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Submitted: 12/23/12 • Approved: 4/22/21 • Last Updated: 4/25/21 • R798904-G798903-S3
Vern 05 Jun 1922 - 08 Jan 2012
Lorene 01 Sept 1921 - 07 Jan 2012
Marriage: 22 Jan 1942
Vern Burl Shepard son of Virgil Shepard and Mary (Offard) Shepard. Lorene (Blankenship) Shepard daughter of Benjamin and Matilda (Justice) Blankenship.
*Obituary
Ermert Funeral Home Records
Mr. Vern Burl Shepard, 89, of Corning, AR., passed away Sunday, January 8, 2012 at Poplar Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff, MO. Mr. Shepard was born in Datto AR., on June 5, 1922. He was a retired assembly line worker for General Motors. He proudly served his country as a member of the United States Army during World War II. He was a member of the Shiloh Baptist Church.
He married his wife Lorene (Blankenship) Shepard on January 22, 1942. She preceded him in death on January 7, 2012.
He is survived by four children Ray Shepard of Doniphan, MO., Charles Shepard of Poplar Bluff, MO., Helen Lovelady of Corning, AR., and James Shepard of Rush Springs, OK.; two sisters Geneva Schlegal of Californina and Maudie Brown of Arizona; ten grandchildren and twelve great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his wife, his parents Virgil and Mary (Offard) Shepard; two brothers Bud and Olen Shepard; two sisters Opal Gilbee and Thelma Smith, half-sister Lorie Parker and granddaughter Lisa Shepard.
Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday, January 10, 2012 at 10:00 AM in the Ermert Funeral Home Chapel with Reverends Carl Thomason and Jerry Lloyd officiating. Burial will follow the service in Richwoods Cemetery. Public visitation will be held Monday, January 9, 2012 from 6:00 until 8:00 PM.
Obituary located through Ermert Funeral Home Corning, Clay County, Arkansas. Published Jan 2012.
And his wife,
Lorene Shepard
01 Sept 1921 - 07 Jan 2012
Mrs. Lorene Shepard, 90, of Corning, AR., passed away Saturday, January 7, 2012 at Corning Therapy and Living Center in Corning, AR. Mrs. Shepard was born in Reyno, AR., on September 1, 1921. She was a homemaker having also worked as a factory assembler and restaurant cook. She was a member of Shiloh Baptist Church.
She married her husband Vern Shepard on January 22, 1942. he joined her in death on January 8, 2012.
She is survived by four children Ray Shepard of Doniphan, MO., Charles Shepard of Poplar Bluff, MO., Helen Lovelady of Corning, AR., and James Shepard of Rush Springs, OK.; one brother James Blankenship of McDougal, AR.; two sisters Geneva Holland of East Saint Louis, MO., and Dorothy O'Neal of Rockford, IL.; ten grandchildren and twelve great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents Benjamin and Matilda (Justice) Blankenship; four brothers Vernon, Bennie, John and Robert Blankenship; two sisters Mildred Oxner and Katherine Smith and granddaughter Lisa Shepard.
Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday, January 10, 2012 at 10:00 AM in the Ermert Funeral Home Chapel with Reverends Carl Thomason and Jerry Lloyd officiating. Burial will follow the service in Richwoods Cemetery. Public visitation will be held Monday, January 9, 2012 from 6:00 until 8:00 PM.
Obituary located through Ermert Funeral Home Corning, Clay County, Arkansas. Published Jan 2012.
Contributed on 12/23/12 by tootied
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