OBIT: Grace L. (Shaffer) SHETLER, 2007, native of Somerset County, PA
 
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  SHETLER, Grace L. (Shaffer)  03/23/07   Daily American
  
   Grace L. (Shaffer) Shetler, 92, Old Hickory, Tenn., formerly of Davidsville, passed
  from this life March 20, 2007, at McKendree Village Health Care Center, Hermitage, Tenn.,
  where she had resided for the past four years. Born July 26, 1914, in Hooversville, a
  daughter of William L. and Elizabeth A. (Beltz) Shaffer. Preceded in death by parents;
  husband of 74 years, the Rev. Clayton W. Shetler on Nov. 23, 2005; an infant daughter;
  granddaughter, Tracy Mock; brothers, Warren Shaffer and Orlo "Bud" Shaffer; sisters,
  Miriam Clark, Edna Miller, Frieda McClemmons and Thelma Hetzer. Survived by children,
  Dean R. and wife Barbara, Sacramento, Calif.; Lois and husband, Donald Mock, Crestview,
  Fla.; Joseph and wife, Brenda, Old Hickory, Tenn.; grandchildren, David Shetler and
  wife, Marcia, New Paris, Ohio; Mark Shetler and wife, Melissa, Sacramento, Calif.; Scott
  Mock, Montgomery, Ala.; Douglas Mock and wife, Delsa, Pensacola, Fla.; Michelle and
  husband, Fred Flatt, Tupelo, Miss.; Michael Johnson and wife, Faith, Pontotoc, Miss.; and
  Melanie Adkins, Mount Juliet, Tenn.; great-grandchildren, Megan Shetler and Matthew
  Shetler and wife, Killie; Hailee and Christopher Mock; Bryan and Jordan Flatt; Tamara,
  Brandon and Marissa Johnson; Michaela and Andrew Adkins; and Lauren and David Grove;
  sister-in-law, Ruth Shetler, Soap Hollow; brothers-in-law Dwight Shetler and wife,
  Gladys, Bedford; and Clarence Alwine, Belleville; several nieces, nephews and special
  friend Cathy Cowan, Hermitage, Tenn. Grace was a homemaker and was employed by the former
  Glosser Bros. Department Store, Johnstown, for 20 years. She enjoyed reciting poetry and
  singing hymns. Taught Sunday school and served in many other areas of the former Seanor
  Mennonite Church. After retirement, the Shetlers moved to Sarasota, Fla., where they
  lived for 20 years and helped found the Bethel Mennonite Church. In 1996, they moved to
  Old Hickory, Tenn., and resided with their son, Joseph and his wife, Brenda. While there,
  Grace was an active member of Victory Baptist Church, Mount Juliet, Tenn. Viewing from 2
  to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Hoffman Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 109 Church
  Road, Davidsville, where a service will be held 10:30 a.m. Monday. Grace's grandson, the
  Rev. David Shetler, officiating. Interment Kaufman Cemetery, Davidsville. Memorials may
  be made to Alive Hospice, 1718 Patterson Street, Nashville, TN 37203.