Eddie Milby Shofner, Age 96
Eddie Milby Shofner, age 96, of Campbellsville died Friday, October 28, 2016 at Taylor Regional Hospital following a brief illness.
Eddie was born in Larue County on October 17, 1920 to the late Albert and Mary Sprowles Shofner. On August 7, 1945, he married Ruby Wise who preceded him in death on June 2, 2003. Also, preceding him in death were his brother Gilbert Shofner and Oscar Shofner; a sister, Annie Roots and a grandson, Paul Jason Atwood.
Eddie was a farmer and in his earlier years also worked at Bourbon Cooperage. He enjoyed the outdoors and loved to grow a garden, cut wood and coon hunt. Eddie had made a profession of faith in Christ and was a member of the Jesus Name Tabernacle.
He is survived by two sons, Daryl Shofner of Winchester and Dale Shofner, of Lebanon; five daughters and their husbands, Hilda and Junior Garner, Sandra and Jody Keltner, Linda and Paul Atwood and Donna and Lloyd Mershon, all of Campbellsville and Deborah and Jimmy Rakes of Lebanon; five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 a.m. Monday, October 31st at Lyon-DeWitt-Berry Funeral Home with burial to follow in Brookside Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers will be James Shofner, Jacob Shofner, Jeff Rakes, Phillip Abell, Kevin Moore and John Justice.
The family request visitation from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday, October 30, 2016, at Lyon-DeWitt-Berry Funeral Home
