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Obituaries » ALBERTA SHEPARD
SHEPARD, ALBERTA HEBERT, 86, of Gastonia, N.C. and formerly of Montpelier, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on August 28, just four weeks after her beloved husband of 67 years, Leroy Cedric Shepard. Born in Williamstown, Mrs. Shepard was the daughter of the late Paul Hebert and Ethel Sargent Bean. She was a homemaker, fondly known as “Bertie,” loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend. Mrs. Shepard lived in Vermont her entire life until her husband retired, and then resided in Florida until they moved to North Carolina in 2009. In addition to her parents and husband, Mrs. Shepard was preceded in death by a son, David Shepard, and a brother, John Hebert. Mrs. Shepard is survived by her children and their spouses, Ronald and Sharon Shepard, Debra Shepard, and Linda and Robert Foster; five grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; sister and brother-in-law Lydia “Tillie” and Frank Leavitt. A memorial service for Alberta Hebert Shepard and Leroy Cedric Shepard will be held at a later dat
