Brooks Eugene Sheppard, 92, of Ravenswood, W.Va., passed away on April 1, 2015, in Huntington, W.Va.
He was born on July 12, 1922, in Wood County, W.Va., to Pearl and Almeda Conger Sheppard.
He was a loving husband, father, brother, and son. He was a proud World War II veteran where he served in the U.S Army as a medical technician in the Philippines. He was retired from Kaiser Aluminum in Ravenswood. He was an avid gardener and fiddle player and was a member of Our Savior Lutheran Church in Ravenswood.
He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Pauline Bogard Sheppard, Ravenswood; sons, Larry Sheppard, Ravenswood, Bill (Jamie) Sheppard, Ravenswood, and Kip Sheppard, N.C.; daughter, Mary Ellen (Bill) Bush of Alabama; sister, Nina (Don) Pursley, Sandyville; brother, Harlan (Thelma) Sheppard, Parkersburg; nine grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Dale Sheppard; sisters, Freda Hudson, Kathleen Burchard, Opal Williams, and Beulah Whaley; and son, Jeff Sheppard.
Services will be held at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, April 4, at Roush Funeral Home, Ravenswood, W.Va. Burial will follow in Jackson County Memory Gardens in Cottageville, W.Va. Friends may visit the family from 10-11:30 a.m. on Saturday at the funeral home.
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He was born on July 12, 1922, in Wood County, W.Va., to Pearl and Almeda Conger Sheppard.
He was a loving husband, father, brother, and son. He was a proud World War II veteran where he served in the U.S Army as a medical technician in the Philippines. He was retired from Kaiser Aluminum in Ravenswood. He was an avid gardener and fiddle player and was a member of Our Savior Lutheran Church in Ravenswood.
He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Pauline Bogard Sheppard, Ravenswood; sons, Larry Sheppard, Ravenswood, Bill (Jamie) Sheppard, Ravenswood, and Kip Sheppard, N.C.; daughter, Mary Ellen (Bill) Bush of Alabama; sister, Nina (Don) Pursley, Sandyville; brother, Harlan (Thelma) Sheppard, Parkersburg; nine grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Dale Sheppard; sisters, Freda Hudson, Kathleen Burchard, Opal Williams, and Beulah Whaley; and son, Jeff Sheppard.
Services will be held at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, April 4, at Roush Funeral Home, Ravenswood, W.Va. Burial will follow in Jackson County Memory Gardens in Cottageville, W.Va. Friends may visit the family from 10-11:30 a.m. on Saturday at the funeral home.
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Brooks Eugene Sheppard, 92, of Ravenswood, W.Va., passed away on April 1, 2015, in Huntington, W.Va.
He was born on July 12, 1922, in Wood County, W.Va., to Pearl and Almeda Conger Sheppard.
He was a loving husband, father, brother, and son. He was a proud World War II veteran where he served in the U.S Army as a medical technician in the Philippines. He was retired from Kaiser Aluminum in Ravenswood. He was an avid gardener and fiddle player and was a member of Our Savior Lutheran Church in Ravenswood.
He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Pauline Bogard Sheppard, Ravenswood; sons, Larry Sheppard, Ravenswood, Bill (Jamie) Sheppard, Ravenswood, and Kip Sheppard, N.C.; daughter, Mary Ellen (Bill) Bush of Alabama; sister, Nina (Don) Pursley, Sandyville; brother, Harlan (Thelma) Sheppard, Parkersburg; nine grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Dale Sheppard; sisters, Freda Hudson, Kathleen Burchard, Opal Williams, and Beulah Whaley; and son, Jeff Sheppard.
Services will be held at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, April 4, at Roush Funeral Home, Ravenswood, W.Va. Burial will follow in Jackson County Memory Gardens in Cottageville, W.Va. Friends may visit the family from 10-11:30 a.m. on Saturday at the funeral home.
Roush Funeral Home Obit
He was born on July 12, 1922, in Wood County, W.Va., to Pearl and Almeda Conger Sheppard.
He was a loving husband, father, brother, and son. He was a proud World War II veteran where he served in the U.S Army as a medical technician in the Philippines. He was retired from Kaiser Aluminum in Ravenswood. He was an avid gardener and fiddle player and was a member of Our Savior Lutheran Church in Ravenswood.
He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Pauline Bogard Sheppard, Ravenswood; sons, Larry Sheppard, Ravenswood, Bill (Jamie) Sheppard, Ravenswood, and Kip Sheppard, N.C.; daughter, Mary Ellen (Bill) Bush of Alabama; sister, Nina (Don) Pursley, Sandyville; brother, Harlan (Thelma) Sheppard, Parkersburg; nine grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Dale Sheppard; sisters, Freda Hudson, Kathleen Burchard, Opal Williams, and Beulah Whaley; and son, Jeff Sheppard.
Services will be held at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, April 4, at Roush Funeral Home, Ravenswood, W.Va. Burial will follow in Jackson County Memory Gardens in Cottageville, W.Va. Friends may visit the family from 10-11:30 a.m. on Saturday at the funeral home.
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