Obituaries: Willie B. Sheppard, 1939, Winn Parish, LA Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483 ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** June 23, 1939 Winnfield News-American Funeral Services Held Sunday For Willie B. Sheppard Funeral services for Miss Willie B. Sheppard of Joyce, who died at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, were held at the Union Church near Joyce at 3 p.m. Monday. Interment was in the Union Cemetery, with the Rev. J. A. Cockerham officiating. Miss Sheppard had been suffering from complications which had developed after a tonsillectomy of the week before. The deceased is survived by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Sheppard, two sisters, Mrs. Mildred Newman of Murry Junction and Miss Roberline Sheppard of Houston, Texas, and two brothers, Bunk Sheppard and Woodrow Sheppard of Joyce.