Thelma Irene Shaffer

Thelma Irene Shaffer, 91, of Terra Alta, died Saturday, Dec. 29, 2018, at Pine Ridge Nursing Home in Kingwood.
The daughter of the late Walter and Nellie Grimm Johnson, she was born in Bethlehem on July 19, 1927.
Thelma enjoyed people and was always happy and laughing. She was a good cook. She worked at Hopemont Hospital.
She was a loving mother and grandmother. She is survived by two sons and spouses, Bernie and Linda Shaffer, of Reedsville, and Brent and Judy Shaffer, of Terra Alta; one daughter, Carolyn White, of Terra Alta; seven grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Harry Russell Shaffer; three daughters, Betty Lou, Brenda and Pamela Shaffer; three brothers, Lester, Orie and Jay; and four sisters, Katherine, Jennie, Margie and Wanda.
Family and friends will be received at Arthur H. Wright Funeral Home, Terra Alta, from 11 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 2, until the 1 p.m. service with the Rev. Eric Beeman officiating. Burial will follow at Terra Alta Cemetery.
Condolences: arthurwrightfuneralhome.com