He was born in Perry County, the son of the late Earton Shepherd and the late Gracie Bowling Shepherd. He was a life-long resident of Perry County and was a retired coal miner.
He was also preceded in death by his son, Dennis Ray Jacobs and brother Danny Shepherd.
He is survived by his life-long companion, Verna Mae Shepherd of Little Leatherwood; daughter Jennifer Boggs and husband Charles of Little Leatherwood; grandchildren Charles “T Boy” Boggs and wife Misty, Misty Lane Pack and husband Charlie, and Jordan Keith Shepherd; great grandchildren Jacob Boggs, Zachary Boggs, and Alex Stacy; brothers Paul Shepherd and wife Gloria, Eli Shepherd and wife Artie, James Shepherd, Bob Shepherd, and Burnis Shepherd and wife Sharon; sisters Betty Riddle, Lana Sue Lee and husband Sherwood, Belvie Lee, Opha Shepherd, Carlos Ison and husband Claybern, Lorene Dixon, Vadis Shepherd, Loretta Polly and husband Wilburn, Mary Shepherd, and a host of nieces, nephews, and other relatives and friends.
Funeral services were held on Tuesday, October 13 at the Engle-Walker Funeral Home with Jeff Slone and Robbie Delph officiating. The burial followed in the Little Leatherwood Community Cemetery.
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