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CHAPTER VI.
THE EVENING OF LIFE.
In the latter years of his life Mr. Shofner continued to run his farm ; and although not so active as in former years, yet he superintended the work and saw that it was done in the right way. In his business methods he was energetic, honest, and punctual; and in his family relations he was ever gentle, kind-hearted, even-tempered, and considerate of the welfare of others. It was said of him by his intimate family associates that lie was one of the best men that ever lived.
As a citizen, lie was always ready and willing to perform his whole duty; so at various times he was on school boards, juries, arbitration committees, and at any post where he could be of service to his fellow-citizens. Because of his ever readiness to assist others and his good judgment in business affairs he was often called ?.Fudge Shofner ? by his intimate friends.
Knowing his duty, lie never shirked it, being either civil, political, military, or religious; and it can truly be said that the world was bettered by the life he lived, lie was one of the pillars of the Lutheran Church in Tennessee, always giving liberally toward its support; and in his death the church sustained a great loss. As a fitting close to a treatise on the life of such a man, it is well that the obituary published at his death be reproduced here: