Sharyl Sue Shafer, 66, of Bellefontaine, died Sunday, May 29, 2005, at her residence along State Route 47.
Born April 3, 1939, in Bellefontaine, she was a daughter of the late Ralph and Wilma Fuson Buroker. She lived all her life on the family farm west of Bellefontaine.
On Sept. 9, 1959, in Bellefontaine, she married Gary Shafer. He also died May 29, 2005, along with their daughter, Sheri Kay Shafer, and grandson, Scott Robert Moody.
She is survived by one granddaughter, Stacy M. Moody of Bellefontaine.
A member of the First United Methodist Church in Bellefontaine and the Bellefontaine Chapter 459, Order of Eastern Star, she was a teacher in the Bellefotaine City Schools for 30 years, having taught first-, second- and fourth-grades. She retired in 1992.
She was a Bellefontaine High School graduate and a 1966 graduate of Findlay College.
She raised show horses which she showed numerous places including the Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, Calif. Her family owned and operated the Sha-Ker Farms where they raised milking shorthorn cows which they showed throughout the region. She loved to play bridge and was a member of Logan County Marathon Bridge Club.
Calling is from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the Rexer-Riggin-Madden Funeral Home, DeGraff. An Eastern Star service follows a Masonic service at 8 p.m.
The funeral begins at 11 a.m. Monday at the funeral home with Pastor William Zeller officiating. Burial is in Greenwood-Union Cemetery, DeGraff.
