James Alan "Jim" Schaffhauser

1949 - 2023

James Alan 'Jim' Schaffhauser passed away at his home in Baton Rouge on November 17, 2023. He was born in Helena, Arkansas on January 30, 1949. He is survived by his loving wife of 37 years, Kathy Hargis Schaffhauser. Jim is also survived by one brother, John Arnold Schaffhauser and his wife Audrey; two nephews: Charles Thomas 'Chuck' Schaffhauser, his wife Beth, and their son, Luke Schaffhauser, and daughter, Emma Schaffhauser Hatchett and her two children, Blakely and Clyde; and David Alan Schaffhauser; and by three nieces, Elaine Schaffhauser Abelrahim, Connie Schaffhauser Salter, and Melissa Schaffhauser Childers and their children. He was preceded in death by his father, Arnold Charles Schaffhauser, his mother, Malissia Fielder Schaffhauser and two nephews, John Arnold "Bubba" Schaffhauser, Jr. and Michael Scott Schaffhauser. As Jim once said of his late father-in-law so it can be said of him,'He was a gentleman and also a gentle man'. Relatives and friends are invited to attend a visitation at Resthaven Funeral Home, 11817 Jefferson Highway in Baton Rouge on Tuesday, November 21, 2023, from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. with a Service at 7:00 p.m. Graveside services will be held at a later date in Marvell, AR at Schaffhauser Cemetery. For those so desiring and in lieu of flowers, memorials in honor of Jim Schaffhauser may be made to your favorite charity of choice.