Ed Schaeffer, age 86, of Paducah passed away Monday, March 1, 2021 at his home. Ed attended Margaret Hank Cumberland Presbyterian Church for many years. Ed was a veteran of the United States Army and was a retired insurance salesman. He worked for Operle Sign Company and was a Park Ranger for the city of Paducah. Ed was a 1954 graduate of Paducah Tilghman High School and was a member of the 1953 State football championship team.
Survivors include one nephew, Ted Schaeffer and wife, Janette of Centreville, Virginia and their sons, Nicholas and Michael; one step-nephew, Mark Nelms and wife, Cristin of Knoxville, TN and their 3 children, Mark Ryan, Sarah Madison and Emma Cate; several cousins and friends in the Paducah area.
Memorial services will be held at 4:00 p.m. Wednesday March 10, 2021 at the Milner & Orr Funeral of Paducah with Rev. Bob Martin officiating. Inurnment to be held at the Kentucky West Veteran Cemetery in Hopkinsville. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, March 10, 2021 from 2:00 p.m. until service time at the funeral home.
Preceding in death were his parents, Theodore Bernie Schaeffer & Mildred Block Schaeffer; one brother, William “Bill” Schaeffer.
Expression of sympathy may be made to Lourdes Hospice, P.O. Box 7100, Paducah, KY 42002-7100.
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