Obituary

Opal F. Sheppard
(July 24, 1923 - September 7, 2012)

Opal F. Sheppard, 89, of Milton, WV, went home to be with the Lord on September 7, 2012. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday, September 10, 2012, at Wallace Funeral Home, Milton, by Pastor Ronnie Marcum. Burial will be in Forest Memorial Park, Milton. She was born July 24, 1923, in Cabell County, a daughter of Earl H. Harshbarger and Della Hodge Harshbarger. She was a member of the Church of God. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, William John Sheppard; two sisters, Neva Chambers and Eloiuse Halstead; half sister, Irene Carroll; four brothers, Charles, Leonard, Harold, and Earnest Whitey Harshbarger. She is survived by three sons and daughters-in-law, William and Mary Sheppard, Keith and Robin Sheppard, and Randy and Shirley Sheppard; one granddaughter, Tina Fields; five grandsons, John, David, Donald, Gary and Timothy Sheppard; three great grandsons, Timothy Clegg, Hayden and Logan Sheppard; four great granddaughters, Hayleigh, Abby, Lexi, and Dekota Sheppard; and several nieces and nephews. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Wallace Funeral Home, Milton.