Mary Sheppard, 97, of Fitzgerald, Georgia, died Friday, June 18, 2004, at the Fitzgerald Nursing Home.
Graveside services will be 4:00 P.M. Sunday, June 20, 2004, at Bethlehem Cemetery, Ben Hill County, with Rev. Robert McDearmid officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 7:00 until 9:00 Saturday evening.
Mrs. Sheppard was born August 18, 1906, in Laurens County, Georgia to the late John and Minnie Arnold Sheffield. She retired as a floor supervisor from the Monarch Company. Mrs. Sheppard was a member of Bethlehem Baptist Church.
Mrs. Sheppard is survived by three sons: Tony and Carroll Sheppard, both of Fitzgerald and John Sheppard, San Diego, CA; fourteen grandchildren and several great grandchildren; two sisters: Martha Allen, Laurens County, GA and Vera Kiseluis, Philadelphia, PA. Mrs. Sheppard was preceded in death by her husband, William F. Sheppard, one daughter, Lera Mullis and one grandchild.