Roanoke Times
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DATE: WEDNESDAY, March 7, 1990 TAG: 9003081370
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: B-2 EDITION: METRO
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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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