THEOLA SCHAFER

Theola W. Schafer, 90, of Cape Girardeau, died Friday, Sept. 22, 2000, at Chateau Girardeau Health Center.

She was born Dec. 28, 1909, at Jackson, Mo., daughter of Charles P. and Henrietta Green Wright.

She and Howard L. Schafer were married in 1939 in Phoenix, Ariz. He died April 23, 1974.

She was a former member of Centenary United Methodist Church in Cape Girardeau and a member of Central Methodist Church in Phoenix. She had lived in Cape Girardeau for two years, moving from Phoenix.

She worked as a teller at Bank One in Phoenix until retiring in 1974.

Survivors include a daughter, Sandra Shults of Phoenix; a sister, Ona Wright of Cape Girardeau; and a grandson.

She was preceded in death by her husband, two brothers and a sister.

Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. Tuesday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Chapel.

Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the chapel, with the Rev. James Sanderson officiating. Burial will be at Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Fruitland, Mo.