Obituaries

February 17, 2010 — CUMBERLAND —

John “June” Lewis Stephens Jr., 85, of Cumberland, passed away Thursday, Feb. 18, 2010, at the Western Maryland Regional Medical Center.

Born May 25, 1924, in Cumberland, Mr. Stephens was the son of the late John Lewis Winfield Stephens Sr., and Hilda Marie (Jones) Stephens. He was also preceded in death by his son, Michael Stephens.

Carol L. Spriggs
February 22, 2008

CUMBERLAND - Carol Lee Spriggs, 63, of Cumberland, died on Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2008, at the WMHS-Memorial Campus.

The Rev. Nellie G. Small

The Rev. Nellie G. Small, 56, of Beall Street Extended, Frostburg, died Friday, October 17, 1997 at her residence.

Born June 9,1941, in Frostburg, she was the daughter of Mary Ann (Paige) White, Frostburg, and the late Milton L. White. She also was preceded in death by two brothers, Robert and Oliver White; and one sister, Marjorie Anita White.

CONSTANCE RICHEY
June 21, 1998

Constance "Connie" "Oodie" Richey, 75, of Washington, formerly of Cumberland, died Saturday, June 20, 1998, at Greater Southeast Community Hospital, Washington.

Surviving are her husband, William Milton Richey, Washington; three sisters, Roberta Thompson, Somerset, Pa., Irene Keys, Cumberland, Lorraine Sailes, Omaha, Neb.; three brothers-in-law, George Thompson, Nial Keys and William Sailes; two sisters-in-law, Marie Richardson and Eleise Hawkins; and other relatives and friends.

Lucy Mildred Reece, 1924-2017

The following excerpt is from an obituary that appeared in the January 10, 2017 edition of the Cumberland Times-News. As noted elsewhere on this website Lucy Reece was also a recipient of the 2016 Allegany County NAACP Lifetime Achievement Award:

Lucy Mildred Reece, 92, of Cumberland, passed away Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017, at the Western Maryland Regional Medical Center.

DOROTHY L REDMAN
November 4, 2000

Dorothy Lee "Dottie" Redman, 65, of 217 Carroll St., Cumberland, died Sunday, Dec. 3, 2000, at her home.

ROBERT E POWELL, SR
June 26, 2000

CUMBERLAND
Robert Ellsworth Powell Sr., 79, of Cumberland, died Sunday, June 25, 2000, at Memorial Hospital.
Born Nov. 7, 1920, in Mount Union, Pa., he was the son of the late Wilbur and Pearl (Fields) Powell. He also was preceded in death by one daughter, Phyllis Ann Powell; two brothers, Wilmont Powell and Donald Lee Powell; and one sister, Irene (Powell) Gilmore. Mr. Powell was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. He was a member of the Fulton Myers Post #153 American Legion and the Teamsters Local #453.

John J. "Bink" Powell

John Joseph "Bink" Powell, 72, of Cumberland, died Monday, May 23, 2016.

Born on June 15, 1943, in Cumberland, he was the son of the late William and Edna Powell.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brothers, William Powell, Jack Powell, and the Rev. Robert Powell; and his sisters, Maxine Kent, Audrey Powell, Evelyn Powell, Barbara Clay and Brenda Gurganus.

CUMBERLAND — May 12, 2011

Mervin Eugene Pope Sr., 69, of Cumberland, departed this life on Wednesday, May 11, 2011, at the Western Maryland Regional Medical Center.

Born Jan. 7, 1942, in Cumberland, Mr. Pope was the son of the late Joseph Roger and Louise E. Pope. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Drake M. Pope; and a sister, Mary Louise Jones.

GRETCHEN G POPE
January 28, 2003

CUMBERLAND
Gretchen Geneva Pope, 85, of Cumberland, died Sunday, Jan. 26, 2003, at the WMHS Sacred Heart Campus Hospital, Cumberland.