Automobile Accident

Justin Robert Latta, 29, of Hedgesville, W.Va., died Thursday, Jan. 24, 2012, as a result of an automobile accident. Calling will be at Hunter-Anderson Funeral Home, Berkeley Springs, W.Va., Wednesday from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m.

Loretta Lee Ceravalo Morris, 50, of Falling Waters, W.Va., died Sunday, Feb. 27, 2011, as the result of an automobile accident. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at Brown Funeral Home in Martinsburg, W.Va. Private memorial service will be at a later date.

Danyele Nicole Stout, 21, of Martinsburg, W.Va., died Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009, as the result of an automobile accident. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at Brown Funeral Home, Martinsburg. Services and burial will be private.

Harry Lee Franks Jr., 46, died Monday, May 9, 2011, as a result of an automobile accident. The family will receive friends Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m. at South Berkeley Chapel in Inwood, W.Va. The service will be  Friday at 11 a.m. at the funeral home, with the Rev. Walter Bowers officiating. Burial will be in Gerrardstown Presbyterian Cemetery.

Roberta Lee "Peanut" Braithwaite, 37, of Martinsburg, W.Va., died Sunday, July 12, 2009, as the result of an automobile accident. The family will receive friends today from 7 to 9 p.m. at Brown Funeral Home, Martinsburg. The service will be Thursday at 11 a.m. at the funeral home. Burial will be in Mount Hebron Cemetery, Winchester, Va.

Earl Ray Jenkins, 55, of Bunker Hill, W.Va., died Monday, Dec. 13, 2010 as a result of an automobile accident. The family will receive friends Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m. at South Berkeley Chapel in Inwood, W.Va. A graveside service will be Friday at 1 p.m. at Rest Haven Cemetery in Frederick, Md., with Pastor Dave Vance officiating.

Joyce Ann Morris, 40, of Gerrardstown, W.Va., died Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2011, as a result of an automobile accident. The family will receive friends today from 7 to 9 p.m. at South Berkeley Funeral Chapel, Inwood, W.Va. The service will be Saturday at 2:30 p.m. at the funeral chapel. Burial will be in Gerrardstown Presbyterian Church Cemetery.

Jeremiah M. Lassen, 19, of Farwell, Mich., and formerly of Mercersburg, Pa., died Saturday, Aug. 25, 2012, in Michigan from injuries received as a result of an automobile accident. Visitation will be Monday from 5 to 9 p.m. at Lininger-Fries Funeral Home Inc., Mercersburg. The service will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the funeral home with the Rev. Jeffrey Casto officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery, Mercersburg.

Chad Michael Vincent "Pook" Rapp, 28, of Martinsburg, W.Va., died Monday, April 30, 2012, as a result of an automobile accident in Reva, Va. The family will receive friends Friday from 7 to 9 p.m. at South Berkeley Funeral Chapel, Inwood, W.Va. The service will be Saturday at 1:30 p.m. at the funeral chapel. Burial will be private.

Ella Renee Cook, 24, of Martinsburg, W.Va., and formerly of Winchester, Va., died Wednesday, June 13, 2012, as a result of an automobile accident. The family will receive friends Wednesday from noon to 1 p.m. at Shiloh Baptist Church before services. The service will be Wednesday at 1 p.m. at the church with the Rev. Joe M. Fowlkes officiating. Burial will be in Orrick Cemetery, Winchester. Arrangements by Brown Funeral Home.

Justin Robert Latta, 29, of Hedgesville, W.Va., died Thursday, Jan. 24, 2012, as a result of an automobile accident. Calling will be at Hunter-Anderson Funeral Home, Berkeley Springs, W.Va., Wednesday from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m.

A. David Neal, 36, of Boonsboro, Md., and formerly of Frederick, Md., passed away suddenly from this life on Saturday morning, Dec. 1, 2012, as the result of an automobile accident. Born July 30, 1976, he was the son of Martin W. and Sandra L. (Hebb) Neal of Boonsboro. David was a 1995 graduate of Gov. Thomas Johnson High School in Frederick. He worked for South Mountain Collision and Auto Center in Middletown, Md., for the past three years, and was also a custodian for the Frederick County Public School system in the evenings.

Alan Pedersen is a bereaved father, nationally recognized inspirational speaker on grief and loss, award-winning singer/songwriter and successful recording artist. He will appear at the Bereaved Parents USA - Eastern Panhandle Chapter today at 7 p.m. at Hedgesville United Methodist Church, 201 S. Mary St., as part of the “Angels Across the USA Tour 2012.” In August 2001, Pedersen's only daughter, Ashley, was killed in an automobile accident in Colorado. The tragedy took his life in a direction he never imagined.

Jeremiah M. Lassen, 19, of Farwell, Mich., and formerly of Mercersburg, Pa., died Saturday, Aug. 25, 2012, in Michigan from injuries received as a result of an automobile accident. Visitation will be Monday from 5 to 9 p.m. at Lininger-Fries Funeral Home Inc., Mercersburg. The service will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the funeral home with the Rev. Jeffrey Casto officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery, Mercersburg.

Ramon “Fat Man” Corral Barrgos Cook, 3, of Martinsburg, W.Va., died Wednesday, June 13, 2012, as a result of an automobile accident. The family will receive friends Wednesday from noon to 1 p.m. before services at Shiloh Baptist Church. The service will be Wednesday at 1 p.m. at the church with the Rev. Joe M. Fowlkes officiating. Burial will be in Orrick Cemetery in Winchester, Va. Arrangements by Brown Funeral Home in Martinsburg.

Ella Renee Cook, 24, of Martinsburg, W.Va., and formerly of Winchester, Va., died Wednesday, June 13, 2012, as a result of an automobile accident. The family will receive friends Wednesday from noon to 1 p.m. at Shiloh Baptist Church before services. The service will be Wednesday at 1 p.m. at the church with the Rev. Joe M. Fowlkes officiating. Burial will be in Orrick Cemetery, Winchester. Arrangements by Brown Funeral Home.

Jeffrey Lynn Harshman, 48, of Hagerstown, died unexpectedly Sunday, May 13, 2012, as the result of an automobile accident. Born March 7, 1964, in Hagerstown, he was the son of the late Lynn S. Harshman and Barbara Jean (Pryor) Leiboldt. He is survived by his stepfather, Jim Leiboldt. Jeffrey was a 1982 graduate of Smithsburg High School. He worked as an administrative manager at the National Institutes of Health and had recently started a part-time job as a bartender at the Dogpatch Tavern in Boonsboro.

Chad Michael Vincent "Pook" Rapp, 28, of Martinsburg, W.Va., died Monday, April 30, 2012, as a result of an automobile accident in Reva, Va. The family will receive friends Friday from 7 to 9 p.m. at South Berkeley Funeral Chapel, Inwood, W.Va. The service will be Saturday at 1:30 p.m. at the funeral chapel. Burial will be private.

Rebecca Jo Horst, 35, of Grant Shook Road, Greencastle, Pa., died Friday, April 13, 2012, from injuries received in an automobile accident on Five Forks Road in Quincy Township. The family will receive friends Monday from 6 to 8 p.m. at Harold M. Zimmerman and Son Funeral Home, Greencastle. The service will be Tuesday at 11 a.m. at the funeral home. Burial will be in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Greencastle.

Cory Michael McBrearty, 22, of Inwood, W.Va., died Tuesday, March 6, 2012, as a result of an automobile accident in Clear Brook, Va. The family will receive friends Friday from 7 to 9 p.m. at South Berkeley Chapel in Inwood. The service will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at the funeral home. Burial will be in Pleasant View Memory Gardens, Martinsburg, W.Va.