Schaeffer, Burns A.

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Burns Allen Schaeffer was born on May 15, 1919, in Christiansburg, Virginia, to Mary Johnston Graham and Charles Harrison Schaeffer. He had two sisters and one brother and in Rye the family lived on Overdale Road.

Burns enlisted and served in the U.S. Army during World War II and had basic training at Camp Croft..

He married Miss Margaret Elizabeth Harrison May 9, 1943 while stationed at Camp Pickett. The wedding took place at the home of the bride’s maternal grandparents, Rev. and Mrs. B.
S. H. Harris, and the nuptial were performed by her grandfather.

After his tour of duty, he stayed with the Veterans Administration as finance officer for Hospitals for a number of years.

From there he worked for Cranston Print Works in NC as administrative advisor to the manager and later joined Harrison International as a Corporate secretary and treasurer where he retired. Mr. Schaeffer also served as treasurer of several churches and was affiliated with Jr. Achievement, Boys and Girls Scouts, Who’s Who, and was president of Furman Golf Association.

Burns ”Scrappy” Allen Schaeffer, 92, of Greenville, husband of Margaret Elizabeth Harrison Schaeffer, died Thursday, November 3, 2011 at Richard Campbell Veterans Home where he was a resident for four years.

At the time of his death, he was survived, in addition to his wife of 68 years, two daughters, Patricia Schaeffer of Taylors, and Shirley Parkin of Asheville, NC; seven grandchildren; six great grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by two sisters, Kathryn Phillips and Elinor Ellis; and a brother, Charles Harrison Schaeffer, Jr.

The funeral service will be Sunday, November 6, 2011 at 1:30 p.m. in the chapel of Thomas McAfee Funeral Home, Downtown, with visitation prior to the service from 12:15 until 1:15 p.m. Burial with military honors will follow at Woodlawn Memorial Park.