OBIT: Emma Q. MILLER, 1945, New Oxford, Adams County, PA

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Mrs. Peter Miller

Mrs. Emma Q. Miller, nonagenarian, widow of Peter Miller, died this morning at 
her daughter. Mrs. W. R. Snyder, Carlisle Street, New Oxford, with whom she had 
resided. She was aged 91 years. Mrs. Miller was a daughter of the late Jesse and 
Lovina Craumer Bupp, and was born September 9, 1853. She was a member of the 
First Lutheran Church, New Oxford. Surviving her are two children, Mrs. W. R. 
Snyder, New Oxford and Paul Miller, York R.D.; six grandchildren; eight great 
grandchildren, and three sisters, Mrs. Alverta Coulson, York; Mrs. Virginia 
Ziegler, East Berlin; and Miss Ellen Bupp, Abbottstown. The funeral will be held 
Friday afternoon with services conducted at the home at 2:30 o'clock. The Rev 
George E. Sheffer, pastor of the First Lutheran church, New Oxford , will 
officiate. Internment will be made in the New Oxford Cemetery.

Hanover Evening Sun, March 21, 1945

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DEATHS

Mrs. Emma Q. Miller

Mrs. Emma Q. Miller, 91, Carlisle Street, New Oxford, died this Wednesday 
morning at 4:10 o’clock. Death was due to infirmities of age. She was a daughter 
of the late Jesse and Lovina (Craumer) Bupp. Her husband Peter Miller, preceded 
her in death about 45 years ago. Surviving are two children, Mrs. W.R. Snyder, 
with whom she had been residing, and Paul Miller, York, R.D.; also six 
grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and the following sisters: Mrs. Alverta 
Coulson, York; Mrs. Virginia Zeigler, East Berlin, and Miss Ellen Bupp, 
Abbottstown. Mrs. Miller was a member of the First Lutheran church, New Oxford. 
Funeral services this Friday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock with services at the home 
of her daughter, Mrs. Snyder, the Rev. George E. Sheffer, pastor of the First 
Lutheran church officiating. Interment in the New Oxford cemetery. The deceased 
was New Oxford’s eldest resident and one of the community’s most highly 
respected citizens.

The News Comet, Thursday, March 22, 1945