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Submitted: 4/17/20 • Approved: 4/17/20 • Last Updated: 4/20/20 • R300378-G0-S3
October 1, 1869, Milam County, Texas - May 12, 1943, Cameron, Milam County, Texas
Obituary
William E. Shafer Dies Wednesday
Funeral services for William (Ed) Shafer were held at 4:30 p.m. Thursday May 13, at the Liberty Cemetery, with Rev. A. J. Frisby of the Gospel Tabernacle conducting the services. Interment was made in Liberty Cemetery.
Mr. Shafer was 73 years old. He was a native of Milam county and had lived in the Liberty community for many years. He died at 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 12, 1943, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Buddy Fuller in Cameron.
Surviving are the following: William and Raymond Shafer of Liberty, Mrs. Homer Mowdy, Mrs. Buddy Fuller, Mrs. Calvin Markham, Mrs. Robert Halipain and Charles Shafer all of Cameron.
The Cameron Herald (Cameron, Texas), 13 May 1943, Thu, Page 1
Family Members
Parents
Elijah Shafer
V. Davidson Shafer
Spouse
Mary Elizabeth Ingham Shafer
1876–1929
Children
Clara Mae Shafer Mowdy
1894–1947
William Elijha Shafer
1894–1965
Raymond Theodore Shafer
1901–1963
Irene Shafer Fuller
1909–1991
Floey Anne Shafer Markham
1913–1968
Mary Lou Shafer Halpain
1917–1969
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