Russell W. Shepherd Jr.
Start Date of Service: 1 November 1991
End Date of Service: 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.