Mary Shepherd's Obituary
Mrs. Mary G. Shepherd, of Montverde, Florida, passed away on Saturday, October 30, 2010 at the age of 64 years. She was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to George and Josephine (Galloway) Whidden. Mary married William Shepherd and shortly after they moved to Montverde from Key West, Florida in 1988. She was a retired financial auditor. Mary was very involved with the Big Brothers and Big Sister as well as the Jaycees in Key West. She is remembered by her husband of 23 years, Bill; son, Kevin (Bernadette Figueroa) gates of Homosassa, Florida; daughter, Kim (John) Hadaway of Montverde, Florida; brothers, George Whidden of Longwood, Florida and her twin brother, Louis (Susie) Whidden of Ocala, Florida; sisters, Kathy Brye of Inverness, Florida and Nellie (Jimmy) Todd of Deltona, Florida; step-son, Chad Shepherd of West Virginia; step-daughters, Tawnee Shepherd and Debbie Shepherd, both of West Virginia; and grandchildren, Sierra, Jayden, Haylee, Amanda, Breann, Amber, Quest and Nikole. A memorial ceremony was held in her honor on Saturday, November 6, 2010 at 11:00 am at the Astatula Baptist Church, Astatula, FL. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to the Gynecologic Cancer Foundation (TheGCF.org). You may leave a condolence for the family by signing the guestbook below!
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