Background
Shafer, Paquita Mignon Morton was born on August 23, 1918 in Hopewell, Virginia, United States. Daughter of Clarence Littleton Morton and Mignon Reed Osborne Bissell.
Shafer, Paquita Mignon Morton was born on August 23, 1918 in Hopewell, Virginia, United States. Daughter of Clarence Littleton Morton and Mignon Reed Osborne Bissell.
Student, University North Carolina.
Freelance writer, 1950—1957. Assistant to state editor News and Observer, Raleigh, North Carolina, 1957—1960. Living trends editor Chapel Hill Newspaper, Chapel Hill, 1962—1981.
Columnist, free-lance writer, since 1981. Judge journalism contests. Consultant member Chapel Hill Preservation Society, North Carolina History Associates, North Carolina Art Society.
Past board directors Art School for Visual and Performing Arts. Member advisory board Orange County Women's Center, University North Carolina Playmakers Repertory.
Member of University North Carolina Woman's., Sigma Delta Chi, International Visitors Center, North Carolina Press Association, North Carolina Press Women's Association.
Married Robert G. Shafer, June 27, 1981. Children: Paquita Robin, Robert Edward, Deborah Mignon.