Ruby Carlton Shepherd

Boomer, NC- Ms. Ruby Carlton Shepherd, age 78, of Boomer, died Thursday, April 24, 2008 in Britthaven of Wilkesboro. Born January 14, 1930 in Isaban, West Virginia, Ms. Shepherd was a daughter of the late Claude Steele and Mary Jane Parsons Carlton. Ms. Shepherd was a retired cosmetologist and a member of Little Rock Baptist Church where she served on the music committee and sang in the choir. She is survived by one sister, Eula C. Little and husband Wayne of Boomer; one brother, Harold G. Carlton of Boomer and several nieces and nephews. Other than her parents, she was preceded in death by 4 sisters, Goldine C. Justus, Ruth C. Hamlett, Eunice C. Pendergraft, Norma C. Ervin and 2 brothers, Joe Carlton and Conley S. Carlton. Funeral services will be conducted 2:00 PM Saturday, April 26, 2008 at Little Rock Baptist Church with Reverend Robert Webb and Reverend David Byrd officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends Saturday from 1 until 2 PM, one hour prior to the service at the church. Pallbearers will be: Robert Little, Mark Ervin, Johnny Hamlett, Wesley Huff, Benji Cline and Ralph Bailey. Memorials may be made to Alzheimer?s Research, Western Carolina, 3800 Shamrock Drive, Charlotte, NC, 28215 or to Little Rock Baptist Church, PO Box 205, Boomer, NC 28606. Online condolences may be sent to the Shepherd Family at www.evansfuneralservice.com Evans Funeral Service of Lenoir is serving the Shepherd Family. PDF Printable Version