The Standard Journal

Mrs. Shepard

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Mrs. Flora “Emily” Carlton Shepard, age 96 of Aragon passed away Friday morning, June 30, 2017.

Mrs. Shepard was born Feb. 22, 1921 in Polk County and grew up in the Collard Valley Community, the daughter of the late Samuel Lamar Carlton and the late Lena Holland Carlton.

Mrs. Shepard was a homemaker and a member of the Aragon Baptist Church. She enjoyed sewing, embroideri­ng, quilting and cooking, being best remembered for her cakes.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Henry N. Shepard on June 15, 2000; sister, Ruth Carlton Miller; and a brother, John Ed Carlton.

Survivors included a daughter, Elaine Thomas of Rome; son, Lamar Shepard of Rockmart; two grandchild­ren, Ryan Shepard and Heather Rainey; and six greatg r andchildre­n, Max Shepard, Anna Shepard, Presley Shepard, Emily Rainey, Aubrey Rainey and Ashton Rainey.

Funeral services for Mrs. Shepard were held on Monday, July 3, 2017 at 2 p.m. in the chapel of the Freeman Harris Funeral Home with Rev. Ronnie Puckett officiatin­g.

Interment services followed in the family lot of Rose Hill Cemetery.

The following gentlemen served as pallbearer­s: Ryan Shepard, Ken Rainey, Melvin Roberts, Reginald Smith, Larry Pittman and Kenneth Carlton.

Please visit www.freemanhar­risfuneral­s.com to extend personal condolence­s to the family by signing the online guestbook.

Freeman Harris Funeral Home was in charge of the funeral services for Mrs. Flora “Emily” Carlton Shepard. Wolfe; and a brother, Billy Peacock.

Survivors included two sons, David Wolfe and his wife Grace of Acworth a n d J o e Wo l f e o f Rockmart; and two grandchild­ren, Shelby Chumley and August Wolfe.

Funeral services for Mrs. Wolfe were held on Sunday, July 2, 2017 at 4 p.m. in the chapel of the Freeman Harris Funeral Home with Rev. Wayne Rice officiatin­g.

Interment services followed in the family lot of Rose Hill Cemetery.

The following gentlemen served as pallbearer­s: Mitchell Mason, Tony Broome, Bobby Podskoc, Dewayne Yates, Thor Chumley and Zach Culver.

Honorary pallbearer­s were: Bobby Gurley, Donald Mintz and Bruce Albea.

Please visit www.freemanhar­risfuneral­s.com to extend personal condolence­s to the family by signing the online guestbook.

Freeman Harris Funeral Home was in charge of the funeral services for Mrs. Faye Peacock Wolfe.

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