Graveside services for Mrs. Helen Shofner will be 2 PM Sunday, April 28, 2024, at Shofner Lutheran Church Cemetery. Helen Rita Shofner, of Shelbyville, passed away on January 4th, 2024, after an extended illness. (Inclement weather in January delayed her graveside service.)
Born on November 29, 1921, in Newport, Rhode Island, Helen was the daughter of the late Fredrick and Margaret (Sullivan) Goffe, of Newport Rhode Island. She was one of identical twins born to Fredrick and Margaret at that time, the other being Marion, or “Mim.”
Helen was preceded in death by her husband of 67 years, Howard B. (Buddy) Shofner, Jr.; her eldest daughter, Maureen Shofner Minch of Nashville; a niece Caroline Bidlack; a nephew Jared McGowan and another nephew, John Christopher Shofner, both of Shelbyville and her twin sister
Marion (Mim) Goffe Bidlack of Newport, Rhode Island.
Survivors include daughter Barbara Shofner Swain; son Howard Bentley Shofner, III (Debbie); nephews Donald and Kenneth Bidlack of Newport, RI; grandchildren Jena, Zach, and Kyle Swain of Shelbyville, and Allison Minch Singleton (Matthew) and Justin Minch of Nashville; numerous great-grandchildren, grand-nieces and grand-nephews.
The family of Helen Shofner would like to thank the staff and administrators of Hickory Gardens Assisted Living of Madison, TN for their care and support of Helen and the family.
Your kindness cannot be measured. A special thanks goes out to Jenn Harvey, the resident nurse at Hickory Gardens, for her kindness and compassion. Lastly, our thanks go out to Adoration Hospice, especially Chaplain Eddie, Nurses Laura and Cassie, and all others who contributed to
Helen’s support in her transition.
