SHARON SHEPHERD
Published 12:00 am Saturday, October 17, 2009
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Sharon T. Shepherd, 63, of Huntington, passed away Thursday, Oct. 15, 2009, at the Community Hospice Care Center in Ashland, Ky.
She was born Sept. 23. 1946, in Huntington to the late Arnold and Anna N. Preece Topping. She was an artist and a decorator. She graduated from Dawson-Bryant High School and Marshall University with a master’s degree.
She is survived by four brothers, David Topping of Ironton, William “Bill” of Artesia, N.M., Arnold, Jr. (Carolyn) Topping of Flatwoods, Ky., and Dallas “DJ” (Judy) of Wheelersburg, Ohio; three aunts, Mary Maynard of Huntington, Dorothy Preece of Lavalette, and Hazel Staley of Florida.
Funeral services will be conducted 1 p.m. Monday at Reger Funeral Chapel by Pastor Danny Preece. Burial will follow at the Preece Family Cemetery, Buffalo Creek. Friends may call from 4-6 p.m. Sunday at the Reger Funeral Home.