On Wednesday, November 23, 2022, Vaughn F. Shafer, a loving husband, father, and grandfather, entered the Lord’s rest at the age of eighty-four.
Vaughn F. Shafer, (Wuneff), was born August 4, 1938, in Dunbar, WV, son of the late Velva and Emmett Shafer. He was educated in the school system of Kanawha County, WV and graduated from Charleston High School in 1956. He proudly served in the United States Air Force and was honorably discharged after completing a four-year tour of duty in 1960.
He met and married Sylvia Pringle Fox of Hinton and they reside in Charleston, WV.
His work career included twenty-six years as a trucking dispatcher with Bell Lines of Charleston and Smith Transfer Corporation of Staunton, VA, eight years for design and drafting companies, MTI Corporation and John Brown Engineering, and six years with Kelly Temporary Services before his retirement in 2003. He has been employed as part-time funeral attendant with Cunningham Parker Johnson Funeral Home since 2004.
Vaughn was appointed to the Kanawha County Building Commission and sworn in January 2011 and elected treasurer of the commission February 2011. Vaughn was a member of Emmanuel Baptist Church in Charleston. He was baptized at EBC by Reverend Ron Stoner and Reverend Alvin Cox and served as a deacon within the church since 2011.
Vaughn was initiated into Kanawha Lodge #20 A.F. & A.M. (Ancient Free & Accepted Masons). on May 7, 1980. Throughout his tenure as a Mason, he held various positions and achieved highest honors within the masonic community. He was highly respected as well within the local and surrounding communities.
