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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 Bluford Shofner, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954" marriage bond and certificate
   1. • Source text:

        Name John Bluford Shofner
        Sex Male
        Age 31
        Birth Year (Estimated) 1915
        Father's Name W S Shofner
        Mother's Name Lillie Hedgesfeth
        Spouse's Name Birdie Velma Underwood
        Spouse's Sex Female
        Spouse's Age 21
        Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1925
        Spouse's Father's Name Dee Underwood
        Spouse's Mother's Name Nora Jones
        Event Type Marriage
        Event Date 14 Feb 1946
        Event Place Campbellsville, Taylor, Kentucky, United States
        John Bluford Shofner's Parents and Siblings

        Lillie Hedgesfeth
        Mother
        F

        Name Lillie Hedgesfeth
        Sex F
        W S Shofner
        Father
        M

        Name W S Shofner
        Sex M
        John Bluford Shofner's Spouses and Children

        Birdie Velma Underwood
        Wife
        F
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        Name John Bluford Shofner
        Sex Male
        Age 31
        Birth Year (Estimated) 1915
        Father's Name W S Shofner
        Mother's Name Lillie Hedgesfeth
        Spouse's Name Birdie Velma Underwood
        Spouse's Sex Female
        Spouse's Age 21
        Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1925
        Spouse's Father's Name Dee Underwood
        Spouse's Mother's Name Nora Jones
        Event Type Marriage
        Event Date 14 Feb 1946
        Event Place Campbellsville, Taylor, Kentucky, United States
        Other People on This Record

        Dee Underwood
        M

        Name Dee Underwood
        Sex M
        Nora Jones
        F

        Name Nora Jones
        Sex F

      • Citation:

        "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2D6-292Y : Sat Feb 24 07:39:26 UTC 2024), Entry for John Bluford Shofner and W S Shofner, 14 Feb 1946.