Obituaries

Apr 2, 2019

Nancy Kay Parham, 73, of Westminster, Maryland died on Tuesday, April 2, 2019 at home surrounded by her family.

Born on April 26, 1945 in Laytonsville, MD, she was the daughter of the late Edwin Downs, Sr. and Beulah Frances Downs.  She was the wife of the late Phillip Reeves Parham.

Nancy was a graduate...

Apr 2, 2019

Beverly Dawn Calafos, 72, of Westminster, Maryland, died peacefully on Tuesday, April 2, 2019 at Carroll Hospice Dove House.

Born on February 2, 1947 in Baltimore, Maryland she was the daughter of the late John Everett Cavanaugh and Madaline L. (Miller) Cavanaugh.  She was the wife of 50 years to John “Barry” Calafos.

Beverly worked...

Apr 1, 2019

James Clair Crew, age 79 of Westminster, passed away peacefully with family surrounding him on April 1, 2019 at Carroll Hospice Dove House. Born in Fairfield. Iowa, he was the son of Keith and Velma Crew. He was husband to Michele Stevens Crew, his wife of 56 years.

Jim graduated from Parsons College in Iowa with a...

Apr 1, 2019

Thelma Theresa Deatherage, 94, of Emmitsburg, MD passed away peacefully on Monday, April 1, 2019 at St. Joseph’s Ministries with her family at her side.  Born August 22, 1924 in Gettysburg, PA, she was the daughter of the late George Joseph and Alice Genevieve (Topper) Cool.  She was the wife of the late Jack Harold Deatherage, Sr., who died...

Mar 31, 2019

Mary V. Souders, 89, of Westminster, Maryland, died on Sunday, March 31, 2019 at Longview Nursing Home in Manchester.

Born on August 17, 1929 in Washington, D.C. she was the daughter of the late James and Mary (Huff) Ryan.  She was the wife of the late Harry Nelson and Howard Souders.

Mary loved her Bible...

Mar 30, 2019

John Peter McKeon, 65, of Emmitsburg, MD, died on Saturday, March 30, 2019 at Johns Hopkins Medical Center in Baltimore.  Born June 4, 1953 in Gettysburg, PA, he was the son of the late James and Marcelle (Corris) McKeon.  He was the husband of Debra Sassaman of Milton, PA.

John was an electrician and worked in the...

Mar 24, 2019

Mrs. Betty Marie (Marshall) Smith, age 88, of Fairfield, PA and formerly of Emmitsburg, MD, passed away on Sunday, March 24, 2019 at Chambersburg Hospital in Chambersburg, PA.  She was the wife of the late C. Robert “Bob” Smith.

Born in 1931 in Baltimore, MD, Betty was the daughter of Lloyd and Eva (Kreitz) Marshall.  She was...

Mar 21, 2019

Donald Benjamin Byard, Sr., 95, of Emmitsburg died peacefully on Thursday, March 21, 2019 at St. Joseph’s Ministries in Emmitsburg.  Born August 4, 1923 in Emmitsburg, he was the son of the late Sydney Clay Byard and the late Alice (Miller) Byard Falconer.  He was the husband of the late Rita (Sanders) Byard, who passed away in 2012.  They...

Mar 20, 2019

Donald Lee Myers, 70, of Finksburg, MD died on Wednesday, March 20, 2019 at Westminster Healthcare Center in Westminster, MD.  Born May 12, 1948 in Baltimore, he was the son of the late Leverne and Ruby (Thomas) Myers.

Don worked in security for various local companies.  He was a patriot and a proud veteran of the United...

Mar 19, 2019

Virginia Rose (Pauling) Krug, 71, of Sykesville, Maryland, died peacefully on Tuesday, March 19, 2019 at Birch Manor in Sykesville.

She was the wife of the late George Edward Krug Sr. who died in 2003.

Surviving are sons, George E. Krug, Jr., Frederick W. Krug and Edward J. Krug; daughter, Virginia R. Peterson; and several...

Mar 19, 2019

Kenneth Leroy “Pete” Mowery, 82, of Littlestown, PA, died on Tuesday, March 19, 2019 at Frederick Memorial Hospital in Frederick, MD.  Born February 21, 1937 in Johnstown, PA, he was the son of the late Peter and Grace (Miller) Mowery.  He was the devoted husband of Joan (VanScoyoc) Mowery, to whom he was married for almost 59 years....