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DATE: WEDNESDAY, March 7, 1990                   TAG: 9003081370
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: B-2   EDITION: METRO 
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DATELINE: PRICES FORK                                LENGTH: Short


OBIT SHEPHERD, J.

John M. Shepherd, age 75, died Monday, March 5, 1990, at his residence. A native of Montgomery County, he was the only child of the late Currie L. and Amanda Broce Shepherd. He was a veteran of World War II and a retiree from R.A.A.P. with twenty-seven years of service. He is survived by his wife of forty-five years, Lucille Smith Shepherd; five sons, Kenneth G. Shepherd, Lynchburg; W. Bruce Shepherd, Richard Shepherd and John F. K. Shepherd, all of Blacksburg; Frederick M. (Dickie) Shepherd, Newport; two daughters, Amanda S. Thomas, Richmond; Janie M. Shepherd, Lynchburg; ten grandchildren. Funeral services will be Thursday, March 8, 2:00 p.m. at Hoy-McCoy Funeral Home Chapel conducted by the Rev. Sam C. McPhail. Burial will follow in the Price Cemetery at Prices Fork. The family suggests memorial contributions may be made to the Blacksburg Rescue Squad, 200 Progress St., N. E., Blacksburg, Va. 24060. The family will receive friends Wednesday from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. at Hoy-McCoy Fuenral Home, Blacksburg.



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