St. Peter's Independent Bible Church Cemetery

Location:

Middle Road, south of Troxelville, Adams Township  

History:

St. Peter's Independent Bible Church withdrew from St. Peter's Evangelical United Brethren (now United Methodist) Church in 1962. A lot and cemetery grounds were donated by Mr. & Mrs. Jerome Houtz.

Source of Inscriptions:

Finsterbush, 1993, 1997.  

Notes:

There is not a reference to this cemetery in Wagenseller's Tombstone Inscriptions of Snyder County as the cemetery was begun after 1900.

Inscriptions:

• Blazer, Paul E., May 22, 1967-Jan. 22, 1991. "Loving brother, son & father."
• Camp, Amelia E., [w/o William,] 1889-1965.
• Camp, Curvin I., 1922-
• Camp, Esther M., [w/o Walter,] 1917-
• Camp, Gladys V., [w/o Curvin,] 1924-
• Camp, Miriam C., [w/o Stanley,] 1910-
• Camp, Robert E., 1929-
• Camp, Ruth J. (Zellers), w/o Robert, 1929-
• Camp, Stanley G., 1910-1972.
• Camp, Walter R., 1917-1988.
• Camp, William G., 1883-1965.
• DeLong, Keisha Marie, infant d/o James E. & Agnes D., June 27, 1992. "Of such is the kingdom of heaven."
• Goss, Ernestine E. Mull, w/o Russell, 1927. "In loving memory."
• Goss, Russell J., 1931- ; m. 1962. Korean Vet.
• Herman, Betty V., nee Moyer, w/o Charles, Aug. 5, 1927-
• Herman, Charles L., "Fat," May 13, 1924-Nov. 25, 1987; m. April 5, 1947. U.S. Marines, W.W. II.
• Herman, Lisa Marie, 1970.
• Houtz, Betty J. (Walter,) w/o Richard, 1942-
• Houtz, Catherine C., w/o Jerome, 1909-1980.
• Houtz, Jerome R., 1905-1982.
• Houtz, Linda L., [w/o William,] 1942-
• Houtz, Richard R., 1938- ; m. June 22, 1957.
• Houtz, William K., 1943- . "Precious Lord, take our hands."
• Keister, Homer E., April 5, 1895-Sept. 4, 1978. W.W. I.
• Keister, Mary S.S., w/o Homer, Dec. 7, 1911-
• Martin, Paul S., 1938-
• Mattern, Charles H., Dec. 18, 1916-Jan. 13, 1997.
• Mattern, Verbena W., w/o Charles, May 3, 1922-
• Maurer, Becky Sue, July 16, 1969; 2 m.
• Mowery, Tammy K., 1968-1969.
• Reich, Anna K., [w/o Harold,] 1929-
• Reich, Carl A., 1940-
• Reich, Rev. Harold L., 1925-1988. W.W. II. "As you stand here,/Don't weep for me./I didn't die,/Just moved to be,/With Jesus for eternity./And I hope that you,/In heaven I'll see."
• Reich, Isabel G., [w/o Richard, Dec. 7,] 1931-[Oct. 16,] 1988.
• Reich, Lucille M., [w/o Carl,] 1942-
• Reich, Richard G., 1931-
• Reich, Shawna Brooke, Aug. 1-Sept. 20, 1980.
• Romig, Mary J., w/o Paul, March 6, 1931-
• Romig, Paul D., Nov. 14, 1926- ; m. April 7, 1951.
• Romig, Penny Lou, d/o Paul & Mary.
• Schrader, Emily Marie, July 31-Aug. 9, 1996.
• Seler, Elmer W., 1920-
• Seler, Hazel L., [w/o Elmer,] 1919-
• Seler, Steven L., [s/o Elmer & Hazel,] 1950-1969.
• Webb, Edward S., Dec. 11, 1932-
• Webb, Thelma J., [w/o Edward,] June 1, 1933-

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