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Show SERVICES HELD FOR FORMERRESIDENT D. Shafter, 84, a former miner and railroad construction worker, work-er, died at 6 a.m. Monday at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Clarence Clar-ence A. Grant'of American Fork, of causes incident to age. Surviving are two sons, Frank Shafter of Bingham and John Shafter of Aspen, Wyo.; two daughters, dau-ghters, Miss Lillie Shafter and Mrs. Grant of American Fork and eight grandchildren. He was born at Paulai, Tirol, a son of Frank and Barbara An-derle An-derle Shafter. He came to America at the age of 24 and lived 30 years in Colorado, where he was employed employ-ed as a construction worker by the Colorado Midland and Denver Den-ver and Rio Grande railroads. He came to Bingham Canyon in 1922 and engaged in mining. In 1930 his wife, Mrs. Mina Stu-begger Stu-begger Shafter, died. He left Bingham Canyon to live in Idaho and then moved to American Fork. Funeral services were conducted conduct-ed Wednesday afternoon at American Am-erican Fork LDS chapel- |