Gail Clark Shafer

GAIL CLARK SHAFER

Services for Gail Clark Shafer, 82 of Kilgore will be Saturday, July 24, 2021, at 10:30 in the morning, at the Danville Methodist Church with Don Nicholson officiating. Gail completed her earthly journey on Wednesday, July 21, 2021, in Longview, Texas.

Mrs. Shafer was born on September 17, 1938, in Overton, Texas to the late Johnnie Ruth Hanks, and Andrew Garrison Clark. Gail graduated from Kilgore High School in 1957 and continued her education at Kilgore College where, she obtained an Associates Degree. Gail married the love of her life Johnny Shafer in 1959. They had two children together, Jason Shafer, and Traci Shafer Powell. Mrs. Shafer was very career oriented and worked as a banker for over sixty years, retiring from Kilgore National Bank. She was a member of various organizations, including Daughters of the American Revolution the Samuel Paul Dinkins Chapter of Kilgore, Kilgore Historical group, Kilgore Prayer Group, and Kilgore Public Library Friends. Gail was a long-term member of Danville United Methodist Church where she served as church treasurer for many years. Gail enjoyed watching baseball, specifically the Texas Rangers, reading, doing cross word puzzles, and spending time with family and friends. She was a loving and caring mother, sister, grandmother, aunt, great-aunt, who will be dearly missed by all that knew her.

Gail was preceded in death by her parents, mother, Johnnie Ruth Hanks, father, Andrew Garrison Clark, son-in-law, Dan Richard Powell, brother, Andrew Garrison Clark Jr., sister-in-law, Judy Shafer, and her nephew Scott Shafer.

Left to cherish her memory are husband Johnny Shafer, son, Jason Shafer, daughter, Traci Powell, grandson, John Daniel Powell, sister, Faye LaDon Nichols, brothers-in-law, Richard Shafer, Cris Shafer and wife Trina Shafer, Aladdin Shafer and wife Susan Shafer, nephews Mark, Shawn, and Christopher, nieces, Melody, Cristy, Danielle, Allison, Tessa, and Alissa. Also left to carry on her legacy are numerous great-nieces and nephews, former co-workers, friends, and other loving family members.

Memorials may be made in her name to St. Jude Children’s Hospital Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN, 38105 or www.stjude.org or Kilgore Public Library, 301 N. Henderson Blvd, Kilgore, TX, 75662 or www.cityofkilgore.com.