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Mary Alice Shafer, 98, accepted the invitation to be the guest of honor at a homecoming bash hosted by God and an angel reception committee. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jim Shafer, as well as her parents and all her siblings. \r\n\r\nShe lived in Raymondville, Texas for many years and was a teachers aide at Pittman Elementary School. She was loved by the children, teachers, and principal alike.\r\n\r\nShe also attended First Baptist Church in Raymondville along with the rest of her family. On any given morning you would find her with a hot cup of coffee, her Bible, and a devotional. Mary Alice loved the Lord first, then her family and friends.\r\n\r\nHer beautiful life will be celebrated by her friends and kids, Barbara French, Bill Shafer, and granddaughter Eliza, at a funeral service at First Baptist Church, 14889 Old Bandera Rd., at 10 am in Helotes on March 10. Then she will join her love, Jim, at Ft. Sam Houston in a graveside ceremony at 1 pm.\r\n