Obits: Shepherd, Beatrice Allen  1920 - 2004
Magoffin County, KY

Submitted by ; 
Gwen Shepherd, 021152b@foothills.net
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Full name = Beatrice Allen Shepherd
Date of Birth = Dec. 20, 1920
County/place born = Magoffin Co.
Date Of Death = Jan. 8, 2004
County/Place died = Floyd Co.
Fathers name = R.B. Allen
Mother's Name = Dollie England Allen
spouse = Homer Shepherd
cemetery = Wireman Cemetery

Mrs. Beatrice Allen Shepherd, 83, of Gunlock, Ky. passed away 
January 8 at Highlands Regional Medical Center in Prestonsburg.  
Born December 20, 1920 in Magoffin County, she was the 
daughter of the late R.B. and Dolly England Allen.  Mrs. Shepherd 
was a homemaker and a member of the GunCreek United Baptist Church.  

Mrs. Shepherd was preceded in death by her husband 
Homer Shepherd; two sons, Ricky and Paul Shepherd; 
eight brothers, Grover Allen, Virgil Allen, Oscar Allen,
Brady Allen, Kelsie Allen, Beckham Allen, Grats Allen and 
Will Hale; seven sisters, Ellen Hale, Pokie Wireman, 
Peggy Conley, Audie Arnett, Mary Allen, Susie Allen 
and Cassie Allen.  

Survivors include six sons, Homer Shepherd Jr., of Gunlock, 
Arbria Shepherd of Stockbridge, Mi., Bill Shepherd of 
Salyersville,  Robert Shepherd of Gunlock, Virgil Shepherd of 
Salyersville, and Johnny Shepherd of David; five daughters, 
Darcus Lovely of Gunlock, Janice Faye FitzPatrick of 
Salyersville, Debbie Thompson of Prestonsburg, Carol 
Shepherd of Gunlock and Elisha Hylton of Evanston; four 
sisters, Bessie Wireman of Gunlock, Daisy Salyer of 
Leatherwood, Texas, Betty Bradley of North Manchester, In 
and Bertha Allen of Michigan;  35 grandchildren and 
33 great grandchildren.  

Services for Mrs. Shepherd were conducted on Sunday, 
January 11 at the Magoffin County Funeral Home Chapel in 
Salyersville, with Mike Smith and Simon Porter officiating.  

Burial followed in the Wireman Cemetery at Gunlock.  The 
Magoffin County Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements.

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