Clarence A. "Shep" Shepard, 87, of Connersville died Thursday, January 31, 2008 in the emergency room at Fayette Regional Health System.
A Fayette County native, he was born March 3, 1920 to Lowell T. and Nora Mae Brown Shepard. He attended Connersville area schools and was a life-long resident of Fayette County. A WW II US Army veteran, he served from 1941 to 1945 attaining the rank of Corporal. His military decorations include the Purple Heart and EAME Theater ribbon with five bronze stars. Clarence received a commendation from the 36th Infantry Division for his leadership of the battalion "during ten months of fierce combat and rigid training beginning with the invasion of Italy." He was a member of the American Legion and Voiture 1040 of 40 et 8 where he had served as Chef De Gare in 1961. In 1985, he retired from Ford Electronics after 42 years as a group leader and foreman. Clarence enjoyed gardening, hunting and fishing at his camp at Dale Hollow Lake, TN.
Survivors include his son and his spouse: Jack and Becky Shepard of Richmond; a daughter and her spouse: Iva Sue and Harold Smith of Connersville; six grandchildren, ten great-grandchildren, several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his son, Robert Clarence Shepard.
A Fayette County native, he was born March 3, 1920 to Lowell T. and Nora Mae Brown Shepard. He attended Connersville area schools and was a life-long resident of Fayette County. A WW II US Army veteran, he served from 1941 to 1945 attaining the rank of Corporal. His military decorations include the Purple Heart and EAME Theater ribbon with five bronze stars. Clarence received a commendation from the 36th Infantry Division for his leadership of the battalion "during ten months of fierce combat and rigid training beginning with the invasion of Italy." He was a member of the American Legion and Voiture 1040 of 40 et 8 where he had served as Chef De Gare in 1961. In 1985, he retired from Ford Electronics after 42 years as a group leader and foreman. Clarence enjoyed gardening, hunting and fishing at his camp at Dale Hollow Lake, TN.
Survivors include his son and his spouse: Jack and Becky Shepard of Richmond; a daughter and her spouse: Iva Sue and Harold Smith of Connersville; six grandchildren, ten great-grandchildren, several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his son, Robert Clarence Shepard.
Clarence A. "Shep" Shepard, 87, of Connersville died Thursday, January 31, 2008 in the emergency room at Fayette Regional Health System.
A Fayette County native, he was born March 3, 1920 to Lowell T. and Nora Mae Brown Shepard. He attended Connersville area schools and was a life-long resident of Fayette County. A WW II US Army veteran, he served from 1941 to 1945 attaining the rank of Corporal. His military decorations include the Purple Heart and EAME Theater ribbon with five bronze stars. Clarence received a commendation from the 36th Infantry Division for his leadership of the battalion "during ten months of fierce combat and rigid training beginning with the invasion of Italy." He was a member of the American Legion and Voiture 1040 of 40 et 8 where he had served as Chef De Gare in 1961. In 1985, he retired from Ford Electronics after 42 years as a group leader and foreman. Clarence enjoyed gardening, hunting and fishing at his camp at Dale Hollow Lake, TN.
Survivors include his son and his spouse: Jack and Becky Shepard of Richmond; a daughter and her spouse: Iva Sue and Harold Smith of Connersville; six grandchildren, ten great-grandchildren, several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his son, Robert Clarence Shepard.
A Fayette County native, he was born March 3, 1920 to Lowell T. and Nora Mae Brown Shepard. He attended Connersville area schools and was a life-long resident of Fayette County. A WW II US Army veteran, he served from 1941 to 1945 attaining the rank of Corporal. His military decorations include the Purple Heart and EAME Theater ribbon with five bronze stars. Clarence received a commendation from the 36th Infantry Division for his leadership of the battalion "during ten months of fierce combat and rigid training beginning with the invasion of Italy." He was a member of the American Legion and Voiture 1040 of 40 et 8 where he had served as Chef De Gare in 1961. In 1985, he retired from Ford Electronics after 42 years as a group leader and foreman. Clarence enjoyed gardening, hunting and fishing at his camp at Dale Hollow Lake, TN.
Survivors include his son and his spouse: Jack and Becky Shepard of Richmond; a daughter and her spouse: Iva Sue and Harold Smith of Connersville; six grandchildren, ten great-grandchildren, several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his son, Robert Clarence Shepard.
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