1921
Lorene
2012
Lorene Shepard
September 1, 1921 — January 7, 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.
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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.
www.ermertfuneralhome.com
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