DR. C. C. SHEPARD FOUND DEAD IN OFFICE SAT'DAY
Much-Loved Ord Physician Is Victim of Heart Ailment; Great Crowd at Funeral
Dr. C. C. Shepard, dean of Loup valley physicians and one of Ord's most respected and loved men, was found dead in his office in the Haskell building about 3 o'clock Saturday afternoon, Febr. 24, death having resulted about twenty minutes earlier from a heart ailment.
About 2:40 o'clock that afternoon Dr. Shepard ascended the stairs to his office and entered through the front room, which is used by James, Anna and Walborg Aagaard as a music studio. Miss Walborg Aagaard was present at the time.
He entered his own office, removed his hat and overcoat and laid them on a chair, then closed the door to the outer office.
For a few moments Miss Aagaard heard him moving about but then all sounds ceased. Fifteen minutes later Miss Aagaard, not having heard a sound from the Shepard office, called Stanley Lumbard, as she was afraid something might have happened to the doctor, who has not been in the best of health. Mr. Lumbard is a photographer and has a studio on the same floor. Mr. Lumbard entered Dr. Shepard's office and in a room at the rear found the doctor slumped on the floor, dead. Apparently he fell over, dead before he struck the floor, only a minute or two after he entered his office. Miss Aagaard did not hear the fall, she told Sheriff Round and Coroner George A. Munn, who made the customary investigation soon after the body was found. Dr. J. G. Kruml, who examined him said death was caused by coronary embolism, or a blood clot in the heart.
The news that Dr. Shepard was dead shocked every person who heard it, for few men who ever lived here have enjoyed the universal respect and esteem that people felt for him.
Born at Randolph, N.Y., on Nov. 15, 1859, the son of William A. and Mary Shepard, he was christened Charles Carter Shepard. When he was a child the family moved to Oberlin, O., upon the establishment there of Oberlin College and there he grew to young manhood and attended school until his health failed. His academic work was completed at Tabor, Ia., and later in New Mexico, where he went to recover from a threatened attack of tuberculosis. He spent several years in the great southwest, living in the open and for a time working as a cowboy. He loved to tell tales of his years in New Mexico where he completely recovered from the ailment that threatened his life, although he never enjoyed robust health afterward.
Dr. Shepard's education in medicine was gained at the Hahneman College of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pa., where he graduated in the class of 1900. He then went to Colorado Springs, Colo., where for a few months he practiced medicine with his father, Dr. Wm. A. Shepard, and later practiced for a time at Lemars, Ia., with his brother, Dr. Will Shepard.
In December, 1902 he came to Ord and this city remained his home until his death, although he spent last winter in California.
He was married here to Margaret Ferguson on Oct. 23, 1904 and to them three children were born, one dying in infancy and another, William, known to his father and to most Ord people as 'Billy' died in a swimming pool accident, at Lemars, Ia., a few years ago. The third child, Charles, has grown to young manhood and now attends school at Leland Stanford university, Palo Alto, Calif., where he plans to study medicine.
Besides his wife and son Dr. Shepard is mourned by one brother, Dr. Will Shepard of Lemars, Ia., who was here for the funeral Tuesday and one sister, Mrs. Schuyler, whose home is in California. Several nieces and nephews also survive.
Dr. Shepard was a member of F.& S., in which he reached the Royal Arch and at the time of his death was serving as high priest. He was a Knight Templar and a member of the Shrine.
(At this point in the obituary, many other examples of the kind of man the deceased was are written)
Burial was in the Ord Cemetery.
The Ord Quiz - Thur, Mar 1 1934, Pg 1, Col 7
Much-Loved Ord Physician Is Victim of Heart Ailment; Great Crowd at Funeral
Dr. C. C. Shepard, dean of Loup valley physicians and one of Ord's most respected and loved men, was found dead in his office in the Haskell building about 3 o'clock Saturday afternoon, Febr. 24, death having resulted about twenty minutes earlier from a heart ailment.
About 2:40 o'clock that afternoon Dr. Shepard ascended the stairs to his office and entered through the front room, which is used by James, Anna and Walborg Aagaard as a music studio. Miss Walborg Aagaard was present at the time.
He entered his own office, removed his hat and overcoat and laid them on a chair, then closed the door to the outer office.
For a few moments Miss Aagaard heard him moving about but then all sounds ceased. Fifteen minutes later Miss Aagaard, not having heard a sound from the Shepard office, called Stanley Lumbard, as she was afraid something might have happened to the doctor, who has not been in the best of health. Mr. Lumbard is a photographer and has a studio on the same floor. Mr. Lumbard entered Dr. Shepard's office and in a room at the rear found the doctor slumped on the floor, dead. Apparently he fell over, dead before he struck the floor, only a minute or two after he entered his office. Miss Aagaard did not hear the fall, she told Sheriff Round and Coroner George A. Munn, who made the customary investigation soon after the body was found. Dr. J. G. Kruml, who examined him said death was caused by coronary embolism, or a blood clot in the heart.
The news that Dr. Shepard was dead shocked every person who heard it, for few men who ever lived here have enjoyed the universal respect and esteem that people felt for him.
Born at Randolph, N.Y., on Nov. 15, 1859, the son of William A. and Mary Shepard, he was christened Charles Carter Shepard. When he was a child the family moved to Oberlin, O., upon the establishment there of Oberlin College and there he grew to young manhood and attended school until his health failed. His academic work was completed at Tabor, Ia., and later in New Mexico, where he went to recover from a threatened attack of tuberculosis. He spent several years in the great southwest, living in the open and for a time working as a cowboy. He loved to tell tales of his years in New Mexico where he completely recovered from the ailment that threatened his life, although he never enjoyed robust health afterward.
Dr. Shepard's education in medicine was gained at the Hahneman College of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pa., where he graduated in the class of 1900. He then went to Colorado Springs, Colo., where for a few months he practiced medicine with his father, Dr. Wm. A. Shepard, and later practiced for a time at Lemars, Ia., with his brother, Dr. Will Shepard.
In December, 1902 he came to Ord and this city remained his home until his death, although he spent last winter in California.
He was married here to Margaret Ferguson on Oct. 23, 1904 and to them three children were born, one dying in infancy and another, William, known to his father and to most Ord people as 'Billy' died in a swimming pool accident, at Lemars, Ia., a few years ago. The third child, Charles, has grown to young manhood and now attends school at Leland Stanford university, Palo Alto, Calif., where he plans to study medicine.
Besides his wife and son Dr. Shepard is mourned by one brother, Dr. Will Shepard of Lemars, Ia., who was here for the funeral Tuesday and one sister, Mrs. Schuyler, whose home is in California. Several nieces and nephews also survive.
Dr. Shepard was a member of F.& S., in which he reached the Royal Arch and at the time of his death was serving as high priest. He was a Knight Templar and a member of the Shrine.
(At this point in the obituary, many other examples of the kind of man the deceased was are written)
Burial was in the Ord Cemetery.
The Ord Quiz - Thur, Mar 1 1934, Pg 1, Col 7
DR. C. C. SHEPARD FOUND DEAD IN OFFICE SAT'DAY
Much-Loved Ord Physician Is Victim of Heart Ailment; Great Crowd at Funeral
Dr. C. C. Shepard, dean of Loup valley physicians and one of Ord's most respected and loved men, was found dead in his office in the Haskell building about 3 o'clock Saturday afternoon, Febr. 24, death having resulted about twenty minutes earlier from a heart ailment.
About 2:40 o'clock that afternoon Dr. Shepard ascended the stairs to his office and entered through the front room, which is used by James, Anna and Walborg Aagaard as a music studio. Miss Walborg Aagaard was present at the time.
He entered his own office, removed his hat and overcoat and laid them on a chair, then closed the door to the outer office.
For a few moments Miss Aagaard heard him moving about but then all sounds ceased. Fifteen minutes later Miss Aagaard, not having heard a sound from the Shepard office, called Stanley Lumbard, as she was afraid something might have happened to the doctor, who has not been in the best of health. Mr. Lumbard is a photographer and has a studio on the same floor. Mr. Lumbard entered Dr. Shepard's office and in a room at the rear found the doctor slumped on the floor, dead. Apparently he fell over, dead before he struck the floor, only a minute or two after he entered his office. Miss Aagaard did not hear the fall, she told Sheriff Round and Coroner George A. Munn, who made the customary investigation soon after the body was found. Dr. J. G. Kruml, who examined him said death was caused by coronary embolism, or a blood clot in the heart.
The news that Dr. Shepard was dead shocked every person who heard it, for few men who ever lived here have enjoyed the universal respect and esteem that people felt for him.
Born at Randolph, N.Y., on Nov. 15, 1859, the son of William A. and Mary Shepard, he was christened Charles Carter Shepard. When he was a child the family moved to Oberlin, O., upon the establishment there of Oberlin College and there he grew to young manhood and attended school until his health failed. His academic work was completed at Tabor, Ia., and later in New Mexico, where he went to recover from a threatened attack of tuberculosis. He spent several years in the great southwest, living in the open and for a time working as a cowboy. He loved to tell tales of his years in New Mexico where he completely recovered from the ailment that threatened his life, although he never enjoyed robust health afterward.
Dr. Shepard's education in medicine was gained at the Hahneman College of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pa., where he graduated in the class of 1900. He then went to Colorado Springs, Colo., where for a few months he practiced medicine with his father, Dr. Wm. A. Shepard, and later practiced for a time at Lemars, Ia., with his brother, Dr. Will Shepard.
In December, 1902 he came to Ord and this city remained his home until his death, although he spent last winter in California.
He was married here to Margaret Ferguson on Oct. 23, 1904 and to them three children were born, one dying in infancy and another, William, known to his father and to most Ord people as 'Billy' died in a swimming pool accident, at Lemars, Ia., a few years ago. The third child, Charles, has grown to young manhood and now attends school at Leland Stanford university, Palo Alto, Calif., where he plans to study medicine.
Besides his wife and son Dr. Shepard is mourned by one brother, Dr. Will Shepard of Lemars, Ia., who was here for the funeral Tuesday and one sister, Mrs. Schuyler, whose home is in California. Several nieces and nephews also survive.
Dr. Shepard was a member of F.& S., in which he reached the Royal Arch and at the time of his death was serving as high priest. He was a Knight Templar and a member of the Shrine.
(At this point in the obituary, many other examples of the kind of man the deceased was are written)
Burial was in the Ord Cemetery.
The Ord Quiz - Thur, Mar 1 1934, Pg 1, Col 7
Much-Loved Ord Physician Is Victim of Heart Ailment; Great Crowd at Funeral
Dr. C. C. Shepard, dean of Loup valley physicians and one of Ord's most respected and loved men, was found dead in his office in the Haskell building about 3 o'clock Saturday afternoon, Febr. 24, death having resulted about twenty minutes earlier from a heart ailment.
About 2:40 o'clock that afternoon Dr. Shepard ascended the stairs to his office and entered through the front room, which is used by James, Anna and Walborg Aagaard as a music studio. Miss Walborg Aagaard was present at the time.
He entered his own office, removed his hat and overcoat and laid them on a chair, then closed the door to the outer office.
For a few moments Miss Aagaard heard him moving about but then all sounds ceased. Fifteen minutes later Miss Aagaard, not having heard a sound from the Shepard office, called Stanley Lumbard, as she was afraid something might have happened to the doctor, who has not been in the best of health. Mr. Lumbard is a photographer and has a studio on the same floor. Mr. Lumbard entered Dr. Shepard's office and in a room at the rear found the doctor slumped on the floor, dead. Apparently he fell over, dead before he struck the floor, only a minute or two after he entered his office. Miss Aagaard did not hear the fall, she told Sheriff Round and Coroner George A. Munn, who made the customary investigation soon after the body was found. Dr. J. G. Kruml, who examined him said death was caused by coronary embolism, or a blood clot in the heart.
The news that Dr. Shepard was dead shocked every person who heard it, for few men who ever lived here have enjoyed the universal respect and esteem that people felt for him.
Born at Randolph, N.Y., on Nov. 15, 1859, the son of William A. and Mary Shepard, he was christened Charles Carter Shepard. When he was a child the family moved to Oberlin, O., upon the establishment there of Oberlin College and there he grew to young manhood and attended school until his health failed. His academic work was completed at Tabor, Ia., and later in New Mexico, where he went to recover from a threatened attack of tuberculosis. He spent several years in the great southwest, living in the open and for a time working as a cowboy. He loved to tell tales of his years in New Mexico where he completely recovered from the ailment that threatened his life, although he never enjoyed robust health afterward.
Dr. Shepard's education in medicine was gained at the Hahneman College of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pa., where he graduated in the class of 1900. He then went to Colorado Springs, Colo., where for a few months he practiced medicine with his father, Dr. Wm. A. Shepard, and later practiced for a time at Lemars, Ia., with his brother, Dr. Will Shepard.
In December, 1902 he came to Ord and this city remained his home until his death, although he spent last winter in California.
He was married here to Margaret Ferguson on Oct. 23, 1904 and to them three children were born, one dying in infancy and another, William, known to his father and to most Ord people as 'Billy' died in a swimming pool accident, at Lemars, Ia., a few years ago. The third child, Charles, has grown to young manhood and now attends school at Leland Stanford university, Palo Alto, Calif., where he plans to study medicine.
Besides his wife and son Dr. Shepard is mourned by one brother, Dr. Will Shepard of Lemars, Ia., who was here for the funeral Tuesday and one sister, Mrs. Schuyler, whose home is in California. Several nieces and nephews also survive.
Dr. Shepard was a member of F.& S., in which he reached the Royal Arch and at the time of his death was serving as high priest. He was a Knight Templar and a member of the Shrine.
(At this point in the obituary, many other examples of the kind of man the deceased was are written)
Burial was in the Ord Cemetery.
The Ord Quiz - Thur, Mar 1 1934, Pg 1, Col 7
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