Mrs. Doris Summerfield Shaffer, age 86, of Rome, GA, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday, March 31, 2025.

     Mrs. Shaffer was born in Looneyville, WV, on August 20, 1938, daughter of the late Leslie Summerfield and the late Snowie Casto Summerfield. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Robert “Bob” Maxwell Shaffer, and by 7 siblings. Mrs. Shaffer was a devoted homemaker in every sense of the word. It was her life’s mission to make her house a home, whether she was making bread or clothes, her goal was to provide whatever her family needed. Mrs. Shaffer loved her family more anything on this side of heaven and did everything she could to make sure they were taken care of.

     Mrs. Shaffer was a faithful and involved member of Pleasant Valley South Baptist Church for over 50 years. She was a part of the WMU, any women’s meetings that were happening, and taught Sunday School for many years. Mrs. Shaffer used her gifts to minister to others, which included: visiting shut-ins, making food for the bereaved, ministering to those she came in contact with, and praying for everyone. Her ministry was providing whatever she could to whomever she could, not just food but also friendship and a place to stay if it was needed. Above all, Mrs. Shaffer loved the Lord with all of her heart and is now rejoicing in the presence of Jesus Christ for eternity.

     Survivors include her daughter, Valerie Shaffer Martin (Gordon), Rome; 2 sons, William “Bill” Shaffer (Jennifer), Rome, and Matthew Shaffer (Debbie), Colorado Springs, CO; 4 grandchildren, Jason Martin (Nicole), Jacob Shaffer, Luke Shaffer, Rebekah “Becky” Martin Bruner (Michael); 4 great-grandchildren, Emily Ann Martin, Eli Martin, Wesley Bruner, and Kaleigh Grace Bruner; her brother, John Summerfield; numerous nieces and nephews.

     Funeral services will be held at 12pm on Friday, April 4, 2025, in the Chapel at Henderson & Sons Funeral Home, South Chapel, with Dr. Philip May officiating and her son, Matthew Shaffer, delivering the eulogy. Interment will follow in Floyd Memory Gardens.

     The family will receive friends on Friday from 10am until 11:45am at Henderson & Sons Funeral Home, South Chapel.

     Pallbearers are to assemble by 11:30am on Friday at Henderson & Sons Funeral Home, South Chapel, and include: Scott Bailey, Hugh Kinsey, Spence Millican, Tim Mathis, Kent Mathis and Trevor Roberts.

     In lieu of flowers, Mrs. Shaffer requested memorial donations be made to Pleasant Valley South Baptist Church, P.O. Box 519, Silver Creek, GA 30173, or by donating here, https://onrealm.org/PleasantValleyS/-/form/give/now.

     Henderson & Sons Funeral Home, South Chapel, is honored to serve the family of Mrs. Doris Summerfield Shaffer.