Obituary of Geneva Shepherd

MARION, VIRGINIA: GENEVA BLEVINS SHEPHERD, age 87 passed away after a long battle with Parkinson's disease on Wednesday, December 31, 2014 at Francis Marion Manor, Marion, Virginia. Mrs. Shepherd was a loving mother, nana and wife of 48 years and a devoted caregiver to her mother, father and husband. She attended and graduated from Konnarock Training School and was a long standing member of the Lutheran Church. Her gentle spirit and sweet smile will be missed by a family who loved her very much. Geneva was preceded in death by her husband, Billie Shepherd; parents, Jont and Edith Blevins; sister, Reva Trivett; and grandson, Jonah Hamm She is survived by her daughter, Jean Hamm and husband, Robert of Rural Retreat, Virginia; three sons, Robert Ray Shepherd and wife, Sue of Pataskala, Ohio, William Shepherd and Patricia Elswick of Rural Retreat, Virginia and James Shepherd and wife, Nancy of Richmond, Virginia; two sisters, Jettie Yeatts and Lola Faircloth; four brothers, Ben Blevins, Len Blevins, Norman Blevins, and Grayson Blevins; grandchildren, Joy Hamm, Brian Shepherd, Matthew Shepherd, Courtney Hamm and Mary Lauren Shepherd; great-grandchild, Lily Shepherd and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held Monday, January 5, 2015 at 1:00 p.m. at Grace Lutheran Church in Rural Retreat, Virginia with Pastor Jonathan Hamman officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Lawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends Sunday from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at Seaver-Brown Chapel and most anytime at the home of Jean Hamm in Rural Retreat, Virginia. Flowers appreciated or donations may be made to the Konnarock Retreat House, Box 2, Troutdale, Virginia 24378. Expressions of sympathy may be made to the family at www.seaverbrown.com. Seaver-Brown Funeral Service and Crematory is serving the Shepherd Family.