Shafer obituaries, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana 

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Shafer, Catherine Sanders         18 Aug 2013    Aug 2013    Jerry Nelson

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Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge) on:  8/18/2013

SHAFER, CATHERINE SANDERS
Age 87, went to see her heavenly father on Friday, August 16, 2013 at North 
Oaks Medical Center. Catherine was born September 26, 1925. She was a 
native of Amite and a resident of Hammond and graduated from Amite High 
School. Catherine was a retired businesswoman of forty years, as co-owner 
of Carr Office Environments in Hammond. She was a member of First Baptist 
Church of Hammond, an Honorary Lifetime member of the Hammond Chamber of 
Commerce, Honorary Lifetime member of the Hammond and Louisiana Jaycee 
Jaynes and a member of the Fern Leaf Chapter order of Eastern Star. 
Catherine was a devoted and loving wife, mother, grandmother and dedicated 
businesswoman. Catherine worked tirelessly for over fifty years to improve 
her community, parish and state. Catherine is survived by her loving 
husband of 60 years, Duane Shafer; son and daughter-in-law, Duane and Leigh 
Price Shafer; grandchildren, Laurie Elizabeth Shafer, Mary Addie Shafer and 
Bradford Price Shafer; she is also survived by her sister-in-law, Virgie 
Laurent Sanders, as well as numerous nieces and nephews. Preceding 
Catherine in death are her parents, Richard Hardy and Belle Bradford 
Sanders; sister and brother-in-law, Patricia Mae and Cullie Flynn; sister 
and brother-in-law, Mayme Belle and Brooklyn Hayden, Addie Oma and Horace 
Varnado; and by her brother, Richard Sylvester "Bunkie" Sanders. Relatives 
and friends of the family are invited to attend the visitation from the 
chapel of Brandon G. Thompson Funeral Home, Hammond, on Sunday, August 18, 
2013 from 1:00 p.m. until the funeral service at 4:00 p.m. Dr. Rodney 
Taylor will officiate the services with interment following in Holly 
Gardens Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Richard 
Murphy Hospice House and/or Ginger Ford Northshore-Fuller Center for 
Housing. Condolences and other information are available online at 
www.thompsoncares.com. Arrangements have been entrusted to Brandon G. 
Thompson Funeral Home. 

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