Myra Schaffner

1954-2021

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Myra Kay Schaffner, 66, Dixon, passed away o Saturday, March 27, 2021, at University of Columbia Hospital, Columbia. 

She was born July 29, 1954, to Willard Melvin and Mercedes (Irwin) Simpson, in Waynesville. 

She was united in marriage to James Robert Schaffner, June 10, 1983.

Myra was a member of Pisgah Baptist Church. She worked for Brown Shoe Company in Dixon and Country Mart before retiring from Delano.

She was preceded in death by father, Willard; brother Danny Simpson; and sisters, Alice Simpson; and infant Janice Simpson.

She is survived by mother, Mercedes, of Dixon; children, Jason Schaffner and wife Sue Ann and Melinda Kay O’Neal, all of Dixon; three grandchildren; and one great-grandson. 

Funeral services were held Thursday, April 1, in Long-Kloeppel Funeral Home and Cremation Services in Dixon with Bro. Charles Bassett officiating. Interment was in West Fairview Cemetery near Dixon.