Beverley Lee Shepherd

Beverley Lee Shepherd, age 80, of Christiansburg died, March 24, 2026, at the Sheila Strauss Hospice House in Roanoke, Virginia.

She was born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina on June 4, 1945, to the late Wesley Rowan and Lovella Lizzy Stilley Lanier. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, Carl "Bud" Shepherd, and sister, Dorothy Hedgecock.

Beverley, retired from AT&T in 1989, she loved to attend Sunday church services and spend time with her grandchildren. Her lemon pound cakes will be dearly missed.

Beverley is survived by her children, Dean (Tracy) Shepherd, Kerry (Letrice) Shepherd, Angie (Jason) Alls; grandchildren, Paige, Laiken, Lilly, Jessie, Amber, Justin (Brook), Issac (Hannah), Zac (Amber) Dylan, Evan, and Hayden; six great-grandchildren; brother James Lanier; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Debbie, Patsy, Kenneth (Edith), Gary (Brenda), Jerry (Wanda), Mike (Barbara), Gus (Von), Roger (Stephanie); numerous nieces and nephews, and special pets Cooper and Leo.

The family would like to extend a special thank you to the staff at Shiela Strauss Hospice House for the kind and gentle care they provided to Beverly.

Funeral Services will be conducted, Saturday, March 28, 2026, at 2:00 pm, in the McCoy Funeral Home Chapel with Sherman Buckner officiating. A private interment will follow the service. The family will receive friends from 12:00 – 2:00 pm on Saturday, March 28, 2026, prior to the service.

In lieu of flowers the family requests memorial donations be made to Shelia Strauss Hospice House.