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Obituary of Schaffner, Milton Ray (1922)

• Title	Obituary of Schaffner, Milton Ray (1922)
  Short Title	Obituary of Milton Ray Schaffner
  Publisher	McConnellsburgh, Pennsylvania: The Fulton Democrat, 13 July 1922, page 1
  Source ID	S2514
  Text	WELL KNOWN ATTORNEY DEAD Milton Ray Shaffner, for thirtyeight years a practicing attorney before the courts of Fulton County died at his home in McConnellsburg about' 6 o'clock Thursday morning July 6, 1922, at the age of 65 years, 9 months and 1 day. Mr Shaffner was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Shaffner, deceased, and was born in Big Valley, Huntingdon County. He read law in the office of J. M. Bailey in Huntingdon and 1881 was admitted to the bar. Dureyeing the first year of his practice he was retained as counsel in a case which required that he go to England which he did in 1882 and also in 1883. In 1884 he was united in marriage with Miss Maggie Oaks and in that year Mr. and Mrs. Shaffner took up their residence in McConnellsburg where Mr. Shaffner opened an office for the practice of law, writing insurance and specially interesting himself in the securing of pensions Tor veterans of the Civil War and widows of the veterans of that war, " in the discharge of which duty he was very successful. Through close application to business and because of a natural faculty for the acquisition of money he became quite wealthy. In 1903 Mrs. Shaffner died and in 1914 he was again united in marriage, this time Miss Annie B. Frey of McConnellsburg being his bride, who survives, together with one sister and two brothers--J. M. Shaffner of Hammontown, Pa., Mrs. Harriet Rakerd of Norristown, Pa., and Mrs. Anna Logan of Huntingdon, Pa. No children were born to either union Mr. Shaffner was affiliated with the Presbyterian Church and for a number of years was very active in Sunday School work having served as president of the Fulton County Sunday School Association for a number of terms. In the home he was kind and considerate, in social intercourse with his fellow men he was courteous and affable, and took a philosophical view of life and its duties. Mr. Shaffner was a 32 degree Mason, being a member of A. F. and A. M. of Huntingdon, Huntingdon Commandery No. 65 Knights Templar, Harrisburg Consistory A. A. S. R. of Harrisburg and Zembo Temple A. A. O. N. M. S. The funeral obsequies were conducted by the Masonic fraternity at 2 p. m. Sunday, the 9th inst. the remains being placed in the Shaffner vault in the Huntingdon Cemetery. A brief service was held in the home prior to starting to the place of interment, conducted by Rev. William J. Lowe.
  Linked to Individuals: 2	Margaret Oakes Milford Ray Schaffner, Esq.
  Linked to Families: 1	Family: Milford Ray Schaffner, Esq. / Margaret Oakes