Michael W. Schaefer

Michael W. Schaefer, age 40 of Belton, died Saturday, August 14, 2010. Funeral services are scheduled for 11:00 AM, Saturday, August 21, 2010 at Scanio-Harper Funeral Home with Rev. Patricia Dietrich officiating. Burial will follow at Bellwood Memorial Park. The family will receive visitors from 6-8:00 PM, Friday, August 20, 2010 at the funeral home. Michael was born on May 5, 1970 in Temple, TX to Walter and Betty Lou Kordes Schaefer. He attended schools in Temple and graduated from Temple High School in 1988. Michael attended truck driving school and drove for Schneider National for many years and loved driving throughout the United States. He married his love, Stacey Firebaugh, on April 5, 1998. Michael had many hobbies, some of which were hunting, target shooting, on-line gaming and motorcycling. He was a member of Temple Gun Club and a lifetime member of the N.R.A. Michael tragically left us on August 14, 2010. Survivors include his wife, Stacey Schaefer of Belton; his parents, Walter and Betty Lou Schaefer of Temple; his brother, Stephen Schaefer and wife Lori of Temple; a niece, Sara Rose; father-in-law, Leonard Firebaugh and mother-in-law, Aleta Garner, both of Houston, and many aunts, uncles, cousins and loving friends. Here one day. gone one night. Gone too soon.