SCOPUS - Three-year-old Travis Lane Proffer, of Scopus, died in a fire at his home Monday, Sept. 30, 1991.
He was born Dec. 23, 1987 at Advance, the son of Randy Gene and Melinda Ann Shanks Proffer.
His parents survive. Also surviving are two brothers, Randy Earl Proffer and Michael Wayne Proffer; the maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Shanks of Route 1, Marble Hill; and the maternal great-grandmother, Ruby Shanks, also of Route 1, Marble Hill.
Funeral service will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at McCombs Funeral Chapel in jackson. The Rev. Kenny Cook of Campbell will officiate.
Visitation will be held Wednesday from 8:30 a.m until the funeral hour. Burial will be in Baker Cemetery in Marble Hill.
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