Nina Rebecca Shafer
(May 12, 1927 - February 10, 2010)

Mrs. Nina R. Shafer, 82, of Huntington, loving and devoted wife to the late Kenneth F. Shafer, passed away Wednesday, February 10, 2010, in St. Mary's Hospital. Funeral Services will be conducted at 11 a.m., Tuesday, February 16, 2010, at Chapman's Mortuary, Huntington, with the Rev. Ray Vance officiating. Entombment will follow in Christus Chapel Mausoleum, White Chapel Memorial Gardens Barboursville. She was born May 12, 1927, daughter to the late Emmett and Mammie Blankenship. She is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Ken and Laurie Shafer, grandchildren Kenny and Wesley; Jack Shafer, whom she loved as a son, and his wife Kim Johnson Shafer, grandson Lee Shafer, step-grandchildren Bradley, Justin, and Jessica Johnson, and several step great grandchildren, all of Huntington; Gloria Johnston, whom she loved as a daughter, and her husband Jim of Milton; sister and brother-in-law Lena and T.R. Wickline of Huntington, sister-in-law Lucille Blankenship of Barboursville; sister-in-law Margaret Blankenship of Wenatchee, Washington; sister-in-law Mary Heatherly of Fort Walton Beach, FL; sister-in-law Virginia Overton of North Ridgeville, Oh; niece and nephews Gail and Eddie Ashworth of Hurricane, Nancy and Gary Grant of Boynton Beach, Fl, Teresa and Steve Dailey of Milton, Melody Humrichouser of Davenport, FL, Jeanette Morris of Barboursville, Marsha and Rick Polling of Barboursville, David and Janie Shafer of Huntington, Judy Shafer of Huntington, and Linda and John Hurst of North Ridgeville, OH, and several great nieces and great nephews. She also had a special friend, Tony Adkins. The family offers special thanks to all of the nurses and doctors of St. Mary's Neurology Unit for their loving car and support provided during her stay. Friends may call at Chapman's Mortuary after 10 a.m., Tuesday, February 16, 2010. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the 5'h Avenue Freewill Baptist Church, 306 5th Ave, Guyandotte, Huntington, WV 25702.