David George Moyer

David George Moyer, Jr., 82, of Strasburg, Pennsylvania, died at home on April 6, 2020. He was born September 26, 1937, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the eldest son of David George Moyer, Sr., MD., and Helen Mott. He grew up in North Wales, Pennsylvania. He worked from the time he was old enough to do so, and was skilled in building, painting, electrical wiring, auto repair, welding, landscaping, plumbing, insurance adjusting, bookkeeping, and sales, and he never had a job he did not enjoy. He owned and operated Mount Vernon Salvage Yard in Gap, Pennsylvania from 1969 to 1983 and Moyer's Book Barn in Strasburg from 1983 to 2020.
He is survived by his wife of nearly 63 years, Judith Reyner Moyer, three daughters; Terry Young, wife of Richard, of Aberdeen, North Carolina, Lisa Fritz, wife of Joel, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, and Jane Geiger, wife of Philip, of Strasburg, Pennsylvania, five grandchildren; Tyler and Helen Young, David Griffith, and Mercedes and Aidan Geiger, two brothers; Stephen Moyer and Charles "Gus" Wheeler, and four sisters; Katherine Wheeler, and Patricia, Cynthia, and Elizabeth Moyer. He was preceded in death by his brother, Richard Moyer.
David's greatest achievements were marrying his beloved wife and raising three, intelligent, caring, productive daughters. He was proud of his building and renovation projects, which included an addition to his 1845 farm house, building a house for his mother-in-law, renovating his 1810 barn into a bookstore, and, together with his wife, spending seven years restoring an 1873 farmhouse in Hegins, Pennsylvania. He was a dedicated genealogist (tracing his ancestry as far back as the early 1600's), historian, and archivist of his family history. He built a custom 1935 Ford Roadster, a feat that took three years and three thousand hours. He was a bass drummer in the Kiltie Band of York for fourteen years.
David's family and friends will remember him for his love of animals, especially dogs, his razor sharp wit, his penchant for storytelling, and the sense of diligence, dignity, and passion that defined his entire life. Donations in his memory can be made to Hospice and Community Care, P.O. Box 4125, Lancaster, PA 17604-4125.