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William Shepard Obituary

William L. Shepard Charlotte Age 49, passed away March 25, 2011. William was born in Grand Haven, MI on August 15, 1961 the son of William and Donna Shepard. William had been a local resident of Charlotte for the past 20 years. He was an expert roofer and had spent the last several years traveling the country in his big rig. He was preceded in death by his parents. He is survived by his son, Jeremy (Jennifer) Shepard; grandsons, Jon and Sean Shepard; brother, Rodney (Alma) Shepard; and uncle, Richard (Val) Carter. A memorial service was held at 4:00 p.m. on Friday, April 1, 2011 at the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel. Memorial contributions may be made to the family.

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Published by Lansing State Journal on Apr. 3, 2011.

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Jonathan Shepard

April 13, 2023

I remember him taking my Brother and I fishing nearly every Sunday. After we spent 2-3 hours fishing he would take us to McDonald's for breakfast. He'd always order 3 big breakfast's 1 with coffee and 2 with whatever me and my brother were begging to drink.

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