Hamlin, Reba Lorine Sheppard

Reba Lorine Sheppard, 75, of Blacksburg, went to be with her Lord on April 14, 2006.

She was the daughter of the late Harvey Lee and Mattie Rucker Sheppard and she also was preceded in death by her husband, John W. Hamlin, Jr.

Mrs. Hamlin is survived by her sons and daughters-in-law, Steve W. and Ida Hamlin and Roger D. and Peggy Hamlin; daughters and sons-in-law, Dianna Lynn and Jimmy Bratton and Marie and Frank Scammell; grandchildren, Sgt. Stephanie Martin, Maria Sandoval, Roger Steve Hamlin, Kristy Taylor, Caroline Hamlin, Amanda Bratton, John Mark Hamlin, and Lt. JG. Preston Scott Marshall. She is also survived by her eight great-grandchildren; a special friend, Lowell “Cotton” Ferguson; three brothers; a sister; and many special nieces, nephews, and friends.

The family will receive friends from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday, Apr. 17, 2006 at the Walton Pentecostal Holiness Church.

A funeral service will be held 12 noon Tuesday, April 18, 2006, at Walton Pentecostal Holiness Church with Pastor Lee Sarver officiating. Interment will follow in the Belmont Cemetery. Online condolences may be sent by visiting hornefuneralservice.com. The family is being served by Horne Funeral Service, Christiansburg, Va., 382-2612.