Remembering Our Fallen Brothers With Great Honor and Respect

Russell W. Shepherd Jr.

Start Date of Serviece: 1 November 1991
End Date of Serviece: 1 February 2000
Date of Death: 1 June 2011

JCU Member November 1991 – February 2000

Acworth, Ga.- Russell W. Shepherd Jr., 74, of Acworth, passed away Wednesday, June 1, 2011, in Heritage Hospice in Marietta. Funeral services are scheduled for 10 a.m. Monday, June 6, 2011, at Sosebee Memorial Chapel with Dr. Dan Reed officiating. Interment will follow in Georgia National Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 9 to 10 a.m. Monday at the funeral home. Mr. Shepherd was a Vietnam War veteran. He retired from the U.S. Army as a Master Sergeant. He enjoyed his HAM radio and was a member of the amateur radio club. Russell was a devoted and loving husband, father and grandfather. His survivors include his wife, Katsuko Shepherd of Acworth; children, Richard (Michelle) Shepherd of Acworth, and Kenneth (Kristyn) Shepherd of Wylie, Texas; and four grandchildren, Evan, Kara, Jordan and Rebekah. Sosebee Funeral Home of Canton is honored to serve the family. Sosebeefuneralhome.com.

Michael D. Moyse

Start Date of Serviece: 1 October 1985
End Date of Serviece: 1 April 1989
Date of Death: 25 June 2010

JCU Member October 1985 – April 1989

Michael David Moyse, 54, a lifetime resident of Tampa and Inglis, FL, has gone to personally thank his Lord and Savior for his blessings while here on earth. Mike was a New Years eve baby, born Dec 31, 1955 in Tampa, FL, to John Moyse and Geri Cole. He passed away unexpectedly on June 25, 2010. Michael proudly served in the United States Air Force from 1974-1995, as a Communications Systems Superintendent and honorably retired with the rank of Senior Master Sergeant. He received numerous awards, medals and citations in his career from around the world. Mike was personally selected by General John W. Vessey Jr., Special Presidential Emissary for POW/MIA Affairs, to join his official delegation to Hanoi, where Michael maintained vital communications links with Washington, D.C., Upon his return, he was personally requested to provide secure communications for the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Secretary of Defense. While assigned to AFELM REDCOM/JCSE, MacDill Air Force Base, in Tampa, FL, Michael was a member of his squadron’s airborne paratrooper team. He was also stationed at the Pentagon, in Washington, D.C., AFELM, Joint Communications Unit at Ft Bragg, NC, and Soto Cano AB in Honduras. Following retirement, Michael fulfilled a long-time dream of owning his own bar, which he named appropriately, “The Mouse Trap Saloon”. He was passionate about motorcycles and participated in many fundraisers with other motorcyclists, providing toys and food for those less fortunate. Mike was active in the local VFW, and was recently elected Commander of the local VFW organization. He was an avid fisherman, going out for days at a time with a crew from Inglis. Mike was preceded in death by his dads, John Moyse and Dan Cole. He is survived by his son, Alex Moyse (wife Marisol) of Weston, FL, and his daughter, Chrissy Moyse Foy (husband Cory) of Bayonet Point, FL; his mother, Geri Cole of Spring Hill, FL; his brothers, Randy Moyse and Dan Cole, Jr. and his sister, Joanie Parks. Michael was a loving grandpa to Amber, Brittany, Marcial, David, Annabelle and Charlotte. He is also survived by his loving nieces and his two loyal companions, Mickey and Oscar. His family and friends will miss him terribly but find comfort in the knowledge that he is with his Lord above.

Harold S. Sheldt

Start Date of Serviece: 1 July 1992
End Date of Serviece: 1 January 1996
Date of Death: 15 August 2009

JCU Member July 1992 – January 1996

Retired U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 3 Harold Steven Sheldt, 56, of 3541 Gables Drive, passed away Saturday, Aug. 15, 2009, in Cape Fear Valley Medical Center. He was born April 2, 1953, in Montgomery, Ala., to Charles H. Sheldt and the late Edrie Smith Sheldt. He retired from the Joint Communications Unit (JCU), Fort Bragg, North Carolina with more than 23 years of service. He was a veteran of Beirut and Desert Shield/Storm, and was currently working at the United States Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School. He is survived by his wife, Linda Sheldt; their son, Harold Steven Sheldt II and his wife, Meredith, of Angier; five grandchildren, Skylar Sheldt, Harold Steven Sheldt III, Stephanie Jones, Phillip Johnson, Chris Gantt; great-grandson, Grayson Jones; and four brothers; Allen Sheldt of Houston, Texas, Chuck Sheldt of Pensacola, Fla,. Jeff Sheldt of Atlanta and Mike Sheldt of Atlanta. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Friday, Aug.21, 2009, in Rogers and Breece Funeral Home chapel in Fayetteville with Chaplain Lt. Col. Mark Knox officiating, immediately followed by a graveside service at Sandhills State Veterans Cemetery in Spring Lake with the rendering of full military honors. Services entrusted to Rogers and Breece Funeral Home of Fayetteville.

James W. "Dolly" Parton

Start Date of Serviece: 1 September 1983
End Date of Serviece: 1 October 1993
Date of Death: 18 June 2006

JCU Member September 1983 – October 1993

Retired Army Master Sgt. James William (Dolly) Parton, 55, of Fayetteville, formerly of Lincoln County, MO., passed away unexpectedly Sunday, June 18, 2006, in Cape Fear Valley Medical Center. Mr. Parton was born Oct. 1, 1950, in Paragould, Ark., a son of James M. and Myrtle Clark Parton. He was a retired master sergeant in the Army. Surviving are his mother, Myrtle Parton of Foley, MO.; his former wife, Barbara Parton of Fayetteville; his companion, Cindy Sandoval of Fayetteville; children, Jennifer and Lawrence Byington of Troy, MO., Angela and Mike Oshia or Troy, and Rhonda and Jimmy McMillan of Wade; siblings, David and Melonie Parton of Arizona, Barbara and Mickey Hollis of Troy, Tammy Parton of California, Debbie Wendt of Foley, MO., and Trina Snow of California; nine grandchildren; and many other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his father, James Parton; and a son, David Linder. The funeral was held at the Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery in St Louis, MO.

Carlos W. Rivers Jr.

Start Date of Serviece: 1 November 1984
End Date of Serviece: 1 January 1995
Date of Death: 8 July 2004

JCU Member November 1984 – January 1995

Retired Chief Warrant Officer Carlos William Rivers Jr., 60, of Fayetteville, died Thursday, July 8, 2004, in Franklin Regional Medical Center in Louisburg. Mr. Rivers served 29 years in the Army before retiring in 1995. He was a Tandem Master and a Veteran of the Vietnam War and the Persian Gulf War. He later was a guidance counselor for the Cumberland County Schools and a member of St. James Lutheran Church. Mr. Rivers is survived by a son, Carlos W. Rivers III of Benson; two daughters, Robin R. Silva and Susan R. Benoit, both of Fayetteville; a brother, Charles E. Rivers of Vermont; a sister, Shirley E. Miller of Vermont; and five grandchildren.

Dinzel J. Parsons

Start Date of Serviece: 1 January 1981
End Date of Serviece: 1 September 1987
Date of Death: 5 February 2002

JCU Plank Holder January 1981 – September 1989

BRIDGEPORT, WV.– Denzil “Jack” Parsons II, Age 52, of Joy Lane, Bridgeport, West Virginia passed away February 5, 2002. He was born July 2, 1949. His parents, Denzil Parsons and Isabelle Ferrell Parsons, survive in Whigham, Georgia. In addition to his parents, he is survived by his wife Dena Parsons. Jack was a decorated Special Forces Green Beret and hero to many. He was a member of Brookside Baptist Church of Big Bend, WV. He was a loving father of six children, Joyce Stafford of Fayetteville, NC, Stephanie Collins of Florence, SC, Beth Rine of Clarksburg, and Aubrey, Ryan and Chelsea, at home; five grandchildren; two sons-in-law; two sisters, Rebecca Ann Parsons, North Hollywood, CA, and Vangie Smith, Elyria, OH; two brothers, John Parsons, Indian Head, MD, and James Parsons, Warrenton, VA. He was greatly loved and will be missed by many. A private family visitation will be held on Friday evening, prior to the public funeral service, which will be held at 7 p.m. at Burnside Funeral Home, 607 S. Virginia Ave., Bridgeport. In Lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Jack’s memory to the American Cancer Society, 300A Scott Ave., Morgantown, WV 26505.