BILLY ELLSWORTH HOSE, 82, of Falling Waters, West Virginia died Monday, March 26, 2012 at Meritus Medical Center Born May 15, 1929 in Hagerstown, Maryland, he was the son of the late Ellwsorth L. and Margaret M. DeBow Hose. He was preceded in death by his wife of fifty-five years, Dorothy Hose, on April 14, 2005. Billy attended Hagerstown High School from 1946-1947. He was a veteran serving in the Army Air Corp during the Berlin Airlift. He retired July, 1993 from Pangborn Corporation after forty-one years of service. He was a member of the Higher Ground Ministries. He was a member of the Quarter Century Club, AARP, and UAW #842. He was life member of V.F.W. #1936 and Berlin Airlift Veterans Association. He also was a member of the University of Maryland Terrapin Club since 1975. He was a member of Boy Scouts of America for forty years and was a recipient of the Distinguished Vigil and Silver Beaver Award. He is survived by three sons, Steven Hose and wife, Denise and Ricky Hose and wife, Debbie all of Hagerstown, MD and Dennis Hose and wife Trudy of Carlisle, PA; one brother, Edward L. (Jack) Hose of Hagerstown, MD; four grandchildren, Brian and wife, Stacey, Keith, Jonathan and Maggie Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Thursday at Minnich Funeral Home, 415 East Wilson Blvd., Hagerstown, MD. Pastor Thomas Stottlemyer will officiate. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Wednesday at the funeral home from 7 to 9 p.m. Memorial donations may be made to Higher Ground Ministries, 764 Spruce Street, Hagerstown, Maryland 21740.