning Funeral Home in Kingwood, where funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., Monday, Jan. 2 with Pastor Joe Lamm officiating. Interment in the Aurora Cemetery.
Unidentified Newspaper, about Friday, Dec. 30, 2005
(Courtesy of Mary Teets)
Posted November 20, 2010

Winchester Va, Dec 2 -Nun Place, 82 years old, and Frederick Shirley, 75 years old, who were neighbors near Whiteacre, Frederick County, died yesterday.
Keyser Tribune, December 15, 1912
(Courtesy of Patti McDonald)
Posted August 11, 2010

Charlestown - George W Shirley died Monday at his home in Jefferson county aged 86 years. He was a brother of Robert V Shirley, of Summit Point, Three sons and two daughters survive.
Keyser Tribune, February 7, 1913
(Courtesy of Patti McDonald)
Posted August 21, 2010

Hagerstown Md, Jan 19 - Mrs. John C. Shives, aged 25 years, was drowned in the Potomac river at Dam No 6, above Hancock last night while attempting to cross the stream in a 12-foot skiff with her father-in-law, Jacob Shives, aged about 60 years. The skiff was swept over the dam.
Keyser Tribune, January 24, 1913
(Courtesy of Patti McDonald)
Posted August 19, 2010

Mrs. Mary E. Shives, died at the home of her son, U?. C. Shives, Ernstville, Washington County, Sunday evening at 5 o'clock, after an illness of four days, of heart trouble, aged 71 years. She is survived by the following children: Mrs. Chris Trumpower, Clearspring; Mrs. William Kaufman, Mrs. Fred French, Hagerstown; Mrs. Harry Shank, Middleburg; Mrs. John Grove, Brunswick; Mrs. Charles French, Cherry Run, W. VA.; U?.C. Shives, Ernstville; Samuel Mowen, St. James; brother, Denton Weaver, of Sharpsburg Pike; sisters, Mrs. Kate Pitsougle, Ridgeley, and Mrs. Liza Shank, Isil, Pa. Funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon from the home of her son, Rev. William Campbell, Cearfoss, officiating. Interment will be made in the cemetery at Mt. Carmel.
Tuesday, 6 January 1920; The Cumberland (MD) Evening Times
~Genie
NB: the print is very blurred making it difficult to read.
Posted February 12, 2020

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio - Theodore Shives, 1916 Liberty Road, here, died yesterday in Masillon State Hospital, Youngstown. He is survived by his widow, Elizabeth Shives, nine children, and several nieces, nephews and cousins in the Cumberland area. He was a native of Fulton County, Pa. Services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Monday at the Shriver-Allison Funeral Home.
The Cumberland Evening Times, July 19, 1969
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted August 27, 2010