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Area roundup — Monday, September 11, 2017

Christmas in Clear Spring is Saturday, Dec. 9, and the Clear Spring Garden Club is seeking individuals with model train sets who would be willing to set them up and share the experience with visitors that evening.

Hello, neighbors. Will I see you at the farmers market Tuesday in Shafer Park? Vendors will be on-site from 4 to 7 p.m.

Good morning friends, and happy Tuesday! Grab your umbrella and rain boots, and let's face this week with a smile.

Clarence D. Creager, 95, formerly of Mercersburg, Pa., died Saturday, Sept. 9, 2017, at Chambersburg (Pa.) Hospital. Friends will be received Wednesday from 6 to8 p.m. at Lininger-Fries Funeral Home, Mercersburg. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. T|w

John Alvey Young Sr., 70, of Hagerstown, Md., passed away on Sunday, Sept. 10, 2017, at Meritus Medical Center. Born Sept. 17, 1946, in Hagerstown, he was the son of the late Kenneth Matthew and Catherine Sarah Delauder Young. John…

Mr. Max E. G. Rockwell, 75, of Falling Waters, West Virginia, died Saturday afternoon, Sept. 9, 2017, at Williamsport Nursing Home, Williamsport. He was the husband of Carol J. Carbaugh Rockwell, his wife of 47 years.Born July 16, 1942, in…

Our mother, Wilda Virginia (Reed) Merckle, was born on Oct. 14th, 1922, in Hagerstown, Md., the daughter of Reuben W. and Ida M. (Riley) Reed, and died at Homewood, Williamsport, Md., on Sept. 11, 2017. She graduated from Hagerstown High…

Patricia Ann Burtner, 84, of Clear Spring, Md., passed away Sunday, Sept. 10, 2017, at Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown, Md.Born April 8, 1933, in Hagerstown, she was the daughter of the late Paul Butts and Loretta (Itnyre) Butts.Patricia was…

Lawrence “Larry” M. French, 81, of Hagerstown, MD, passed away Friday, Sept. 8, 2017, at Charlotte’s Home. Lawrence was born in Hagerstown, on Feb. 6, 1936, a son of the late Mable E. (Forman) and Hillard W. French. In addition…