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Submitted: 7/6/18 • Approved: 7/7/18 • Last Updated: 7/10/18 • R1229165-G1229164-S3
Billy
US Army
March 28, 1935 - August 6, 2012
Billy Shepherd, 77, of Mulberry, Arkansas, died Monday August 6, 2012 in his home. He was born March 28, 1935 in Mulberry, Arkansas to Dal and Bertha Shepherd. He was a retired superintendent for Thompson's Construction Company, owner and operator of TNT Construction in Ponca City, Oklahoma, also had worked as a supervisor for Conoco Oil Company, served in the US Army and attended First Baptist Church in Mulberry, Arkansas. He is survived by his wife, Donna of the home; 2 daughters, Kim Tharp of Springfield, Missouri and Laura Golden of Ozark, Arkansas; a son, Todd Shepherd of Garden Plains, Kansas; 3 sisters, Ina King of Greenwood, Arkansas, Betty Darter of Van Buren, Arkansas and Shirley Joy of Alma, Arkansas; 7 grandchildren and 1 great grandchild.
Pallbearers will be Jess Brooks, Walter Shepherd, Dewayne Scowden, Larry White, Larry Nelson and Robby Bruce.
Donna
May 23, 1939 - December 30, 2017
It is with much love and sadness we announce Donna Sue Shepherd, our beloved mother, grand mother and sister went home to be with the Lord at the age of 78 on December 30, 2017.
She was born in Mulberry to the late Harlan and Lillian Mae Gaines on May 23, 1939. She was also preceeded in death by her husband, Billy Olen Shepherd, and 2 grandsons, Kregg Allen Moran, and Luke Harlan Shepherd. After attending Mulberry High School, Donna and her husband moved to Kansas where they raised their 3 children. Throughout her life, she showed many skills by owning and operating several businesses, and through flipping homes. Since returning to Mulberry in 2009, Donna was very active with many improvement projects and acts of service to her community. She had a compassionate and fun loving heart, always looking out for others, and most recently, she served as a member of the Mulberry City Council. Her leadership and desire to make Mulberry a better place inspired many. Donna attended Vine Prairie Baptist Church.
Left to cherish her memory are her children, Todd Shepherd and wife Charlene of Cheney, Kansas, Kim Tharp and husband Charles of Springfield, Missouri, and Laura Golden and husband Jarod of Mayetta, Kansas; grandchildren, Jacki and Joseph Bergman, Kami and Brian Bohnstedt, Sage and Brieann Shepherd, Kourtney and Josh Pickel, Morgan and Brian Dewey, Karter Moran, and Preston Golden; and a great-grandchild, Mason Bohnstedt; and 4 sisters, Wilma Peevy, Wanda Bruce, Harlene Jackson, and Diana Morse, all of Mulberry.
Pallbearers will be Joseph Bergman, Brian Bohnstedt, Josh Pickel, Sage Shepherd, Brian Dewey, Karter Moran, and Preston Golden.
Contributed on 7/6/18 by billsully060
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