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Robert Amos Schaeffer, 82
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Cleveland resident Robert Amos Schaeffer, 82, died unexpectedly July 1.Born April 2, 1930 in Baxter, he was married to the former Grace Sadler Schaeffer on Aug. 20, 1983. He was preceded in death by his parents, Walker Amos and Edna Elizabeth Burns Schaeffer; his wife; stepson, Larry Wayne Saddler and cousin, Thomas Nelson.He was a graduate of McMinnville High School at age 16 and attended seminary for one year before going to Tennessee Tech. Upon graduation in 1950, he joined the U.S. Army where he trained in cartography and charted various oceans including the Arctic.