Funeral Homes in Westernport, MD

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Westernport is a town in Allegany County, Maryland, United States, located along the Georges Creek Valley. It is part of the Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,888 at the 2010 census.

Westernport Obituaries

It was reported on March 16th, 2020 that Mary Eleanor Bradley Collins died in Alexandria, Virginia.  Collins was 93 years old and was born in Westernport, MD.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Mary Eleanor Bradley's life.

It was written on February 17th, 2018 that Lola Virginia Carr (Bowman) passed away in Westernport, Maryland.  Ms. Carr was 82 years old and was born in West Africa, .  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Lola Virginia's life.

It was noted on February 2nd, 2017 that Lena Mae Windon (Fazenbaker) passed on in Maggie Valley, North Carolina.  Ms. Windon was 77 years old and was born in Westernport, MD.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Lena Mae's life.

It was noted on November 29th, 2016 that William Carr died in Westernport, Maryland.  Carr was 81 years old and was born in Newton, NJ.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor William's life.

It was written by New Bern Sun Journal on June 26th, 2016 that Rhys G Evans perished in River Bend, North Carolina.  Evans was 74 years old and was born in Westernport, MD.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Rhys G's life.

It was noted by Orange County Register on February 3rd, 2016 that Wayne Hillery Carroll passed away in California.  Carroll was 94 years old and was born in Westernport, MD.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Wayne Hillery's life.

It was disclosed by Register Guard on July 5th, 2015 that Mary Martha Bridgeman (Coury) died in Eugene, Oregon.  Ms. Bridgeman was 92 years old and was born in Westernport, MD.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Mary Martha's life.

It was noted on May 18th, 2013 that Edward C Sr Lease died in Versailles, Ohio.  Lease was 80 years old and was born in Westernport, MD.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Edward C Sr's life.

It was reported by Cumberland Times-News on May 15th, 2013 that Ester "Jean" Riley died in Westernport, Maryland.  Riley was 79 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Ester "Jean"'s life.

It was written by Cumberland Times-News on April 17th, 2013 that Matilda Anne Pamepinto (McGreevy) perished in Westernport, Maryland.  Ms. Pamepinto was 82 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Matilda Anne's life.

History

The town was incorporated in 1859. By 1774, it was known as Hardscrabble because the rocky soil made planting difficult. In the late 18th century and early to mid part of the 19th century, coal and timber was loaded onto flatboats where Georges Creek George's Creek empties into the Potomac, then floated down to near Great Falls, Virginia, where the goods were unloaded, the boats broken up to sell as lumber, and the operators walking back to Westernport. The population was 2,104 at the 2000 census.

Westernport's first settlement is identified on a French military map dating from 1758. Some time in the mid 1790s, the name was changed to Westernport, with the town being the western-most navigable port on the Potomac River.