Great Cacapon

GREAT CACAPON, W.Va. - Police are investigating an accident in which a Great Cacapon man was killed on Saturday, according the Morgan County Sheriff's Department. Dwight Arthur Mechem, 20, apparently was lying on W.Va. 9 outside of Great Cacapon when he was struck by a car driven by James Edward Youngblood Jr., age unavailable, of Great Cacapon, according to Chief Deputy Ronald McIntire. An autopsy is being performed to determine the cause of death, McIntire said. Youngblood has not been cited, he said.

GREAT CACAPON, W.Va. - Marijuana plants with a street value of about $500,000 were found Saturday morning in a home in Great Cacapon, according to the Morgan County Sheriff's Department. The plants were discovered when the sheriff's department responded to the home for a reported suicide, police said. Vince Shambaugh, chief deputy of the Morgan County Sheriff's Department, said 270 marijuana plants were found in the home. The plants were being grown under grow lights, Shambaugh said.

Richard Theodore "Shrew" Fischer, 59, of Great Cacapon, W.Va., died Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012, at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Martinsburg, W.Va. The service will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Emmanuel Baptist Church, Great Cacapon, with Pastor Steve Dawson officiating. Private burial will be in Great Cacapon Cemetery.

Kim Robinson of Great Cacapon, W.Va., floats in his kayak on the Conococheague Creek in the Potomac River Monday afternoon.

Nellie S. Montgomery, 45, of Baltimore, and formerly of Great Cacapon, W.Va., died Saturday, July 24, 2010. A graveside service was held Sunday at Mount Nebo Cemetery in Great Cacapon. Arrangements were by Hunter-Anderson Funeral Home, Berkeley Springs, W.Va.

Gladys Marion Johnson, 92, of Great Cacapon, W.Va., died Friday, Nov. 16, 2012, at War Memorial Hospital in Berkeley Springs, W.Va. Services and private burial will be in Mount Nebo Cemetery, Great Cacapon. Arrangements are by Helsley-Johnson Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Berkeley Springs.

SEPT. 22, 1932-MARCH 7, 2009 GREAT CACAPON, W.Va. - Raymond Ashby "Sneaky" Gloyd, 76, of Great Cacapon, died Saturday, March 7, 2009, at Winchester (Va.) Medical Center. Born Sept. 22, 1932, in Great Cacapon, he was the son of the late Adam Kaylor and Alice Virginia Farris Gloyd. He attended Road Ridge School, Great Cacapon. He owned and operated Gloyd's Sawmill and Timber Operations in Great Cacapon. He was a Protestant. He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Bernice Lee Virginia "Mouse" Farris Gloyd; two sons, L. Keith Gloyd of Warfordsburg, Pa., and Randy W. Gloyd of Great Cacapon; two sisters, Rosie Spielman of Berkeley Springs, W.Va.

Georgina Lee and Earl William Grove Jr. of Great Cacapon, W.Va., announce the birth of a son, Tyler Jacob Grove , Feb. 23, 2011. Maternal grandparents are Vicky and Christopher Conaway of Great Cacapon. Paternal grandparents are Tammy and Donald Kimble of Berkeley Springs, W.Va. Maternal great-grandparents are Calvin B. Wineholt of Union Bridge, Md., and Sara and Floyd Conaway of Great Cacapon. Paternal great-grandmother is Joan Williamson of LaValle, Md.

Delores Suanne "Sue" Ziler, 77, of Great Cacapon, W.Va., died Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013, at War Memorial Hospital in Berkeley Springs, W.Va. The family will receive friends Thursday from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. at Helsley-Johnson Funeral Home and Cremation Center, Berkeley Springs, and Friday from 10 to 11 a.m. at Calvary United Methodist Church, Great Cacapon. The service will be Friday at 11 a.m. at the church. Burial will be in Great Cacapon Cemetery.

Robert Arthur Milburn, 79, of Great Cacapon, W.Va., died Saturday, April 11, 2009, at Cumberland (Md.) Memorial Hospital. A celebration of his life will be held at a later date.

Raymond Leonard Herrell, 77, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died Friday, June 14, 2013, at his home, while under the care of the Hospice of the Panhandle. Family will receive friends Monday from noon to 2 p.m. at Helsley-Johnson Funeral Home & Cremation Center, 95 Union St., Berkeley Springs. Services will be Monday at 2 p.m. at the funeral home, with Pastor Michael Leedom officiating. Burial will be at Mount Nebo Cemetery in Great Cacapon, W.Va.

Chlorous Linda Little, 98, of Great Cacapon, W.Va., and formerly of Hancock, Md., died Wednesday, May 15, 2013, at her daughter's home in Great Cacapon. Born March 14, 1915, in Cold Run Valley, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late William Underwood and Martha Irene Henry Hovermale. She was a Christian. She attended the Valley School in Cold Run Valley and worked seasonally at Milton Michael's Canning Factory. She was a member of AARP and had worked at the Interwoven Hosiery Mill in Martinsburg, W.Va.

Douglas William Courtney, 88, of Great Cacapon, W.Va., died Tuesday, March 12, 2013. Visitation will be Friday from noon to 2 p.m. at Hunter-Anderson Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Berkeley Springs, W.Va. The service will be Friday at 2 p.m. at the funeral home.

Ronald Scott Drysdale, 49, of Great Cacapon, W.Va., died Friday, March 1, 2013, at War Memorial Hospital in Berkeley Springs, W.Va. Services and burial will be private. Arrangements are by Helsley-Johnson Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Berkeley Springs.

Jesse Louise (Widmyer) Hunter, 99, of Great Cacapon, died Friday, Feb. 8, 2013. Jessie was the wife of the late William Henry Hunter, whom she married in 1938. She was born Oct. 11, 1913, the daughter of the late Carol G. and Bertha Waugh Widmyer. Educated in the local school district, she went on to attend Shepherd College, Shippensburg College and West Virginia University. She was the past president of the United Women of Trinity Asbury Church, president of the junior and senior Woman's Clubs, Morgan County Historical and Genealogical Society, and Region II Reading Council.

Virginia L. Seely, 90, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013. Born March 26, 1922, in Great Cacapon, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Lace Smith "Pete" Holliday and Elmer Florence Dawson Holliday. She was the owner and operator of Jenny's Beauty Salon from 1959 to 1970. Tom and Virginia owned and operated the original Tom Seely Pine Furniture. Virginia and Tom together created the Tom & Virginia Seely Foundation to serve the children and their families of Morgan County.

Delores Suanne "Sue" Ziler, 77, of Great Cacapon, W.Va., died Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013, at War Memorial Hospital in Berkeley Springs, W.Va. The family will receive friends Thursday from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. at Helsley-Johnson Funeral Home and Cremation Center, Berkeley Springs, and Friday from 10 to 11 a.m. at Calvary United Methodist Church, Great Cacapon. The service will be Friday at 11 a.m. at the church. Burial will be in Great Cacapon Cemetery.

Agnes Winifred "Winnie" Benbow, 92, of Great Cacapon, W.Va., died Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013, at Berkeley Springs Rehabilitation and Nursing Home in Berkeley Springs, W.Va. The family will receive friends Sunday from noon to 2 p.m. at Helsley-Johnson Funeral Home and Cremation Center, Berkeley Springs. The service will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at the funeral home. Burial will be private.