Mary “Melissa” Shepard, age 49 of Clarksville, Tennessee, died Wednesday, May 5, 2021 at AHC Clarksville.
Graveside services will be conducted at Sango Cemetery in Clarksville at 11:00AM on Saturday, May 8, with Chaplain Garrett Mulliken conducting the committal service. Burial will follow with Randy Goff, Alan Shepard, Stan Shepard, Jason Shepard, Josh Shepard, and Greg Balthrop serving as pallbearers.
There will be no visitation prior to the graveside service at the funeral home.
Melissa was born on May 23, 1971 in Clarksville, Tennessee to the late Buster and Joann Eden Shepard. She had worked for HATS as an aid worker. She loved to horseback ride and her dog and attended Stroudsville Church of Christ.
Survivors include her sisters, Angie (Randy) Goff and Melaine Shepard; uncle, Rocky (Joanne) Shepard; niece, Sarah Golf; and a special friend, Penny Maltais Woods.
AUSTIN & BELL FUNERAL HOME in Pleasant View is in charge of these arrangements. 6316 Highway 41A, Pleasant View, Tennessee 37146 (615) 746-4433 www.austinandbell.com
