Dessie Wright Shepperd LaFollette

May 19, 1916 - May 17, 2010

Dessie Wright Shepperd LaFollette, 93, passed away on Monday, May 17, 2010, at her home. Born on May 19, 1916 in Grant County, Kentucky, she was the daughter of the late Kirtley and Minnie Craig Wright. She was preceded in death by her husband, James Edwin Shepperd. She was a homemaker and a member of the Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church, Pendleton County. She was also preceded in death by five children: Harold Edwin Shepperd, Earl Allen Shepperd, U.S. Army Retired, Ruth Shepperd, Mary Alice Shepperd, and Randy LaFollette; a brother, Lester Wright; a sister, Dorothy Wright; and a half-sister, Delores Abney. She is survived by two daughters: Reba Fleming of Falmouth, Kentucky and Jean Bardon of Springhill, Florida; seven sons: Jackie Shepperd of Falmouth, Kentucky, James “Sonny” Shepperd of Jamestown, Kentuck, Billy Shepperd of Falmouth, Kentucky, Joseph Shepperd of Cynthiana, Kentucky, Donnie Shepperd, U.S. Army, of New Concord, Kentucky, Gary Shepperd of Covington, Kentucky, and Gerald Shepperd of Knoxville, Tennessee; 39 grandchildren, and several great grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 20, 2010, at Woodhead Funeral Home, Falmouth, with Rev. Jack Kidwell officiating. Serving as pallbearers will be James “Sonny” Shepperd, Gerald Shepperd, Billy Shepperd, Joseph Shepperd, Jack Shepperd, and Mark Shepperd. The visitation will be from 1-3:00 p.m. on Thursday preceding the service. Interment will take place in the Pythian Grove Cemetery, Berry. Memorials are suggested to the River Valley Nursing Home, 305 Taylor, Butler, Kentucky 41006.