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Donald W. Shepherd Retired Tiffin City School Superintendent Donald W. Shepherd, 90, of Gross St., died at 3:27 p.m. Monday, July 9, 2001, in St. Francis Home in Tiffin, where he had resided since April 2000. He was born Jan. 15, 1911, in Morristown, to John J. and Celiscia (Fritter) Shepherd. They are deceased. On June 18, 1936, he married Geneva Coleman in Portsmouth, and she survives. Also surviving are a son, Wayne L. Shepherd of Tiffin; a daughter, Mrs. DeWitt (Gwen) Lewis of Tiffin; a brother, Joseph T. Shepherd of St. Clairsville; eight grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren. Decesaed include: a daughter, Joyce Shepherd Moser; two brothers, Roger S. and John L. Shepherd; and a sister, Alice B. Mauersberger. Mr. Shepherd graduated from Barnesville High School in 1929; attended Ohio University, A. B. 1934 and Senior Class President, Phi Beta Kappa, honorary society, Tau Kappa Epsilon, social fraternity and Ohio State Univ., M. A. 1938. He was a teacher from 1934-1939 with Barnesville Ohio School District and was high school principal from 1939-1949 and superintendent from 1949-1954. From 1954-1969, he was superintendent with Columbian H.S., Washington and Krout Elementary, and later, Lincoln and Noble Elementary Schools, all in Tiffin. After he retired, he became an Assistant Professor at Heidelberg College from 1969-1979. He was a member of St. Paul's United Methodist Church in Tiffin, member of the Rotary Club, Honorary Membership, Paul Harris Fellowship, a member of the Barnesville Area Education Foundation Hall of Fame, and a member of the Masons. He enjoyed woodworking, playing tennis, fishing, and his family. Services are private with the Rev. Gail Angel officiating. Burial will be in Greenlawn Cemetery. There will be no visitation. Turner-Engle Funeral Home in Tiffin is in charge of arrangements. Memorials may be made to St. Paul's United Methodist Church, Mercy Hospital of Tiffin; Barnesville Area Education Foundation, Tiffin Community YMCA, St. Francis Home in Tiffin, or a charity of the donor's choice. [1] References
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