Mr. Ronnie Shaffer, Sr., age 75, passed away Friday, January 19, 2024 at UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill, NC.
Public viewing will be held Friday, January 26, 2024 from 12 until 8 p.m. at McLaurin-Harris Funeral Home, 721 East Morehead Street, Reidsville, NC. The family will be present during the wake from 5 until 6 p.m.
Interment with military honors will follow in Lakeview Memorial Park, 3600 North O’Henry Blvd., Greensboro, NC.
Mr. Shaffer was born in Madison, NC on November 30, 1948 to Marion Shaffer and John Wesley Cardwell.
He was educated in the public schools and graduated with the class of 1968 from Charles Drew High School in Madison, NC. He later furthered his education at Rockingham Community College.
Mr. Shaffer was a Vietnam Veteran and served his country with pride. He was honorably discharged from the United States Army.
For many years, he worked as a mechanic for American Tobacco Company in Reidsville, NC and Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation in Macon, GA.
Mr. Shaffer was a member of Lone Star Lodge #33 F&AM (PHA) and was formerly associated with Khalif Temple #144 and Reidsville Consistory #224.
He loved football was was a diehard Washington Commanders fan!
Survivors include his wife, Canzadie Shaffer; children, Michael Shaffer (Candice) and Ronnie Shaffer, Jr. (Tasha); grandchildren, Michael Shaffer, Jr., Christopher Shaffer, Savannah Shaffer, Christopher Lemar Shaffer, Zane Shaffer, Jackie Anderson, Malcolm Shaffer and Sylvester Shaffer; great-grandchild, Aspen Shaffer; brother, Steve Shaffer; sisters, Nancy Lyles and Janice Barham; special friends, Tilda Watkins Morehead and Elaine Courts; a host of relatives, godchildren and friends.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his son, Christopher C. Shaffer; siblings, Willie Shaffer, Nellie Morris, Sybil Martin and Charles Shaffer.
Service by McLaurin-Harris
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