NOBLE COUNTY OHIO - OBIT: SHAFER, John William (d. 1954)
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Obituary:  THE NOBLE COUNTY LEADER, Thursday, May 6, 1954  Caldwell, OH
   "John William Shafer---Will Shafer, 87, well known retired business man
of Mt. Ephraim, died at his home there Wednesday at 4:00 a.m., following a
long illness.
   He was a member of Mt. Ephraim Methodist Church.  He formerly owned and
operated a grocery in that village.
   His wife, Hester Kellar Shafer, survives.  He also leaves one daughter,
Mrs. Mildred Herron of Cumberland; one brother, Garfield Shafer of
Columbus; three sisters, Mrs. Mary Riggs of Senecaville, and Miss Bertha
Shafer and Mrs. Margaret Meighen, both of Mt. Ephraim; and a number of
nieces and nephews.
   The body was returned to the residence on Wednesday evening.  Rev. Doran
Garey will officiate at funeral services Friday at 2:00 p.m. at the Mt.
Ephraim Methodist Church.  Burial, by the McVay funeral home, will be in
Mt. Ephraim Cemetery."

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