JOHN EUGENE BUMBAUGH, 71, of 77 Manor Drive, Hagerstown, Maryland, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, August 4, 2011 at Meritus Medical Center. Born June 22, 1940 in Washington County, Maryland, he was the son of the late William and Mary Worthington Bumbaugh. He graduated from North Hagerstown High School in 1958. He was employed with A.T.&T. for thirty-five years, retiring in 1998. John was a veteran of the Vietnam War, serving in the U. S. Navy. He served on the Town Council of Clear Spring, a lifetime member of the Clear Spring Fire Company, and a volunteer with the carnival, operating the Chuck Wheel Game, a lifetime member of the Clear Spring Ambulance. He coached Clear Spring Little League. He was a Boy Scout leader of Troop 117 of Clear Spring. He was past commander of Clear Spring American Legion, Post 222. He was past commander of Western Maryland District, American Legion, and past commander of Washington County, American Legion, a member of the Vietnam Last Mans Club, past commander of Funkstown American Legion, Post 211, a lifetime member of the National American Legion, a member and past commander of 40 & 8, and a member of Past Commander's Club, Department of Maryland. He volunteered with the Hagerstown VA Clinic, and Martinsburg VA Center, REACH and the Red Cross. He is survived by his wife of fifty-two years, Pearl Embly Bumbaugh; two daughters, Susan Mills, and Mary Ann Yeargan, both of Clear Spring, Maryland; two sons, John Edward Bumbaugh, and William (Bill) Eugene Bumbaugh, both of Hagerstown; two sisters, Connie Pratt of Hagerstown, and Lori Staely of Scranton, Pennsylvania; two brothers, George (Cookie) Bumbaugh of Hagerstown, and Terry Bumbaugh of Scranton, Pennsylvania; a daughter-in-law, Michelle Yeakle of Hagerstown; eleven grandchildren, one great-grandson; and one cousin, Judy Raysley of Hagerstown. He was preceded in death by sister, Barbara Kay Bumbaugh. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p. m. Tuesday at Minnich Funeral Home, 415 East Wilson Boulevard, Hagerstown. The Rev. Michael K. Louia will officiate. Burial will be in Cedar Lawn Memorial Park. Military honors will be conducted at the cemetery by the Morris Frock American Legion, Post 42. Family will receive friends at the funeral home on Monday from 6 to 9 p. m. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Washington County Dialysis Assistance, Inc., 12931 Oak Hill Avenue, Hagerstown, Maryland 21742.