1922 - 1985 (63 years)
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Name |
Ernest E Sheppard |
Born |
17 May 1922 |
Waveland, Yell County, Arkansas |
Gender |
Male |
Died |
13 Aug 1985 |
Tecumseh, Shawnee County, Kansas |
Buried |
16 Aug 1985 |
Bethel Cemetery, Tecumseh, Shawnee County, Kansas |
Person ID |
I6214 |
Rossville |
Last Modified |
27 Dec 2019 |
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Documents |
| Obituary- Sheppard, Ernest Ernest E. Sheppard
TECUMSEH - Ernest E. Sheppard, 63, Tecumseh, died Tuesday, Aug. 13, at his home.
Mr. Sheppard was a section storekeeper for Santa Fe Railway before he retired in 1974.
He was born May 17, 1922, at Waveland, Ark., the son of Omer and Mary Sheppard. He lived at Indianola, Okla., before he moved to the Topeka area in 1947.
He was married to Mary Jo Lewis April 13, 1946, at Poteau, Okla. She survives.
Other survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Judith A. Cantillon, Rossville; a son, Elbert “Butch” Ott, Billings, Mont.; a sister, Mrs. Lucille Kannady, Oakley; two brothers, Omer Sheppard, McAlester, Okla., and Lonnie Sheppard, Indianola, Okla.; four grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Parker-Price Mortuary in Topeka. Burial will be in Bethel Cemetery at Tecumseh. Relatives and friends will meet from 7 until 8 p.m. today at the mortuary. Memorial contributions may be made to the Tecumseh United Methodist Church, 334 S. Tecumseh Road, 66542.
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