General Information

Birth
15 JUL 1939
Prairie Grove, Washington County, Arkansas
Death
15 MAY 2016
Fayetteville, Washington County, Arkansas
Burial
18 MAY 2016
Prairie Grove Cemetery, Washington County, Arkansas

Notes

Bula Dean Shepherd

76 a lifetime resident of Prairie Grove went to be with her Lord on May 15, 2016 at Washington Regional Medical Center in Fayetteville. She was born July 15, 1939 in Prairie Grove, the daughter of Noah Birl and Flora Leoma Phillips Bradley.

Bula was a member of the Center Point Church of God. She loved to garden, scrapbook and spending time with her three grandchildren and the rest of her family and friends. She was previously employed by Baldwin Piano in Fayetteville, Kelly Canning in Prairie Grove then went to work for the Prairie Grove School District as a custodian in 1984 until her retirement in June of 2014 after 30 years of service.

She was preceded in death by her husband Guy Shepherd, her parents and one sister Mary Barnes.

Survivors include her three daughters Sharon Shepherd, Twylla Shepherd and Guyla Tylor and husband Michael; three grandchildren Ethan, Mikayla and Rachel Tylor all of Prairie Grove; one brother Gerald Bradley and wife Dorothy and one sister Janie Disney and husband Randy also all of Prairie Grove and a host of family and friends.

The family will receive friends on Tuesday evening from 6:00-7:00 P.M. at Luginbuel Funeral Home.

Funeral service will be held Wednesday May 18, 2016 10:00 A.M. at Center Point Church of God in Prairie Grove. Burial will be in the Prairie Grove Cemetery, there will be no graveside services held at the cemetery.

Pallbearers will be: Joe Faddis, Ralph Hollingsworth, Johnny Einert, Randy Disney, Jason Smith and Dion Barnes.

Parents

Noah Birl Bradley
- Father
1917 - 2006
Birth
31 JUL 1917
Kingston, Arkansas
Death
8 JUL 2006
Fayetteville, Washington County, Arkansas
Burial
11 JUL 2006
Prairie Grove Cemetery, Washington County, Arkansas
Flora Leoma Phillips
- Mother
1920 - 2010
Birth
20 MAY 1920
Bristow, Oklahoma
Death
20 DEC 2010
Prairie Grove, Washington County, Arkansas
Burial
23 DEC 2010
Prairie Grove Cemetery, Washington County, Arkansas

Spouse

William Guy Shepherd
- Husband
1935 - 2014
Birth
6 OCT 1935
Heath, Arkansas
Death
26 OCT 2014
Prairie Grove, Washington County, Arkansas
Burial
28 OCT 2014
Prairie Grove Cemetery, Washington County, Arkansas

Children

Sharon Shepherd
- Daughter
Twylla Shepherd
- Daughter
Guyla Shepherd
- Daughter