Mrs. Carter Shepherd Dies Unexpectedly Thursday
Mrs. Carter Shepherd, member of one of the country's oldest families and a prominent social and civic leader, died unexpectedly at Morgan Memorial Hospital Thursday morning after a short illness. Mrs. Shepherd was 69 years old.
The former Adelaide Callaway Douglas, she was the daughter of the late Annie Fitzpatrick Douglas and Albert E. Douglas. She attended Shorter College before her marriage to the late Carter Shepherd. Mr. and Mrs. Shepherd lived in Savannah where he was well known in banking circles until untimely death in 1929. She is survived by one son, Carter Shepherd, of Greensboro, North Carolina, a sister, Mrs. Leonard Wallace, two grandchildren, Carter and Katie Shepherd of Greensboro, and several nieces and nephews.
After her husband's death she moved back to Madison where she took an active part in social and club work. She was a member of Colonial Dames of America and held state and local officers in the organization, was a former state officer and chapter regent of the Henry Walton Chapter, D.A.R., was president of the Episcopal Women, an active worker in the Episcopal Church of the Advent and was instrumental in its reorganization here twelve years ago.
She was particularly fond of children and delighted in having young children around her. Mrs. Shepherd was also an excellent cook and hostess and delighted in preparing gourmet dishes for her friends.
She had been in ill health for the past three years but death came unexpectedly. Funeral services were held at the Episcopal Church of the Advent in Madison on Saturday morning at ten thirty. The Rev. Robert Crandall, vicar of the church, officiated. Henry Green, Jr. was akolyte. Pall bearers included Brooks Pennington, Jr., Paul W. Reid, Edward T. Newton, J.W. Fitzpatrick, Charles Cunningham, Lowry W. Hunt, Usher Thompson and Roy Lambert. The male members of the Episcopal Church served as honorary escort. Burial was in the family plot in old Madison cemetery.
Page 10 of The Madisonian, published in Madison, Georgia on Thursday, September 1st, 1966
Mrs. Carter Shepherd, member of one of the country's oldest families and a prominent social and civic leader, died unexpectedly at Morgan Memorial Hospital Thursday morning after a short illness. Mrs. Shepherd was 69 years old.
The former Adelaide Callaway Douglas, she was the daughter of the late Annie Fitzpatrick Douglas and Albert E. Douglas. She attended Shorter College before her marriage to the late Carter Shepherd. Mr. and Mrs. Shepherd lived in Savannah where he was well known in banking circles until untimely death in 1929. She is survived by one son, Carter Shepherd, of Greensboro, North Carolina, a sister, Mrs. Leonard Wallace, two grandchildren, Carter and Katie Shepherd of Greensboro, and several nieces and nephews.
After her husband's death she moved back to Madison where she took an active part in social and club work. She was a member of Colonial Dames of America and held state and local officers in the organization, was a former state officer and chapter regent of the Henry Walton Chapter, D.A.R., was president of the Episcopal Women, an active worker in the Episcopal Church of the Advent and was instrumental in its reorganization here twelve years ago.
She was particularly fond of children and delighted in having young children around her. Mrs. Shepherd was also an excellent cook and hostess and delighted in preparing gourmet dishes for her friends.
She had been in ill health for the past three years but death came unexpectedly. Funeral services were held at the Episcopal Church of the Advent in Madison on Saturday morning at ten thirty. The Rev. Robert Crandall, vicar of the church, officiated. Henry Green, Jr. was akolyte. Pall bearers included Brooks Pennington, Jr., Paul W. Reid, Edward T. Newton, J.W. Fitzpatrick, Charles Cunningham, Lowry W. Hunt, Usher Thompson and Roy Lambert. The male members of the Episcopal Church served as honorary escort. Burial was in the family plot in old Madison cemetery.
Page 10 of The Madisonian, published in Madison, Georgia on Thursday, September 1st, 1966
Mrs. Carter Shepherd Dies Unexpectedly Thursday
Mrs. Carter Shepherd, member of one of the country's oldest families and a prominent social and civic leader, died unexpectedly at Morgan Memorial Hospital Thursday morning after a short illness. Mrs. Shepherd was 69 years old.
The former Adelaide Callaway Douglas, she was the daughter of the late Annie Fitzpatrick Douglas and Albert E. Douglas. She attended Shorter College before her marriage to the late Carter Shepherd. Mr. and Mrs. Shepherd lived in Savannah where he was well known in banking circles until untimely death in 1929. She is survived by one son, Carter Shepherd, of Greensboro, North Carolina, a sister, Mrs. Leonard Wallace, two grandchildren, Carter and Katie Shepherd of Greensboro, and several nieces and nephews.
After her husband's death she moved back to Madison where she took an active part in social and club work. She was a member of Colonial Dames of America and held state and local officers in the organization, was a former state officer and chapter regent of the Henry Walton Chapter, D.A.R., was president of the Episcopal Women, an active worker in the Episcopal Church of the Advent and was instrumental in its reorganization here twelve years ago.
She was particularly fond of children and delighted in having young children around her. Mrs. Shepherd was also an excellent cook and hostess and delighted in preparing gourmet dishes for her friends.
She had been in ill health for the past three years but death came unexpectedly. Funeral services were held at the Episcopal Church of the Advent in Madison on Saturday morning at ten thirty. The Rev. Robert Crandall, vicar of the church, officiated. Henry Green, Jr. was akolyte. Pall bearers included Brooks Pennington, Jr., Paul W. Reid, Edward T. Newton, J.W. Fitzpatrick, Charles Cunningham, Lowry W. Hunt, Usher Thompson and Roy Lambert. The male members of the Episcopal Church served as honorary escort. Burial was in the family plot in old Madison cemetery.
Page 10 of The Madisonian, published in Madison, Georgia on Thursday, September 1st, 1966
Mrs. Carter Shepherd, member of one of the country's oldest families and a prominent social and civic leader, died unexpectedly at Morgan Memorial Hospital Thursday morning after a short illness. Mrs. Shepherd was 69 years old.
The former Adelaide Callaway Douglas, she was the daughter of the late Annie Fitzpatrick Douglas and Albert E. Douglas. She attended Shorter College before her marriage to the late Carter Shepherd. Mr. and Mrs. Shepherd lived in Savannah where he was well known in banking circles until untimely death in 1929. She is survived by one son, Carter Shepherd, of Greensboro, North Carolina, a sister, Mrs. Leonard Wallace, two grandchildren, Carter and Katie Shepherd of Greensboro, and several nieces and nephews.
After her husband's death she moved back to Madison where she took an active part in social and club work. She was a member of Colonial Dames of America and held state and local officers in the organization, was a former state officer and chapter regent of the Henry Walton Chapter, D.A.R., was president of the Episcopal Women, an active worker in the Episcopal Church of the Advent and was instrumental in its reorganization here twelve years ago.
She was particularly fond of children and delighted in having young children around her. Mrs. Shepherd was also an excellent cook and hostess and delighted in preparing gourmet dishes for her friends.
She had been in ill health for the past three years but death came unexpectedly. Funeral services were held at the Episcopal Church of the Advent in Madison on Saturday morning at ten thirty. The Rev. Robert Crandall, vicar of the church, officiated. Henry Green, Jr. was akolyte. Pall bearers included Brooks Pennington, Jr., Paul W. Reid, Edward T. Newton, J.W. Fitzpatrick, Charles Cunningham, Lowry W. Hunt, Usher Thompson and Roy Lambert. The male members of the Episcopal Church served as honorary escort. Burial was in the family plot in old Madison cemetery.
Page 10 of The Madisonian, published in Madison, Georgia on Thursday, September 1st, 1966
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