Ellis Ira Sheppard, Jr. LEESVILLE - Ellis Ira Sheppard, Jr., 79, of Leesville, passed away December 18, 2019. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 PM Saturday, December 21 at Hope Lutheran Church in Irmo conducted by Pastor Joseph Lindloff. Mr. Sheppard was born in Pageland, SC son of Ellis Sr. and Emily Oxner Sheppard. He was chief construction engineer for California Resort. He was a US Navy veteran. Surviving are his wife, Willie Winn Sheppard; son, Joey Sheppard of Leesville; step-daughters, Debra Roof of Sharpsburg, GA; Pamela Griffin of Gilbert; Crystal Crowley (Mike) of Gay, GA; sister, Patricia Prosser (Hoyt) of Leesville; best friend and brother for years from 1946, Bill Rentz (Laura); numerous nephews and grands and great grands. In lieu of flowers memorials can be made to Hope Lutheran Church, 1400 Kennerly Road, Irmo, SC 29063. Condolences may be expressed at miltonshealy.com.

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Published by The State on Dec. 20, 2019.

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Marnie Good

January 9, 2020

Joey,

I was scanning the internet for information of you as I sometimes do, and I came across Shep's obituary. I'm am truly sorry. We lost Daddy in 2015.

My thoughts and prayers go out to you.

Love,

Marnie

Buck Fulmer

December 20, 2019

During my time at SC National Bank, Ellis was very helpful on some projects that I was working on. Additionally, he was a really nice guy!

Buck Fulmer

December 20, 2019

During my days at SC National Bank, Ellis was an invaluable resource for some of my projects. Additionally, he was a really good guy.

Ed Harmon

December 20, 2019

I will long remember Ellis from our days together at SC National Bank (now Wells Fargo). Thanks for all the doors you opened for me. RIP my friend.

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