Mrs. Roxanna Shephard Dies This Morning - No Near Relatives Living.
Mrs. Roxanna Shepard, widow of the late Simon Shepard, died at ten
o'clock this morning at her home number 507 west High street. She had been
in failing health for a number of months, suffering from ailments peculiar
to advanced age. She was in her 85th year. While there were two families
living in her house, Mrs. Shephard had no near relatives near her. She is
understood to have two sisters living in Texas but their own advanced age
made it impossible for them to be with her in her last sickness. Mrs.
Shephard had lived in Piqua many years. She was a faithful member of the
Green street M. E. church and all her life had been an exemplary Christian
woman. The members of the Greene street congregation and her friends among
her neighbors cared for her during her sickness and attended her at her
death. No arrangements for the funeral have been made.
The Daily Call (Piqua, Ohio)
Wednesday, 26 October 1910 - page two
FUNERAL NOTICE
The funeral of Mrs. Roxanna Shephard will be held tomorrow afternoon
at two o'clock from the Greene Street Methodist Episcopal Church. The
services will be in charge of the Rev. E. H. Cherington. The interment,
will be in Forest Hill cemetery. The members of he W. C. T. U. are
invited to attend. Mrs. Shephard was one of the original crusaders of
1871 and has been an active member of the
W. C. T. U. continuously from its organization until her death.
The Daily Call (Piqua, Ohio)
Thursday, 27 October 1910 - page two
MRS. SHEPHARD'S FUNERAL
The funeral of Mrs. Roxana Shephard, was held this afternoon at two
o'clock; from Greene Street Methodist Episcopal Church. The services
were deeply impressive and were conducted by the Rev. E. H. Cherington,
who also read an obituary of the deceased. The members of the W. C. T.
U. attended, the deceased being one of its oldest members. The Greene
Street choir sang the favorite hymns of the deceased. The casket was
banked with beautiful flowers. Interment was held in Forest Hill
cemetery.
The pall hearers were George E. Lee, John L. Prugh, A. D.
Rhodehamel, John Woodmancy, H. Brelsford, and Dr. A. S. Ashton.