Virginia Schaffner Obituary
We are sad to announce that on November 2, 2023, at the age of 97, Virginia Schaffner of Malvern, Arkansas, born in Waldron, Arkansas passed away. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
She was predeceased by : her parents, Claude Gimlin and Nannie Walker Gimlin; her husbands, Dewey Fort and Richard Schaffner; her siblings, Emmett Gimlin, John C. Gimlin, Billy Joe Gimlin, Robert Earl Gimlin, Mary Frances Bruton, Lou Velda Clark, Claudine Martinez and Betty Evans; her daughters, Virginia Carol Fort and Judy Riddle; her grandsons, Rick and Brandon Schaffner; and her great grandchild Jace McDougal.
She is survived by : her children, Bill Fort (Helen) of Piney, AZ, Richard Schaffner (Sandy), Frank Schaffner (Nyla) and Alta Bennett (Richard) of Magnet Cove; and her grandchildren, Toben Bennett (Sandra), Amber Howard (Budd), Von Michael (Steven), Cher McDougal, Frank Schaffner Jr. (Jennifer), Cody Schaffner (Trish), Tyler Schaffner, Daniel Fort, John Wipff and April Hylan (David). She is also survived by twenty-three great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
