Cover photo for Hershel Shepard's Obituary
Hershel Shepard Profile Photo
1931 Hershel 2016

Hershel Shepard

July 9, 1931 — July 24, 2016

Hershel Joe Shepard, died at age 85. He was born in Morehead, Kansas on July 9, 1931, son of Newton Harrison Shepard and Emma Alice Adams Shepard. He graduated from Cherryvale High School in May of 1949.
Graveside services will be 9:00 a.m., Thursday, July 28, 2016 at Fairview Cemetery in Cherryvale, Kansas. The family has requested no flowers. Memorials may be made to the donor's choice and may be left with the chapel.
On December 21, 1953, Joe married Lois Jean Graham of Independence, Kansas. Together they had 8 children; 2 sons Steve Shepard, Cherryvale, KS and Keith Shepard, Independence, KS, 3 daughters; Pamela Scott, Cheryl Burdett, Independence, KS and Doris Doaley, Georgia.
Joe worked for K.D.O.T in Independence, Kansas. He retired after 38 years on March 17, 1990. He also served in the Army Reserve in Parsons, Kansas and later joined the National Guard serving a total of 38 years.
Joe was preceded in death by his parents, and 3 children; a daughter Neva Jean Shepard, 2 son's; Hershel Joe Jr. and Wesley James Shepard, his wife Jean Shepard, 5 brother's; Harrison (Pete) Shepard, Leonard Shepard, Neal Shepard, Robert Shepard, Archie Shepard, and one sister Leona Pringle. Survivors include his children, 12 grandchildren, and 19 great-grandchildren.

Service


Graveside

Fairview Cemetery
Rural Cherryvale
Cherryvale, KS  67335
Thursday, July 28, 2016
9am

Memorial Contributions


Donor's Choice
122 South Penn Ave
Independence, KS  67301
To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Hershel Shepard, please visit our flower store.

Guestbook

Visits: 14

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the
Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Service map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Send Flowers

Send Flowers

Plant A Tree

Plant A Tree