MENTONE - Harold L. "Red" Shafer, 71, of 20015 Birch Road, Tippecanoe, died at 11:21 a.m. Dec. 24, 2007, in the Kosciusko Community Hospital emergency room.
He was born Nov. 29, 1936, in Fulton County, to Kenneth and Ruth Boganwright Shafer. On June 29, 1957, in Tippecanoe, he married Carolyn Sue Ward, who survives.
He worked at Niff-Corr, TIppecanoe, since 1958, and in 1974 he became president and owner. He was a member of the Mentone First Baptist Church, the National Rifle Association and Raccoon Run Golf Course, Warsaw. He was a 1955 graduate of Tippecanoe High School. He was a golfer and the church candy man.
Also surviving are three sons, Harold L."Hal" (and spouse Zulema) Shafer, Kent (and spouse Lori) Shafer and Jon (and spouse Denise) Shafer, all of Tippecanoe; eight grandchildren; four grandchildren; and a sister, Rosalee Overmyer, Tippecanoe. He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother-in-law, Myron Overmyer.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at King Memorial Home, Mentone, with Pastor Michael Wilhite officiating. Burial will be in Mentone Cemetery.
Calling is from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at King Memorial Home, 101 N. Tucker St., Mentone.
Memorials to Mentone First Baptist Church, 301 N. Broadway St., Mentone.
Condolences may be sent to www.hartzlerfuneralhomes.com
