Marian Edith Shaffer

    December 10, 1924  -  September 13, 2011


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Marian Edith Shaffer, 86, of Hendersonville passed away Tuesday, September 13, 2011 at her home.

A native of Miami, FL., She was a daughter of the late Edgar Noble and Ruberta Childs Thomas. She had lived in Henderson County since 1983 and attended Hendersonville First Baptist Church. She was a loving and caring wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother who was cherished by all.

She is survived by her loving husband of sixty four years, Richard David Shaffer whom she married in 1946 in Miami, FL; three sons, Stephen David Shaffer and his wife Laura of Waynesville, Daniel Lee Shaffer of Tallahassee, FL, David Paul Shaffer and his wife Megan of Hendersonville; one daughter, Suzanne Lynette Shaffer Catone of Davie, FL; ten loving grandchildren; twenty loving great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.

A funeral will be at 3:00 pm Saturday in the chapel at Forest Lawn Funeral Home. Reverend Steve Teal will officiate. Burial will follow the service at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 2-3:00 pm at the funeral home.

Memorials can be sent to Mountain Top Chrysalis PO Box 1096 Bryson City, NC 28713.




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Born: December 10, 1924

Place of Birth: Miami, FL

Death: September 13, 2011

Place of Death: Hendersonville, NC

Occupation: Homemaker

Organizations: Hendersonville First Baptist Church


Memorial donations may be made to:
Mountain Top Chrysalis, P.O. Box 1096, Bryson City, NC 28713

This memorial provided by:
Forest Lawn Funeral Home