Zeb Robinson Sheppard
September 10, 1918 ~ April 19, 2007
Resided in:
Asheville, NC
Asheville Butterfly Trail
Community leader and former County Commissioner Zeb Robinson Sheppard, 88, died Thursday, April 19, 2007, in an Asheville nursing center.
Mr. Sheppard was born in Buncombe County and was a son of the late Opps and Lottie Sheppard. He served in the US Navy during WW II and Korea and was a well known community leader.
He served as a Buncombe County Commissioner and the County Board of Education. He was a member of West Asheville Masonic Lodge #650 and the Land of the Sky Shrine Club. He was former president of the Erwin Lions Club and was a member of the Board of Trustees of Asheville-Biltmore Community College. For 16 years he served as chief of the West Buncombe Fire Department and was former president of the Buncombe County Volunteer Fireman�s Association.
Surviving are his wife, Wanda Bridges Sheppard; one daughter, Debbie McDermott of Asheville; one son, Tom Sheppard of Los Angeles, CA; four grandchildren, Kody Sheppard, Sidney Sheppard, Zeb McDermott and Nicole McDermott; a former son-in-law, Patrick McDermott; and two brothers, Boyce Sheppard of Colorado and Aubrey Sheppard of Asheville.
Masonic graveside funeral rites will be provided by the West Asheville Lodge at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, May 3, 2007, at Ashelawn Gardens of Memory.
Mr. Sheppard�s family will receive friends from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday at Groce Funeral Home on Patton Avenue and suggest that memorials be made to the Buncombe County Schools Foundation, 175 Bingham Road, Asheville, NC 28806.
Please Except My Condolence To The Family Of Brother Zeb R. Shepherd On Behalf Of Brother Phillip Evans & Joyce D. Evans.We Will Miss Him.
To the family of Zeb,
I offer deepest condolences in the passing of Zeb. I have fond memories of him when he and Wanda had the service station on N. Leicester Hwy. Our family business of steel erection always bought gas at their station. Zeb always took the time to chat. Memories are lasting and comforting to help with the loss of a loved one.
With deepest sympathy,
Phillip and Joyce Dover-Evans
Wanda and family,we are saddened
by Zeb’s passing
Love and PRAYERS
Edwin & Peggy Wilson
wanda and family,
zeb was a great guy.i was a past caretaker of his at mhcc.He was a very opinionated at times and always tried to co-operate.I will always remember how he looked forward to wandas visits.may you find peace in knowing he is in a place of divinity and beauty.
No one hears the door that opens
Through which they pass beyond recall;
Soft as loosened leaves of roses,
One by one our Loved ones fall.
From our chain this link has fallen;
In our land his star has set;
But enshrined on memory’s tablet,
His true worth we’ll ne’er forget.
Behold his perfect ashlar stands
As he has made it, square and true,
To grace that house not made with hands,
Invisible to mortal view.
His labor done, his journey o’er,
Reward has come with his release,
He rests upon the farther shore
With God in God’s eternal peace.
There is a stream that all must cross,
The river of human years;
Now lying calm in the summer light,
Now splashed with the rain of human tears.
Out of the hills of God it flows,
And on to the shoreless sea,
Here the noontide sun no shadow throws,
And time is eternity. -Author Unknown-
WE WERE SORRY TO HEAR OF ZEB’S PASSING. HE IS IS HEAVEN NOW WITH GOD AND WHOLE AGAIN. HOPE YOUR MEMORIES WILL HELP GET YOU THROUGH THIS DIFFICULT TIME.
LOVE & PRAYERS,
STEVE,SHARON AND CHAD ROBERSON
CRYSTAL ROBERSON BALL
We are Saddened by the Passing of Our Friend and my Masonic Brother.
Debbie & Tommy, I just learned of your dad’s passing tonight (Wednesday – 10:00 pm). I’m so sorry for your loss, and I’m sorry I didn’t know earlier – I would have come to the funeral.
Your dad was a great man – we were fortunate to have him in our Erwin community. We were both lucky to have such wonderful dads. They’re probably in Heaven trying to start up another youth leage together!!
If there is anything I can do for you, please let me know.
Zeb was a good friend since my teenage years. He was very dedicated to our community and he DID make a difference. May God bless you in the days ahead.
We are Saddened by the Passing of Our Masonic Brother.