Fred Shafer Sr - Memorial Video

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Fred Hase Shafer, Sr. died January 25, 2015 at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem, NC after a short illness. He was born November 24, 1924 in Clendenin, WV as he liked to say "10 years after the Devil was kicked out of Heaven in 1914."(Rev.12:9) Fred served in the Army during World War II in the 10th Mountain Division. He married Marion Joyce Blauvelt on August 6, 1945 in Denver, Colorado. They returned to WV and started a family. In 1949 he was baptized as one of Jehovah's Witnesses. He supported his family and ministry as a welder and pipeline contractor in West Virginia. Fred and Marion were residents of Clendenin and Elkview WV. They retired to Mount Airy NC in 1988. He was preceded in death by his parents, Tom C. Shafer and Eva Mae Shafer and his sons Timothy Shafer and Fred Shafer Jr. He is survived by his beloved wife of almost 70 years, Marion of Mount Airy, daughter in Law Judy (Ramsey) Shafer of Mount Lookout WV, daughter Karen & Tom McFarland of Mira Loma, CA, son Jeffrey & Janet (Adkins) Shafer of Fountain Valley, CA and daughter Tami & Richard Zamani of Mount Airy, his granddaughters Monica Shafer of Cross Lanes, WV, Heather and Jeff Marcroft of Mount Airy, Haylee and Aaron Robertson of Huntington Beach, CA and his great-grand children Preston Marcroft, Cole Robertson, Lauren Marcroft and Brooklyn Robertson. A memorial service will be held at the Mount Airy Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, 1000 Fowler Rd. Mount Airy, NC 27030 on Saturday 12:30pm where he was a member. Fred was well known for his bold witnessing in our door to door and Bible study activity as a lifelong minister. For more information on Jehovah's Witnesses, please consult JW.org

Published in Mount Airy Newspapers from Jan. 29 to Jan. 30, 2015