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1. 9VGG-MQM FamilySearch.org
   1. • Source text:

        Birth: Dec. 9, 1914
        Death: Aug. 13, 1979

        TAYLOR COUNTY KENTUCKY OBITUARY – 1979
        Mr. John B. Shofner, 64, of Finley, Route 1, son of the late Mr. Wes Shofner & Mrs. Lillie Hedgespeth Shofner, was born in Taylor County, December 9, 1914. He died at 10:40 p.m., Monday, August 13, 1979, at the Taylor County Hospital where he had been a patient for the past week. He had professed faith in Christ and was of the Separate Baptist faith. He was a retired farmer; he had worked as a timber cutter and for the 10 years before his retirement he worked for the Kentucky State Highway Department. He was a veteran of WW II having served in the US Army. He united in marriage to Miss Velma Underwood, February 14, 1946. Besides his wife, Mrs. Velma Underwood Shofner of Finley, Route 1, he is survived by 1 son and 2 daughters: Mrs. Maxine Durham of Campbellsville, Star Route, and Mr. J.C. Shofner and Mrs. Helen Sprowles, both of Finley, Route 1. He is also survived by 5 grandchildren; 2 brothers and 3 sisters: Mr. Herman Shofner of Campbellsville, Star Route; Mrs. Lucy Skaggs of Campbellsville, Route 6; Mr. Thomas Shofner of Fairdale, KY; and Mrs. Ruth Gunn and Mrs. Nora Sprowles, both of Louisville; several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were conducted at 2 p.m., Wednesday, August 15, at the Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Chapel by Rev. Garlen Skaggs. Burial was in Zion Separate Baptist Church Cemetery. Pallbearers were David Skaggs, Virgil Shofner, Buddy Sprowles, Woodrow Price, Harden Hedgespeth and Edmon Miller.
        
        
        Family links:
        Parents:
        Wesley S. Shofner (1890 - 1975)
        Lillie M Hedgespeth Shofner (1896 - 1977)
        
        Spouse:
        Velma Underwood Shofner (1925 - 2004)
        
        Children:
        Maxine Shofner Durham (1943 - 2009)*
        John Shofner (1947 - 2015)*
        
        Siblings:
        John B. Shofner (1914 - 1979)
        Roscoe Shofner (1923 - 1973)*
        Thomas Shofner (1926 - 2010)*
        Nora C Shofner Sprowles (1928 - 2005)*
        
        *Calculated relationship
        
        Burial:
        Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
        Campbellsville
        Taylor County
        Kentucky, USA
        
        Created by: John and Kim Galloway
        Record added: Mar 08, 2009
        Find A Grave Memorial# 34594020

      • Citation:

        https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/9VGG-MQM

2. John B Shofner, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
   1. • Source text:

        Name John B Shofner
        Sex Male
        Age 24
        Birth Year (Estimated) 1914
        Father's Name W S Shofner
        Mother's Name Lillie Shofner
        Spouse's Name Polly Dewitt
        Spouse's Sex Female
        Spouse's Age 23
        Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1915
        Spouse's Father's Name Green Dewitt
        Spouse's Mother's Name Sallie Dewitt
        Event Type Marriage
        Event Date 1 Jun 1938
        Event Place Campbellsville, Taylor, Kentucky, United States
        John B Shofner's Parents and Siblings

        W S Shofner
        Father
        M

        Name W S Shofner
        Sex M
        Lillie Shofner
        Mother
        F

        Name Lillie Shofner
        Sex F
        John B Shofner's Spouses and Children

        Polly Dewitt
        Wife
        F
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        Name John B Shofner
        Sex Male
        Age 24
        Birth Year (Estimated) 1914
        Father's Name W S Shofner
        Mother's Name Lillie Shofner
        Spouse's Name Polly Dewitt
        Spouse's Sex Female
        Spouse's Age 23
        Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1915
        Spouse's Father's Name Green Dewitt
        Spouse's Mother's Name Sallie Dewitt
        Event Type Marriage
        Event Date 1 Jun 1938
        Event Place Campbellsville, Taylor, Kentucky, United States
        Other People on This Record

        Green Dewitt
        M

        Name Green Dewitt
        Sex M
        Sallie Dewitt
        F

        Name Sallie Dewitt
        Sex F

      • Citation:

        "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2D6-KT4T : Sat Feb 24 06:50:06 UTC 2024), Entry for John B Shofner and W S Shofner, 1 Jun 1938.