8/30/2003
Donald Herbert Shepherd
ELON — Donald Herbert Shepherd, 73, of 7188 Sockwell Road died Friday, August 29, 2003 at Moses Cone Memorial Hospital in Greensboro. He was a native of Guilford County and the son of the late Thor Vaden Shepherd and Mary Summers Shepherd.
He was the husband of Nancy Hall Shepherd for over 45 years.
Donald was a farmer in the community for most of his life. He served for over 40 years as a volunteer fireman with the Altamahaw-Ossipee Fire Department. He was a member of Bethlehem Christian Church.
Survivors include his wife of the home; daughter and son-inlaw, Donna and Swanson White of Elon; son, Daniel R. Shepherd of the home; grandchildren, Ashley and Leann White, Christopher Birmingham; sister and brother-in-law, Glenda and Jeff Hughes of Rockingham; brother and sister-in-law, George "Frank" and Ola Mae Shepherd of Greensboro.
The funeral services will be held at Bethlehem Christian Church on Sunday, August 31, 2003 at 2:00 PM by Rev. Dave Gilbert and the burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6-8 PM on Saturday at Lowe Funeral Home and Crematory. Other times the family will be at the home of the daughter, 7188-A Sockwell Road, Elon, NC.
Memorials may be made to the Bethlehem Christian Church, 3625 Altamahaw-Church St., Elon, N.C. 27244; or The Altamahaw-Ossipee Fire Department, 2806 Old N.C. 87, Elon, N.C. 27244.
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11/10/2006
Nancy Irene Hall Shepherd
ELON — Nancy Irene Hall Shepherd , 71, of 7188 Sockwell Road, passed away Wednesday, November 8, 2006, at Alamance Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Shepherd was born on December 22, 1934, in Guilford County, to the late Robert Hall and Nita Underwood Summers, and was married to the late Donald Herbert Shepherd.
She was a member of Bethlehem Christian Church, and the Altamahaw-Ossipee Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary.
Survivors include a daughter, Donna White and her husband, Swanson, of Elon; a son, Daniel Shepherd and his fiancée, Amy Kish, of Elon; three grandchildren, Ashley and Leann White of Elon and Christopher Birmingham of Illinois; three sisters, Betty Lou Williams, Pat Hill, and Pam Atkinson, all of Burlington.
The funeral will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday, November 11, 2006, at Bethlehem Christian Church by Dave Gilbert. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 this evening Friday, November 10, 2006, at Lowe Funeral Home and Crematory, and at other times the family will be at the home of the daughter, Donna White, 7188-A Sockwell Road, Elon.
Memorials can be made to the Altamahaw-Ossipee Fire Department, 2806 Old 87, Elon, N.C. 27244.
Condolences may be sent to the family at
info@lowefuneralhome.com [11686]