Gene A. Shafto Obituary (1918 - 2003)

Gene A. "Ol' Paw" Shafto died Friday, February 7, 2003, at North Florida Rehabilitation and Specialty Care after a brief illness. Mr. Shafto was born January 9, 1918, in Brownington, MO. Mr. Shafto grew up in rural Mound Springs, MO, and graduated from Clinton High School in 1935. He served in the Army during WWII. Mr. Shafto married Frances A. Kepferle in June 1946 and moved to Shawnee, KS, in 1949. He worked for 38 years as a pressman for the Suburban at the Mission Press located in Merriam, KS. Mr. Shafto was a member of the Shawnee Optimist Club in Shawnee, KS, for many years. He and his wife relocated to Gainesville, FL, in 1988. Survivors include his wife, Frances A. Shafto; a daughter, Mari S. Robbins of Gainesville, FL; son, Michael G. Shafto of Menlo Park, CA; and four grandchildren. Funeral services will be 3 p.m. Thursday, February 13, 2003, in Covenant Presbyterian Church, Gainesville, FL; burial will be in Florida National Cemetery, Bushnell, FL. (Arrangements: Milam Funeral and Cremation Services, 311 S. Main St., Gainesville, FL, 800-433-5361)