Obituaries, Adair County KY: Russell W. SHEPPERD, Sr.  1924-1997

Submitted by: Diana Flynn <ivie@tima.com>
Submission Date: 27-June-1997

Bedford, Lawrence County, Indiana 23-June-1997.
Russell W. SHEPPERD, Sr. of Bedford died Monday, 23-June-1997 at
Saint Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis (IN). The son of John BURTON
Mary Elizabeth SHEPPERD, he was born 13-Sept-1924 in Adair County KY.
He married Sandra PERRY on 21-Jan-1971 and she survives. Surviving in
addition to the wife are six daughters: Laura SHEPPERD and Kathy HARVEY,
both of Indianapolis (IN), Gwen NORMAN, Jacqueline ROLLINS, Karen DALTON,
and Deanna STALDER, all of Bedford; two sons: Donnie PERRY and
Rusty SHEPPERD, Jr., both of Bedford; twenty-six grandchildren;
twenty-four great grandchildren; four brothers: Ovel BURTON and
Marvin BURTON, both of Edinburg IN, Al BURTON of Dilley TX, and
Gordon SHEPPERD  of Indianapolis (IN); two sisters: Ella VINCENT of
Bedford, and Rose PETREE of Jamestown TN; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by  one sister, three brothers, and his parents.
Russell Shepperd was a self-employed business man and owner of Shepperd
Auto Sales. He was of Apostolic Pentecostal faith and a member of Bedford
Gospel Tabernacle church. He was a WW II veteran with the Coast Guard.
Funeral services for Russell SHEPPERD will be at 10:00 a.m. on Friday,
June 27th, at Ferguson-Lee Funeral Home with the Reverends David LEWIS
and  Donald DECK officiating. His grandsons will be pall bearers and
military  rites will be accorded at the grave by members of the American
Legion, Gillen Post #33. Friends may call at Ferguson-Lee Funeral Home on 
Wednesday, June 25th, 4-9 p.m. and Thursday, June 26th, 2-9 p.m.

Surnames: BURTON, DALTON, DECK, HARVEY, LEWIS, NORMAN, PERRY, PETREE,
ROLLINS, SHEPPERD, STADLER, VINCENT

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