Paul Edwin Hartman, age 76 of C-62 16505 Virginia Ave. Williamsport, Md. and formerly of Hagerstown, Md. died unexpectedly Wednesday evening October 31, 2007 in the emergency room of the Washington County Hospital Hagerstown, Md.
Born April 20, 1931 in Five Forks, Pa. he was the son of the late Kellar P. and Esther V. (Shipp) Hartman.
Mr. Hartman was the founder and president of Valley Credit Service of Hagerstown and also formerly worked at the Household Finance Co. in Hagerstown, Baltimore, and Florida. He was a charter member of the Maryland Collection Agency Licensing Board.
He was a longtime member of the Grace Brethren Church of Hagerstown where he previously had served on the church board, as a deacon, and as Sunday School superintendent. Mr. Hartman had also been a member of the Kiwanis Club of Hagerstown.
He was active in the Salvation Army in Hagerstown where he served on the board, and following his retirement he managed the thrift store.
He was a 1949 graduate of Greencastle High School and served in the U.S. Army in the Medical Corps at Walter Reed Hospital in Washington D.C.
He and his wife, Alice L. (Snider) Hartman were married on September 19, 1953 in the Macedonia United Brethren Church near Greencastle.
Surviving family in addition to his wife are:
One Son, Randall E.(Husband of Joni) Hartman of Ellicott City, Md.
One sister, Louise Ryder Linebaugh of Greencastle, Pa.
Three Granddaughters, Beth Anne Dunphy and her husband Martin, Sarah Hartman, and Rebecca Hartman.
Nieces and Nephews
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Raymond Hartman and Robert Hartman.
Funeral services will be held on Monday morning November 5 at 10:00 A.M. at the Grace Brethren Church, 837 Spruce St., Hagerstown, Md. with Pastor Brad Nigh officiating. Burial will be in the Montgomery Brethren in Christ Church Cemetery near Mercersburg, Pa. The family will receive friends on Sunday afternoon from 2 - 5 P.M. at the Harold M. Zimmerman And Son Funeral Home 45 S. Carlisle St. Greencastle, Pa. Memorial contributions may be given in his memory to Homewood Retirement Center, 16505 Virginia Ave., Williamsport, Md. 21795 or Grace Brethren Church, 837 Spruce St., Hagerstown, Md. 21740. Online condolences may be expressed at www.zimmermanfh.com