Hagerstown High School

Mrs. Mary June Kuhn Walker, 91, of Hagerstown, Md., died Monday, April 1, 2013, at Meritus Medical Center near Hagerstown.  She was the wife of the late Joseph Hurd Walker II, her husband of 68 years, who died in 2010. Born June 22, 1921, in Hagerstown, she was the daughter of the late Harry Clyde Kuhn and Vesta Naomi Manahan Kuhn Ramsey. She graduated with the class of 1939 from Hagerstown High School.  She worked for C&P Telephone Co. during World War II; Goldwater's Department Store in Scottsdale, Ariz.; and retired as a court clerk from State of Maryland District Court in Washington County.

A memorial plaque for the late Hagerstown High School Principal John D. Zentmyer will be unveiled during a May 1 ceremony, a memorial organizer told Hagerstown's Mayor and City Council on Tuesday. The memorial will go at the intersection of Mealey Parkway and North Potomac Street, said Peter G. Callas, a former student of Zentmyer's who went on to become an elementary school principal and a Maryland state delegate. Zentmyer was principal of the Hagerstown High School from 1926 to 1946.

Nelson Angelo Turner, 75, of Hagerstown, Md., passed away peacefully Sunday, Dec. 16, 2012, at Meritus Medical Center. Born Sept. 13, 1937, in Hagerstown, he was the son of the late Carlton J. Turner and Vera Faith Turner Bowers. He was a 1955 graduate of Hagerstown High School. He served in the U.S. Air Force for four years. Nelson retired from Mack/Volvo after 40 years of service. He attended Otterbein United Methodist Church. At Rockford Crescent, he served an apprenticeship as tool and die maker.

Fred Leroy Everhart Jr., 87, of Hagerstown, Md., passed away Friday, March 8, 2013, at Broadmore Senior Living in Hagerstown. Born Friday, March 5, 1926, in Hagerstown, he was the son of the late Fred L. Everhart Sr. and the late Pauline E. (Corderman) Everhart. He was preceded in death by his wife, Anne G. Everhart, in 1995. He was a 1944 graduate of Hagerstown High School. He was employed by Condon Auto Parts and Hagerstown Auto Parts, and later retired from Wareheim Air Brakes in 1988, after 44 years.

Dolores Glendora Eyler, 83, of 301 Daycotah Avenue in Hagerstown, Md., died Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011, at her home. Born Nov. 30, 1928, in Hagerstown, she was the daughter of the late Ralph Waldo and Mary Marie Shafer Faulder. She was preceded in death by her husband of 54 years, Lloyd C. Eyler Jr., who died Aug. 1, 2003. She graduated in 1946 from Hagerstown High School. She was previously employed by Victor Products Corporation, and retired in 1989 from Washington County Board of Education.

ORLANDO, Fla. - A total of 114 people, many of whom attended high school in Hagerstown from the late 1940s through the mid-1960s, attended the annual "Hagerstown in Orlando" gathering last month at Rolling Hills Golf Club. The gathering, the largest turnout since the first event in 2004, was organized by the Rev. Ed Murfin, a former Hagerstonian who lives in the Orlando area. Murfin would have graduated with the Hagerstown High School class of 1953, but he moved before his senior year.

-JUNE 8, 2009 CLARKSVILLE, Md. -- Lauren Lee Pryor, 74, of Clarksville, died Monday, June 8, 2009. He was predeceased by his wife of 50 years, Margaret "Margy," in November 2008. He is survived by daughter Laura Ley; son-in-law Richard; and grandson, Taylor. He was a graduate of Hagerstown High School and Frostburg State Teachers College, and received a master's degree in mathematics from Penn State University, State College, Pa. He was employed by John Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Space Department, from 1962 until his 1995 retirement.

FEB. 23, 1925-NOV. 11, 2008 MILLSBORO, Del. - Marjetta Louise "Marge" White Sinn, 83, of Atlantic Shores Rehabilitation and Health Center in Delaware, and formerly of Baltimore, died Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2008. Born Feb. 23, 1925, in Hagerstown, she was the daughter of the late Henry W. White Sr. and Harriette G. White. She attended Hagerstown High School. She was employed by the former Green Lantern Restaurant in Hagerstown. She was a member of St. Mark's Lutheran Church in Hagerstown and later attended the Lutheran Church in Selbyville, Del. She is survived by one sister, Henrietta A. Kuhn of Hagerstown; three nieces, Pamela L. Johnston, Patricia L. Crist and Cindy L. Sullivan; and two nephews, Jeffrey L. Sullivan and Brian R. Sullivan.

Harry B. Warner Jr., 80, of 423 Summit Ave., Hagerstown, died Monday, Feb. 17, 2003, at his home. Born Dec. 19, 1922, in Chambersburg, Pa., he was the son of the late Harry Backer Warner Sr. and Margaret Caroline Klipp Warner. He attended Hagerstown High School. He was employed by The Herald-Mail Company for 40 years, retiring in 1982. He was a reporter and wrote a human interest column. He was a member of St. Mark's Lutheran Church. He was the last surviving member of his family.

Betty Jane Earley, 80, formerly of Hagerstown, Md., died Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011, in Fort Worth, Texas. Born July 27, 1931, in Hagerstown, Md., she was the daughter of the late Antonio Cianelli and Anna Louis Daley Cianelli. She was a 1949 graduate of Hagerstown High School, and a graduate from nursing school at Washington County Hospital. She was a nurse and homemaker. She is survived by a son, John Leslie Earley of Arlington, Texas; and a granddaughter, Tess Earley of Arlington.