Robert “B.J.” John Schaffer, 63, of Southside, TN, passed away on Sunday, October 9, 2016, at Horizon Medical Center in Dickson, TN.
B.J. was born on March 6, 1953, in Iberia, MO to Elizabeth Engelmeyer and the late Edmond John Schaffer. He was also preceded in death by his sister, Elizabeth Ann Kloppel.
Celebration of Life Service will be held on Monday, October 17, 2016, at 12:00 p.m. at the Neal-Tarpley-Parchman Chapel. Burial will be at Kentucky Veterans Cemetery-West in Hopkinsville, KY. Visitation will be held on Monday, October 17, 2016, from 10:00 a.m. until the hour of service at the funeral home.
B.J. was a mechanic at All-In-One Auto.
In addition to his mother, B.J. is survived by his wife, Margarete Watson Schaffer of Southside, TN; four sons, James Robert Schaffer of Southside, TN, John Jacob Schaffer of Clarksville, TN, Edmond John Schaffer, and Terry Schaffer of Alabama; two brothers, Bernard Schaffer of Missouri and Steve Schaffer of Clarksville, TN; six sisters, Catherine Hicks of Kansas, Anna Schaffer of Missouri, Joanna Surface of Oak Grove, KY, Emma Black, Bertha Schilling of Clarksville, TN, and Debra Davis of Woodlawn, TN; and five grandchildren.
Family and friends will serve as pallbearers.
Arrangements entrusted to Neal-Tarpley-Parchman Funeral Home, 1510 Madison Street, Clarksville, TN 37040.