Frances Mary Shepherd
Born: August 1st, 1920
Died: September 14th, 2006
Obituary
Frances Mary Shepherd, 86, of Burlington, Iowa, died at 2:05 p.m. Thursday, September 14, 2006, at Burlington Care Center. Born August 1, 1920 in Burlington, she was the daughter of Rueben James and Florence Sheets Bowman. On September 16, 1939 she married Robert Chancellor Shepherd in Kahoka, Missouri. He died August 1, 2002. Mrs. Shepherd was a homemaker. She was of the Catholic faith and enjoyed fishing, camping, traveling, antiques and “yard saling”, and loved to cook for her family and their big family get togethers. Survivors include two daughters, Linda Shepherd (Jerry) Fenton and Vicky Shepherd of Burlington; one son, Tim Shepherd of Burlington; seven grandchildren, Jerry Fenton, Jr., Beth Betz, Jennifer Fenton-Schuster, Jolie Shepherd-Veretennikova, Julie “Birdy” Fenton, Jason Shepherd and Crystal Shepherd; six great grandchildren, Amanda, Matthew, Mackenzie, Roman, Lily and Aleksandra; and two sisters, Virginia McGinity and Margaret Donlan both of Burlington. Her husband; two sons, Robert Shepherd and Dr. Donald Shepherd; and six brothers, James Bowman, Bill Bowman, Harold Bowman, Ralph “Tom” Bowman, Jackie Bowman, and Donald Bowman preceded her in death.