| Graduation Year | Class of 1963 |
| Date of Passing | Apr 17, 2021 |
| About | Raymond (Ray) Randolph Stover Jr., 75, of Hagerstown and formerly of Union Bridge, died Saturday, April 17, 2021 at St. Joseph's Medical Center in Towson. Born December 5, 1945 in Frederick County, he was the son of the late Raymond R. Stover Sr. and Florence Virginia Hoover Stover. He was a 1963 graduate of Walkersville High School and attended Monroe College in Winchester, VA, receiving an associate degree in business. He attended Union Bridge Church of the Brethren and was a longtime volunteer with the New Midway Vol. Fire Company. Before retiring he worked for 22 years as a brick mason and later as a handicap equipment technician for 35 years. Ray's passion was fishing. His children fondly referred to him as the "fish whisperer". In the late 70's and earlier 80's he was an active member of the Maryland B.A.S.S. Federation and the Middletown Bass Busters Club. In 1985, he was a member of the Maryland BASS Federation State Team, where he won the Maryland State Championship. During those years he was an active leader with a youth anglers club through the former Rod Rack in Frederick, MD. Surviving are daughter Paula Wivell and friend Ferdi Mack of Hagerstown; son, Raymond R. "Randy" Stover III and wife Angela of Middletown; grandchildren, Amanda Leiphart and husband Paul, Hannah and Sarah Stover; 2 step-grandchildren, Matthew and Jacob Hensley, and a sister Barbara Claar and husband Emmert of Woodsboro. Also surviving are many nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by a sister Shirley Hickey-Ruth and brothers-in-law, William Ruth, Thomas Eyler and Dale Hickey. A funeral service will be held at 12 p.m. on Friday, April 23, 2021 at Hartzler Funeral Home, 404 S. Main St., Woodsboro, with Rev. Dr. James Benedict officiating. Interment will follow in Mt. Hope Cemetery, Woodsboro. The family will receive friends Friday from 10 a.m. until the time of service at the funeral home. Wearing of masks and social distancing will be observed in the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association, P.O. Box 7023, Merrifield, VA, 22116. The family invites you to leave a message or memory on our "tribute wall" at www.hartzlerfuneralhome.com. To Plant Memorial Trees in memory, please visit our Sympathy Store. Published in The Frederick News-Post from Apr. 19 to Apr. 20, 2021. |
