SHEPHERD

EVA DORA SHEPHERD
FLORENCE EMMA SHEPHERD
HENRY CLYDE SHEPHERD
HENRY TRICE SHEPHERD
L A SHEPHERD
LUTHER MONROE SHEPHERD
TESSIE ATHOY SHEPHERD
VIOLA JAMES SHEPHERD
WILLIAM H SHEPHERD
WILLIAM OTHO SHEPHERD



EVA DORA SHEPHERD

Eva Dora Shepherd, 83, Hopkinsville, Ky.
Died Wednesday 1 April 1981 at Jennie Stuart Hospital.
Born 3 October 1897 in Christian Co., daughter of E. H. and Kate Blane Ricketts.
Member of Second Baptist Church. Son, L. M. Shepherd Jr., died in 1945.
Survivors: husband, Luther Monroe Shepherd; sister, Mrs. James (Elizabeth) Stapp of Hopkinsville.
Services: Friday 3 April 1981, burial in Riverside Cemetery. Hughart Funeral Home.
Ky. New Era, Hopkinsville, Ky.
Thursday 2 April 1981



FLORENCE EMMA SHEPHERD

Florence Emma Shepherd, 78, Christian Co., Ky.
Died Friday 19 February 1954 at the home of her daughter, Mrs. L. E. Litchfield.
Charter member of Mt. Carmel Methodist Church. Widow of T. H. Shepherd who died 17 years ago.
Survivors in addition to Mrs. Litchfield: two other daughters, Mrs. Orie Cluck of Dawson Springs and Mrs. Roy Campbell of Detroit; four sons, Otho Shepherd of Christian Co., Luther and Clyde of Hopkinsville and Ralph of Detroit; 13 grandchildren; 7 great grandchildren; brother, Otis James of Hopkinsville; two sisters, Mrs. H. T. Shepherd and Mrs. W. W. Woosley both of Hopkinsville.
Services: Sunday 21 February 1954, burial in Mt. Carmel Cemetery. Wood, Fuqua & Davis Funeral Home.
Ky. New Era, Hopkinsville, Ky.
Saturday 20 February 1954



HENRY CLYDE SHEPHERD

Henry Clyde Shepherd, 79, Hopkinsville, Ky.
Died Thursday 28 January 1982 at Jennie Stuart Medical Ctr.
Born 17 February 1902 in Christian Co., son of Thomas Harrison and Emma James Shepherd.
Member of Cumberland Presbyterian Church, retired state highway employee.
Survivors: wife, Edna Joiner Shepherd; son, Garry Shepherd of Hopkinsville; two daughter, Mrs. Theodore (Carole) Hale of Charlotte, N.C. and Mrs. Darrell (Henrietta) Drinkall of Manchester, Tenn.; two brothers, Luther of Hopkinsville and Ralph of Royal Oak, Mich.; two sisters, Beulah Litchfield and Mrs. Roy (Nora) Campbell both of Hopkinsville; six grandchildren.
Services: arrangements were incomplete. Hughart Funeral Home.
Ky. New Era, Hopkinsville, Ky.
Friday 29 January 1982



HENRY TRICE SHEPHERD

Henry Trice Shepherd, 92, Hopkinsville, Ky.
Died Thursday 10 August 1967 in Park Lawn Manor Nursing Home.
Born 29 November 1874 in Christian Co., son of William Harrison and Margaret Brantley Shepherd.
Retired paper hanger, member of Mt. Carmel Church.
Survivors: widow, Viola James Shepherd; three daughters, Mrs. Betty DeLury of Hopkinsville, Mrs. Estelle Anderson of Weirton, W. Va., and Mrs. Sybil McNeely of Charlotte, N.C.; three sons, Ray of Hopkinsville, N. T. of Louisville, Capt. W. H. stationed at Rockville, Md. with the U. S. Navy; 24 grandchildren.
Services: Saturday 12 August 1967, burial in Mt. Carmel Cemetery. Hughart-Keightley Funeral Home.
Ky. New Era, Hopkinsville, Ky.
Thursday 10 August 1967


L A SHEPHERD

L. A. Shepherd, 78, Hopkinsville, Ky.
Died Sunday 2 June 1957 at his home.
Born 4 June 1879 in Christian Co., son of William and Sarah Goode Shepherd.
Retired grocer and farmer.
Survivors: wife, Beulah Shepherd; three daughters, Mrs. Ruth Cartwright of Princeton, Mrs. Ivy Jones of Owensboro and Mrs. Lola Cansler of Hopkinsville; son, William Garvie Shepherd of Dayton, Ohio; two half brothers, Otis James and Trice Shepherd both of Hopkinsville; nine grandchildren; 18 great grandchildren.
Services: Tuesday 4 June 1957, burial in Riverside Cemetery. Keightley Funeral Home.
Ky. New Era, Hopkinsville, Ky.
Monday 3 June 1957



LUTHER MONROE SHEPHERD

Luther Monroe Shepherd, 88, Hopkinsville, Ky.
Died Saturday 2 March 1985 in Covington's Convalescent Ctr.
Born 6 August 1896 in Christian Co., son of Thomas Harrison and Emma Florence James Shepherd.
Retired self-employed paper hanger, member of First United Methodist Church, veteran of the Army in World War I. His wife, Eva Dora Ricketts Shepherd, died in 1981 and a son, L. M. Shepherd, died in 1945.
Survivors: brother, Ralph Shepherd of Royal Oak, Mich.; sister, Beulah Litchfield of Hopkinsville.
Services: Tuesday 5 March 1985, burial in Riverside Cem.
Hughart & Beard Funeral Home.
Ky. New Era, Hopkinsville, Ky.
Monday 4 March 1985



TESSIE ATHOY SHEPHERD

Tessie Athoy Shepherd, 84, Cerulean, Ky.
Died Tuesday 14 July 1981 in Jennie Stuart Hospital.
Born 26 April 1897 in Christian Co., daughter of Henry Turk and Thedosia Ann Stewart Gresham.
Member of Sinking Fork Christian Church. Preceded in death by one brother, Lonnie Oren Gresham, and one sister, Essie Gresham P'Pool.
Survivors: husband, William Otho Shepherd; two daugthers, Mrs. james (Erline) Cansler of Cerulean, and Mrs. John W. (Sue) Jones II of Bowling Green; 10 grandchildren; 15 great grandchildren; one great great grandchild.
Services: Thursday 16 July 1981, burial in Riverside Cemetery. Hughart Funeral Home.
Ky. New Era, Hopkinsville, Ky.
Wednesday 15 July 1981


VIOLA JAMES SHEPHERD

Viola James Shepherd, 84, Hopkinsville, Ky.
Died Monday 15 April 1968 in Parklawn Manor Nursing Home.
Born 27 April 1883 in Christian Co., daughter of Albert Monroe and Melissa Brantley James.
Member of Second Baptist Church. Her husband, Henry Trice Shepherd, died 10 August 1967.
Survivors: three daughters, Mrs. Betty DeLury of Hopkinsville, Mrs. Estelle Anderson of Weirton, W.Va. and Mrs. Sybil McNeely of Charlotte, N.C.; three sons, Ray Shepherd of Hopkinsville, N. T. Shepherd of Pleasure Ride Park, Ky. and Capt. W. H. Shepherd of the U. S. Navy stationed at Long Beach, Calif.; a half-brother, O. M. James of Hopkinsville; 24 grandchildren.
Services: Wednesday 17 April 1968, burial in Mt. Carmel Cem. Hughart Funeral Home.
Ky. New Era, Hopkinsville, Ky.
Tuesday 16 April 1968



WILLIAM H SHEPHERD

William H Shepherd, of the Mt. Carmel neighborhood, was kicked in the abdomen last Saturday by a colt only nine days old from which he suffered greatly until this morning when he died.
Mr. Shepherd was a leading member of the Methodist church, an industrious good citizen and was a candidate before, the Democratic convention this spring for jailer. His sudden death fills many hearts with grief.
Crofton
Hopkinsville New Era May 1886



WILLIAM OTHO SHEPHERD

William Otho Shepherd, 86, Christian Co., Ky.
Died Friday 23 October 1981 in Jennie Stuart Hospital.
Born 2 March 1895 in Christian Co., son of Harrison and Emma James Shepherd.
Retired farmer who was recognized in 1973 by former Gov. Wendell Ford for his work with area farmers classes. Member of Sinking Fork Christian Church and in his younger years was affiliated with the Mount Carmel United Methodist Church. His wife, Tessie Athoy Gresham Shepherd, died last July 14.
Survivors: two daughters, Mrs. James (Erline) Cansler of Christian Co. and Mrs. John W. (Sue) Jones II of Bowling Green; three brothers, Clyde and Luther both of Hopkinsville and Ralph Shepherd of Detroit, Mich.; two sisters, Nora Campbell and Beulah Litchfield both of Hopkinsville; 10 grandchildren; 16 great grandchildren; and one great great grandchild.
Services: Monday 26 October 1981, burial in Riverside Cem.
Hughart Funeral Home.
Ky. New Era, Hopkinsville, Ky.
Saturday 24 October 1981



 
 

















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