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CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. - Janice W. Boss, 75, of 728 Highland Ave., died Wednesday, March 5, 2003, at Chambersburg Hospital. Born April 17, 1927, in Chambersburg, she was the daughter of the late Herman and Theresa May Rowe Wagner. She was a 1945 graduate of Chambersburg High School, and was the class secretary. She had worked for Dr. Edwards in Chambersburg. She was a dental assistant for Drs. Acri and Coy at Scotland (Pa.) School for Veterans Children for 35 years, retiring in 1988.

The churches of downtown Hagerstown hold the history as well as the faith of the communities who built and worshiped in them. They also hold artistic treasures - Tiffany windows, mosaics, decorative tile, handcarved woodwork. "Over the years, the community wanted to give their best to God - with treasures of art," says the Rev. Arthur Leib Grove, pastor emeritus of Zion Evangelical and Reformed Church of the United Church of Christ. For Easter we are sharing some of those art treasures from local churches.

tarar@herald-mail.com Blacksmith Eric Johnson heated pieces of iron to a reddish glow Saturday and then shaped them into spikes similar to those used by the Romans to hammer through the hands and feet of Jesus. Others took turns chipping bark off cut locust trees and flattening and squaring out the sides. Several hours later, their work would produce a large wooden cross. Johnson, of Kearneysville, W.Va., said he hoped the activity, which took place outside of Church of Christ at Hagerstown, would give church members an idea of the pain Jesus endured during his crucifixion.

Frances Maxine Beall Rash, 89, of Hagerstown, Md., passed away Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2012, at Meritus Medical Center near Hagerstown. Born Aug. 14, 1923, in Hedgesville, W.Va., she was the daughter of George R. and Fannie Sharff Beall. Maxine was married to George O. Rash on Nov. 22, 1964, in Hagerstown. She was preceded in death by her husband, George; three sisters, Lillian Shaffer of Petersburg, W.Va., Irma Pauser of Plainfield, N.J., and Evelyn Beall of Martinsburg; and one brother, Douglas Beall of Martinsburg.

SEPT. 15, 1943-JAN. 7, 2009 WAYNESBORO, Pa. - Gary D. Gift, 65, of 11608 Gehr Road, died Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2009, at his home. Born Sept. 15, 1943, in Waynesboro, he was the son of the late W. Dean and Katherine Mae Carr Gift. He was a 1961 graduate of Waynesboro Area Senior High School and attended Penn State Mont Alto Campus. He served in the U.S. Air Force, during the Vietnam War. He was a letter carrier for the Waynesboro Post Office from 1966 until retiring in 2005.

-DEC. 24, 2010 ATHENS, Ga. — Marvin E. Linton, 87, passed away Friday, Dec. 24, 2010, at St. Mary's Hospice House. A native of Martinsburg, W.Va., he was the son of the late Robert E. and Lillian Keyton Linton. Mr. Linton is survived by his wife, Margaret Linton; stepdaughter, Donna Whitmore and husband, Samuel, of Athens; stepdaughter, Nita McCormick and husband, Joseph, of Falling Waters, W.Va.; seven grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.   He was preceded in death by a stepson, Russell Penner; brothers, Wesley and Brooke Linton; sister, Edith Linton; and grandson, Cris Penner.

CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. - St. John's United Church of Christ, 1811 Lincoln Way East, will host a workshop and prayer walk at 7 p.m. today in the church's fellowship hall. Participants will discover some history, labyrinth etiquette and how prayer walking the labyrinth can be used as a spiritual discipline. This will be followed by an open prayer walk time until 9 p.m. for personal prayer and reflection. The labyrinth also will be available for personal prayer walk from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday, April 5. For information, call 1-717-263-8593.

Ringgold Church of Christ has been working with Diamond Willow Ministries to provide a team of 16 to 20 adults and teens for summer outreach programs. Six Smithsburg High School students and one home-schooled student will be returning this summer to the Crow Creek Sioux Reservation in Fort Thompson, S.D. Scheduled to make the trip are Bryan Johnson, Sami Kretzer, Shawna Kelly, Emily Hargreaves, Ashley Fergueson, Kortney Morral, Steve Kretzer and team leader John Hills. For more information, go to www.ringgoldchurch.

Leslie Diane Hendrickson and Ricky Walter Hart were married Saturday, Nov. 15, 2008, at Mount Vernon Reformed United Church of Christ in Keedysville. The bride is the daughter of Jon and Camille Hendrickson of Hagerstown. The bridegroom is the son of the late Albert and Catherine Hart of Clear Spring. The bride is a graduate of South Hagerstown High School and a graduate of Mountain State University. She is employed as an agricultural marketing specialist for Washington County.