Jack W. Shafer

Date of Death: Thursday, April 9, 2009 at 8:50 p.m.
Place of Death: Hospice of South Central Indiana Inpatient facility at Columbus
Date of Birth: March 19, 1928
Place of Birth: Decatur County, Indiana
Date of Funeral: Monday, April 13, 2009 at 11:00 a.m.
Place: Bass & Gasper Funeral Home
Officiating: Rev. Mark Hammel
Visitation: Sunday from 4:00 until 8:00 p.m.
Final Resting Place: Bear Creek Cemetery with a Military graveside service
 

Parents: Jesse Omer and Gertrude May (Sherman) Shafer

HISTORY:

Residential: He has lived most of his life in Jennings County.

Military Service: was a Veteran having served with the US Army in Korea.

Occupation: He retired from Reeves Pulley Company in Columbus in 1990 after 40 years of service.

Memberships: Bear Creek Baptist Church

                             Member of the Moose Lodge at Columbus for over 50 years.

Hobbies: He enjoyed hunting, fishing and bowling.

SURVIVORS:

1 Niece - Sharon Pflaumer - Madison, Indiana

Preceded in death by: Parents

                                            4 Brothers – Warren C. Shafer
                                                                  Donald Shafer
                                                                  Orville Lewis Shafer
                                                                  Clyde Shafer

                                             

Memorial contributions may be made to the Bear Creek Cemetery or Hospice of South
Central Indiana  through the Bass Gasper Funeral Home.

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