MCDARIS, Mamie Louise

The Daily Courier, Prescott, Arizona Tuesday, October 31, 2006 Louise "Abadoo" Shaffer McDaris, born Aug. 11, 1942, in Delano, Calif, to Orval and Pauline Shaffer and a Prescott Valley resident, went home to be with her Lord on Saturday, Oct.28, 2006, at Yavapai Regional Medical Center, surrounded by her loving family. Louise is survived by her husband of 35 years, Bert McDaris; brothers Mike Shaffer of Prescott, Pat Shaffer of California, and Tim Shaffer of Prescott; son Johnny Cozart of Oklahoma; daughter Natalie Kirk of California; step-children Beverly Grimm of Prescott, Gwendolyn Shaffer of Prescott, Donald McDaris of Kansas, Karen Brown of California, and Jimmy McDaris of California; 19 grandchildren; and 8 great-grandchildren. Louise lived the Biblical principle of "Love thy neighbor," and was an avid fan of the Diamondbacks as well as other sports. She had a great love for animals and enjoyed traveling, taking yearly camping trips to Quartzite with her husband and- friends. A celebration of her life I will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 31, at Hampton Funeral Home. The family would like to send a special thank you to Dr. Kenneth Archer, Butch Hampton, and all the wonderful, caring staff and doctors at the Yavapai Regional Medical Center ICU Unit. John 14:1-4: "Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God, trust also in me. In my Fathers house there are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I am going to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am. You know the way to the place where I am going." Information provided by survivors.