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Paul D. Taylor, 69 MAY 4, 1939-MARCH 12, 2009 WAYNESBORO, Pa. - Mr. Paul D. Taylor, 69, of 710 S. Church St., Waynesboro, Pa., died at 6:30 p.m., Thursday, March 12, 2009, at his home. He had been in failing health for nine months and critically ill for two weeks. Born May 4, 1939, in East Berlin, Pa., he was the son of the late Harry C. and Mabel J. (Hawbaker) Taylor. Mr. Taylor graduated with the 1957 class of Waynesboro High School. He and his wife, Mary (Willison)

JULY 8, 1915-MARCH 8, 2009 CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. - Katheryn L. Stitely Potts, 93, a resident of ManorCare Health Services and formerly of Penn Street, Waynesboro, Pa., died Sunday, March 8, 2009, at the nursing home. Born July 8, 1915, in Waynesboro, she was the daughter of the late Jesse G. and Mary A. Gossard Stitely. She was a 1933 graduate of Waynesboro High School. She was a waitress at Wetzel's Tavern for more than 25 years, retiring in 1982. She was a member of Waynesboro Church of the Brethren and National AARP.

AUG. 8, 1930-MARCH 7, 2009 WAYNESBORO, Pa. - T. Joanne Tritle Adams, 78, of 21 Mount Vernon Terrace, died Saturday, March 7, 2009, at her home. Born Aug. 8, 1930, in Waynesboro, she was the daughter of the late Bessie Louise Tritle Duffey. Her husband, William G. Adams, Jr., died Dec. 24, 2003. They were married July 8, 1949. She was a 1948 graduate of Waynesboro High School. She retired in 1995 from Supervalu in Williamsport. She was a member of Trinity United Church of Christ, Waynesboro, where she was a former Sunday school teacher.

Nan Smith, 80 MAY 27, 1928-MARCH 6, 2009 WAYNESBORO, Pa. -- Nan Middleton Smith, 80, of 305 Antietam Drive, died Friday, March 6, 2009, at Waynesboro Hospital. Born May 27, 1928, in Waynesboro, she was the daughter of the late Norman E. and Hazel Miller Middleton. She was a 1946 graduate of Waynesboro High School. Prior to retiring in 1996, she was the bookkeeper at Waynesboro Day Care for 14 years. She was a member of Saint Mary's Episcopal Church in Waynesboro.

MARCH 30, 1943-FEB. 18, 2009 ST. THOMAS, Pa. - Joyce Elizabeth Sharrah Detrow, 65, of 7707 Cumberland Circle, and formerly of the Waynesboro, Pa., area, died Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2009, at Manorcare Health Services in Chambersburg, Pa. Born March 30, 1943, in Waynesboro, she was the daughter of the late Clarence W. and Lorraine Hartman Sharrah. She was preceded in death by her companion, Chester E. Baer Sr., who died Jan. 27, 2008. She attended Waynesboro High School and later received her GED. She worked at the former Los Gringos Restaurant in Waynesboro.

APRIL 9, 1935-FEB. 9, 2009 LEITERSBURG - Wilmont Charles Minnich, 73, of Leitersburg Pike, died Monday, Feb. 9, 2009, at Waynesboro (Pa.) Hospital. Born April 9, 1935, in Pen Mar, Pa., he was the son of the late Robert E. and Zella C. Hovis Minnich. He attended Waynesboro High School. He was employed by Crown Painting Co. in Hagerstown. He served in the U.S. Army. He is survived by his wife, Dolores L. Weller-Shifflett Minnich, whom he married April 4, 1970; two daughters, Kimberly D. Wallace of Waynesboro and Cheryl L. Bair of Smithsburg; two sons, Joel L. Shifflett of Waynesboro and Michael A. Shifflett of Leitersburg; one sister, Elaine Condon of Rouzersville, Pa.; 10 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; nieces; and nephews.

SEPT. 11, 1948-JAN. 31, 2009 MARION, Pa. - Nancy Lee Stull DeHart, 60, of Molly Pitcher Highway, and formerly of Waynesboro, Pa., died Saturday, Jan. 31, 2009, at her home. Born Sept. 11, 1948, in Waynesboro, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Hanzy and Almeda Patterson Stull. She attended Waynesboro High School. She was employed by Lehman's Egg Service for 18 years. She was a member of Clay Hill Church. She is survived by her husband, Gary Lee DeHart Sr., whom she married Feb. 28, 1969; one daughter, Iris A. Humwood of Fayetteville, Pa.; one son, Gary L. DeHart Jr. of McConnellsburg, Pa.; five sisters, Betty McFerren, Patsy Crider, Goldie Scott and Dolly Ebersole, all of Waynesboro, and Juanita Swartz of York, Pa.; three brothers, Gene Stull of Waynesboro, and Hanzy Stull Jr. and Ray Stull Sr., both of Greencastle; two grandchildren; two stepgrandchildren; one stepgreat-grandson; and several nieces and nephews.

MAY 12, 1925-JAN. 17, 2009 WAYNESBORO, Pa. - Thelma C. Cashman King, 83, formerly of 13650 Harbaugh Church Road, died Saturday, Jan. 17, 2009, at her daughter's home. Born May 12, 1925, in Waynesboro, she was the daughter of the late George W. and Lola Benedict Cashman. She was preceded in death by her husband, Donald E. "Jack" King, in 2000. They were married June 7, 1947. She was a 1943 graduate of Waynesboro High School. She was employed as a secretary for the former WEEO Radio Station in Rouzerville, Pa., retiring in 1990.

FEB. 17, 1921-JAN. 14, 2009 WAYNESBORO, Pa. - Gladys Mae Henson, 87, of 30 N. Franklin St., died Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2009, at Waynesboro Hospital. Born Feb. 17, 1921, in Waynesboro, she was the daughter of the late John Grover and Elsie Pearl Beaver Henson. She was a 1939 graduate of Waynesboro High School. She was employed as a seamstress by Waynesboro Knitting Mill for 42 years, retiring in 1983. She was a member of Evangelical Lutheran Church in Waynesboro.

MARCH 24, 1921-JAN. 10, 2009 WAYNESBORO, Pa. - James E. Heikes, 87, of Country Club Road, died Saturday, Jan. 10, 2009, at Quincy Village. Born March 24, 1921, in Waynesboro, he was the son of the late Melvin E. Heikes and Hazel Montgomery Heikes. His wife, Lillian Marie Kline Heikes, died May 18, 1993. They were married Aug. 31, 1944. He was a 1939 graduate of Waynesboro High School. He retired in 1983 from Moore Business Forms in Thurmont, Md. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II. He was a member of Faith United Methodist Church.