He was born in Pulaski County, Va., on June 13, 1921, to the late Harvey Lee and Mattie Jane Rucker Sheppard.
He was preceded in death by a son, Wayne Alexander Sheppard; four sisters; and five brothers.
He is survived by his wife, Claramont Sheppard, of Christiansburg; daughters and sons-in-law, Judy and Walter Boykin, of Wilson, N.C., Cheryl and Charles Shedd, of Aransaspass, Texas, and Debbie Adams, of Blacksburg; sons, Ray Sheppard and companion, Mary Phillips, of Christiansburg, and Darrell Winston Sheppard and companion, Tina Landrum, of Williamsburg, Va.; two brothers and sisters-in-law, Randolph and Elsie Sheppard, of Vicker, and Buddy and Violet Sheppard, of Christiansburg; 15 grandchildren; and 27 greatgrandchildren.
Funeral Services will be conducted 3 p.m. on Saturday, November 27, 2010, in the McCoy Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Jimmie Lee Price officiating. Interment will follow in Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Christiansburg. The family will receive friends from 2 to 3 p.m. on Saturday prior to the service. Arrangements by McCoy Funeral Home, 150 Country Club Dr., Blacksburg, Va.
Published in Roanoke Times from November 24 to November 25, 2010
He was born in Pulaski County, Va., on June 13, 1921, to the late Harvey Lee and Mattie Jane Rucker Sheppard.
He was preceded in death by a son, Wayne Alexander Sheppard; four sisters; and five brothers.
He is survived by his wife, Claramont Sheppard, of Christiansburg; daughters and sons-in-law, Judy and Walter Boykin, of Wilson, N.C., Cheryl and Charles Shedd, of Aransaspass, Texas, and Debbie Adams, of Blacksburg; sons, Ray Sheppard and companion, Mary Phillips, of Christiansburg, and Darrell Winston Sheppard and companion, Tina Landrum, of Williamsburg, Va.; two brothers and sisters-in-law, Randolph and Elsie Sheppard, of Vicker, and Buddy and Violet Sheppard, of Christiansburg; 15 grandchildren; and 27 greatgrandchildren.
Funeral Services will be conducted 3 p.m. on Saturday, November 27, 2010, in the McCoy Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Jimmie Lee Price officiating. Interment will follow in Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Christiansburg. The family will receive friends from 2 to 3 p.m. on Saturday prior to the service. Arrangements by McCoy Funeral Home, 150 Country Club Dr., Blacksburg, Va.
Published in Roanoke Times from November 24 to November 25, 2010
Family Members
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Burks Lee Shephard
1908–1993
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Pearlie Anne Shepard
1912–1912
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Daniel Abraham Sheppard
1914–1981
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Everett Anderson Sheppard
1915–1986
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Willie Alberta Sheppard Kirby
1917–1999
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Ruby Mae Shepherd Stephens
1920–1997
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Elsie M Sheppard Smith
1922–2010
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Harvey Lee Sheppard Jr
1924–2003
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Ernest Richard Sheppard
1926–2004
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Elmer Randolph Sheppard
1928–2020
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Reba Lorine Sheppard Hamlin
1930–2006
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Donald Marshall Shephard
1932–2021
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