Obituary of SCHUMACHER, OTTO HENRY, III   1988 Oconee, SC
Keowee Courier, September 14, 1988
LT. COL. O. H. SCHUMACHER
   Walhalla---Lt. Col. Otto Henry Schumacher, III, USAF retired, 71, of Route 
2, North Laurel St. Extension, husband of Rose Craig Schumacher, died Thursday, 
September 8, 1988 at Greenville Memorial Hospital following a protracted 
illness.  He was a native of Walhalla, a son of the late Otto Henry and Fannie 
Crisp Schumacher.  Col. Schumacher retired from the U. S. Air Force after 24 
years of distinguished service.  Col. Schumacher flew as a Navigator in World 
War II in the European and Pacific Theaters and in the Korean Conflict.  He 
ended his military career in Denver, Colo., having served as Comptroller for 
the Air Force Accounting and Finance Center and in 1965 he retired to Walhalla 
with his family.  He was a member of the Retired Officers Association and a 
member of Saint John(sic) Lutheran Church.  Surviving in addition to the wife 
of the home are four sons, Otto H. Schumacher, IV of Simpsonville, James R. 
Schumacher, Major U. S. Air Force, Belleville, Ill., John P. Schumacher, MD of 
Malberg, West Germany, and C. Craig Schumacher of Walhalla; eight 
grandchildren; one brother, Paul D. Schumacher of Thomaston, Ga.; and one 
sister, Mrs. J. P. (Frances) Booker of Walhalla.  Funeral services were held 
Sunday at 4:00 p. m. from the Saint John(sic) Lutheran Church conducted by his 
pastor, the Rev. John Petry, III.  Interment with Military Rites by a 
detachment from Shaw Air Force Base was in the church cemetery.  Davenport 
Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.  The family respectfully requests 
that flowers be omitted.  Memorials may be made to the Saint John Lutheran 
Church Organ Fund, 301 West Main Street, Walhalla, SC 29691 or to the American 
Cancer Society, c/o Phyllis King, Route 4, Box 447, Seneca, SC 29678.

Parks Booker, Edward Booker, Robert Booker, Bill Dillard, Hal Schumacher, Paul 
Schumacher and Laymond(sic) Hattaway.  Davenport Funeral Home was in charge of 
arrangements.

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