O B I T U A R Y

William Lewis Shofner, age 86 of Greensburg, Kentucky passed away peacefully, surrounded by love and family, on September 4, 2026 at Hospice of Lake Cumberland's Jean Waddle Care Center at Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital in Somerset, Kentucky. He was born January 3, 1940 in Summersville, Kentucky, to the late Claud Shofner and Georgia Alice Dobson Shofner.

William was a devoted husband, father, and grandfather. He was a man of strong faith, professing his faith in Christ, and was a lifetime member of Brush Creek Baptist Church.

William was a retired employee of Kentucky Trailers of Louisville and was also a former dairy and tobacco farmer. He was a hardworking man who took pride in providing for his family and in the work he did throughout his life. He loved walking, riding his bike, fishing, and mowing his yard and was admired by many for his dedication to staying active, even riding his bike eight miles a day when he was well into his 80s. He loved singing gospel music and was a member of the Brush Creek Singers gospel group in the 1970s, appearing on their studio album, I Know My God Is Real.

He was united in marriage to his beloved wife, Brenda Rattliff Shofner, on December 18, 1959. Together, they shared nearly seven decades of marriage, building a life and a family filled with love and memories.

William is survived by his wife, Brenda Shofner; his sons: Dusty Shofner and his wife, June of Columbia, and Adam Shofner and his significant other, Ann Calhoon, of Greensburg; five grandchildren: Dustin Shofner, Tara Ervin and her husband, Jared, Jason Shofner and his wife, Megan, Baylee Bills and her husband, Grayson, and Kinsy Davis and her husband, Jordon; seven great-grandchildren: Kiley Ervin, Zack Ervin, Grady Shofner, Baker Bills, Brody Davis, Griffey Shofner, and Jenna Bills; his sister: Laverne Bale and her husband, Bobby, of Louisville; and his sister-in-law: Emma Lynn Shuffett and her husband, Mel, of Greensburg. He also leaves behind a host of nieces, nephews, friends, and neighbors who will cherish his memory.

He was preceded in death by his son: Derrick Jason Shofner, who passed away October 4, 1966; and his brother: Edward Lee Shofner, who passed away March 10, 1970.

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The funeral service for William Lewis Shofner will be conducted at 11 A.M., Central Time, Monday, September 7, 2026 at the Cowherd and Parrott Funeral Home with burial to follow in the Bloyd Perkins Cemetery. Bro. Jared Ervin and Bro. Casey Durrett officiating.

Visitation is requested from 4 until 8 P.M., Central Time, Sunday at the funeral home and after 7 A.M., Central Time, Monday until time of the service.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that expressions of sympathy be made in the form of donations to the Bloyd-Perkins Cemetery Fund or Hospice of Lake Cumberland.

PALLBEARERS:

Grayson Bills, Jordon Davis, Jay Shofner, Mike Shofner,

Craig Bale, Paul Bale, Steve Bale, Jeremy Price, Stacy Milby

HONORARY PALLBEARERS:

Sarah Skaggs, Renea Ford, Teresa Newkirk, Kristen Williams, Angie McCubbin, Jennifer McCubbin, Janice Price, the staff of Jane Todd Crawford Hospital and Primary Care