Gerald Ray Swanger [Cumberland]
Gerald Ray Swanger, 71, of Cumberland, passed away Saturday, Oct. 31, 2009, at his residence.

Yvonna P. Smalley [Artemas]
Yvonna P. Smalley, 70, of Silver Mills Road, Artemas, passed away on Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009, at Memorial Hospital, Cumberland, Md.
She was born on Nov. 17, 1938, in Cumberland, a daughter of the late Harry L. and Ada (Miller) Wigfield.

James Raymond Skidmore [Bridgeport]
James Raymond Skidmore, 68, of Maple Lake, Bridgeport, passed away on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2009, at United Hospital Center.

Francis S. “Tyke” O’Baker [Cumberland]
Francis S. “Tyke” O’Baker, 71, of Cumberland, went to meet his Lord and Savior on Sunday, Oct. 25, 2009.

Pearl J. Petroski [McHenry]
Pearl Joann Petroski, 82, of 175 Pysell Road, Apt. 4, McHenry, formerly a resident of Shamokin, Pa., died on Oct. 20, 2009 after a long illness of cancer.

Rena R. (Deaner) Souders [Cumberland]
Rena R. (Deaner) Souders, 94, died peacefully on Oct. 20, 2009 at Devlin Manor Health Care Center with her family at her bedside.

Lucy A. Howell [Barton]
Lucy A. Howell, 95, of Barton, went to be with the Lord on Monday, Oct. 26, 2009 at the WMHS-Memorial Campus.

Toni (Beckward) Jones [Cumberland]
Toni Beckward Jones passed away peacefully in her home on Oct. 25, 2009 after a courageous battle with cancer.

Sean P. “Toad Butt” Lewis [Bangor]
Sean Patrick “Toad Butt” Lewis, 37, of Bangor, died Saturday, Oct. 24, 2009 at the Pocono Medical Center, East Stroudsburg, Pa.

Clara C. LaVorata [Rockville]
Clara C. LaVorata, of Rockville, passed away on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2009.

Ruth I. Broadwater [Oakland]
Ruth Ivalee Broadwater, 95, of Oakland, died Monday at her home.

Bruce A. Deal [Oakland]
Bruce Adam Deal, 20, of Oakland, died Sunday in Oakland.