Sheppard, Carroll Ray

Passed: 1989-12-09

Age: 38

Source: Jackson Herald

Death Notice: 1989-12-13

Obituary Date:

Information: Carroll Ray Sheppard, 38, of Rt. 1, Davisville, formerly of Medina, died Saturday morning, Dec. 9,1989, in a hunting accident near Kanawha in Wood County.  W. Va. Dept. of Natural Resources said he was the only deer hunting fatality in the region this year.  He was killed when he was shot by a fellow hunter.  The two were hunting on private property owned by Sheppard and his brother.  They were hunting deer, as doe season started Thursday.  He was born in Parkersburg, a son of Irene Benear Sheppard of Davisville and the late Dale Leon Sheppard.  He was employed by Lewis Dean Johnson Construction Co., and was a former employee of Kaiser Aluminum and Walker Manufacturing of Parkersburg.  He was a member of the Ripley Masonic Lodge.  He is survived by his fiancee, Toni Lipps; one son, David E. Sheppard of Vienna; two daughters, Amy Sheppard and Susan Sheppard, both of Vienna; two brothers, Dale Eugene Sheppard of Cedar Grove and Dennis Sheppard of Davisville; one sister, Janet Buchanan of Belpre.  Services were held Tuesday at the Kimes Funeral Home in Parkersburg.  Burial was in the Evergreen North Cemetery.