Mr. Howard Bentley Shofner, Jr. Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Howard B. (Buddy) Shofner, Jr. died on April 29, 2016, at the Christian Care Nursing Home in Shelbyville, TN. Born in Shelbyville on March 30, 1923, Buddy, as many of his friends called him, and his family subsequently moved to Nashville, where his father Howard Sr. practiced law. He also maintained a paper route for many years, helping to support his family through the Great Depression. Like his father Howard Sr. before him, Mr. Shofner attended Webb School in Bell Buckle Tennessee, where he excelled in math and oration as a member of the class of 1940 He attended the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis from 1941-45, where he excelled both academically and athletically, playing varsity football and graduating with a degree in electrical engineering. Some of his later training was as part of a UDT (Underwater Demolition Team), later known as the Navy Seals. After leaving the Navy, he was employed by Hughes Aircraft in California and later Arnold Engineering Development Corporation in Tullahoma Tennessee. He left the corporate world to become a full-time farmer until his retirement in 2004. Mr. Shofner is survived by his spouse of 68 years, Helen Goffe Shofner of Murfreesboro, one daughter, Barbara McGowan of Shelbyville, a son Howard Bentley Shofner, III (Debbie) of Murfreesboro; grandchildren Justin Minch and Katherine Allison Minch both of Nashville, TN; Kyle Swain, Jenna Swain, and Zachary Swain, all of Shelbyville and two great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by father Howard Bentley Shofner, Sr., and mother Kate Jenkins Shofner, sister Catherine Shofner Anglin, brother John Christopher Shofner, sister-in-law Betty Thompson Shofner, all of Shelbyville TN; oldest daughter Maureen Shofner Minch of Nashville; and grandson Jerred McGowan of Shelbyville, TN. A graveside service will be held on Saturday, May 7th at the family cemetery at Shofner Lutheran Chapel beginning at 2:00 P.M. Arrangements are being handled by Feldhaus Memorial Chapel in Shelbyville Tennessee. In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to Shofner Lutheran Chapel, 4625 Spring Cove Drive, Murfreesboro, Tennessee 37128

Mr. Howard Bentley Shofner, Jr.

March 30, 1923 - April 29, 2016