Wayne Allen Shafer

Mr. Wayne Allen Shafer of North Railroad Avenue in Brunson, died early Monday morning in the Colleton Regional Medical Center in Walterboro.

Mr. Shafer was born in Wakeman, Ohio, December 15, 1933, a son of the late Harry J. Shafer and Mildred Riddle Shafer.  He had served in the Air Force for 24 years and had retired as a Master Sergeant.  After his military career he worked with Salisbury Hardware Company in Summerville as a Salesman.  He was a member of the Brunson Lions Club and the Brunson Baptist Church and had celebrated 60 years of marriage.

Surviving are:  his wife, Annie Rose Mason Shafer of Brunson; Son: Wayne Shafer, Jr. of Wilmington, N.C.; Daughter: Mary S. Pernell and husband Dan of Summerville; Grandchildren: Ryan James Shafer, Zachary Allen Shafer, Jason Pernell and Sarah P. Thomas; and two great grandchildren: Olivia and Kaylee; also, his beloved dog, Evelyn.

Graveside services with Military Honors will be 2 P.M. Thursday in the Lebanon Cemetery near Scotia, conducted by Rev. R.P. Hodge and directed by Peeples-Rhoden Funeral Home in Hampton.

Friends may visit with family members immediately following the services at the cemetery.