Mrs. Sadie Pearl Shepard

OBITUARY SADIE PEARL POWERS SHEPARD Darlington -- Funeral services for Sadie “Pearl” Powers Shepard, will be held at 11 AM Monday, July 24, 2017 at the Central Baptist Church in Darlington, SC directed by Kistler-Hardee Funeral Home. Visitation with the family will follow the service in the Central Baptist Church Fellowship Hall with a private family burial service immediately following visitation. Mrs. Shepard, 91, passed away on July 22, 2017 at her home with her family. Born in Marion County on October 17, 1925, she was the daughter of the late James LeGrande Powers and the late Ethel Lee Foxworth Powers. She was preceded in death by her loving husband of 51 years, Raymond Keith (Buddy) Shepard, Sr., her granddaughter, Christi Michelle Moore, her grandson, Christopher Lucas (Luke) Segars; and her sisters, Evander Powers Brown (F.E.) and Lounita Powers Ward (Herbert). Mrs. Shepard is survived by her daughter, Sue Moore and son-in-law Rookie, her son, Keith Shepard and daughter-in-law Donna; and her daughter, Donna Segars and son-in-law, Bobby all of Darlington; a sister, Jimmie Lee Powers Thames of Marion, SC; grandsons: Jeff Shepard (Angie) of Timmonsville, SC, Wes Moore (Tina) and Matt Segars (Marianne) all of Florence, SC and granddaughter, Sydney Kirven (Lon) of Darlington, SC. Surviving also are her great grandchildren: Talon Moore and Kate Moore of Florence, SC, Troy Moore of Darlington, SC, Keith Shepard of Orland Hills, IL, Ethan (Alli) Shepard of Yelm, Wash, Erin Shepard of Hamlet, NC, Mary Elizabeth Segars and Mattie Segars of Florence, SC, and Dawsey Kirven and Hucks Kirven of Darlington, SC. She also has two great, great granddaughters; Hadley and Kinsley Shepard of Yelm, Wash. Pearl graduated from Latta High School and married Buddy Shepard on September 22, 1945. The family moved to Darlington in 1958. She was employed with Pyramid, Nytronics, and later retired from Fiber Industries - Celanese Corporation. She was a breast cancer survivor for 34 years. The most important thing to her was the joy and love of being with her family and the family dog, Minnie. She had the pleasure of having 24 of her family with her almost every Sunday for lunch and they loved their Granny. Even if you weren’t there in person, she always kept you close in her heart. She loved to sing and sang in the choir, singing solos in her early years at Central Baptist Church. She loved her Central Baptist Sunday School Class and the Sunday School Class Supper Club which most members have passed away now. After the passing of her husband 20 years ago, she moved in with Rookie and Sue. She was a guest on Wednesday and Sundays at Trinity United Methodist Church where they accepted her with open arms. Pearl had devoted caregivers, Ruthphene Graham, Terronica Graham and Elizabeth Brown, who sat by her side keeping her company many days, as well as the loving care given to her by the great team of McLeod Hospice. Memorials may be made to McLeod Florence Hospice, Central Baptist Church, or Trinity United Methodist Church.

Mrs. Sadie Pearl Shepard

October 11, 1925 - July 22, 2017