All Obituaries

John "Jack" Maybury, 91, of Westernport, MD died on Saturday, January 14, 2023, at Sterling Care at Frostburg Village. Born on June 7, 1931, in Piedmont, WV, he was the son of the late J. Bernard, Jr. and Myrtis "Bobbie" (Barfield) Maybury. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Bernard Clay and Don Maybury, and a sister, Myrtis Kiddy-Gilroy. Jack was a graduate of St. Peter's High School, Potomac State College, and West Virginia...

George Michael Mertz, 79, of Frederick Md. passed away on Friday, January 6, 2023.  Born on October 6, 1943 he was the son of the late Francis Leo and Lucille Gertrude (Green) Mertz.  In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his sister, Mary Elsen and two brothers Tom and John Mertz.  George is survived by his brother, Jim, sister-in-law, Mary Anne and many loving nieces and nephews.   George lived in Frederick with his friends and housemates, Jeffrey Niles...

Robert W. “Buffalo” Bess, III, 66, of Keyser, WV, passed away on Sunday, January 1, 2023, at his home.  Born on January 24, 1956, in Morgantown, WV, he was the son of the late Dr. Robert W. Bess and Renna Jane (Thayer) Bess-Shaver of Keyser. Robert was a 1974 graduate of Bruce High School and a veteran of the US Navy. He worked as a heavy equipment operator in the construction and landscaping business in Florida until his retirement.  Robert was a member of the...

Harold R. Logsdon, 85, of Franklin, Maryland, passed away at Stonerise of Keyser on December 20, 2022.   Born on May 2, 1937, in Franklin, he was the son of the late Walter and Maude (Riggeleman) Logsdon. Harold was a protestant by faith.  He worked for Moran Coal Company, WRI and Westvaco Corporation, retiring in 2000 as a hydro-pulper operator.  He loved to work in his yard. Harold is survived by his wife, Leona (Baker) Logsdon; son-in-law, Brett Clark; one grandchild,...

Lester "Skip" Leroy Clifford, Jr., 86, of Piedmont, WV, passed away at his home on Monday, December 12, 2022. Born on February 20, 1936, in Piedmont, WV, he was the son of the late Lester Leroy Sr., and Arizona (Redman) Clifford.  Lester was a graduate of Piedmont High School. He retired from Westvaco, where he worked for over 40 years. He was a member of the First Church of God in Christ. Lester previously held the position of Vice President for Luke Local 676 UPTIU and was...

John Joseph Mertz, 86, of Westernport, MD, passed away in his home, with his wife by his side, on Saturday, December 3, 2022.  Born in Westernport, he was the son of the late Francis Leo and Lucille Gertrude (Green) Mertz.  John was a warm smiling, goofy grinning, quietly joking, smart, mechanical, hungry man and an amazingly loving husband and father. John brought his wife coffee every morning and made a pizza every Friday and any time his kids or family were visiting. When his...

Anna Louise (Hill) Michael, 90, of Westernport, passed away on Sunday, November 20, 2022, at her home. Born on June 10, 1932, in Westernport, she was the daughter of the late Earl Johnson and Ann Genevieve (Driscoll) Hill.  She was dedicated to singing and serving the church for over forty years. Anna was awarded the Medal of Honor for outstanding service at St. Peter, Westernport, in the Archdiocese of Baltimore by Archbishop Edwin O'Brien. Her generosity and creativity were well...

William Harold "W.H." Fredlock, IV, 57, of Swanton, MD, died on Sunday, October 23, 2022. Born on March 16, 1965, in Keyser, WV, he was the son of William Harold "Bill", III and Sandra S. "Sandy" (Moffatt) Fredlock of Swanton.  A funeral director, W.H. worked for the family business in Piedmont and also helped Dean Nofsinger at Markwood Funeral Home in Keyser.  W.H. loved spending his summers on the lake and his winters snowmobiling with family and...

Jason W. Redman, 47, of Piedmont passed away on October 22,2022, at WVU Medical Center in Morgantown, after a short illness. Jason leaves behind a grief stricken and  heartbroken family.  Aside from being an amazing spouse, father, son, brother and uncle, Jason excelled at everything that he ever attempted to do. He was an avid hunter and fisherman, catching some of the biggest fish out of the Potomac River and putting plenty of tenderloin on the dinner table. Jason, in high...

Obituary:  Etta D.”Pat” Malcolm 86 formerly of Piedmont, WV died at Stonerise in Keyser, WV on September 7, 2022. She was born in Keyser, WV on July 17, 1936 and was the daughter of the late Charles William Pancake and Bertha (Corbin) Pancake. She was preceded in death by her husband, Richard L. Malcolm who died in 2012 and her son, Rickie and two sisters; Marion King and Bernice Haddix. Pat was a member of First Baptist Church in Westernport and the Keyser Church of the...