Debra Sue Shofner

Debra Sue Shofner, 53, of Princeton died at 3 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 2, 2011, at Colonial Rehab and Nursing Center in Princeton. She was born Sept. 30, 1958, in Princeton to Gerald Dean and Alice Mae (Lempke) Shofner. She graduated from Western High School in Buda in 1977 and received her CNA certification from Illinois Valley Community College. She worked at Citizens Bank for 12 years, Gateway Services in Princeton and Tack Community at the Bureau County Hi-Rise. She served on the Gateway Services Board. She was a member of the United Methodist Church in Sheffield. Her hobbies included doing for others, reading, latch hooking, playing cards and being with friends. Surviving are her mother, Alice Mae Shofner of Princeton; one son, Michael P. Shofner of Princeton; two sisters, Sheryle (Rudy) Krans of Toulon and Rebecca Moloney of Alexandria, Va.; one brother, John (Jill) Shofner of Kewanee; and a special friend, Rory Fundell of Princeton. She was preceded in death by her father and one brother, Terry Dean Shofner. Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Grant-Johnson Funeral Home, Princeton, with the Rev. Tom Ostrander officiating. Cremation rites will be accorded after the services with burial at a later date. Visitation will be one hour prior to services at funeral home. Memorials may be directed to Gateway Services in Princeton.