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DATE: TUESDAY, January 4, 1994                   TAG: 9401040252
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: C2   EDITION: METRO 
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OBIT-SHEPHERD, HAROLD L.

SHEPHERD, Harold L., 85, of Vinton, died Sunday, January 2, 1994. He was born in Blacksburg and was a member of the Vinton Baptist Church, where he was a lifetime Deacon and served as an usher for many years. Mr. Shepherd retired from the N & W Railway, with 47 years of service. He is survived by his wife, Frances M. Shepherd, Vinton; daughters and sons-in-law, Aileen and David McLeod, Vinton, Jean and Otto Counts, High Point, N.C.; grandson, David B. McLeod, Albany, Ga.; granddaughter, Melody A. McLeod, Vinton; great-grandson, David B. McLeod Jr., Albany, Ga.; sister, Mae Cox, Blacksburg; brothers, Sidney Shepherd, Roanoke, Ira ("Sam") Shepherd, Tampa, Fla., and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Wednesday, January 5, 1994, at Vinton Baptist Church, with the Rev. Kevin Meadows, the Rev. David Elks, and the Rev. William E. Hungate officiating. Burial will follow in Mountain View Cemetery, Vinton. Friends may call at Oakey's Vinton Chapel, Tuesday, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. 


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