Closson Press

Authors: Schuylkill Roots
(formerly Buffington Funeral Home, Valley View, Schuylkill County, PA) Comprised of five volumes of records, each having approximately 300 entries, this is one of the best compilations of United Brethren records ever seen by the compilers. A. Donald Buffington, owner of the funeral home from 1929 was a member of the U.B. Church which in Valley View is now St. Andrew United Methodist Church. The first record found begins with December 4, 1932. Records include name of deceased, date and place of death, cemetery of burial, parents and other pertinent information as available. This collection includes also: deaths from Mt. Carmel, Taylorsville, Lavelle, Pitman, Barry Twp., Fountain, down the Deep Creek Valley through Hegins, Valley View, Sacramento, Spring Glen, Klingerstown, some on both sides of the Mahantongo Mountain, and some extending down as far as Gratz, as well as some from in Northumberland County. Surname Index.