HIGH POINT — Mr. Ralph L. Sheppard, Sr., 88, a resident of High Point Saturday morning April 3, 2010 at the Sunbridge Care and Rehabilitation for the Triad in High Point.
Mr. Sheppard was born April 9, 1921 in Greenville, S.C. a son of Dedrick Beamon and Amanda Jane Bruce Sheppard. For 30 years he worked with the Guilford County Department of Social Services retiring on April 30, 1988. Mr. Sheppard was a veteran of WW II serving as a member of the "Hell on Wheels" Second Army Division. He served in North Africa, Sicily; landed at Omaha Beach and later fought in the Battle of the Bulge. He was awarded the Purple Heart and the Bronze Star. He served from December 1942 until he was discharged at Camp Butner in July 1945. After the war he attended Wofford College and earned his BA degree in 1949. He earned his Masters in Social Work from Tulane University.
Mr. Sheppard was a member of Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church.
On October 2, 1946 he was married to the former Nannette Tucker who survives of the home.
Surviving in addition to his wife are one daughter, Beverly S. Briggs and husband Ronald of Rougemont; two sons, Ralph L. "Rick" Sheppard, Jr. and wife Sharon of Bainbridge Island, Washington, David Bruce Sheppard of Charleston, S.C.; four grandchildren, Ezra Sheppard and wife Sofia, Sarah Sheppard, Adrienne Briggs, Laura Briggs and two great grandchildren, Ella and Nova Sheppard.
A Memorial Service will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church Chapel conducted by the Reverend Richard Howle.
In lieu of flowers the family request memorials be made to Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church, PO Box 5289, High Point, N.C. 27262
Arrangements are being handled by Sechrest Funeral Service, 1301 East Lexington Ave. where online condolences can be made at www.sechrestfunerals.com
Published in News Record on April 6, 2010
Last Residence: 27265 High Point, Guilford, North Carolina
State (Year) SSN issued: South Carolina (1952)
Nativity State or Country: South Carolina
State of Residence: South Carolina
County or City: Greenville
Enlistment Date: 10 Dec 1942
Enlistment State: South Carolina
Enlistment City: Fort Jackson Columbia
Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Branch Code: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Grade: Private
Grade Code: Private
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life
Education: 4 years of high school
Civil Occupation: Unskilled nonprocess occupations in manufacturing, n.e.c.
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Height: 70
Weight: 124
Mr. Sheppard was born April 9, 1921 in Greenville, S.C. a son of Dedrick Beamon and Amanda Jane Bruce Sheppard. For 30 years he worked with the Guilford County Department of Social Services retiring on April 30, 1988. Mr. Sheppard was a veteran of WW II serving as a member of the "Hell on Wheels" Second Army Division. He served in North Africa, Sicily; landed at Omaha Beach and later fought in the Battle of the Bulge. He was awarded the Purple Heart and the Bronze Star. He served from December 1942 until he was discharged at Camp Butner in July 1945. After the war he attended Wofford College and earned his BA degree in 1949. He earned his Masters in Social Work from Tulane University.
Mr. Sheppard was a member of Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church.
On October 2, 1946 he was married to the former Nannette Tucker who survives of the home.
Surviving in addition to his wife are one daughter, Beverly S. Briggs and husband Ronald of Rougemont; two sons, Ralph L. "Rick" Sheppard, Jr. and wife Sharon of Bainbridge Island, Washington, David Bruce Sheppard of Charleston, S.C.; four grandchildren, Ezra Sheppard and wife Sofia, Sarah Sheppard, Adrienne Briggs, Laura Briggs and two great grandchildren, Ella and Nova Sheppard.
A Memorial Service will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church Chapel conducted by the Reverend Richard Howle.
In lieu of flowers the family request memorials be made to Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church, PO Box 5289, High Point, N.C. 27262
Arrangements are being handled by Sechrest Funeral Service, 1301 East Lexington Ave. where online condolences can be made at www.sechrestfunerals.com
Published in News Record on April 6, 2010
Last Residence: 27265 High Point, Guilford, North Carolina
State (Year) SSN issued: South Carolina (1952)
Nativity State or Country: South Carolina
State of Residence: South Carolina
County or City: Greenville
Enlistment Date: 10 Dec 1942
Enlistment State: South Carolina
Enlistment City: Fort Jackson Columbia
Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Branch Code: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Grade: Private
Grade Code: Private
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life
Education: 4 years of high school
Civil Occupation: Unskilled nonprocess occupations in manufacturing, n.e.c.
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Height: 70
Weight: 124
HIGH POINT — Mr. Ralph L. Sheppard, Sr., 88, a resident of High Point Saturday morning April 3, 2010 at the Sunbridge Care and Rehabilitation for the Triad in High Point.
Mr. Sheppard was born April 9, 1921 in Greenville, S.C. a son of Dedrick Beamon and Amanda Jane Bruce Sheppard. For 30 years he worked with the Guilford County Department of Social Services retiring on April 30, 1988. Mr. Sheppard was a veteran of WW II serving as a member of the "Hell on Wheels" Second Army Division. He served in North Africa, Sicily; landed at Omaha Beach and later fought in the Battle of the Bulge. He was awarded the Purple Heart and the Bronze Star. He served from December 1942 until he was discharged at Camp Butner in July 1945. After the war he attended Wofford College and earned his BA degree in 1949. He earned his Masters in Social Work from Tulane University.
Mr. Sheppard was a member of Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church.
On October 2, 1946 he was married to the former Nannette Tucker who survives of the home.
Surviving in addition to his wife are one daughter, Beverly S. Briggs and husband Ronald of Rougemont; two sons, Ralph L. "Rick" Sheppard, Jr. and wife Sharon of Bainbridge Island, Washington, David Bruce Sheppard of Charleston, S.C.; four grandchildren, Ezra Sheppard and wife Sofia, Sarah Sheppard, Adrienne Briggs, Laura Briggs and two great grandchildren, Ella and Nova Sheppard.
A Memorial Service will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church Chapel conducted by the Reverend Richard Howle.
In lieu of flowers the family request memorials be made to Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church, PO Box 5289, High Point, N.C. 27262
Arrangements are being handled by Sechrest Funeral Service, 1301 East Lexington Ave. where online condolences can be made at www.sechrestfunerals.com
Published in News Record on April 6, 2010
Last Residence: 27265 High Point, Guilford, North Carolina
State (Year) SSN issued: South Carolina (1952)
Nativity State or Country: South Carolina
State of Residence: South Carolina
County or City: Greenville
Enlistment Date: 10 Dec 1942
Enlistment State: South Carolina
Enlistment City: Fort Jackson Columbia
Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Branch Code: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Grade: Private
Grade Code: Private
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life
Education: 4 years of high school
Civil Occupation: Unskilled nonprocess occupations in manufacturing, n.e.c.
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Height: 70
Weight: 124
Mr. Sheppard was born April 9, 1921 in Greenville, S.C. a son of Dedrick Beamon and Amanda Jane Bruce Sheppard. For 30 years he worked with the Guilford County Department of Social Services retiring on April 30, 1988. Mr. Sheppard was a veteran of WW II serving as a member of the "Hell on Wheels" Second Army Division. He served in North Africa, Sicily; landed at Omaha Beach and later fought in the Battle of the Bulge. He was awarded the Purple Heart and the Bronze Star. He served from December 1942 until he was discharged at Camp Butner in July 1945. After the war he attended Wofford College and earned his BA degree in 1949. He earned his Masters in Social Work from Tulane University.
Mr. Sheppard was a member of Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church.
On October 2, 1946 he was married to the former Nannette Tucker who survives of the home.
Surviving in addition to his wife are one daughter, Beverly S. Briggs and husband Ronald of Rougemont; two sons, Ralph L. "Rick" Sheppard, Jr. and wife Sharon of Bainbridge Island, Washington, David Bruce Sheppard of Charleston, S.C.; four grandchildren, Ezra Sheppard and wife Sofia, Sarah Sheppard, Adrienne Briggs, Laura Briggs and two great grandchildren, Ella and Nova Sheppard.
A Memorial Service will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church Chapel conducted by the Reverend Richard Howle.
In lieu of flowers the family request memorials be made to Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church, PO Box 5289, High Point, N.C. 27262
Arrangements are being handled by Sechrest Funeral Service, 1301 East Lexington Ave. where online condolences can be made at www.sechrestfunerals.com
Published in News Record on April 6, 2010
Last Residence: 27265 High Point, Guilford, North Carolina
State (Year) SSN issued: South Carolina (1952)
Nativity State or Country: South Carolina
State of Residence: South Carolina
County or City: Greenville
Enlistment Date: 10 Dec 1942
Enlistment State: South Carolina
Enlistment City: Fort Jackson Columbia
Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Branch Code: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Grade: Private
Grade Code: Private
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life
Education: 4 years of high school
Civil Occupation: Unskilled nonprocess occupations in manufacturing, n.e.c.
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Height: 70
Weight: 124
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