Ruby A Shofner

Ruby A. Shofner, 81, of Wyanet passed away at 7 a.m. Friday, April 27, 2012, at home surrounded by her loving family. Born Feb. 5, 1931, in Mt. Sherman, Ky., to Samuel and Eva (Clopton) DeSpain, she married Grady L. Shofner Dec. 8, 1951, in Princeton. He died in 1994. She retired from Harper-Wyman in Princeton. She was a member of the Princeton Wesleyan Church. Surviving are two sons, John (Judy) Shofner of Tiskilwa and Sammy Shofner of Wyanet; five grandchildren, Stephanie Erwin of Wyanet, Amanda (John) Walters of Sheffield, Erin (Joseph) Milby of Sheffield, Stacie Shofner of Princeton and JT Shofner of Seatonville; 10 great-grandchildren; one brother, Eddie (Judy) DeSpain of Paw Paw; five sisters, Helen (Emmett) Perkins of Buffalo, Ky., Gertrude (Shelby) Atwell of Sandwich, Phyllis Becker of Hodgevilles, Ky., Sue Hoelzer of Gridley and Barbara (Jim) Wilkenson of Sandwich; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; one daughter, Patricia Shofner; one brother, Samuel DeSpain Jr.; and one sister, Mary Evelyn DeSpain. Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Grant-Johnson Funeral Home, Princeton, with the Rev. Doug Kirkpatrick officiating. Burial will be in Forest Hill Cemetery, Wyanet. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Memorials may be directed to the Princeton Wesleyan Church.