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m. 14 Aug 1921
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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
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