All Obituaries

Ms. Velma Rovirda Buttry, 90, of Hagerstown, died Saturday evening, October 13, 2018, at Doey's House, Hagerstown. Born May 5, 1928, in Laytonsville, she was a daughter of the late Grant Willard and Linnie Belle Seals Buttry. She was a member of the Church of God. In addition to four sons and a daughter, Ms. Buttry is survived by sisters Madge M. Lowe of Westover, and B. Bernice Reed of Hagerstown. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her sister Ollie Mae...

Mrs. Martha Jonell Haynes Hull, 77, of Hagerstown, died early Sunday morning, September 30, 2018, at the home of her daughter.  She was the wife of the late Lennis Junior Hull, her husband of 50 years who preceded her in death on December 28, 2008. Born March 25, 1941, in San Antonio, Texas, she was a daughter of the late John Leslie Haynes and the late Dorothy Grace Swindler Haynes Lawson. Martha was employed 30 years with Londontown Manufacturing Company, Boonsboro. She was a...

Mr. Gary Lynn Rogers, 72, of Hagerstown, died Monday afternoon, August 13, 2018, at Western Maryland Regional Medical Center, Cumberland. Born May 3, 1946, in Hagerstown, he was the son of the late Joseph Peter and Jane Doretta Clelland Rogers.  He attended the University of Maryland, College Park, Villanova and Temple Unversities, both of Philadelphia, and Frostburg University; and attended graduate school at West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia. He was a Graduate...

Ms. Barbara Jean Kemp, 67, of Hagerstown, died Monday night, August 13, 2018, at Hagerstown Healthcare Center. Born May 31, 1951, in Hagerstown, she was a daughter of the late Edgar Charles and Mildred Virginia Boward Kemp. Surviving are siblings, Connie L. Stouffer and Richard C. Kemp, Sr., both of Hagerstown; eight nieces and nephews, fourteen great nieces and great nephews, and eight great, great nieces and great, great nephews. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by...

Baby Boy Nasir Messiah Cepeda was born Tuesday evening, August 31, 2018, at Meritus Medical Center, Hagerstown, to the parents of Joel and Shery Ann Cepeda, of Hagerstown. Besides his parents, Nasir will be remembered by siblings, Christian C. and Milena A. Cepeda, at home; paternal grandmother, Fabiana Cepeda; and uncle, Gabriel Cepeda; and aunt Yonette Barnwell, all of New York. The family celebrated the birth of Nasir at the hospital following his birth and took great solace in reciting...

Mr. Ted Eugene Droneburg, 56, of Falling Waters, WV, died Thursday morning, July 19, 2018, at Meritus Medical Center, Hagerstown.  He was the loving husband of Donna Jean Gladhill Droneburg, whom he married on April 14, 2012. Born July 31, 1961, in Frederick, he was a son of the late Clyde Hanson and Elsie Elizabeth Routzahn Droneburg. He graduated from Walkersville High School in 1979; and attended classes with the University of Maryland to become a Master Electrician. Mr. Droneburg...

Scott Michael Bressler passed away on Sunday July 8, 2018 at the age of 68. He was born in Providence, Rhode Island on March 5, 1950 to Barbara and the late George Bressler. Scott grew up in Miami, Florida and attended North Miami Beach High School, followed by the University of Miami.   In 1967 as a freshman, Scott volunteered to work on the university’s school newspaper “The Hurricane” as a staff reporter.  He was...

Mr. Eugene “Gene” Simmons, 74, of Hagerstown, died Wednesday morning, July 4, 2018, in the comfort of his residence following a long and difficult battle with major illnesses. His last days were spent surrounded by loved ones, including his wife of 54 years, Diane Louise Deneen Simmons, whom he married February 1, 1964. Born November 9, 1943, in Petersburg, West Virginia, he was son of the late Lacy and Esther Mae Bergdoll Simmons.  He was a 1961 graduate of Old Town (MD)...

David Stough Schwartz, 87, of Hagerstown, died on Wednesday, May 16, 2018 in Rockville, Maryland. He was the husband of the late Glendine Sanders Storey Schwartz, who died in 1984, and the late Barbara Hutchinson Tubbesing Schwartz, who died in 2007. Born April 22, 1931, in Hagerstown, Maryland, he was the son of the late Frank Stough and Rachael Sleasman Schwartz. Mr. Schwartz graduated from the Mercersburg Academy in 1949, and Franklin and Marshall College in 1953. Later that year he...

Mrs. Susan Louise Davis Line, 75, passed away peacefully Saturday morning, April 14, 2018, at her home.  She was the wife of Harold Floyd Line, Sr., her loving husband of 54 years. Born January 5, 1943, in Baltimore, she was a daughter of the late Thomas Bertram and Sarah Ellen Russell Davis.  She attended a year and a half of Hagerstown Community College; and half year of Washington County Hospital School of Nursing. Susan worked for Ward Leonard Electric Company until she...