Person:Joseph Sheppard (13)

Watchers
Joseph William Sheppard, Sr.
b.29 Jan 1896
  • HJoseph William Sheppard, Sr.1896 - 1976
  • WStella Jackson1904 - 1984
m. 14 Aug 1921
  1. Mildred SheppardAbt 1925 - Bef 1965
  2. Joseph William Sheppard, Jr.Abt 1930 - Bef 1984
Facts and Events
Name Joseph William Sheppard, Sr.
Gender Male
Birth? 29 Jan 1896
Marriage 14 Aug 1921 to Stella Jackson
Death? Nov 1976 Austin, Travis Co., Texas, United States

The obituary was found at http://www.geocities.com/milamco/ SHEPPARD, Sr., Joseph William of Austin. Age 69. Died 11/1965. Services held (Friday) from the Condra Memorial Chapel, Taylor. Burial in Salty Cemetery near Thorndale. Rev. Ralph Jones of Austin officiated. Nephews served as pallbearers.

He was BORN 1/29/1896 and known as Joe. He was a former resident of the Thorndale Comm. having bought the J.W. Jackson farm about 8 miles south of town in 4/1943, previously lived in Waco and 5 yrs. in Hereford before moving to Thorndale where he lived for 25 yrs. and had been living in Austin where he operated a restaurant from 1947 until retirement on 7/1/1965. Member of the Northwest Baptist Church of Austin, veteran of WW-1. Married Miss Stella Jackson on 8/14/1921. Preceded in death by a daughter.

SURVIVORS: Wife, Stella Sheppard; daughter, Mrs. Mildred Peterson of Austin; son, J.W. Sheppard, Jr. of Sarasota, FL.; 3 sisters, Mrs. Bennie Mundine of Tanglewood, Mrs. A.A. Logan, Sr. of Dallas and Mrs. Katy Bell Hanks of Austin and 2 grandsons, Kirk and James Peterson of Austin. SS Death Benefit on #454-12-3871.

References
  1.   Obituary
    Anna Smason Jackson 1970 see obit in her Notes.
  2.   Obituary
    Joseph Wm. Sheppard. See his Notes.