Lena Sheaffer

Lena Alice Sheaffer, 97, formerly of Petersburg, W.Va. died Saturday, November 25, 2000 at Saint Luke’s Assisted Care Residence in Waynesboro, Va.

Born October 4, 1903 in Baker, she was the daughter of the late Benjamin F. and Mary Hicks Heishman.

She was preceded in death by her husband, the Rev. Lee E. Sheaffer, in 1978; a son, William B. Sheaffer; a daughter, Helen M. McCoy; two sisters; and seven brothers.

Mrs. Sheaffer was a member of the Grove Street United Methodist Church in Petersburg, and a charter member of the Order of the Eastern Star, Franklin Chapter.

Mrs. Sheaffer was the last member of her immediate family.

Surviving  are a son, the Rev. Lee B. Sheaffer of Richmond, Va.; three daughters, Margaret D. Blagg of Doe Hill, Va., Martha R. Palmer of McDowell, Va. and Ruth A. Daughtery of Lancaster, Pa.,; 18 grandchildren; and 30 great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were conducted Tuesday, November 28 at 11 a.m. by the Rev. Richard L. Longbon.

Burial was in the Maple Hill Cemetery, Petersburg.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Grove Street United Methodist Church, 4 Myrtle Ave., Petersburg, W.Va. 26847.