Leonard Schafer
June 01, 1929 - January 05, 2010
Leonard Schafer 80 of Garden City died January 05, 2010 at Hospice House in Odessa. The family will receive friends from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM Thursday at Myers & Smith Funeral Home. Funeral Services will be at 2:00 PM Friday at Myers & Smith Chapel with burial at Trinity Memorial Park.
Leonard was born June 01, 1929 in Garden City to Maud and Ben Schafer. He grew up in Garden City and graduated from Garden City High School. He married Elzan Tindol on August 13, 1955 in Lovington, New Mexico. She preceded him in death on October 09, 1999. He was a Veteran of the U. S. Army during the Korean War. He worked for Nutro a number of years and later owned S & W Chemical Company in Coahoma. He also ranched in Glasscock County. He was a lifetime resident of Howard and Glasscock counties except for the last seven years he lived in Midland.
Leonard is survived by: two daughters Linda Worley of Brownwood and Mackie Schafer of Lake Brownwood; three sons Ben Schafer and his wife Leisa of New Braunfels, Link Schafer and his wife Marcy of Colorado City and Steve Schafer and his wife Shelley of Lake Brownwood; fiancée Edith Ross of Midland; one brother Charlie Schafer and his wife Barbara of Garden City; one sister Dora Lee Newell and her husband J. C. of Garden City; eight grandchildren: Tara, Jeff, Rocky, Heidi, Travis, Meredity, Asia and Payton; and four great grandchildren: Justin, Stormy, Madison and Skylie.
Pallbearers will be Steve Schafer, Ben Schafer, Link Schafer, Rocky Schafer, Dick Nichols and James Bailey.
Leonard Schafer
June 01, 1929 - January 05, 2010
Leonard Schafer 80 of Garden City died January 05, 2010 at Hospice House in Odessa. The family will receive friends from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM Thursday at Myers & Smith Funeral Home. Funeral Services will be at 2:00 PM Friday at Myers & Smith Chapel with burial at Trinity Memorial Park.
Leonard was born June 01, 1929 in Garden City to Maud and Ben Schafer. He grew up in Garden City and graduated from Garden City High School. He married Elzan Tindol on August 13, 1955 in Lovington, New Mexico. She preceded him in death on October 09, 1999. He was a Veteran of the U. S. Army during the Korean War. He worked for Nutro a number of years and later owned S & W Chemical Company in Coahoma. He also ranched in Glasscock County. He was a lifetime resident of Howard and Glasscock counties except for the last seven years he lived in Midland.
Leonard is survived by: two daughters Linda Worley of Brownwood and Mackie Schafer of Lake Brownwood; three sons Ben Schafer and his wife Leisa of New Braunfels, Link Schafer and his wife Marcy of Colorado City and Steve Schafer and his wife Shelley of Lake Brownwood; fiancée Edith Ross of Midland; one brother Charlie Schafer and his wife Barbara of Garden City; one sister Dora Lee Newell and her husband J. C. of Garden City; eight grandchildren: Tara, Jeff, Rocky, Heidi, Travis, Meredity, Asia and Payton; and four great grandchildren: Justin, Stormy, Madison and Skylie.
Pallbearers will be Steve Schafer, Ben Schafer, Link Schafer, Rocky Schafer, Dick Nichols and James Bailey.
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