St. Clair County Obits

RUBY BLANCHE MEACHAM SHEPHERD

Clinton Daily Democrat,
5 February 2001
Ruby B. Shepherd, 85, Kansas City, died Sunday, February 4, 2001, at the New Mark Care Center in Kansas City. She was a homemaker.
Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Tuesday, at the Sheldon-Goodrich Funeral Home, Osceola. Burial will be at Landaker Cemetery. Visitation will be noon-1 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
Ruby Blanche Shepherd was born March 17, 1915 in Lowry City, to Elmer and Martha Wright Meacham. She passed away Feb. 4, 2001 at New Mark Care Center in Kansas City.
Most of her life was spent in the Landaker area. On Sept. 24, 1931, she was united in marriage to Lawson E. Shepherd. To this union two children were born.
Ruby always derived a lot of pleasure from her family. In later years, she especially enjoyed her grandchildren and great grandchildren. They often cheered her, even during the time her health was failing. Ruby was preceded in death by her husband, Lawson on Sept. 5, 1987; her parents, four brothers, Floyd Meacham, Russell Meacham, Dorsey Meacham, Adrian Meacham, one sister, Dosia Aden; and one granddaughter, Deborah Shepherd Morton.
She is survived by her son, Edward Shepherd, Lincoln, Neb; her daughter, Eleanor Forbes, Kansas City; two sisters Goldena Cox, Clinton and Velma Ward, Kansas City; five grandchildren, Daryl E. Shepherd, Dean R. Shepherd, Doug A. Shepherd, Lisa Clark and John S. Atkinson; 13 great grandchildren; two great great grandchildren, nieces, nephews; other relatives and friends.
Services for Ruby were Tuesday, Feb. 6, at 1 p.m. in the Sheldon-Goodrich Chapel, with Rev. Tom Willoughby officiating. Casketbearers were Lisa Clark, Douglas Shepherd, Dean Shepherd, Roger Miller, Ivan Meacham, Dana Clark and Harry Fulwider.
Interment in the Landaker Cemetery under the direction of Sheldon-Goodrich Funeral Home, Osceola.