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Robert F. Carter
CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. - Robert Franklin Carter, 63, of 2076 Gomer Road, died Wednesday, June 4, 1997, at his home.
Born Sept. 30, 1933, in Hagerstown, he was the son of Olive Woodring Carter Sharar of Chambersburg, and the late Howard Carter.
He was a 1951 graduate of Chambersburg High School.
He was employed by Penn Central as a block operator from 1956 to 1981.
He was a scout for the Baltimore Orioles from 1973 to 1981 and the Los Angeles Dodgers from 1981 to 1987. He had served as the Kansas City Royals Regional Supervisor Scout since 1987.
He served in the U.S. Air Force from 1951 to 1956.
He was a member of St. James United Brethren Church, Warm Spring Road, in Chambersburg, and a member of the trustee board when the church was built.
He also was a member of Detrich-Brechbill Post 612 American Legion, St. Thomas, Pa.; Harry D. Zeigler Post 6319, Greencastle; Chambersburg Rod and Gun Club; Maryland Professional Baseball Association; Old Timers Baseball Association of Maryland; and Mid-Atlantic Baseball Scouting Association.
In 1990, he was elected to the American Legion Sports Hall of Fame, and in 1992 he was awarded the Ewing M. Kauffman Award in Scouting by the Kansas City Royals.
He managed and coached the following teams: St. James United Brethren Church Fast Pitch Softball Team, King Street United Brethren Church Fast Pitch Softball Team, Chambersburg Spartans Tri-County League, South Hamilton Little League, South Hamilton Nellie Fox Youth League, and St. Thomas American Legion Baseball Team.
He was an avid hunter.
In addition to his mother, he is survived by his wife, Mildred L. Webber Carter, whom he married Aug. 21, 1954; three sons, Arthur Franklin Carter of El Paso, Texas, Robert Dean Carter of Chambersburg, and Dennis Ray Carter of Fort Ashby, W.Va.; one brother, Richard Sharar of Fort Myers, Fla.; and eight grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by one brother.
Services will be held today at 11 a.m. at King Street United Brethren Church, 172 E. King St., Chambersburg. The Rev. Joel L. Christman and the Rev. Paul B. Baker will officiate. Burial will be in Lincoln Cemetery
in Chambersburg, with military graveside services conducted by members of Detrich-Brechbill Post 612 American Legion in St. Thomas.
A viewing will be held at the church one hour prior to the service.
Memorial donations may be made to St. James United Brethren Church, 2404 Warm Spring Road, Chambersburg, Pa. 17201.
Betty M. Lohmeyer
CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. - Betty Mae Lohmeyer, 70, of Charles Town, died Thursday, June 5, 1997, at City Hospital in Martinsburg, W.Va.
Born Feb. 22, 1927, in Baltimore, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Erlo and Mary Jacobs.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Monroe Lohmeyer, who died Dec. 13, 1991.
She was a homemaker.
She was of the Methodist faith.
She is survived by one daughter, Nancy L. Baker of Charles Town; one son, Howard LeRoy Townsley Jr. of Charles Town; one sister; one brother, Joseph Erlo Jr. of Florida; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by two sons, Allen Wayne Lohmeyer and Charles M. Lohmeyer Jr.; and one sister.
Services will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the Melvin Strider Colonial Funeral Home. The Rev. Arthur Beahm will officiate. Burial will be in Edge Hill Cemetery
in Charles Town.
The family will receive friends Monday from 7 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.
Arrangements are by Melvin T. Strider Colonial Funeral Home in Charles Town.
Thomas R. Rhodes
Thomas Richard Rhodes, 52, of 205 E. Franklin St., Hagerstown, died Monday, June 2, 1997, at home.
Born March 10, 1945, in Hagerstown, he was the son of Flo A. Geyer Rhodes of Hagerstown, and the late Thomas L. Rhodes.
He graduated from Williamsport High School with the class of 1964.
He was last employed as an engineering technician by Rohr Industries, Hagerstown.
He was a member of Downsville Church of the Brethren, Downsville.
He was an amateur radio operator.
In addition to his mother, he is survived by one daughter, Karen A. Bryan of Clear Spring; one son, Andrew C. Rhodes of Williamsport; and one grandson, Andrew P. Bryan of Clear Spring.
Services will be held Thursday at 4 p.m. at Grove Funeral Home, 50 S. Broad St., Waynesboro, Pa. Roger K. Myers will officiate.
The family will receive friends one hour prior to the services Thursday at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Institute for Personal Development, Washington County Hospital, 1198 Kenley Ave., Hagerstown, Md. 21740.
Arrangements are by Cumberland Valley Crematorium, Waynesboro.
Mary G. Gardner
WARFORDSBURG, Pa. - Mary G. Gardner, 52, of Rt. 1, Warfordsburg died Saturday, June 7, 1997, at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington.
Born Nov. 13, 1944, in Fulton County, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Benjamin and Cordelia Golden Mills.
She was preceded in death by her first husband Charles G. Munson, who died Oct. 18, 1986.
She was formerly employed at Londtontown Corp. in Hancock.
She was a member of Mt. Olivet Presbyterian Church in Hancock.
She also was a member of the Auto Racing Club in Hagerstown.
She is survived by her second husband Joseph R. Gardner, whom she married Dec. 4, 1988; three sons, Donald Lee Munson of Hagerstown, John Charles Munson of Hedgesville, W.Va. and Christopher Wade Munson of Warfordsburg; four step-daughters, Shari L.Garvin and Marcel Magruder both of Hagerstown, Charell Seger of Martinsburg, W. Va. and Evette Piper of Williamsport; one step-son, R. J. Gardner of Hagerstown, one sister Ann Lea Scuffins of Hagerstown; one brother Roy Mills of Warfordsburg and eleven grandchildren;
She was preceded in death by one son, Charles William Munson and two brothers, Maurice Mills and Benjamin Mills.
Services will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. at the Mt. Olivet Presbyterian Church in Hancock. The Rev. Kenneth D. Johnson will officiate. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
The family will receive friends Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Grove Funeral Home, 141 W. Main St., Hancock and at the church one hour prior to the services.
The funeral home will be open from 3 to 9 p.m. Tuesday for the convenience of friends.
The family requests that in lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to Mt. Olivet Cemetery
Association, P.O. Box 327, Hancock, Md. 21750.
John I. Ashbaugh
SANDY HOOK, Md. - John Irvin Ashbaugh, 62, of Sandy Hook, died Saturday, June 7, 1997, at his residence.
Born Aug. 28, 1934 in Loudoun County, Va., he was the son of the late Robert Roosevelt and Elizabeth Fleming Ashbaugh.
He was preceded in death by his wife Joan Marie Deener Ashbaugh who died in 1983.
He was a retired janitor at the National Geographic Society in Gaithersburg, Md.
He was of the Methodist faith.
He was a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie 1136, and Loyal Order of Moose Lodge 1582 of Brunswick, Md.
He is survived by one daughter, Gail E. Tribby of Sandy Hook; one sister Romona Weddle of Keymar, Md.; four grandchildren, Rosanna Wright of Middletown, Va., John R. Ashbaugh, Jr. of Boonsboro, Crystal Ashbaugh and Misty Tribby both of Sandy Hook; and two great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by one son, John R. Ashbaugh Sr.; one sister Dorothy Moxley, and two brothers Buddy Ashbaugh and Earl Ashbaugh.
Services will be held Tuesday, at 11 a.m. at Eackles-Spencer Funeral Home in Harpers Ferry, W.Va. The Rev. Paul D. Kemp will officiate. Burial will be in Brownsville Heights Cemetery
in Brownsville.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home Sunday, from 7 to 9 p.m. and Monday from 7 to 9 p.m.
For the convenience of friends the funeral home will be open Monday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Memorial donations may be made to American Cancer Society, Frederick County Chapter, 1011 E. Patrick St., Suite B, Frederick, Md. 21701
Sarah M. Shewbridge
SILVER SPRING, Md. - Sarah M. Shewbridge, 79, of Silver Spring, died Friday, June 6, 1997, in the Medlantic Manor Nursing Home in Layhill, Silver Spring.
Born March 6, 1918 in Martinsburg, W. Va., she was the daughter of the late John Andrew Chrisman and Sarah Tinsman Chrisman Clark.
She was preceded in death by her husband Charles C. Shewbridge.
She retired after twenty years of service with the U.S. Government.
She was of the Baptist faith.
She is survived by one daughter, Beverly Kay Shewbridge of Silver Spring; and two sisters, Elsie Kraus of Mountain Top, Pa., and Sadie Naylor of Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
She was preceded in death by two sisters, Ursula Chrisman and Hattie Stanley, and one brother, John A. Chrisman.
Services will be held Monday at 1 p.m. at the Brown Funeral Home, in Martinsburg. The Rev. Malcolm L. Cadd will officiate. Burial will be in Pleasasnt View Memory Gardens in Martinsburg.
The family will receive friends today from 7 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.
Isabelle P. E. Bush
BETHESDA, Md. - Isabelle Payne Engle Bush, 91, of Carriage Hill Nursing Home and formerly of Berkeley County, W. Va. died Thursday, June 5, 1997, in the nursing home after a long illness.
Born April 2, 1906, in Darkesville, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late William Orrick Cunningham Payne and Gertrude Hammond Potter Payne.
She was preceded in death by her first husband John Thomas Engle, and her second husband Stuart D. Bush who died in 1990.
She was a graduate of Martinsburg High School and Longwood College, in Farmville, Va.
She taught public school in West Virginia and Maryland and in 1930 opened a private kindergarten in Winchester, Va. After moving to Washington in 1941 she was employed as an information specialist with the Social Security Administration until her retirement in 1972.
She was a member of St. Columba's Episcopal Church in Washington.
She was a member of the Kappa Delta Sorority of Longwood College in Farmville.
She is survived by two daughters, Elizabeth Engle Huguely of Bethesda, Md. and Nancee Engle Miller of Guilderland, N.Y.; six grandchildren, George Huguely, II., Lynda H. Camalier, William Miller, Kimberly M. Zapolski, Matthew Miller and David Miller; nine great-grandchildren; and one nephew.
Private services will be held Monday with the Rev. Jack T. Sutor, Jr. officiating.
The family suggests memorial donations may be made to St. Columba's Episcopal Church, 4201 Albemarle St., Washington, D.C. 20016.
Arrangements are by the Brown Funeral Home.
