James B. Shepherd, Sr., 81, of Nottingham, PA, passed away Sunday, March 26, 2017 at Ware Presbyterian Village, Oxford, PA. Born in Fair Hill, MD, he was the son of the late George Bryan and Lena Hackney Shepherd. He was the husband of Marilyn Passerini Shepherd with whom he shared 23 years of marriage. James was employed with Pinno Pontiac Buick, Oxford as a service manager and retired after over 50 years of service. He was a member of Gateway Baptist Church, Rising Sun, MD. He was also a member of the NRA and former member of the Gideons. James enjoyed classic cars and hunting. He hunted 108 deer. He is survived by his wife; former wife and mother of their children, Anita Allendorfer Bowman of Nottingham; six children, James B. Shepherd, Jr. (Georgeann) of Nottingham, Gary S. Shepherd Sr. (Dawn) of Conestoga, Diane Howard (Donald) of Jacksonville, NC, Linda Lewis (Charles) of New Providence, Thomas H. Shepherd, Sr. (fiancé Leisa) of Nottingham, Jonathan Shepherd (Victoria) of Greensboro, NC; four step-children, Rachel Petty of Wilmington, DE, Ben Petty of Elkton, MD, Steven Petty of Tempe, AZ and David Petty (Kimberly) of Kernersville, NC; eleven grandchildren; twenty-seven great-grandchildren,; and six siblings, Gloria Ann Greer of Rising Sun, MD, Georgia Mae Stanley (Herman) of Rising Sun, MD, Shirley Joanne Crouse of Elkton, MD, Anna Lee Ebersole of Kirkwood, Sylvia Louise West (Donald) of Wickenburg, AZ and Gale Dean Shepherd (Elsie) of Kirkwood.
He was preceded in death by his step-mother, Betty Bare Shepherd; and brother, Kenneth Ralph Shepherd. Funeral services will be held at 10 am Saturday, April 1, 2017, at the Edward L. Collins, Jr. Funeral Home, Inc., 86 Pine St., Oxford, PA, where friends and family may visit from 8:30 – 10 am. Interment will be in the Oxford Cemetery. Arrangements are being handled by the Edward L. Collins, Jr. Funeral Home, Inc., Oxford, PA. On-line condolences may be made at www.elcollinsfuneralhome.com. Comments are closed.
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