Marolynn D. Shafer

91, of Des Moines, passed away Saturday, July 21, 2018, at Karen Acres in Urbandale. Marolynn was born November 28, 1926 in Mill Grove, MO, daughter of Charles A. and Erma M. (Dill) Hampshire. She received her education in Princeton, MO where she graduated high school. In January of 1944 she married Cecil Dean Shafer and they later divorced. She later married Gilbert Lawson and they made their home in Princeton before moving to Des Moines. After Gilbert’s death she married Dean Shafer for a second time and they made their home in Des Moines. Marolynn was preceded in death by her parents and two children; Dona Lynn Hesseltine and Daniel Bruce Lawson. She is survived by three children; Lavella “Janie” Breese of Waukee and William A. Lawson and Randall M. Lawson both of Des Moines, 11 grandchildren, 18 great grandchildren and 3 great great grandchildren. A visitation will be held from 6-7 p.m. Friday evening, July 27, 2018 at the Westover Funeral Home with burial the following day at the Princeton Cemetery, Princeton, MO. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the family for a memorial to be directed later.