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LaVale, MD- Martha Lee (Hunt) Schelble, LaVale, Maryland, died on November 17, 2018.

Born April 26, 1924 in Cumberland, she was the daughter of the late John W. and Agnes E. (Garrett) Hunt. She was predeceased by her husband of 65 years, Charles F. Schelble, Jr. on January 5, 2013.

A former employee of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad as a Secretary to Superintendent of Shops, she was last employed by the Board of Education of Allegany County as a Secretary at Parkside School. A graduate of Fort Hill High School and Catherman’s Business School, she was a member of LaVale United Methodist Church and a former member of Cumberland Chapter #56 O.E.S. and Beta Sigma Phi.

She was preceded in death by siblings: Cecelia Wight, Cairo, GA, Eva Cordray, LaQuinta, CA and Morgantown, WV, and Charles W. Hunt, Cumberland. She was the last surviving member of her immediate family.

She is survived by two daughters, Barbara A. Metzger and husband Brad of LaVale, MD and Christine H. Schelble and husband Scott Starns of Georgetown, KY, and two grandchildren, Kate Metzger, LaVale, MD and Daniel Metzger, Leesburg, VA.The Family would like to thank the caring staff at Frostburg Village (Sterling Care) for their wonderful care and compassion for the short time of her stay.

Friends will be received at Adams Family Funeral Home, 404 Decatur Street, Cumberland, MD (www.adamsfamilyfuneralhome.com) on Monday, November 19, 2018 from 5:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M.      

A funeral service will be conducted at the funeral home on Tuesday, November 20, 2018 at 11:00 A.M. with Rev. Frankie Revell officiating. Friends will also be received an hour prior to the service.

Interment will be in Sunset Memorial Park.

In lieu of floral tributes, contributions may be made to LaVale United Methodist Church-Food Pantry, 565 National Highway, LaVale, MD 21502 ; Sterling Care at Frostburg Village; c/o: Activity Fund, 1 Kaylor Cicle, Frostburg, MD 21532 or to the charity of the donor’s choice.

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