SHEPPARD, Jimmie Thompson

Jimmie Thompson Sheppard, 76, of Long Shop, passed away Monday, February 13, 2006 at Carilion New River Valley Medical Center.

He was preceded in death by a son, James Lyle Sheppard.

He is survived by his wife, Shirley Caldwell Sheppard; children, Jerry Sheppard, Joe Sheppard and wife, Anne Sheppard, Janet Duncan and husband, Curtis, all of Long Shop; four grandchildren; one great-grandchild. He is also survived by a brother, E.O. Sheppard; two sisters, Madeline Sheppard and Jerline Thornton; a special nephew, Frank Sheppard, Jr.; and special niece, Judy Faw.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials be made to Belview United Methodist Church, 3619 Onyx Drive, Radford, Va. 24141, or to the Long Shop-McCoy Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 489, McCoy, Va. 24111.

Funeral services will be held Wednesday, February 15, 2006 at 11 a.m. in the Belview United Methodist Church with the Rev. Aaron Fitch and the Rev. Jube Burk officiating. Interment will follow in the Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Christiansburg.

The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday evening in the McCoy Funeral Home, 150 Country Club Drive, SW, Blacksburg.