Mrs. Johna Sheppard
Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Tuesday, October 19, 2010, at Doctors Hospital, Mrs. Johna Emily Sheppard, 85, wife of 66 years to Mr. Harold Lamar Sheppard.
Mrs. Sheppard was a native of Avera, GA, but lived all over the world as a U.S. Air Force wife. She was a homemaker and a member of Bayvale Baptist Church. Mrs. Sheppard was a loving wife, mother and grandmother.
Family members include, husband: Harold L. Sheppard, daughters: Lautryann Jilka and husband Edward, Kay L. Sexton and husband Wayne, grandchildren: Bryan Jilka, Kim Peterson, Bradley Sexton and Amanda Sexton,
great-grandchildren: Nicholas and Hannah Peterson, Ryley and Chase Jilka. Mrs. Sheppard was predeceased by her brother James Stewart Williams.
Funeral services will be held Friday, October 22, 2010 at 11:00 AM in the Chapel of Thomas Poteet and Son with Rev. James Bland officiating. Burial will be at 3:00 p.m. in Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery in Avera, GA.
Memorial contributions may be made to Alzheimer’s Association, 1899 Central Ave. Augusta, GA 30904.
The family will receive friends on Thursday evening from 6:00 until 8:00 PM at Thomas Poteet & Son Funeral Directors, 214 Davis Rd., Augusta, GA 30907 (706) 364-8484. Please sign the guestbook at
www.thomaspoteet.com