11 October, 1961, Cumberland Evening Times:  Mrs. Floyd Bittinger, Oakland:  Mrs. Mary Martha Bittinger, 68, Swanton, died yesterday in Garrett County Hospital where she had been a patient four days. Born in Garrett County, she was a daughter of the late Thomas and Mary Jane (Fletcher ) Gilpin. She was a member of the Sand Flat Assembly of God Church. Surviving are her husband, Floyd Bittinger; four sons, Vernon B. Bittinger,  Shepardstown, Paul and Marshall Bittinger, McHenry and McKinley Bittinger, Oakland; two daughters, Mrs. Olive Glotfelty, RD 1, Accident with whom she resided the past several weeks, and Mrs. Beulah Cutter, RD 1 Frostburg; two brothers, Oakey Gilpin, Cumberland and Joseph Gilpin, Grandville, three sisters, Mrs. Myrtle Brotemarkle and Mrs. Louise Porter, both of Keyser, and Mrs. Maleta Butler, Akron, Ohio. The body is at the Minnich Funeral Home where the family will receive friends from 2 until 4 p.m. and 7 until 9 p.m. today and tomorrow. Services will be conducted Saturday at Sand Flat Assembly of God Church at 2 p.m. (EST) by Rev. Leroy Harvey and Rev. Hartley Wigfield.  Interment will be in Rhodes cemetery.

Lee, Thanks for posting this obituary, and the others, too. FYI, Wayne Bittinger's book reports that Mary Martha (Gilpin) Bittinger was born 7/30/1893. I have it from a number of sources that the maiden name of Mary Martha's mother was Mary Jane "Fazenbaker," rather than "Fletcher" as recorded in the obituary. Her father's name is variously reported as "Thomas" Gilpin as reported in the obituary, but also as "Thompson" Gilpin. There is a hollow off Maynardier Ridge Road near Bittinger, called Gilpin Hollow, which I believe was close by the Thompson Gilpin family home. With certainty, I know that the hollow and adjoining land came to be owned in later years by Maleta Butler, daughter of Thompson Gilpin and Mary Jane. Walt Warnick -----Original Message----- From: mdgarret-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:mdgarret-bounces@rootsweb.com]On Behalf Of Lee Fasnacht Sent: Thursday, September 03, 2009 7:16 PM To: mdallega-l@rootsweb.com; mdgarret@rootsweb.com Subject: [MDGARRET] Obit of Mary Martha Bittinger 11 October, 1961, Cumberland Evening Times:  Mrs. Floyd Bittinger, Oakland:  Mrs. Mary Martha Bittinger, 68, Swanton, died yesterday in Garrett County Hospital where she had been a patient four days. Born in Garrett County, she was a daughter of the late Thomas and Mary Jane (Fletcher ) Gilpin. She was a member of the Sand Flat Assembly of God Church. Surviving are her husband, Floyd Bittinger; four sons, Vernon B. Bittinger,  Shepardstown, Paul and Marshall Bittinger, McHenry and McKinley Bittinger, Oakland; two daughters, Mrs. Olive Glotfelty, RD 1, Accident with whom she resided the past several weeks, and Mrs. Beulah Cutter, RD 1 Frostburg; two brothers, Oakey Gilpin, Cumberland and Joseph Gilpin, Grandville, three sisters, Mrs. Myrtle Brotemarkle and Mrs. Louise Porter, both of Keyser, and Mrs. Maleta Butler, Akron, Ohio. The body is at the Minnich Funeral Home where the family will receive friends from 2 until 4 p.m. and 7 until 9 p.m. today and tomorrow. Services will be conducted Saturday at Sand Flat Assembly of God Church at 2 p.m. (EST) by Rev. Leroy Harvey and Rev. Hartley Wigfield.  Interment will be in Rhodes cemetery. ====================================== Looking for your Garrett County ancestors? Make sure to visit us on the web at: http://rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mdgarret/ ------------------------------------ If you need help with this list, make sure to email the list administrator, Sonny O'Haver, mdgarret-admin@rootsweb.com ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MDGARRET-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.409 / Virus Database: 270.13.76/2343 - Release Date: 09/03/09 05:50:00