Family Card - Person Sheet
Family Card - Person Sheet
NameCarol Charlotte BALL 
Birth Date4 Mar 1917
Birth PlaceLog Cabin, Larimer County, Colorado
Death Date15 May 2008 Age: 91
Death PlacePueblo, Pueblo County, Colorado
Burial Memocremated
Spouses
Birth Date13 May 1917
Birth PlaceChinook, Neosho County, Kansas
Memocannot locate
Death Date16 Sep 1995147 Age: 78
Death PlacePueblo, Pueblo County, Colorado
Burial PlacePueblo, Pueblo County, Colorado, Imperial Memorial Gardens Cemetery
MemoVeterans Ct. Lot 28, gra 2 38º13‘15”N 104º41’03”W
OccupationWWII Army, Furniture Company Owner,
FatherLake Lotha SHEPPARD (1885-1967)
MotherAnnie May CUMMINGS (1882-1920)
Family ID10332
Marr Dateabt 1956
Marr PlacePueblo, Pueblo County, Colorado
Div Date21 Jan 1980
Div PlacePueblo, Pueblo County, Colorado
Notes for Carol Charlotte BALL
Carol C. Sheppard, 91, went to be with the Lord on May 15, 2008. Born on March 4, 1917, in the mountain community of Log Cabin, Colo., to Albert E. and Charlotte I. (Kelly) Ball. She was preceded in death by her parents; siblings, James Ball, Lloyd Ball, George Johnson, Lila Haynes and Renna Ackelson.
Carol is survived by her children, Donald (Judy) Seder, Janice (Cullen) Wall and Thomas (Lori) Sheppard, all of Pueblo, Merilee (James) Briggs-Mead of Pueblo West, William (Linda) Seder of Colorado Springs and Loretta (William) Way of Fort Collins; siblings, Alberta Knipple and Anna Mae Grenz, both of Fort Collins, Leata (Richard) Dangler of Loveland, Rosa Lee (John) Shurtz of Sun City, Ariz., Joseph (Ann) Johnson of Riverside, Calif.; 30 grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren.
She attended school in LaPorte and also Timnath, where she met and married Herman Seder. She later moved to Pueblo, married Merle L. Sheppard, and assisted in his upholstery business and store. Carol was known affectionately as “Gammy” and was a wonderful mother and grandmother.
A special thanks to her hospice care team and the Life Care Center staff. Memorial service, 11 a.m. Monday, May 19, 2008, Damon Runyon Repertory Theatre, 611 N. Main St., in Pueblo. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Sangre de Cristo Hospice, through the funeral home.
On Find A Grave.
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Carol is survived by her children, Donald (Judy) Seder, Janice (Cullen) Wall and Thomas (Lori) Sheppard, all of Pueblo, Merilee (James) Briggs-Mead of Pueblo West, William (Linda) Seder of Colorado Springs and Loretta (William) Way of Fort Collins; siblings, Alberta Knipple and Anna Mae Grenz, both of Fort Collins, Leata (Richard) Dangler of Loveland, Rosa Lee (John) Shurtz of Sun City, Ariz., Joseph (Ann) Johnson of Riverside, Calif.; 30 grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren.
She attended school in LaPorte and also Timnath, where she met and married Herman Seder. She later moved to Pueblo, married Merle L. Sheppard, and assisted in his upholstery business and store. Carol was known affectionately as “Gammy” and was a wonderful mother and grandmother.
A special thanks to her hospice care team and the Life Care Center staff. Memorial service, 11 a.m. Monday, May 19, 2008, Damon Runyon Repertory Theatre, 611 N. Main St., in Pueblo. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Sangre de Cristo Hospice, through the funeral home.
On Find A Grave.
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Notes for Merle Lake (Spouse 1)
Tec 5 US Army
World War II
Pueblo Chieftain Mon Sept 18 1995 Page 2b Vital Stats.
Deaths
Sheppard- Merle L. Sheppard, 77, Pueblo, Sept. 16. Imperial.
Pueblo Chieftain Mon Sept 18 1995 Page 2b.
Imperial Funeral Home
Merle L. Sheppard, age 77, born May 13, 1918 in Chanute, Kan., and passed away Sept. 16, 1995, at St. Mary-Corwin Hospital in Pueblo. Husband of Oleta Sheppard. Father of Chester (Sue) Sheppard, Thomas (Lori Posey) Sheppard, Merilee (James) Briggs-Mead and Gail (Justin) Wheeler, all of Pueblo and "Buddy" Sheppard of California. Also survived by 181/2 grandchildren and 4 1/2 great-grandchildren. Brother of Chester (Frances) Sheppard of Baldwin Park, Calif., and Ruth (George) Wattenbarger of Godard, Kan. Also survived by numerous nieces, nephews and other relatives. Preceded in death by his parents, Lake and Anna Mae Sheppard. Mr. Sheppard was a member of the U.S. Army during World War II. He owned Merle Sheppard upholstery shop and was an upholsterer for 47 years. At one time he was a very active member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles, Aerie No. 145. he enjoyed watching and feeding birds, working in his yard and garden and reading western books and going camping with the Bighorn Caravan Club No. 9 for five years. Viewing hours will be from noon to 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at Imperial Funeral Home. Graveside service, 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Veterans Court of Honor at Imperial Memorial gardens with military honors by the Pueblo Veterans Ritual Team. The family respectfully requests the omission of flowers.
Pueblo Chieftain Tues Sept 19 1995 page 2B
Imperial Funeral Home
Merle L. Sheppard. Viewing, noon to 1:30 p.m. today at the funeral home. Graveside service, 2 p.m. today, Veterans Court of Honor, Imperial Memorial Gardens. The family respectfully requests the omission of flowers.
Inscription
MERLE M SHEPPARD
Tec 5 US Army
World War II
MAY 13 1917 SEPT 16 1995
On Find A Grave.
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World War II
Pueblo Chieftain Mon Sept 18 1995 Page 2b Vital Stats.
Deaths
Sheppard- Merle L. Sheppard, 77, Pueblo, Sept. 16. Imperial.
Pueblo Chieftain Mon Sept 18 1995 Page 2b.
Imperial Funeral Home
Merle L. Sheppard, age 77, born May 13, 1918 in Chanute, Kan., and passed away Sept. 16, 1995, at St. Mary-Corwin Hospital in Pueblo. Husband of Oleta Sheppard. Father of Chester (Sue) Sheppard, Thomas (Lori Posey) Sheppard, Merilee (James) Briggs-Mead and Gail (Justin) Wheeler, all of Pueblo and "Buddy" Sheppard of California. Also survived by 181/2 grandchildren and 4 1/2 great-grandchildren. Brother of Chester (Frances) Sheppard of Baldwin Park, Calif., and Ruth (George) Wattenbarger of Godard, Kan. Also survived by numerous nieces, nephews and other relatives. Preceded in death by his parents, Lake and Anna Mae Sheppard. Mr. Sheppard was a member of the U.S. Army during World War II. He owned Merle Sheppard upholstery shop and was an upholsterer for 47 years. At one time he was a very active member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles, Aerie No. 145. he enjoyed watching and feeding birds, working in his yard and garden and reading western books and going camping with the Bighorn Caravan Club No. 9 for five years. Viewing hours will be from noon to 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at Imperial Funeral Home. Graveside service, 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Veterans Court of Honor at Imperial Memorial gardens with military honors by the Pueblo Veterans Ritual Team. The family respectfully requests the omission of flowers.
Pueblo Chieftain Tues Sept 19 1995 page 2B
Imperial Funeral Home
Merle L. Sheppard. Viewing, noon to 1:30 p.m. today at the funeral home. Graveside service, 2 p.m. today, Veterans Court of Honor, Imperial Memorial Gardens. The family respectfully requests the omission of flowers.
Inscription
MERLE M SHEPPARD
Tec 5 US Army
World War II
MAY 13 1917 SEPT 16 1995
On Find A Grave.
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