Obituaries: Chas. Edwin SHAFFER 1939: Clarion County, PA
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Chas. Edwin Shaffer died June 17, 1939
Chas. Edwin Shaffer, 76, of Mt. Tabor, died Saturday, June 17, 1939, at the
home of his daughter, Mrs. R. J. Vaughn, of Hill.
Mr. Shaffer, the son of Lewis C. and Caroline Miller Shaffer, was born July
16, 1863. On March 17, 1888 he was married to Miss Cora Hinderliter, who
survives.
In addition to his wife and son he leaves four daughters: Albert N. Shaffer
of Mt. Tabor, Mrs. Pearl Minich, Mt. Tabor, Mrs. Wilda Vaughn, Squirrel
Hill, Mrs. Inez Brocious, Timblin, and Mrs. Fannie Gruver, Sewickley.
Another daughter, Florence, preceded her father in death. He also leaves
forty-one grandchildren, three great grandchildren and the following
sisters: Mrs. Salina Dinger, North Freedom, Mrs. Minerva Snyder, Mrs.
Maggie Brocious, Mrs. Lola Hepler, Mrs. Alice Weaver, Timblin, Mrs. Myrtle
Hepler, Cottage Hill, and Mrs. Clara Sherry of Beautiful Lookout.
Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon in the Mr. Tabor Evangelical
Church of which he was a member, with the Reverend N. A. Pearce and the Rev.
Rohland officiating. Burial was made in the Mt. Tabor cemetery under the
direction of H. H. Sloan.